Poetry, Words of Wisdom,
Trivia, and Nonsensical Stuff
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"A friend walks in when the whole world walks out."
-- Walter Winchell

"Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives,
everything is animated, everything seems to speak to
me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it."
-- Anne de Lenclos

It's Up to You

One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true,
One life can make the difference,
You see, it's up to you.

"The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds,
the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies
of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history
of the world, we shall have discovered fire."
--Tielhard de Chardin

"If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call
you could make, who would you call and what would you say?
And why are you waiting?"
-- Stephen Levine

"A part of you has grown in me,
together forever we shall be,
never apart, maybe in distance,
but not in heart"

He could see into the future, could see himself giving her his
heart--and see her breaking it, a month from now, or a year,
or five years, or fifteen. He'd been through that once. Next
to it, a bullet that slid along a rib was a small wound. After
a while, the bleeding stopped and the scar grew old and pale.
You could prod that scar....and never feel a thing.

The other though--A man who laid himself open to being twice
wounded in love was a fool. But what was a man who, having
been wounded once, forswore love afterward?

Oh, if you lived your life in a shell, nothing could hurt you,
but it was cramped and drab and lonely in there. Yes, you
ran risks if you came out, but the world outside the shell
was a nicer, freer place--and the company was better.
-- From "The Two Georges"
by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove

12 Things to Always Remember and One Thing to Never Forget

Your presence is a present to the World.
You're unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days just one at a time.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You'll make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Realize that it's never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have Health and hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a star.

And don't ever forget......for even a day.......

HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE.

"Those of us who refuse to risk and grow
get swallowed up by life."
-- Patty Hansen

"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own
house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband,
to a next door neighbor. Let no one ever come to you without
leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's
kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness
in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.
-- Mother Teresa

All quotes, poetry, sayings, and song lyrics are attributed,
when the author is known.

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