Monday 30 December 2013

Kiss it Goodbye

"And you can see them there, on Sunday morning.
They stand up and sing about what it's like up there.
They call it paradise, I don't know why.
You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye."



~ from The Eagles, The Last Resort

Saturday 30 November 2013

I'd Rather See a Sermon

I’d rather see a sermon than to hear one any day;
I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.
The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear;
Fine council is confusing, but example’s always clear;

And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,
For to see good put in action is what everybody needs.
I soon can learn to do it if you’ll let me see it done;
I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run.

And the lecture you deliver may be very wise and true;
But I’d rather get my lessons by observing what you do.
For I might misunderstand you and the high advice you give,
But there’s no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.

When I see a deed of kindness, I am eager to be kind.
When a weaker brother stumbles and a strong man stays behind
Just to see if he can help him, then the wish grows strong in me,
To become as big and thoughtful as I know that I can be.

And all the travelers can witness that the best of guides today
Is not the one who tells you, but the one who shows the way.
One good man teaches many, men believe what they behold;
One deed of kindness noticed is worth forty that are told.

Who stands with men of honor learns to hold his honor dear,
For right living speaks a language which to everyone is clear.
Though an able speaker charms me with his eloquence, I say,
I’d rather see a sermon than to hear one, any day.

Edgar A. Guest

Saturday 23 November 2013

A Beautiful World

Whether flying in a plane or a balloon I have always been struck by one thing — from that perspective, I can't see any boundaries; all the walls, fences and barbed wire that separate us fade and disappear. All of a sudden the world becomes more beautiful.
~ Richard Branson, aday.org

Friday 22 November 2013

Share Your Riches

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
~ Benjamin Disraeli

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Did you win the day or lose it?


Is anybody happier, because you passed their way?
Does anyone remember, that you spoke to them today?
The day is almost over and its toiling time is through
Is there anyone to utter now, a grateful word of you?

As you take a glance back over, the day that's slipping fast.
Did you help a single person of the many that you passed?
Is a single heart rejoicing, over what you did or said?
Does the one whose hopes were fading, now with courage look ahead?

Did you win the day or lose it, was it well or sorely spent?
Did you leave a trail of kindness, or a scar of discontent?
As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think that God would say?
You have earned one more tomorrow, by the good you did today.

~ As told by Father Ted Colleton, RIP

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Giving Back

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
~ Maya Angelou

Saturday 26 October 2013

God Speaks

If it excites you, if it makes you feel good, it's God speaking to you.
~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

Be the change

Before you speak ask yourself: Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve upon the silence?
~ Shirdi Sai Baba

Tuesday 22 October 2013

Never too Old

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
~ C. S. Lewis

Monday 21 October 2013

Orr: My Story

If you want to answer questions about where you have ended up in this world, it is important to understand first where you came from and where you have been. It's kind of like framing a cherished photograph. Where someone is born and raised serves as the border for many of the events and incidents that will play out in any particular picture. The place where it all begins for any of us puts everything else into context.
~ Bobby Orr

Friday 18 October 2013

Mirror Image

Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
~ Ernest Holmes

Monday 14 October 2013

Anger and Truth

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
~ Buddha

Friday 11 October 2013

Be Strong

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.
~ Hemingway

Wednesday 9 October 2013

LIVE!

May you live all the days of your life.


~ Jonathan Swift

Monday 30 September 2013

Anger

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
~ Mark Twain

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Courage

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says ‘I’ll try again tomorrow’.~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Some Hurts Go Deep

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand, there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep…that have taken hold.~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

Thursday 22 August 2013

Imagination

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.~ Albert Einstein

Tuesday 20 August 2013

The 7 Rules of Life

1. Make peace with the past so it won’t screw up the present.

2. What others think of you is none of your business.
3. Time heals almost everything, give it time.
4. Don’t compare your life to others and don’t judge them. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
5. Stop thinking too much, it’s alright not to know the answers. They will come to you when you least expect it.
6. No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.
7. Smile. You don’t own all the problems in the world.
~ Author unknown

Monday 19 August 2013

Humanity

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.~ Mahatma Gandhi

Thursday 15 August 2013

Make Other People Happy

One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.~ Gretchen Rubin

Friday 2 August 2013

Mother Mary

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.~ John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Dead by Midnight

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.~ Og Mandino

Monday 22 July 2013

Healing

As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.~ Maya Angelou

Saturday 25 May 2013

Magnificent Creations

Day by day, we build our lives, and day by day, we can take steps toward making real the magnificent creations of our imaginations.~ Jocelyn K. Glei

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