Opportunity

Henry David Thoreau
Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.

Roy D. Chapin Jr.
Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

Norman Vincent Peale
Become a possibilitarian. No mater how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities-always see them for they're always there.

Tracy Brinkmann
Before you begin climbing that ladder of success, make sure it's leaning towards the window of opportunity you desire!

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

Charles Nicolle
Chance favors only those who court her.

Joseph Joubert
Chance generally favors the prudent.

Ovid
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Chance is the providence of adventurers.

Sophocles
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

Knowledge - Famous Quotes

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626 CE): "The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other."

Charles Darwin: "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

Albert Einstein:
"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

Anais Nin: "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."

Dana Scully, character on the TV program "X-files": "There is no contradiction in Nature - only contradiction in what we know of it."

Alvin Toffler: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."

Chuang Tzu, circa 300 BCE: "To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge."

Visions

High Eagle:

In life, many thoughts are born in the course of a moment, an hour, a day. Some are dreams, some visions. Often, we are unable to distinguish between them. To some, they are the same; however, not all dreams are visions. Much energy is lost in fanciful dreams that never bear fruit. But visions are messages from the Great Spirit, each for a different purpose in life. Consequently, one person's vision may not be that of another. To have a vision, one must be prepared to receive it, and when it comes, to accept it. Thus when these inner urges become reality, only then can visions be fulfilled. The spiritual side of life knows everyone's heart and who to trust. How could a vision ever be given to someone to harbor if that person could not be trusted to carry it out. The message is simple: commitment precedes vision.

Dreams

Kalidasa:

Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!
Look to this Day!
For it is Life, the very Life of Life.
In its brief course lie all the
Verities and Realities of your Existence.
The Bliss of Growth,
The Glory of Action,
The Splendor of Beauty;
For Yesterday is but a Dream,
And To-morrow is only a Vision;
But To-day well lived makes
Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness,
And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope.
Look well therefore to this Day!
Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!

Health

"We squander health
In search of wealth;
We scheme and toil, and save,
Then squander wealth
In search of health;
And all we get’s the grave;

We live and boast of what we own;
We die . . . and only get a stone."
Anonymous

Strength

You are stronger than you think,
remember to stand tall.

Every challenge you encounter
strengthens your mind and your soul.

Every trouble you overcome
increases your understanding of life.

When all your troubles weigh heavily on your shoulders,
remember that beneath the burden you can stand tall,

because you are never given more than you can handle
and you are stronger than you think.

Submitted by: Linda

A Prayer for the Season

Dear Lord,

At this time of season,
please open our hearts.

May we learn to be givers, not takers,
for only then can we feel blessed.

Make us instruments of your peace,
that peace might fill our world.
May your abundant mercy touch our lives.

May our hearts so give and so receive
as to expand to touch the stars.

May we learn to live with love,
that we might know of heavenly bliss
while still here on earth.

May the miracle of Christmas
be a miracle in our hearts.

Amen.

Submitted by: Jakie

Please Forgive Me

by Donald Daff
I know I hurt you and I feel so bad,
For saying things and making you sad..
It's just that my love for you is so great,
I want to be with you, I just can't wait..

You are so special, one of a kind,
I could look forever and never find,
Anyone else as wonderful as you,
With such a pretty smile and eyes so blue..

Please forgive me for things I said,
I love you so much, It just messed my head..
You are my life. My very breathe,
I promise to love you, even after death..

So if you can forgive this broken hearted friend,
You'll never see that part of me again..
I'll love you and take care of you for infinity,
We'll make it, together, just you and me..

MOM - Thanks

Thank you mom

by Yakari gabriel

Thank you mom
For every single word that
you said
To destroy my confidence and my love
For that I'm strong enough to handle
what ever life throws at me


Thank you mom
For never cleaning up my mess
For that I'm independent
And i Dont need People
Looking after me


Thank you mom
For never making time for me
I discovered the most precious things
While i was alone


Thank you mom for critizing
my writing
for that I Only desire to Write more
and more

Thank you mom For
Releasing all your stress and
anger on me
For that means
No one can harm me anymore


Thank you mom
for never paying attention
to what I had to say
For that I know
no one is worthy of my words


thank you mom
for never making me breakfast
For that I learned
to make the best meals ever


Thank you mom
For never taking care of me
when I was sick
For that i Found the best home Remedies

Thank you mom
For never respecting me
For that i know
that i only should respect
those who respect me
though I've never disrespected you


Thank you mom
From being so hard on me
For that i am a girl made of steel

Thank you mom
For making everyone
turn their back on me
for that I learned that
The only thing i will ever
hold on to is myself

Thank you mom
For never listening
I was forced to talk to strangers
When I couldnt hold anything in anymore


Thank you mom
For crushing me into pieces
Because within the pieces
I found my own self


Thank you mom
For never ever
Giving me a crying shoulder
For that i know
I can always cry when I'm alone


But above this I thank you
mom for giving me life
for that i Learned that there is
a good side to everything
I if it wasnt for you
They are some people
I would have never met

Mom thank you for being so mean
Because You have made of me
A Strong Human being

And because you have hurt so much
no pain seems big enough
too bring me down

Mom u will see me struggle
I know u will see me trough it all
But mom I swear U wont see me Fall

Thank you mom
For being so amazingly cold blooded
For that u have only make my heart warm


Thank you mom For everything
Though it may never show
I do love you somehow

U build me this way
And because of you i am
who i am today


-Never forget me

Yakari.

