S L O W D A N C E

 Have you ever watched kids
 on a merry-go-round
 Or listened to the rain
 slapping on the ground?
 Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
 Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
 You better slow down
 Don't dance so fast
 Time is short
 The music won't last
 Do you run through each day on the fly
 When you ask "How are you?"
 do you hear the reply?
 When the day is done,
 do you lie in your bed
 With the next hundred chores
 running through your head?
 You'd better slow down
 Don't dance so fast
 Time is short
 The music won't last
 Ever told your child,
 We'll do it tomorrow
 And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
 Ever lost touch,
 Let a good friendship die
 'Cause you never had time
 to call and say "Hi"?
 You'd better slow down
 Don't dance so fast
 Time is short
 The music won't last
 When you run so fast to get somewhere
 You miss half the fun of getting there.
 When you worry and hurry through your day,
 It is like an unopened gift....
 Thrown away...
 Life is not a race.
 Do take it slower
 Hear the music
 Before the song is over.

Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes
Which God gave me to hold
He said,"Put all your sorrows in the black,
And all your joys in the gold."
I heeded his words, and in the two boxes
Both my joys and sorrows I store
But though the gold became heavier each day
The black was as light as before
With curiosity, I opened the black
I wanted to find out why
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen out by
I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
He smiled a gentle smile at me.
"My child, they're all here with me."
I asked,"God, why give me the boxes,
"Why the gold, and the black with the hole?"
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
the black is for you to let go."

CROSSROADS

Sometimes we come to life's crossroads and
View what we think is the end,
But God has a much wider vision and
He knows it's only a bend --
The road will go on and get smoother, and
After we've stopped for a rest,
The path that lies hidden beyond us is
Often the part that is best.
So rest and relax and grow stronger
Let go and let God share your load,
And have faith in a brighter tomorrow
You've just come to a bend in the road.

Author Unknown

RECIPE FOR A HAPPY HEART

5 pints love
3 quart care
4 cups laughter
2 cups hope
Mix together, sprinkle with joy and
understanding. Bake in sunshine and
share with friends.

If you haven't got time
to do it right the first time,
when will you find the time
to do it over?

(Courtesy of my friend LOU KECK)

Life

Sometimes people come into your life and you know
right away that they were meant to be there, they
serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help
figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be; your roommate,
neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even
a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them,
you know that very moment that they will affect your
life in some profound way.

And, sometimes things happen to you and at the time
they may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in
reflection you realize that without overcoming those
obstacles you would have never realized your potential
strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.  Nothing happens by
chance or by means of good or bad luck.  Illness,
injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer
stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests - if they be events,
illnesses or relationships - life would be like a
smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.  Safe
and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life and the
successes and downfalls you experience create who you
are, and even the bad experiences can be learned from.
In fact, they are probably the most poignant and
important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your
heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn
about trust and the importance of being cautious to
whom you open your heart.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you, but because they are
teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes
to things you would have never seen or felt without
them.

Make every day count.  Appreciate every moment and
take from it everything that you possibly can, for you
may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and
actually listen, let yourself fall in love, break free
and set your sights high.

Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe
in yourself...for if you don't believe in yourself, no
one else will believe in you either. You can make of
your life anything you wish.

Create your own life and then go out and live in it.
"Laughter is the shock-absorber of life."

"Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last...Tomorrow is Not
Promised!"

(GYConroy)

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