Standing for what you believe in regardless of the odds against you,
and the pressure that tears at your resistance
...is Courage.

Keeping a smile on your face when inside you feel like dying,
for the sake of supporting others
...is Strength.

Stopping at nothing and doing what's in your heart that you know is right
...is Determination.

Doing more than is expected, to make another's life
a little more bearable, without uttering a single complaint
...is Compassion.

Helping a friend in need, no matter the time or effort,
to the best of your ability
...is Loyalty.

Holding your head high and being the best you know you can be when
life seems to fall apart at your feet,
Facing each difficulty with the confidence that time will bring you
better tomorrows, And never giving up...
...is Confidence.

Hold your head high and make your life better every day!

July 2003

Words of Wisdom - from Silver Birch

" If you help only one soul to find itself,
if you comfort only one mourner,
If you heal only one sick person,
then the whole of  your earthly life is justified.
How privileged you are to be aware of the
tremendous power that is around and about you,
That enfolds you, guards you, directs you and ensures 
that you will continue to unfold your latent divinity
And the gifts which are your cherished possession."

June 2003

  The Gossiper

  A woman repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbour. Within a few days the
  whole community knew the story. The person it concerned was deeply hurt and
  offended. Later, the woman responsible for spreading the rumour learned that
  it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old sage to
  find out what she could do to repair the damage.
  "Go to the marketplace," he said, "and purchase a chicken, and have it
  killed. Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them one by one
  along the road." Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she  was told.
  The next day the wise man said, "Now, go and collect all those feathers
  you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."

 The woman followed the
same road, but to her dismay the wind had blown all
  the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three
  feathers in her hand.
 
  "You see," said the old sage, "It's easy to drop them, but it is impossible
  to get them back. So it is with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a
  rumour, but once you do you can never completely undo the wrong."
  Author Unknown

May 2003

The power is with you......Use it.
The wisdom is in you...... Employ it.
The unity surrounds you. Accept it.
Love is the answer....... Give it.

April 2003

God's Stairway
Step by step we climb day by day,  closer to God with each prayer we pray,
For "the cry of the heart" offered in prayer,  becomes just another Spiritual Stair"
In the "Heavenly Staircase" leading us to a beautiful place where we live anew...
So never give up for it's worth the climb, to live forever in "Endless Time"
Where the soul of man is Safe and free To Live in love through eternity!
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth,
and the top of it reached to heaven;
and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 28:12

March 2003

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot
be seen or even touched. 
They must be felt with the heart."
... Helen Keller

February 2003

A Kitchen Prayer
God bless my little kitchen, I love it's every nook.
And bless me as I do my work, Wash pots and pans and cook.
And may the meals that I prepare, Be seasoned from above,
With Thy great blessing And Thy grace,
But most of all Thy love.

January 2003

Listen
Take a moment to listen today to what the children
have to say,
Listen today, whatever you do, and they'll
come back to listen to you.