Reflection

Reflection

Walking into the sunlight filled field
With the weeping willow slowly dancing in the warm breeze,
The lake smooth on the surface even though
Underneath life flourishes,
Off in the distance there is a deer running back into the woods.
Always dreaming of the simplicity of that life,

Sitting in this picture perfect landscape thinking to myself.
Why must we make life so difficult?
Every once in awhile you need to stop and enjoy the scenery,
Because life isn’t about how much power you have
Or how many friends you have,
Life is about trying to find what makes you happy
And not getting caught up in the everyday nonsense.
This field put everything into perspective,
If you rush through life and never stop to look around
Have you ever really lived?

by Craig Wharem

Dont give Up

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won, had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.


Author Unknown

Perseverance

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. ~Dale Carnegie


Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. ~Author Unknown


When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt


Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings

Perseverance

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Confucius

Blessings in Disguise

BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE

We all want happiness and dread the thought of rain.

When the sun fails to shine, we worry and complain.

We forget that God above is infinitely wise,

and sometimes our ails are blessings in disguise.

For if we're always happy filled with sunshine and cheer,

our hearts would hold no mercy for others who shed tears.

So when trouble comes knocking, remember to stay strong.

Rainbows always follow the storm and dark clouds never stay long.

~~ Author Unknown ~~

Inspiration

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
Voltaire

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Benjamin Disraeli

You cannot plough a field by
turning it over in your mind.
Author Unknown

Smile - Ela Wheeler Wilcox

Smile a little, smile a little,
As you go along,
Not alone when life is pleasant,
But when things go wrong.
Care delights to see you frowning,
Loves to hear you sigh;
Turn a smiling face upon her,
Quick the dame will fly.

Smile a little, smile a little,
All along the road;
Every life must have its burden,
Every heart its load.
Why sit down in gloom and darkness,
With your grief to sup?
As you drink Fate's bitter tonic
Smile across the cup.

Smile upon the troubled pilgrims
Whom you pass and meet;
Frowns are thorns, and smiles are blossoms
Oft for weary feet.
Do not make the way seem harder
By a sullen face,
Smile a little, smile a little,
Brighten up the place.

Smile upon your undone labor;
Not for one who grieves
O'er his task, waits wealth or glory;
He who smiles achieves.
Though you meet with loss and sorrow
In the passing years,
Smile a little, smile a little,
Even through your tears.

Today....Groucho Marx

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
-- Groucho Marx

Letting go....Author Unknown

To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.

For all my Strong Women - thank you

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A Strong Woman vs. A Woman Of Strength



A strong woman works out every day,
Pride in her appearance she portrays,
But a woman of strength kneels to pray,
Keeping her soul in shape, God leading the way.

A strong woman isn't afraid of anything,
Looking forward to challenges each day will bring,
Women of strength show courage in the midst of fear,
Knowing triumph through faith because the Lord is near.

Strong women won't let anyone get the best of them,
So skilled in defense even if they have to pretend,
Yet a woman of strength gives her best to everyone,
Being anointed with divine blood from the only begotten Son.

A strong woman relies on the physical attributes making her tough,
In her search for power and money she will never have enough,
A woman of strength understands that it’s not about material stuff,
Knowing that before becoming a diamond first she’ll be in the rough.

A strong woman sometimes disguises her feelings shadowed by clouds,
Unhinged when challenged on her policy becoming boisterous and loud,
A woman of strength concerns herself not with judgment from others,
And will not let business interfere with commitments as a wife and mother.

A strong woman is easily impatient back and forth she will begin to pace,
Counting on her holier than thou attitude instead of depending on faith,
A woman of strength is assured trust in God will always carry her through,
And at the Creator’s appointed time she’ll receive all that is justly due.

A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same for tomorrow,
Refusing to take time looking back with reverence and Godly sorrow,
The woman of strength realizes life's mistakes no matter how slim,
While thanking God for the blessings as she capitalizes on them.

A strong woman walks head first with no doubt in her mind,
Again, no matter what, she’ll not make this mistake a second time,
But a woman of strength knows God will catch her when she falls,
So when a situation arises again, she’s not afraid to answer the call.

A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face,
Always doing whatever it takes to finish, seeking only first place,
The woman of strength competes with an emotional sense of grace,
Understanding it’s more important to run a Holy Spirit filled race.

A strong woman has faith that for the journey she’ll have enough,
No matter how uneven the terrain or roads being rocky and rough,
A woman of strength knows it’s in the journey she will become strong,
And the love of God is forever with her, no matter how difficult or long.

A strong woman when uninformed thinks that she is being mistreated,
In the end her physical attributes fail causing doubt to become seeded,
A woman of strength will compromise as a little give and take is needed,
Why? Because a lesson not learned the first time is soon to be repeated.

