"Our greatest glory is not in never failing,
but in rising every time we fall."
but in rising every time we fall."
Confucious
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
A Wonderful Bit of Inspiration...
An Interview With God
Author Unknown
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity. What questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money...and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
"That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.”
God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked...“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
“To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
“To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here... always.”
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity. What questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money...and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
"That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.”
God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked...“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
“To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
“To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here... always.”
Now watch this inspirational video!
I just love, love, LOVE this video!
Very touching and awesome!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Weekend Inspiration....
I Know Something Good About You
Louis C. Shimon
Wouldn’t this old world be better
If the folks we meet would say–
"I know something good about you!"
And treat us just that way?
Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy
If each handclasp, fond and true,
Carried with it this assurance–
"I know something good about you!"
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If the good that’s in us all
Were the only thing about us
That folks bothered to recall?
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If we praised the good we see?
For there’s such a lot of goodness
In the worst of you and me!
Wouldn’t it be nice to practice
That fine way of thinking, too?
You know something good about me,
I know something good about you.
I just LOVE this poem! I have it in my collection of inspirational writings because it just resonates with me. I think it's so important to remember a person's goodness. It just makes the world a happier place, don't you think?
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Practice Patience...
Today's video is entitled,
"The Chinese Bamboo Story: A Lesson in Patience"
This inspirational video has a very strong message.
Patience is a wonderful virtue!
We should all strive to be more patient!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Weekly Laughables....
Hi there. I'm back with some more silly fun! I hope you've been enjoying these hilarious "Veggie Tales" videos as much as I have. Here's another favorite of mine, "His Cheeseburger." I laughed so hard the first time that I saw this one. Hope you like it, too!
"His Cheeseburger"
Love Songs with Mr. Lunt
Friday, May 18, 2012
Weekend Inspiration....
Success
Bessie Anderson Stanley (1904)
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; Who has left the world better than he found it, Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; Whose life was an inspiration; Whose memory a benediction.
Bessie Anderson Stanley (1904)
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; Who has left the world better than he found it, Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; Whose life was an inspiration; Whose memory a benediction.
Friday Quote!
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
(This is one of my very favorite quotes!)
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A Wonderful Poem
Love After Love
Written by Derek Walcott
The time will come when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say,
Sit here.
Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine.
Give bread.
Give back your heart to itself,
to the stranger who has loved you all your life,
whom you ignored for another,
who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit.
Feast on your life.
(I first heard this poem recited on Oprah a few years ago, and I instantly fell in love with it. She keeps a copy of this poem in her bathroom and it's the first thing she sees in the morning, every day! I think that's a wonderful way to start out your day. Don't you?)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Weekly Laughables....
Hi there. Well, it's time to add another silly "Veggie Tales" video to my blog. Here's another one of my favorite songs from a few years ago. I just think it is so funny! Enjoy!
Here is "Endangered Love" from Veggie Tales
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
One of My Favorite Bits of Inspiration....
Peace Prayer
St. Francis of Assisi
- Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
- Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
- Where there is injury, pardon.
- Where there is doubt, faith.
- Where there is despair, hope.
- Where there is darkness, light.
- Where there is sadness, joy.
- O Divine Master,
- grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
- to be understood, as to understand;
- to be loved, as to love.
- For it is in giving that we receive.
- It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
- and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Weekly Laughables....
Hi there. I am back with another funny video from "Veggie Tales." There are so many silly videos to choose from, so I'm just going to make my way through all of them. This week's video has a very catchy tune and you might find yourself humming it throughout the day. Enjoy!
"The Gated Community"
This video is very funny!!
I hope it makes you laugh as much as it made me laugh!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday Quote!
"Very little is needed to make a happy life.
It is all within yourself, and it is all in your way of thinking."
Marcus Aurelius
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Enjoy This Inspirational Poem
A Meadow Lark Sang
Unknown
The child whispered, "God, speak to me"
And a meadow lark sang.
The child did not hear.
The child did not hear.
So the child yelled, "God, speak to me!"
And the thunder rolled across the sky
But the child did not listen.
But the child did not listen.
The child looked around and said,
"God let me see you" and a star shone brightly
But the child did not notice.
"God let me see you" and a star shone brightly
But the child did not notice.
And the child shouted,
"God show me a miracle!"
And a life was born but the child did not know.
"God show me a miracle!"
And a life was born but the child did not know.
So the child cried out in despair,
"Touch me God, and let me know you are here!"
"Touch me God, and let me know you are here!"
Whereupon God reached down
And touched the child.
And touched the child.
But the child brushed the butterfly away
And walked away unknowingly.
And walked away unknowingly.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Weekly Laughs....
As many of you know, I love to laugh and I am always looking for funny/silly videos to watch. I have had some requests for some more "Veggie Tales" videos, so for the next few weeks, I'll be posting some of my favorite "Veggie Tales" silly songs. Here's one of the first ones that caught my attention a few years ago. It's about belly buttons...what's not funny about that? Hope you enjoy this silly song. (What makes it so funny is that it's based on the videos made by the Back Street Boys several years back. You'll see what I mean.) Have fun boppin to the beat of "BellyButton" by Boyz in the Sink.
"BellyButton" by Boyz in the Sink
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