The Past and the Present

The important thing is not to be bitter over life's difficulties. Learn to let go of the past and recognize that everyday won't be sunny. And if you find yourself lost in darkness and despair . . . 

remember - - -

"It is only in the black of the night that you can see the stars and those stars will lead you back home. So don't be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble, to fall. Because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing things that scares you the most."

Something to ponder . . .

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust, sweat, and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly — so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

give me a break...sometimes

God wants us to know...


... that love is sometimes shown in the things we don't say, 

don't keep track of, and don't notice.

The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go.

None of us is perfect, 

but we can all be perfect friends

and perfect parters by allowing those that we love to be imperfect.

Give those around us the "break"

that we hope the world will give us on our own "bad day"

and we'll never, ever regret it.

What the future holds for you

What the future holds for you depends entirely on your capacity for love.

And for that, you must have absolute and total confidence in what you are doing. Don’t let others say: ‘That road is better’ or ‘That route is easier’.

The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions.

The adventure of the days to come needs to be full of romance, because the world needs that; therefore, when you are mounted on your horse, feel the wind on your face and enjoy the sense of freedom.

But don’t forget that you have a long journey ahead. If you surrender totally to the romance of it all, you might fall.

If you don’t stop occasionally to let both you and your horse rest, your horse might die of thirst or exhaustion.

And precisely at the moment when everything seems to be going well and your dream is almost within your grasp, that is when you must be more alert than ever. Because when your dream is almost within your grasp, you will be assailed by terrible guilt.

You will see that you are about to arrive at a place where very few have ever set foot and you will think that you don’t deserve what life is giving you.

You will forget all the obstacles you overcame, all that you suffered and sacrificed. And because of that feeling of guilt, you could unconsciously destroy everything that took you so long to build.

That is the most dangerous of obstacles, because renouncing victory has about it a certain aura of sanctity.

But if a man understands that he is worthy of what he has struggled so long for, he will realise that he did not get there alone and must respect the Hand that led him.

- - -  by PAULO COELHO (Adventure)

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My Prayer

Dear God, our Father, 

Walk through my house and take away all my worries and illnesses 

and

please watch over 

and heal my family and friends.

in God's name

Amen.