Ladies! Philippians 4: 6, start everyday with supplication & prayer,
Trust and believe that God will always get you from here to there,
And should your giant steps seem to be moving only inch by inch,
The journey is not as A Strong Woman but A Woman Of Strength.

w/Dee Cheeks

Luke Easter

Friendship

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
Thomas Jefferson

from the Book of Job

26:14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? 27:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 27:2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 27:3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Words from Rose

The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.-- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer

Happy Place - manlypoetryman

Take Me To My Happy Place

Welcome to the World as we know it today...

No time to talk...Got Bills to Pay!

I will be in big trouble if there is a slight delay...

How did I come to be in all of this...Anyway?

We seem so fragile...So weak...We better not even arm ourselves with a slingshot...

Or else some big bully will come over and beat us up...then knock out all our snot...

I don't want to believe this current scenario is all we got...

However...I'm checking my own course for a new direction to plot.

Even though...most days I feel trapped like a mouse in a maze,

And I haven't done anything wrong...Yet, I still have to plead my case...

Things seem rocky and a bit on edge for those of us in the human race...

I can't even look at the headlines anymore ...Take me to my happy place!


News says we are in a big Recession...


Maybe...also headed for a Depression.


My heart says to me: "Keep On Truckin' "...


Get back up on that Horse...even if it's buckin'.


Folks around screaming: "The End is Near,"


Put me on the first Space Shuttle out'ta here!


Things can't be as bad as they appear...


Besides...Not much we can do anyways...I fear.


We may be on borrowed time...or still here by grace.


I plan to stay busy working, keep on living, and save face.


Don't understand how people lose it and go off on a wild craze,


Things' been crazy here before...Take me to my happy place!

It will all work out for the good...in time...I have no doubt...

I could certainly use some help... Maybe Congress can give me a "Bail-Out"?

Then I'll add my own Bonus to it...whether or not the masses shout...

So I can cover my own butt...which is afterall...what I care most about.

But...Let Not My Heart Be Troubled...I am a simple citizen...you know...

The ones that do our thinking would rather convert our dollar over to the euro...

And send us diving down in flames owing other Nations with our growing National debt...

But Nations that owe us never pay us...I don't get that..."What the heck?"

The heat is up...and the pressure cooker is turning red...

If it was only a bad morning I'd pull the covers back over my head...

It has come down to where I could sure use a good hand..."Help me draw an Ace,"

One thin card could make or break me...Take me to my happy place!


Looking around...everything seems normal...on this planet we call Earth,


Time to take a break...Enjoy the moment...and each minute for all it's worth.


Nobody has all the answers...although a few wouldn't hurt a bit...


After all...We're in this for the long haul...What'ch you gon'na do...Quit?


Bet we can work it all out...just by coming together for the Cause,


Simple people...helping each other...no big speeches...or loud applause.


Together, us common folk can make solutions, and give our neighbors a helping hand,


It won't help us to get worried...Worry never helped increase the days of one man.


Some leaders sit and ponder...while another leader is ready to Nuke us gone without a trace.


We have options...We don't have to sit and wait for our leaders to re-review this case...


We all have a stake in trying to keep this crusted layer of molten lava...floating out in Space...


Oh well...I've got Faith...And the Sun's still shining...Take me to my happy place!



Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved For My Happy Place!

Soul...Author Unknown

PASSION OF MY SOUL - My Poetry
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By Tatjana-Mihaela

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PASSION OF MY SOUL...

Who am I

.

Somewhere hidden among these hills,

I am mighty wind or tender breeze.

I tickle the rocks and play with the trees,

you can hear me whispering in the leaves...

.

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Somewhere on these meadows golden- green,

red soil is my body, soft grass is my skin,

through the song of crickets I smile and dream

in the ray of sun is my sparkling gleam...

Just wanna be with you - Praveen

as the rains continue to batter,
standing on the balcony
i watch the rain drops
converge into one pool of water;

i wish you were here
standing next to me
in this rain soaked night,
holding hands, scheming of things pretty;

Wondering to myself, so late at night,
what is it that attracts me to you?
Thinking to myself, why are you always on my mind?
What power do you have in what you do?

thinking about where i stood,
i try to push you out of my mind,
but every time i push you out of my thoughts,
you crawl back into my world and fill my senses;

it’s so hard to keep smiling
and continue denying what i feel
i don’t know why,
a thousand reasons i have none;

i can’t go on like this,
i can’t pretend everything is fine,
when i just wanna be with you
hold you tight tonight and every night;

MIssing you

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

TIme .....

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
William Penn

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
M. Scott Peck

3 Passions

Bertrand Russell:

Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

In My Garden

In My Garden

In my garden, filled with flowers,
I sit in quiet prayer
And, as I look around me,
I see God everywhere.

He's in the fragrant roses,
In glorious array.
Their perfume lingers in the air
And takes my breath away.

A gentle breeze is blowing.
Sunshine warms my face.
How near to God I feel,
In this enchanting place.

I see His hand in everything,
Sweet gifts sent from above.
My soul knows only peace,
As I rest, here, in His love.

Copyright © 2003 by Marian Jones

Cause And Effect

© By Jenna Casilen

When the phoenix rises from his ashes,
He reminds the world of her clashes.
But he brings a bright light of hope,
A rising sun that glides along the slope.

When the dragon roars and bares his teeth,
He reminds the world of the fire underneath.
But he brings a great revelation,
A dawning realization that there is a destination.

