Don't be concerned about things other than what is currently and essentially needed.
Self-esteem is stronger than what people say.
Sometimes self-esteem is the needed current essential.
When we do the current needed essentials first everything else will fall into place.
May heartbreak-- shattering and taking young lives.
With deepest sorrow--praying for families and friends-
So, so sorry--- this is a national tragedy of great proportion.
Only God, and God alone can lead through-
and show us what to do.
Children should be protected and
we all know we fail them--time and time again.
I have a very distant childhood memory I would like to share. My mother had brought me to help with a church supper. I think I may have been six years old and could help clean off the tables and bring dishes to the kitchen.
It seemed like there was some sort of loud crying coming from the kitchen. The woman who was scraping leftover food off of the plates into the garbage was crying and trembling. Her hands were shaking, and her sobs were from deep within.
She cried out loud in broken English, "I don't know if my family has enough food to eat- and here I am throwing food away." She broke down and sobbed.
Several ladies held and comforted her with one lady helping her put on her coat and telling she would give her a ride to her home. The crying lady had no car and walked to everywhere she went.
I watched at a distance and now it is a distant memory to me, but I am currently focusing on remembering it. Especially now, with the world scene the way it is, I can still hear her cries. As a child of six I can remember seeing her break down and unable to go on because of the pain she was going through with great love for her family in another country.
Her cries still sound and are touching my heart to share this childhood memory to all of you.
I saw her being held and comforted and may we hold and comfort those suffering at this time of world events.
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.
