Quotes, Poems, & Sayings...

[shadows papa]

SONNET 23

As an unperfect actor on the stage
Who with his fear is put besides his part,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart.
So I, for fear of trust, forget to say
The perfect ceremony of love's rite,
And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,
O'ercharged with burden of mine own love's might.
O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Who plead for love and look for recompense
More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.
O, learn to read what silent love hath writ:
To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit

[Lillie]

What I read to them today:

I was shocked, confused and bewildered as I entered heaven's door,
not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor
But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp
the thieves, the liars, the sinners the alcoholics and the trash
there stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice
Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought was rotting away in hell, was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well

I nudged Jesus, "Whats the deal?
I would love to hear your take
How'd all these sinners get up here? God must've made a mistake.
"and why is everyone so quiet, so somber - give me a clue"
"Hush my child" he said, THEY'RE ALL IN SHOCK.
NO ONE THOUGHT THEY'D BE SEEING YOU
JUDGE NOT!

Remember ...just going to churche makes you no more of a saint than going to a garage makes you a mechanic!

Every saint has a PAST and every sinner has a future

P.s. I am not an overley religious person nor do I attend church. But when I am around the generation of elderly struggling with dementia and alzheimers it gives me a faith that is indescribable..in there is where I find the peace I look for. They are heaven for me.and have taught me lessons about judging..they teach me something every day. Yet when my time with them ends each morning its ME they come to thank for the laughs and the stories..when its THEM who should be thanked for paving my path today!
Thanks
Lillie

[femmedyke]

"You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
call to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things."

[Andrew, Jr.]

"Strength lies in differences, not in similarities."

Steve Covey

[Butterbean]

I have died so little today, friend, forgive me.

~Thomas Lux

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[always2late]

"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."~ Stephen A. Brennan

[moxie]

"We are all controlled by the world in which we live. The question is this: are we to be controlled by accidents, by tyrants, or by ourselves?" - B.F. Skinner

[Guy]

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

[JakeTulane]

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." -
Martin Luther King, Jr.

[JakeTulane]

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother Teresa

[JakeTulane]

"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come." - Dalai Lama

[Sybelle]

"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other." - Randy Pausch "The Last Lecture"

[redrose]

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
~Minna Antrim

[always2late]

"As surely as we can take charge of ourselves in the moment, we can take control of the moment in ourselves." - Len Wallick

[Spirit Dancer]

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide
your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother,
the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

Albert Ellis

[Spirit Dancer]

For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed;
the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does
not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born,
and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses
they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other,
and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other,
the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

James Baldwin

[Spirit Dancer]

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian political and spiritual leader

[Spirit Dancer]

Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them.
Madame de Stael
French author

[Passionaria]

"When things get rough, especially between you, don't push people away, pull them closer"
~My friend Greta

[Lillie]

What I read today, hope you enjoy it:


A paster had been on a long flight between church conferences. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on "Fasten Your Seat Belts.

Then, after a while, a calm voice said "We shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."

As the pastor looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive.

Later, the voice on the intercom said. "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us."

And then the storm broke...

The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lighting!!!! lit up the darkenening skies, and with in moments that great plane was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrificic currents of air, the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.

The pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. he said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying. The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.

Then, I suddenly saw a little girl. Apparently the storm meant nothing to her. She had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat: she was reading a book and everything within her small world was calm and orderly.

Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world.

When the plane was being buffeted by the terrible storm, when it lurched this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity and while all the adults were scared half to death, this marvelous child was completely composed and unafraid. The paster could hardly believe his eyes.

It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark, our paster lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such a long time.

Having commented about the storm and the behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid.

This marvelous child looked up at the paster and simply replied "Cause my daddy's the pilot and he is taking me home!"

There are many kinds of storms that buffet us. Physical, mental, financial, domestic and many other storms can eazily and quiclky darken our skies and throw our plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times and let us be honest and confess it is much easier to be at rest when our feet are on the ground than when we are being tossed about a darkened sky!


How true is that?
Lillie