When the wolf pounces on his prey,
He reminds the world of her disarray.
But he brings a blanket of shame,
An anger quickly turning into a flame.

When the serpent uncoils from the deep abyss,
He reminds the world of a rebellion that resists.
But he brings an unification of the races,
And of their differences, there are no traces.

Friends

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
~ Albert Carnus

Courage

Courage

Many are the troubles we are confronted with,
Life is no more than a troublesome myth,
Reality is so bizarre and weak,
Sadness and fear has reached its peak.

What we lack is the courage to start,
Yet what we need is just a strong living heart,
Gather your wits all in one part,
And face that evil killing dart.

Whatever will happen, whatever it will take,
You are not going to let it break,
Cross the line and break your fate,
And start to try loving what you hate.

You have the right to decide your life course,
But be ready it may be all hollow and hoarse,
Try all that you can but don’t give up,
If in the end, you want the winning cup.

The courage is all that you need,
In your life, that will be the sowing seed,
It may put you in the lead,
But never will it be the weed.

If you think you are missing something,
Its the courage, the courage, in your ears it will ring.

This poem was written/submitted by Harihara Sudhahar Ramamoorthy.

Sunrise

Sunrise

The sun rises.
The wind blows.
Like a tree.
True love grows and grows.

Like a flower.
True love smells fresh.
Like a river.
True love stands time’s test.

Two elderly people holding hands.
Walking barefoot on the beach sand.
The young at heart lady is the man’s wife.
Love can still be like the sunrise in the twilight of a person’s life.

This poem was written/submitted by Lamar Cole.

The Rose

The Rose

Anonymous

It is only a tiny rosebud
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I
The flower God opens so gently
In my hands would fade and die

If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
How can I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day,
And I'll look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way

For the pathway that lies before me
My heavenly Father knows
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments
Just as he unfolds the rose

I asked God

I Asked God.........
-Author Unknown

I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away,
but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
Her spirit was whole,
her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No
Patience is a by-product of tribulations,
it isn't granted, it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings, Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life so that
you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others,
as much as he loves me.
God said... Ahhhh,
finally you have the idea.

Words from Rose - Failure

Every Failure Is A Step Closer To Success
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People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. Experiencing failure is inevitable on your journey to be successful. Each defeat is merely an installment to victory.

You'll find that the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times you fail and keep trying. You won't be judged by the number of times you fail, but by the number of times you succeed.

Failure is nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose.

Marvelous

Sunshine - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The world still wants its poet-priest, a reconciler, who shall not trifle with Shakspeare the player, nor shall grope in graves with Swedenborg the mourner; but who shall see, speak, and act, with equal inspiration. For knowledge will brighten the sunshine; right is more beautiful than private affection; and love is compatible with universal wisdom.

Passion of Life

Passion Of Life


To achieve something great in the world you need Passion
To fulfill vision, a great leader’s courage comes from Passion
Whatever it may be, you must find your Passion
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins
Follow your passion and success will follow you!

Never underestimate the power of passion
Without passion religion is spiritless
Without Passion history is meaningless
Without Passion art is useless
Follow your passion and success will follow you!

When you take up a mission with passion
There are no dreams too large
No innovation unimaginable
No frontiers beyond reach
Follow your passion and success will follow you!

Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel
Our reason is the pilot that steers her
Without winds the vessel would not move
Without a pilot she would be lost
Follow your passion and success will follow you!

There is no end and there is no beginning
There is only the passion of life
Passion is universal humanity
Passion is the genesis of genius
Follow your passion and success will follow you!
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POOJA NATARAJAN

Forgive me Lord

Forgive Me Lord



Forgive me Lord for I have sinned
Disobeyed you for so many times
For being so weak in my beliefs
And most specially for doubting you
And losing my faith in you
Forgive me Lord and please heal my soul
Help me regain the faith I’ve lost
Shine your light in my weary mind
Help me heal my wounded soul
I’m sorry my Lord and please forgive me
Help me doubt in you no more
Forgive me Lord.

jhayvee mancenido

Words from Rose

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” Benjamin Franklin (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790)

Humility

Humility

Humility is perfect quietness of heart, It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.

- Andrew Murray

Life Quotes

LIFE QUOTES BY DR. HENRY BRANDT

"The heart of the problem is a problem with the heart.?

?You?re just a prayer away from a change of heart.?

?Finding relief in your problem is fine, but it will not cure the problem.?

?My environment can give me relief from sin and tension, only the Lord can cure it.?

?You can manage your sin, but that?s not repentance.?

?If it?s sin, that?s good news! Sin is the simplest thing in the world to deal with.?

?There?s no human remedy for sin.?

?Jesus wants to give you peace.?

?You would think that everyone would leap at the chance to get rid of sin. Not so. They want relief not a cure.?

?Your walk with God does not depend on people, places, things or events.?

?You don?t have a marriage problem, you have a sin problem.?

?I am a victim of my own behavior.?

?God?s children have a limitless supply of the fruit of the Spirit.?

?Biblical counseling is listening to a person long enough until you hear a violation of scripture.?

?Anger is inside you, revealed by an outside source.?

?And one day, when the Lord comes back, everything is going to burn ? pooof! In the end we will compare ash piles. Will your ash pile be bigger than my ash pile??

?What your soul needs is a check up.?

