Give Thanks #1

I am thankful for my wife who says it's hot dogs tonight because she is not out with someone else.

Learn from each day

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party; but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently, away.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Peace be within you

May today there be peace within you. 
My you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet
When our wings are have trouble remembering how to fly.

DEATH

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his mast was here, and when the door opened, he sprang without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing ... I know my Master is there and that is enough."

What I've Learned #48

I've learned that no matter your age, your physical condition or the physical condition of those you love, when you feel you cannot live without someone, you need to be prepared to do so anyway. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone.

What I've Learned #47

I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

What I've Learned #46

I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

What I've Learned #45

I've learned that writing, as well as talking, case ease emotional pains.

(This is another one that is very personal for me.)

What I've Learned #44

I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

What I've Learned #43

I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

What I've Learned #42

I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar, you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.

(Very personal for me)

What I've Learned #41

I've learned that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.

What I've Learned #40

I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.

What I've Learned #39

I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

What I've Learned #38

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

What I've Learned #37

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

What I've Learned #36

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

What I've Learned #35

I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. I could change your life forever.

What I've Learned #34

I've learned that if you don't want to forget something stick it in your underwear drawer.

What I've Learned #33

I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

What I've Learned #32

I've learned that it can take years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

What I've Learned #31

I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

What I've Learned #30

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

What I've Learned #29

I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

What I've Learned #28

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.