Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. - Oprah Winfrey
"You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless." Caroline Myss Author of Entering The Castle
"Make each day useful and cheerful and prove that you know the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be happy, old age without regret and life a beautiful success."
Louisa May Alcott
1832-1888, Novelist
WEATHER REPORT
~BJ Gallagher
"Any day I'm vertical
is a good day"
...that's what I always say.
If you ask me,
"How are you?"
I'll answer, "GREAT!"
because in saying so,
I make it so.
When Life gives me dark clouds and rain,
I appreciate the moisture
that brings a soft curl to my hair.
When Life gives me sunshine,
I gratefully turn my face up
to feel its warmth on my cheeks.
When Life brings fog,
I hug my sweater around me
and give thanks for the cool shroud of mystery
that makes the familiar seem different and intriguing.
When Life brings snow,
I dash outside to catch the first flakes on my tongue,
relishing the icy miracle that is a snowflake.
Life's events and experiences
are like the weather -
they come and go,
no matter what my preference.
So, what the heck?!
I might as well decide to enjoy them.
For indeed,
there IS a time for every purpose
under Heaven.
And each season brings its own unique blessings.
My soul thirsts for you my God. When your soul thirsts for God what do you do?
I will be with you and will favor you with blessings. Gen. 26:3
When you listen to your deepest self you will realize that your selfhood is sacred. That you are valuable beyond your job, your material belongings, your titles. You are valued because you are a human being.
Unity is the one thing that helps bring about positive change. Are there problems you are facing - don't face them alone. Look for friends, make a call, together with others you can bring about change. Strive for change that promotes a better world for all and enriches your life at the same time.
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. Sometimes, we need to shape our reality to create the kind of world we would like to have. Based on being loving, kind, thoughtful and considerate. Each day, I hope you will spend some time thinking about what it is you have to be grateful in your life. Let hope come into where there is darkness and see the beauty of the world around you.
We left - Who's right?
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We Left - You stayed
Both in our own way, a price has been paid.
Our lives so different from way back then.
How often do we say "Remember When…."
You still fight to save your home
We started fresh - were so alone.
Your children are raised where you grew up.
Mine would love a Blue Heeler pup!
You live on the land where your life began.
We made our choice…. Yes…. We ran!
The grass was greener on the other side
….yet Our history, Our home - Our constant pride!
We learnt new ways - You struggled on.
We sang a new anthem - new tune, new song!
You stayed at home - it felt so right!
We learnt to listen to new sounds at night.
The stress. Despair and Fear all gone…..
But who's to say what's right or wrong!
We left - you stayed…
The choices made.
Our futures chart a different course
Yet all still held by an unseen force!
Although we left and went away,
I recall….. and my thoughts begin to stray….
Remember what was, what should have been…
The sights my children have never seen.
My heart's with you day and night
Prayers said for you to achieve what's right!
One day to rebuild this promised land
I long one day to hold your hand.
But - we left - you stayed
Decisions made.
© Pam Crowther
26.07.01
Pam Crowther
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself but each one of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the hisory of this generation - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963), 35th President of the United States.
Do you need to overcome a bad habit?
I can help you with practical steps to apply to your daily life to get you started:
- Hang around with people with habits you want to emulate.
- Form a spiritual practice to help strengthen you.
- Set aside the money and time you need to get professional support if required.
- Realize a crises point will probably have to come before you reach rock bottom and have to change.
I hope that this new decade is the one you realize your highest and most magnificent vision of yourself..
I came that you may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance, until it overflows - John 10:10.
Follow the way of love - Corinthians 14:1.
If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your mountain, "MOVE!" and it WILL move... and NOTHING will be impossible for YOU!- Matthew 17:20
When values are strong, they provide a solid foundation to return to when challenges arise in life. Like the house built on the rock that Jesus talks about, because a person's values are strong, the wind and gales do not throw down the house. The foundation is solid. But when a person's values are not strong, like the house built on the sand, when challenges come the house quickly sinks. (Matt 7:24).