9 Requirements

Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Gorillas

Walter Wink:

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu walked by a construction site on a temporary sidewalk the width of one person. A white man appeared at the other end, recognized Tutu, and said, "I don't make way for gorillas." At which Tutu stepped aside, made a deep sweeping gesture, and said, "Ah, yes, but I do."

3 passions

Bertrand Russell:

Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

Words from Al Diaz

"Imagine...Here you are, on the high peak of a mountian. You can choose to wing your way toward the clouds, or you can simply walk the usual, ordinary paths that lead to the valley below. Which choice will you make - the well-worn paths or rising above it all? Beautiful things await you if you can reach the heights." - George Sand

Words from Rose - Master Life Don't Let It Master You

Some people are successful in mastering life, while others permit life to master them.

There is a split in you that is very clear.
There is part of you that knows what you should do, and a part of you that does what it feels like doing.

Don't let passion drive you, let reason hold the reins.

Once you understand these opposing forces warring within you, with this knowledge of the truth: you no longer remain a slave. A clear understanding of this will make you the master of your life.

Resistance is your thoughts transformed into feelings.
Change the thoughts that create the resistance, and there is no more resistance.

Are you controlled by your thoughts or are you controlling your thoughts?
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

If you are ruled by your mind you are a king, if by your body, a slave.

Love is so very special

Love is so very special
Yet can make you feel so lost
It can arrive just like the springtime
And melt away like morning frost

You must find ways to nurture
Always grow your love with care
Never ever take for granted
The love that you both share

Mistakes are bound to happen
You may hurt each other's heart
Yet don't give up to easily
It will tear your love apart

Love resembles a bright flame
That lights a dark starry night
Never ever let this flame burn down
Rekindle with all your might

Take a moment every day
Look deep into each other's eyes
Never hesitate to show affection
Small gestures will keep a love alive

Talk openly about your feelings
Take time to show that you care
Treasure each and every moment
Because to find true love is rare

- Connie Thomas Lugo

Opportunity

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill

Everyone has a chance to be Successful

People often handle life as they do bad weather.
They while away the time waiting for it to stop.
Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.

Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it.
When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.

The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.

When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Words from Rose

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY -----------------------------Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.-- Elizabeth Stone

Dedicated in Memory of my NANA!!!!!!!!!!! Miss you Holidays are Coming

Words from Rose

Life Is What You Make Of It

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but you.

You must choose the thoughts and actions that will lead you on to success.
You must set your own standards.

Nothing meaningful happens by itself.
It will all come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own efforts.

Only you can hold yourself back, or stand in your own way.
Only you can help yourself.

Not in time, place or circumstances, but in you lies success.

love

Love just doesn't just sit there, like a stone,
it has to be made like bread, remade all the
time, made new.

~ Ursula Le Guin

Hope

Psalm 34:19

19 A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;

Proverbs 2:7

7 He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless

Psalm 5:12

12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalm 9:9

9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Motivation - Excellence

There's no such thing as perfection. But, in striving for
perfection, we can achieve excellence.

~ Vince Lombardi

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to
be done, it's always your choice.

~ Wayne Dyer

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit.

~ Aristotle

A time to talk - Frost

A Time to Talk

When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am, 'What is it?'
No, not as there is a time talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.

Robert Lee Frost

Balances




in life
one is always
balancing

like we juggle our mothers
against our fathers

or one teacher
against another
(only to balance our grade average)

3 grains of salt
to one ounce truth

our sweet black essence
or the funky honkies down the street

and lately i've begun wondering
if you're trying to tell me something

we used to talk all night
and do things alone together

and i've begun

(as a reaction to a feeling)
to balance
the pleasure of loneliness
against the pain
of loving you

Nikki Giovanni

Maya Angelou

I've learned ppl will forget what u said, ppl will forget what u did, but ppl will never forget how u made them feel. -maya angelou

Road Less Traveled - Frost..Love this poem

ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference


Robert Frost

Words from Rose

YOUR SUCCESS IS A MATTER OF EXPECTATION

You must first expect to succeed if you want to succeed.
When you expect good things to happen, strangely enough, they will happen.
Expectation energizes your goals and gives them momentum.

Your life will always respond to your outlook, so set your goals high.
The dreams you choose to believe in will come to be.

You can't expect to succeed beyond your wildest expectations unless you begin with some pretty wild expectation

Words from Rose

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY -----------------------------Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.-- Thomas Paine (1737-1809) British-American Writer

3 passions

Bertrand Russell:

Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

Watching the Sunrise - Lew Duffey

Watching the Sunrise



From where I live you never really see the early morning sun rising in the air.

You see it a little later once it lifts up above the mountains and peeks at you from there.

You will not see it’s orange and yellows that are so beautiful to contemplate

You see a sun that is white and warm and to harsh to watch in my home state.

But, I have seen the same sun as it rises over the sea.

It paints the air and colors the water as its rays bounce across to greet me.

The sky around the sun is orange and the colors of the ocean deep and wide

Are renewed as something beautiful as the sun glances at us from the side.

But later as the sun raises up higher in the skies

I dare not look directly at it for it can blind my eyes.

God is like that, you know, he gives a moment of praise

As we gaze upon his glory as we start each of our days.

