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It's in the Past ...

It's hard to accept, but I can't change the past. I can't go back and manipulate things to the way I wanted them to happen. Because life'd be meaningless and boring and just not worth living. But I can change the future and that's a beautiful thing about life. Yes, I will make mistakes. And yes, I will have bad days - but as long as I let the past go, I'll have such a gorgeous and bright future ahead of me. Knowing that things were meant to happen. Knowing that each day I will learn something so that I keep growing to be a better person. Life is like a rope, twined in all its complexities and yet weaved into one marvelous stream that I have the chance to use something amazing from.

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Friendship

Friendship ~ None of that Sissy Stuff

Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality?

Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship.

You will see no cute little smiley faces on this ~ Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.

1.. When you are sad ~ I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
2. When you are blue ~ I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3 When you smile ~ I will know you are thinking of something that I would probably want to be involved in.
4. When you are scared ~ I will rag on you about it every chance I get until you're NOT.
5. When you are worried ~ I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused ~ I will try to use only little words.
7.. When you are sick ~ Stay the hell away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have.
8. When you fall ~ I will laugh at your clumsy ass, but I'll help you up.
9. This is my oath .... I pledge it to the end. 'Why?' you may ask ~ because you are my friend.

Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you
can feel the true warmth.

I was reading this today and thought of you...xxxxxxxxxx

A very special friend sent me this today and the words are just so true ... 
Before you say “I can’t”
Make sure you’ve already tried.
Before you let doubts stop you,
Confront them with facts.
Before reasons convince you it’s impossible
Pursue the one reason that makes it possible.
Before failure enters your mind
Hide success in your heart.
Before fear holds you back,
Go forward with faith.
Before problems interfere with your plans,
Use them to accomplish your goals.
Before you hold back because others are better,
Show others what a winner you are.
Before you settle for less,
Hold onto what is most important.
Before you believe there is no way,
Keep going and you’ll make one.
Before you give up,
Be at peace inside.
Before you dismiss your dreams,
Wait until they’ve come true.
Before you go looking for happiness,
Make your own where you are…..

Remember...

Inspiration Line - Daily Inspirational Quotes - Friendship and Love

Inspiration Line - Daily Inspirational Quotes - Friendship and Love: "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."

Thought for the day

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon...but that we wait so long to begin it

Remember

Life

Wow, I think this year has already taught me many lessons:

1.    When you are low and you think things can't get any worse ... they can.
2.    Life is short
3.    Appreciate and cherish your friends and family as you never know how much time you will have with them
4.    Don't take anything for granted, it never turns out that way
5.    Life often throws lemons at us, just get out the bottle of tequila
6.    Don't put off today what you think you can do and say tomorrow, you may never get the opportunity
7.    Never say I love you or I am sorry unless you really mean it
8.    Treasure the special moments with friends and family
9.    Always remember where you came from
10.  People may be better off than you in life, but in Death we are all the same.

To all my friends and family I love you very much and especially to my D and Em, I will always love you!

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years.  ~Abraham Lincoln



Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.  ~Scottish Proverb


Many people die with their music still in them.  Why is this so?  Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live.  Before they know it, time runs out.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Matt Cardle - When We Collide on MUZU.

Success is

The Power of One ...

One song can spark a moment, 

         One flower can wake the dream.

        One tree can start a forest, 

       One bird can herald spring.

     One smile begins a friendship,

    One handclasp lifts a soul.

    One star can guide a ship at sea,

    One word can frame the goal.

    One vote can change a nation,

    One sunbeam lights a room. 

     One candle wipes out darkness,

      One laugh will conquer gloom.

        One step must start each journey,

           One word must start each prayer.

               One hope will raise our spirits,

                  One touch can show you care.

                         One voice can speak with wisdom,

                             One heart can know what's true. 

                                One life can make the difference,

                                   You see, IT'S UP TO YOU!

~ Author Unknown~

Thursday Thoughts ...

Famous Quotes & Sayings.

• Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
• You only lose what you cling to.
• Fill your mind with compassion.
• We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.
• The Four Reliances
  First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
  Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
  Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
  And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.
• We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.
• To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
• Pay no attention to the faults of others,
  things done or left undone by others.
  Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.
• What we think, we become.
• Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.
• Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.
• He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
• Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
• Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
• On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
  Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
  Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
  If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
  If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.

Signs

Funny how I always seem to be looking for signs and inspirational quotes, well tonight I found one on Gails blog, I have been going through some stuff at work and was going to fight it, but I had coffee with a friend on Sunday who may be younger than me, but is oh so much wiser - she said to me Rose,"rise above it" (something my mother-in-law would have also said) which I did and felt so much better, and tonight finding this on Gails blog has just put everything into perspective, and I think I am going to print this out at work and stick it on my wall / partition thing.

 Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

If you think ...

Kindness

You Are ...

Today's Inspiration ... You are worth it

Truths for Living

I need to try, believe and pray!