Inspirational Songs and Poems

One Little Rose
I would rather have one little rose
from the garden of a friend
than to have the choicest flowers
when my say on earth must end
I would rather have one pleasant word
in kindness said to me than flattery when
my heart is still and my life has
ceased to be I would rather have
a loving smile from friends I
know are true than tears shed
round my casket when this world
I've bid adieu Bring me all your
flowers today whether pink, or
white, or red I'd rather have
one blossom now than a basketful
when I'm dead

Listen to the Mustn'ts
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, son,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me--
Anything can happen, son,
ANYTHING can be.

A song is not a song until it is sung.
A bell is not a bell until it is rung.
Love was not put here to stay.
For it isn't really love, until you give it away.

         If

            by Rudyard Kipling

            If you can keep your head when all about you

            Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

            If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

            But make allowance for their doubting too;

            If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

            Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,

            Or being hated, don't give way to hating,

            And yet don't look to good, or talk to wise:

            If you can dream-and not make dreams your master;

            If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim,

            If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

            And treat those two imposters just the same;

            If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

            Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

            Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

            And stoop and build'em up again with worn-out tools:

            If you can make one heap of all your winnings;

            And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

            And lose, and start again at your beginnings

            And never breathe a word about your loss;

            If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

            To serve your turn long after they are gone

            And so hold on when there is nothing in you

            Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

            If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

            Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch,

            If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

            If all men count with you, but none to much;

            If you can fill the unforgiving minute

            With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

            Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

            And which is more-you'll be a Man, my son!

                                    Anonymous

            Sometimes people come into your life and you know right

            away that they were meant to be there, to serve some

            sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you

            figure out who you are or who you want to become.

            You never know who these people may be

            possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor,

            long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger,

            but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that

            very moment they will affect your life in some profound

            way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem

            horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but

            in reflection you find that without overcoming those

            obstacles you would have never realized your potential,

            strength, willpower, or heart. Everything happens for

            a reason.

            Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.

            Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness,

            and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of

            your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they

            maybe, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight,

            flat road to nowhere.

            It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly

            pointless. The people you meet who affect your life,

            and the success and downfalls you experience, help to

            create who you are and who you become.

            Even the bad experiences can be learned from.

            In fact, they are probably  the most poignant and

            important ones.

            If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your

            heart forgive  them, for they have helped you learn

            about trust and the importance of being cautious to

            when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love

            them back unconditionally, not only because they love

            you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to

            love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

            Make every day count.  Appreciate every moment and

            take from those moments everything that you possibly

            can for you may never be able to experience

            it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to

            before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in

            love, break free, and set your sights high.

            Hold your head up because you have every right to.

            Tell yourself you are a  great individual and believe

            in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it

            will be hard for others to believe in you.   You can

            make of your life anything you wish.

            Create your own life and then go out and live it with

            absolutely no regrets. Most importantly, if you love

            someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may

            have in store.   And learn a lesson in life each day you live.