THE ART OF WRITING IN THE RAIN

Thought To Ponder...

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

Thought To Ponder...

Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

Decades After WWII, Female Pilots Finally Honored

President Obama signed a bill Wednesday granting the Congressional Gold Medal to a group of women most Americans have never heard of: the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP.

Continue Reading: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106273051&ft=1&f=1014

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Another Thought...

Beauty has its own heavenly language, loftier than the voices of tongues and lips. It is a timeless language, common to all humanity, a calm lake that attracts the singing rivulets to its depth and makes them silent. Only our spirits can understand beauty, or live and grow with it. It puzzles our minds; we are unable to describe it in words; it is a sensation that our eyes cannot see, derived from both the one who observes and the one who is looked upon. Real beauty is a ray which emanates from the holy of holies of the spirit, and illuminates the body, as life comes from the depths of the earth and gives color and scent to a flower. Real beauty lies in the spiritual accord that is called love which can exist between a man and a woman.

Kahlil Gibran

A Smile...

A smile costs nothing but gives much.  It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give.  It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.  None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it.  Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.  Some people are too tired to give you a smile.  Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. 

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Thought To Ponder...

"If love was the true currency of the Universe and the more you gave away the more you received, how would you spend it?" - Jackson Kiddard

Thought For Today

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ Rumi

Quote Of The Day

People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Quote Of The Day

Love is like a friendship caught on fire.
In the beginning a flame, very pretty,
Often hot and fierce,
But still only light and flickering.
As love grows older,
Our hearts mature
And our love becomes as coals,
Deep-burning and unquenchable.
~ Bruce Lee ~

Service Dog Helps UF Student Excel

Tabitha Gorman might have a disability, but she is not disabled.

She is a third year student at the University of Florida. Her grades are outstanding and she is actively involved in many campus activities.

And, she has no doubts that she can overcome any obstacles in her path and rise to any challenges before her.

http://www.troymessenger.com/news/2009/jun/06/service-dog-gives-physical-and-emotional-security/

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Thought To Ponder...

Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one's breath. ~ Eve Glicksman

Thought To Ponder...

A smile costs nothing but gives much.  It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give.  It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.  None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it.  Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.  Some people are too tired to give you a smile.  Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. 

Author Unknown

Quote Of The Day

Love one another, but make not a bond of love; Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls ~ Kahlil Gibran

Quote Of The Day

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation. ~ William H. Sheldon

A Touch Of Poetry

 

FOREVER

THE SWEETNESS OF YOUR LIPS,

 

 REMAINS LOCKED WITHIN MY INNER BEING.

 

YOUR GENTLE FINGERS,

 

 ARE ABLE TO HOLD MY HEART CLOSE TO YOURS.

 

WHEN YOUR EYES OF AN ANGEL

 

STARE AT ME,

 

 IT OFFERS ME A CHANCE TO SMILE.

 

 A HEART OF PURE GOLD

 

 MELTED AND POURED INTO MY SOUL,

 

OF SUCH TENDERNESS,

 

 SUCH BEAUTY,

 

 SUCH ELEGANCE,

 

SURROUNDS ME ALWAYS.

 

ALLOWING ME TO REMAIN WITH YOU

 

FOREVER.

 

 

 

 

Thought To Ponder...

Change and growth take place when a person has risked themself and dares to become involved with experimenting with their own life.

A Touch Of Poetry

AUTUMN

AUTUMN’S SUNLIGHT

SHINES GOLDEN

HER WINDS BLOW

A LITTLE STRONGER, A LITTLE CHILLIER 

LEAVES GLOW A FIERY RED

LIKE SLOW BURNING EMBERS

AND THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT

SURROUNDS US IN HER EMBRACE

            

A Touch Of Poetry

AFTER WE MET…

AFTER WE MET

I THOUGHT OF WRITING YOUR NAME IN THE SAND

BUT I WAS AFRAID THE WAVES MAY WASH IT AWAY

THEN I THOUGHT OF WRITING YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER

BUT I WAS FEARFUL OF ACCIDENTALLY THROWING IT AWAY

SO INSTEAD I WROTE YOUR NAME IN MY HEART

AND THERE FOREVER IT WILL STAY

David Letterman Top Ten List

Top Ten Signs President Obama Needs A Vacation

10. Seems slightly less awesome than usual

9. Put $50 billion in bailout funds on Gonzaga to win the NCAA Tournament

8. Now says, "nucular"

7. Last week he accidentally smoked a number 2 pencil

6. Already endorsed Hillary for 2012

5. Today's economic meeting was run by his mother-in-law

4. At this point in his presidency, George W. Bush was already on his fifth vacation

3. Requested a meeting with "that blue naked dude from 'Watchmen'"

2. Been calling Sarah Palin for advice

1. Since inauguration, hasn't given Michelle a "stimulus package"

Just Wondering...

 Does Earth Hour really work or is it a ploy for for us to buy more candles?