We are now seeing monstrous and terrible acts,
At the same time, we are seeing inspiring bravery
and above human strengths-
rising up against the monstrous terrible acts.
May peace come soon and make a way
to lift this hour of gloom and heartache.
My heart weighs heavy from what others are going through-
May the children see what "coming together" can really do.
And stop the forces that threaten them so-
Alllowing them to stay in their homes and not having to flee or go.
What is pretending all about?
Is it a form of denial?
That is all too complex for me.
All I know is that to have peace and harmony,
We have to be our own best friend and not pretend,
But keep it real, going with facts not how we feel.
To be true and not pretend,
Is being our very own best friend.
We are the only one that can do that-
to speak of what we see to be the latest fact...
Not saying what we think others want us to say,
But to tell it like it is each and every day.
Keeping it real, not how we feel, and not pretend--
That is being our very own best friend.
Living a life and appreciating who we know and what we have-
while we have them -
is living a wise life, indeed.
Bringing a special contentment and a feeling of "no need".
Time is fleeting, limited resources are depleting-
We have only so much to give for a limited amount of time.
We choose wisely how we spend our time and talents,
Giving our best to do our part to add support and encouragement,
knowing these ways are how we want our time and talents to be spent---
We have feelings of reward and happiness for the life we are living and for what we are giving.
Over and over again, we will have peace of mind in knowing how the years of our efforts went-
Years of gratitude we have known and the love we have shown while truly holding it all so very dear-
Thankfulness that we did what we could do while we could do it,
A lasting peace of mind we live-
This is what living a wise life can give.
Sometimes when I think of making progress, I think of going forward one step at a time-
But then I, also, remember the "tug of war" game.
Progress in the "tug of war" game is made by holding our own-
Or even by pulling back a few steps.
I think that sometimes in life we make progress by just holding our own-
And not being pulled to cross a line we don't want to cross.
We hold our own under pressure-
We hold our own when forces are pulling us to go in a direction we don't want to go.
Progress can be made by going froward-
But progress can. also, be made by holding own under difficult circumstances.
When do we know when something is "O""V""E""R"? Amazingly, just spell the word "OVER".
"O" is for-- going around in circles--no matter which way a person goes it is the same--going in circles "over and over" again-
"V" is for--no matter which way we try to go up we hit a dead end "over and over" again-
"E" is for --- we try up and down and side to side, back and forth--and still we hit a dead end over and over again-
"R" is for --- when we can go in circles and go up and down and still hit dead ends and keep going in circles over and over again.
It is----- "O" "V" "E" "R"----
and the sooner we recognize it the better off we will be.
How to change it?
Change the "O" of "over" to be the "O" of the word "OPEN" and open that door to a better life.
Change the "V" to be the "V" in the word "VALUE" and live a life of self-value.
Change the "E" to be the "E" in the word "EQUALITY" and know everyone is equal.
Change the "R" to be the "R" in "RESPECT" and have the respect that you deserve.
I've heard it said:
"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
Individual words and actions link the hours together for each day.
Each day, day after day, add up to reveal weak areas and strong areas in our life.
Instead of working on our links to weaknesses-
let's concentrate on making our strengths even stronger and stronger.
Each link of each hour of each day will be spent pursuing strength.
Kindness is stronger than meanness-- so choose to concentrate on kindness.
Love is stronger that hate so let's concentrate on love.
Hope is stronger than despair so let's concentrate on hope.
Peace is stronger than unrest, worry and anxiety so let's concentrate on peace.
After a while we have hours of the day linking up our strengths of kindness, love, hope and peace.
Also, building on our natural talents and unique special interests for good with a willingness to do our best will add even more strong links to our life.
After time, an entire day is spent linking strength to strength to strength.
The weakness links are not attached to our day
because there is no time for them as the hours are used to make our strengths stronger.
I remember a friend telling me about an interview.
The interviewer asked, "Do you have any questions?"
My friend answered the interviewer with a question, "What are the problems here?"
They had a conversation about the problems with my friend troubleshooting possibilities that could be tried to resolve some problems.
Sometimes our discoveries in life will show us a problem that we need to recognize, address and work towards a solution.
It is an important part of awareness and seeing things in a new and better way for ourselves and for others.
My friend got the job and has brought a lot of beneficial innovation and change to the workplace.