But, much of what we see we see with blind and honest faith sublime.

For those precious moments when we see him will not last a very long time.

If only we could understand that we can see him everywhere

He is in the land and sea and he is in the tree, in fact, he is everywhere.

This may come as a surprise to you but if you want a glimpse of God

Simply look inside your heart, God is there deep down inside.

He created man to be in his own image this is a fact that’s true .

So we should know that a part of God is there, within me and you.

Don’t walk away from eternal life for it is the one true treasure.

It is the source of a greater joy than man can ever measure.

Very Simple and True Statements

Teachings of Gautam Buddha

On Judgmental People:
People with opinions just go around bothering each other.

On Anger:
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

On Truth:
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

On Anger:
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

On Work:
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.

On Friends:
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

On Love:
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

On Envy:
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

On Good Deeds:
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

On Thought:
The mind is everything. What you think you become.

On Gratitude:
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.

On Hatred:
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Spiritual Quotes

Inspiration

Becky Laird
By living fully, recognizing that all we do is by His power, we honor God; He in turn blesses us.

Frederick Buechner
Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.

Charles Wesley
Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.

Thomas R Kelly
For God Himself works in our souls, in the deepest depths, taking increasing control as we are progressively willing to be prepared for His wonder.

Augustine
For what is faith unless it is to believe what you do not see?

.............love

Love is as much of an object as an obsession, everybody wants it, everybody seeks it, but few ever achieve it, those who do will cherish it, be lost in it, and among all, never... never forget it.
Curtis Judalet

Flesh is strong....

“Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.”-Mark Twain

Encouragement

Experience is not what happens to you;
it is what you do with what happens to you.
-Aldous Huxley


Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
-Henry David Thoreau

Beauty

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness

Samuel Johnson
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

Mark Twain
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one—keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.

Charles Schulz
Happiness is a warm puppy.

Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters.

Happiness - Aristole

Aristotle, In Philosophy
Happiness is something final and complete in itself, as being the aim and end of all practical activities whatever .... Happiness then we define as the active exercise of the mind in conformity with perfect goodness or virtue.

Words from unknown author

Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means moving on. It is one of the hardest things a person can do. Starting at birth, we grasp on to anything we can get our hands on, and hold on as if we will cease to exist when we let go. We feel that letting go is giving up, quitting, and that as we all know is cowardly. But as we grow older we are forced to change our way of thinking. We are forced to realize that letting go means accepting things that cannot be. It means maturing and moving on, no matter how hard you have to fight yourself to do so."

chaucer on Love

For there is one thing I can safely say: that those bound by love must obey each other if they are to keep company long. Love will not be constrained by mastery; when mastery comes, the God of love at once beats his wings, and farewell -- he is gone. Love is a thing as free as any spirit; women naturally desire liberty, and not to be constrained like slaves; and so do men, if I shall tell the truth.

See who is the most patient in love; he has the greatest advantage. Patience is surely a great virtue, for it vanquished, as these scholars say, things that rigor would never manage. One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not. For certainly there is no one in the world who doesn't do or say something amiss. Anger, sickness, or planetary influences, wine, sorrow, or changing of disposition often causes one to do or speak amiss. One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance. And therefore a wise man, in order to live in comfort, promises his lady forbearance, and she wisely gives her promise to him.

from "The Franklin's Tale"

You have to renew Love everyday

Anais Nin:

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.

Tomorrow

Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day. (Sanskrit)

Words from Rose Cee - Courage

Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understand...ing; and that there is always tomorrow ... (Dorothy Thompson)

You Can Do it

"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable."

- Walt Disney



"Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradles. And how can we generate this imponderable quality, which is yet so invaluable most quickly? By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself."

- Virginia Woolf

Words from Rose Cee

To be admired for one's physical beauty is not so special, for it is nothing but vanity and flattery... To be loved for one's personality and character is admirable - that is a jewel worth holding onto and a treasure worth having forever... :) ...

Why not?

George Bernard Shaw:

Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?"

Courage - Alan Cohen

Alan Cohen:

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

Words from Leen

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.-Lou Holtz

Praise is what I do

The Storm

Words from Rosie

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY -----------------------------It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.-- Herodotus (485 - 425BC) Greek Historian

Blessed ....We are Blessed

FOR EVERYONE.............

Sometimes we look and wonder why things happen? It is the Grace of God that protects us!!

Will you be Ready?

Your Holy Name

Understandig Obstacles

“Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals. Beware when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem... Problems are like landmarks of progress.”

Scott Alexander quotes

Words from Sherry

Today's Quote: "Happy days are made by happy people. Happy people are made by CHOICE. Each day CHOOSE to be happy. Start by counting you're blessings!!!

Words from Rosie

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY -----------------------------The greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising up every time we fall.-- Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher

Words from Zoila

I stretch forth beyond the norm..
And it began tumbling down-
I didn't want to pressed forth
and it was tumbling down
Fear overtook me and he said it's gonna be alright
Yet it was tumbling down
And I seek counsel
And he said 'don't worry '
Yet it all came tumbling down

Courage

Lao-Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Dreams

Henry David Thoreau
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.

