Wishing you quiet moments
and simple joys...
Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands...
a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream.
There will come to you
wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you
are not alone in the world.
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to
stand and stare?
~W. H. Davies (1871-1940) 
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here
and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit this makes the
earth for us an inhabited garden.
The place God calls you to
is the place where
your deep gladness
and the world's
deep hunger meet.
Set Yourself Free

Set yourself free from
anything that might hinder you
in becoming the person
you want to be.
Free yourself from
the  uncertainties about your
abilities or the worth
of your dreams,
from the fears that you may not
be able to achieve them
or that they won't be what you wanted.
Set Yourself Free
Set yourself free from the past.
The good things from yesterday
are still yours in memory;
the things you want to forget you will,
for tomorrow is only a sunrise away.
Free yourself from regret or guilt,
and promise to live this day
as fully as you can.
Set yourself free from
the expectations of others,
and never feel guilty
or embarrassed if you do not
live up to their standards.
You are most important to yourself;
live by what you feel is best
and right for you.
Others will come to respect your integrity
and honesty.
Set yourself free to simply be yourself,
and you will soar higher
than you've ever dreamed.
~Edmund O'Neill
Angels
Blessed are the Angels who walk with us,
Though we are unaware,
Those people who take time to listen,
To understand and care.
Blessed are those with unseen halos,
Earned through deeds of love,
For they will always be for us Sweet Blessings From Above
~ Author Unknown
We come to love
not by finding a perfect person,
but by learning to see
an imperfect person perfectly.
~Sam Keen
As I stumble through this life,
help me to create more
laughter than tears. 
Never let me become so indifferent,
that I will fail to see the wonder
in the eyes of a child. 
Never let me forget that my total effort
is to cheer people, 
make them forget,  at least momentarily, the unpleasantness in their lives,
and in my final moment,
may I hear You whisper: 
"When you made My people smile, 
you made Me smile."
~Author Unknown
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