"If you judge people, you have not time to love them." ~Mother Theresa
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
IMAGE & WORDS ~ WEEK 12 ~ TREES
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Believe it
BELIEVE IT
Writer Norman Cousins tells about a football game at which a doctor
found himself treating five spectators for stomach disorder. Each
complained of nausea, dizziness and cramps. Upon checking, the doctor
learned that all five had previously consumed soft drinks from the
arena's concession stands. In the interest of protecting public
safety, an announcement was made to the crowd that it would be wise to
forego drinks in the stadium because certain people were becoming ill.
By the third quarter of the game, 200 people – all of whom had been
slurping sodas – were reporting the same symptoms. Half of these
hurried off to a nearby hospital. Later in the afternoon the doctor
determined that his five original patients had also eaten potato salad
from the same delicatessen on the way to the game. The potato salad,
not the drinks, was apparently the culprit.
An announcement was made. Almost immediately those who were sick felt
remarkably better. The fans taken to the hospital were sent home as
their symptoms quickly disappeared.
All of this goes to show the tremendous power of belief. What we
believe to be true will often become true.
The power of our beliefs will dramatically affect our future. Like
automaker Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or not, you are
right." If you believe you will succeed or fail, you are probably
right. If you believe strongly enough that something good or bad will
surely happen to you, it likely will.
Mahatma Gandhi found this principle to be true in his own experience.
"If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing
it," the Indian leader said. "But when I believe I can, then I acquire
the ability to do it, even if I did not have the ability in the
beginning."
Where did that ability come from? Was it the sheer power of his belief
that gave him the capacity to do what seemed impossible? He was sure
that was the case.
Great belief is great power. And probably more than any other single
factor, great belief that something just might be possible … can bring
about what we want in life.
Believe it.
from "Your Life Support"
by Steve Goodier
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
PPF ~ COMPETITION WEEK 3 ~ SHAPES
All the little shapes in nature
Make up the beautiful whole!
Monday, July 20, 2009
IMAGE & WORDS #11 ~ SUMMER FUN
Saturday, July 18, 2009
"In Heat" or "In Love" ?????
I'm not sure I can always tell love from passion. One father said of
his teenaged son, "I don't know if he's in love or in heat!" What
teenager would know? Besides, feelings of attraction
But love, in its truest form, is greater than feelings.
Love is what Mr. and Mrs. Strauss shared. Mrs. Isadore Strauss was one
of the few first class women passengers to go down with the Titanic in
1912, and she drowned because she could not bear to leave her husband.
They remained calm throughout the excitement of the sinking vessel.
They both aided frightened women and children to find places aboard
lifeboats. Finally, Mr. Strauss, who had repeatedly urged his wife to
claim a spot safely aboard a lifeboat, forced her to enter one.
She was seated but a moment, however, when she sprang up and climbed
back on deck before he could stop her. There, she caught his arm,
snuggling it familiarly against her side, and exclaimed, "We have been
long together for a great many years. We are old now.
Where you go, I will go. It is a decision to be together, come what
may. I suspect she said something like that to him many times before.
Maybe the words she used were different, but the meaning was the same.
Where you go, I will go. It's a decision to love. It is deciding to be
there, wherever "there" may be. It is a decision to sacrifice, if
sacrifice is needed. And it is choosing to re-decide it all over again
tomorrow and the next day and the next.
As the ship sank beneath icy water on that cold and dark, April night,
the Strausses merely re-made a decision they had made many times
before throughout their life together. They decided on each other.
Where you go, I will go. At the heart of true love is often a
decision, made again and again, to face the next day together …
~True Love~
from "Your Life Support"
WISHING EVERYONE A GREAT WEEKEND AND A WONDERFUL WEEK AHEAD!!!!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY COMPETITION #2 ~ NURSERY RHYMES
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles
And climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at the flea.
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow,
But he didn't catch me!
Monday, July 13, 2009
IMAGE & WORDS #10 ~ BRIDGE or SPANNING
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY COMPETITION # 1~ SEASONS COLOUR
Picture Perfect is in Competition Mode
Fill this Season!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
IMAGE & WORDS # 9 ~ POTLUCK
Our Hostess this week is Mia
And the theme she has chosen is:
POTLUCK
To join in the fun or see more Image & Words click the link below:
Friday, July 3, 2009
I want to thank everyone very much for all the fun and lovely wishes!!!! (Especially the Penguin, the Gator, the Cherie, and the Diety). If I had known that Birthdays were this much fun I would be twice as old as I would be having them two times a year!!! It was a wonderful day! Thanks again to all!!!! Now back to reality and off to work tonight!!! Have a good night (or day ~ what ever it is in your part of the world!)!!!!!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
~ Gator's Triple Play Challenge 2 ~
To join in the fun, click on the cute little Gator below.
Seeing your smiles as you play...
Sharing some tears along the way...
What joy in watching you learn and grow,
Nanna loves you lots, I'm sure you know.
Looking to your future in my heart.
Whether it finds us near or far apart.
My Wish for each of you is strong.
Day to Day or your whole life long.
My Wish lyrics
I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,
But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.
But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
This is my wish
I hope you know somebody loves you
May all your dreams stay big