Words from Rosie

OPPORTUNITY APPEARS WHEN YOU ARE READY: Chance is turned into good fortune by successful people.You are surrounded by all kinds of opportunity.Luck is being at the right place at the right time. Taking advantage of an opportunity is always under your... control.When you are mentally prepared the right opportunity will present itself.Talent alone won't make you successful.
Neither will being at the right place at the right time unless you are ready.When the student is ready, the teacher appears
© Copyright 2008 www.yourdailymotivation.com

Please Read the Article and Pray

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/28/obama-facebook-poll-asks_n_301860.html


The next statement I must make is ....often times Men in history understand and are willing to pay the price ....few have given their life....so rather he will be a Good or Bad President only time will tell.. The country was / is in an uproar and a lot of US have abused it....Now it is time for the ... Read Morelaws of economic and nature ...to right themselves...with all of this said...PRESIDENT OBAMA BEING PRESIDENT IS A LOT BIGGER THAN THE PRESIDENCY....and there in is the cause of Hatred!!!!!!! It was okay when Jackie Robinson came...sports is ok...you can ride the bus... you can even be my boss, doctor or lawyer...but let you be PRESIDENT OF THE LARGEST MOST POWERFUL NATION IN THE WORLD........Herein is the issue and the problem! GOD BLESS OBAMA from a conservative Nixon Fan!!!!

Words from Vince Calhoun

Surround yourselves with people who will not allow you to operate in Sin. They become your conscience when temptation seeks control.

Good Ol' Ben

"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame."-Benjamin Franklin

Newton...Had it right

Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, if one object exerts a force on a second object, the second exerts an equal and oppositely directed force on the first one.


Otherwise..What you do has consequences!! Didn't Yo MAMMA tell you that!

Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/physics-newtons-laws-of-motion.html#ixzz0SPeKqVSu

Words from Rosie

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.-- Michel de Montaigne

Words from Rodney

Every one is this world is a teacher some teach me what to do and others teach me what not to do...Process of elimination,Power rules,Knowledge is a key maker.

Keeping Focused

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing you be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Words from Kathy Wilson

“Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offense. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and endurance. In a word, there ...are three things that last forever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of them all is love.”

Words from Daina

"If you always do what you've always done, you will (more...) always get what you've always gotten. Different actions produce different results. Take some risks and create the lifestyle , career and relationship(s) that you have always... dreamed of having. Remember, F.E.A.R. is False Evidence Appearing Real. Take action and make your dreams happen."

Blessed ....We are Blessed

From the Home Girls...DTOWN...Sing Girls

We need a Word

Killing Innovation

The cold, hard reality is that companies’ efforts will often fail. The silver lining? If an organization learns to fail fast, a few knocks here and there can provide invaluable learning experiences—and important fodder for the innovation cycle. Bottom line: Tolerating failure is vital to creating an innovative work culture.
– Tom Koulopoulos » Blog » Top 10 Ways to Kill Innovation

Words from Rosie

Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.-- George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist

Words from Vince Calhoun

Don’t submit to the breakdown, commit to the breakthrough. Are you tired of the temporary solutions to your issues? Don’t you know that God is not a temporary God. He desires to give you permanent relief. The Bible declares in Psalms 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. If you can just hold on, you can and will see the manifestation of God’s power

Entrepreneurs

Real entrepreneurs cut through the hype - they know what is essential. Their sense of pride doesn’t come from who they know or what others think - it comes from making a contribution and creating value. They will do it their own way - which won’t include wads of cash from outsiders. They figure out how to do more with less by using their brains, guts, and sweat. Disruptive new entrants that topple giants belong to determined, frugal and independent minded entrepreneurs - and in their minds, the true stars are the customers they serve and their tireless co-workers who help turn dreams into realities.
– Altos Ventures Musings: Cargo Cult Capital

Laughter (from Rose Cee - facebook buddy)

What is laughter? A device that can be use to diffuse any given situation. It destroys all negativity. Laugh with someone and you create a bond. Laugh alone and you connect with your soul. Can anyone laugh and hate at the same instant?? Laughter, carry it with care. It is invaluable...

Battles and Struggles

For those in Battles and Struggles - no matter what type

If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War

Usage

Nature gave men two ends - one to sit on and one to think with. Ever since then man's success or failure has been dependent on the one he used most. ~George R. Kirkpatrick

be strong

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31:6

God

"I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed." - Maya Angelou

God

"I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed." - Maya Angelou

Dreams

Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey

Motivation - President Theodore Roosevelt

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Words from Vince Calhoun - Sanctuary

There is Help in the Sanctuary -The Bible declares in Psalms 121:1-2 - I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. The help you desire only comes from above. God is ready and willing to help you. He knows what you stand in need of. He knows what you need, when... Read More you need it. Yes, it gets difficult at times. Yes, there are days of stress and strain. Yes, there are times when you wonder, Where Can I Find Help? Today, allow no job, no friend, no family member, no church member, no past mistakes, no financial setback or no lie about you to steal your joy or destroy your relationship with the Lord. Your Helper is prepared to help you. Always remember that with GOD; No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Be Blessed.
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Struggle

Sherry Miller (Facebook Friend) Today's Quote: "stop struggling to make things happen, give life space to work out & it will bring you the rewards for all that hard work now"

Let me seek always for Understanding

Let me seek always for understanding...
Let me seek always for understanding, never tiring of the quest for rational underpinnings in the workings of the universe; and all that I cannot understand, may I regard with divine wonder, even as I guard the hope that this, too, may someday be tamed by reason.


