"INSPIRATION"
"It intrigues me, the way you smile and let me be, undeterred following your path and detachedly letting me find my own. It inspires me to breathe a little deeper, see a little further, into my very own reflection. It magnifies me, the way you keep your distance, while coming so close to the core - spontaneously and elusively uncovering. It inspires me to breathe a little deeper, see a little further, into my very own reflection."
Copyright © 2003 Jennifer Groth
This was written to my Aquarian boyfriend, who with his detached manner has shown me the meaning of acceptance and most of all TRUST. It represents the way we all should "live and let live", accepting, not only others, but OURSELVES.
"Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated, but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it."
Pablo Casals
Sometimes...God answers our prayers in the way our parents do, who reply to the pleas of their children with "Not just now" or "I'll have to think about that for a little while."
Roy M. Pearson
"God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars."
Elbert Hubbard --- Submitted by Casey E. Faucon --- Louisiana
"Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it."
Albert Schweitzer
"I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming."
Katherine Mansfield
"It makes you feel so good when you gain the strength to leap over the hurdles of life. On the other side, you are sure to find yourself and the God that created you."
Copyright © 2003 Misha A. Turner. Ph.D.
"Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a gift from God."
Blaise Pascal
"If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope."
Jacques Cousteau
FIGHT BACK
never dreamt of it
but it's reality now
it's hard to accept
tough to resist
it has happened
happened to me
all pain and
no fun
it's not an end
but a beginning
to fight back
to win over it
your life
it's not lost
just hidden
win it back
Written in 2003 by K. Gopi --- India
"We must leave our mark on life while we have it in our power."
Isak Dinesen
"Knowing the boundary between good and evil guides a man to make reliable decision. Choosing good isunderstanding; living by it is wisdom; and fear of God is its maintenance."
Copyright © 2003 Jose B. Cabajar
"Embrace Your Will And Imagine!"
Copyright © 2003 Karin Peterson-Sitrin
"The secret of life is to let it go. Love is non-attachment, which is freedom. Wear this life, this world andeverything in it like loose fitting clothes."
Copyright © 2003 Simon Heighwaya
"The bible says that God will never give you a burden that you cannot bear, so when you have a problem that you think is impossible to fix, take it as a compliment: God thinks you can!"
Copyright © 2003 Shauna Thompson
"Every day is a gift.
Treat it kindly.
Share it with joy."
Author Unknown
"The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us."
Philip G. Hamerton
"What would it be like if you lived each day, each breath, as a work in progress? Imagine that you are a masterpiece unfolding, every second of every day, a work of art taking form with every breath."
Thomas Crum
"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such."
Henry Miller
"No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness --- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations."
George Bernard Shaw
"Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments."
Joseph Addison
"We are all wanders on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder and our souls are deep with dreams."
Gypsy saying
"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity."
Francis Maitland Balfour
"No matter how rough the road ahead, look to God and it will soon be the road behind. With God all things are possible. Always trust in Jesus and things will inevitably be all right in the end."
Copyright © 2003 Nicole Armstrong
Never lose hope or get lonely because as long as you have Jesus, you are never truly alone.
"Don't let doubt cloud your sky's limits!"
Copyright © 2002 Yvette Console
"Being courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, and no special combination of time, place and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all."
John F. Kennedy