The Cure for All Problems | Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
A beautiful poem by: Stephanie Sheppard
When it comes time to really leave,
I don’t know what I’m going to do.
I don’t even have my stuff packed,
And I am already missing you.
Thank you for being so great,
And making you the one I miss.
And for making you the one,
From whom I want a kiss.
All I can think of is,
“Are you feeling this too?”
I still have two weeks left here,
And I am already missing you.
Every time I hear a song,
It makes me think of us.
And missing you when I’m there,
Is going to be a must.
I have never felt this way,
And I want to say thank you.
I haven’t even said goodbye,
And I am already missing you.
I love you so much,
More than any other.
Because when I’m with you;
I don’t have to have a cover.
I know I have things to work on,
But if you just keep waiting like you do.
I will catch up, and that’s why
I am already missing you.
You are so great,
More than I could ever ask for.
You make my life so much easier,
Its like I just soar.
So I have a few days left,
And I’m starting to feel blue.
Cause I still have so little time,
And I am already missing you.
I am already looking forward,
To that first break in school.
Where I can run to your arms,
I feel like such a fool.
Written by Stephanie Sheppard
~ Ram Dass
Your Thoughts are Your Destiny
Submitted by Carl Wainright
Your thoughts guide you to your destiny. If you always think the same you will always get to the same place. Think in a new way and you will be a new person. Give happiness to all and you will live in peace. Create peace in your mind and you will create a world of peace around you.
~ Unknown
After having fought in Vietnam, a soldier was finally coming home. The soldier called his parents from San Francisco.
“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there’s someone who won’t treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
Anthony Robbins Quote | Quality of Life
If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve.
~ Anthony Robbins
Just Five More Minutes
Author Unknown
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.
“That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.
“He’s a fine looking boy” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”
Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?”
Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”
Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said, “OK.”
“My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.
The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa.
She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch her play.”
Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?
Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today!
Change is the Law of Life | John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Kennedy Johnson
Not only was I named after him - he is also one of my Hero’s. His ‘message’ will go on…
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
- John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States
Love Based Upon Freedom | Leo Buscaglia
“A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -
to laugh with me, but never at me;
to cry with me, but never because of me;
to love life, to love himself, to love being loved.
Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart.“
~ Leo Buscaglia
“Death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down. The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.”
“Hey, don’t knock masturbation, it’s sex with someone I love.”
“I have an intense desire to return to the womb. Anybody’s.”
“I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.”
“Is sex dirty? Only if it’s done right.”
“Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some good questions.”
“My brain! It’s my second favorite organ!”
“Sex and death. Two things that come once in a lifetime. But at least after death you’re not nauseous.”
“Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it’s a pretty good empty experience.”