Source: www.wisdomcommons.org

Faith - Given by Al Diaz, (Facebook friend)

“The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.” - Henry David Thoreau

TD Jakes - Good Morning

A Good Cigar

"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle."
George Burns

Socrates

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be. -- Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher

Best Years

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own...You realize that you control your own destiny" Albert Ellis

Words from Vince Calhoun

Are you continuously losing the battle of life? Struggling just to make it? If so answer this. Have you given your all to the Lord? Have you released everything in the hands of the Lord? I mean everything, your family, your friends, your finance...s, etc. Everything!!! Have you freely submitted your will to the Lord’s will? If so then there is hope......

No matter how impossible things appear right now, God fights the battles for His children. You are victorious, but do you realize it? Many people walk in “unrealized” victory. Realize your victory, pick of your bed, and walk.

Honey - Dale Carnegie

Awesome quote provided by Rosie Everson ............ If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. --Dale Carnegie

Success - Conrad Hilton - provided by Al Diaz (FB Friend)

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't QUIT!" ............ Conrad Hilton

Champion - Jack Dempsey

A champion is someone who gets up,
even when he can't.

- Jack Dempsey -

Friends - Flavia Weedn

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to
new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints
on our hearts, and we are never ever the same.

- Flavia Weedn -

A Special Lady - Sandeep Kumar

special lady




you are the one and only,
lover in my dreams
.
i have a dream for you,
my special lady!
love is before me.
love is after me.

if you would be the ray of star in the sky.
i would be the eye waiting for you on this earth.

i was in dreams and forgot the reality,
that space is too far.
with the increase of distance love too increases.
whoever said that, had sad for me.

i am the cold season
.
you are the cold winds.
you come like words in the air.

you are the black clouds.
i am the small hut.
will you come damaging like a flood?

atleast come to my dreams.
i promise not to wake up from my sleep
.

sandeep kumar

Manuel Alcantara - en aquel tiempo

En aquel tiempo

Yo tuve el corazón capaz de lluvia.
Ocurría febrero con sus alas
y el tiempo digital nos puso juntas
las manos y los ojos y los cuerpos:
toda la tierra que el amor excusa.

Igual que el viento en las banderas altas
se comportó en nosotros esta música.

Me fui quedando acompañado y cierto,
entendido en los bosques de mi jungla,
leñador orgulloso de raíces
que no debieron nunca estar ocultas.
Lo de siempre se puso a ser distinto:
el mar entero cupo en una urna,
el hielo de los vasos provenía
de una lejana nieve, nuestra y única,
mis manos migratorias se quedaron
a vivir en tu tierra más profunda
y en mi boca, de siempre descontenta,
dimitían de pronto las preguntas.

Presenciadas por dos cambian las torres,
la muerte aplaza sus gestiones últimas
y estar vivo se agita y condecora.
La muerte debe ser como un espejo
donde uno mira y mira sin ver nunca.
Ven cerca. Más. Que entre los dos no quepa
ninguna muerte ni ninguna duda.
Te hablo desde febrero y desde siempre:
sabemos del amor por lo que alumbra,
por lo que tuerce y acrecienta y rige,
por su forma de andar en la penumbra...
Y así, sobre semanas perseguidas
izamos con esfuerzo nuestra alma

Rose - word from Lynn

As a Rose absorbs the nutrients it feeds on and as it thrives to see the sun as it must to survive...... the Rose becomes more beautiful and in turn will provide sunshine to those who can behold it's beauty. Fortunate is the Man who can see the ......Rose within a Woman. Blessed is the man who this Woman holds to be her nutrient, her sunshine

Positive Words - Rosie Everson

When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. -- Arland Gilbert

Words from Vince Calhoun

Do you realize there is a war going on between the Spirit Man and the Fleshly Man? You must allow your spirit man to overtake your fleshly man. Your spirit man enables you to see and hear from the Lord clearly, while your fleshly man operates accord...ing to the concerns and threats of the world. Your spirit man operates in obedience to the Lord, but your fleshly (worldly) man desires to please people.

Leap on faith

Rosie Everson (Friend on FB posed)...Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to "jump at the Sun." We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. -- Zora Neale Hurston (1903-1960) American Writer

Success - Great Quotes worth seeing and saving

Hero - Nice Compilation

Motivation for today

O Amor que vem de Ti

O Amor que vem de Ti...
Autora: Fanny Costa


O amor que vem de ti...
traz-me a frescura das primaveras em flor
perfumes de mistério, brisas de carícias
que me invadem os sentidos em ternas delicias.



O amor que vem de ti...
tem o sorriso das estrelas cintilantes de alegria,
pedacinhos de luar que me vestem o olhar...
e me ensinam o autêntico sentido da palavra amar.

O amor que vem de ti...
é a poesia pura da vida que me inebria,
versos de rosas encantadas que me extasiam,
emoções plenas e cristalinas em suave harmonia.



O amor que vem de ti...
é ventania que sacode a razão dos meus sentidos,
é fogo que incendeia meu corpo de desejo, de prazer,
é querer-te na solidão dos meus ardentes alvoreceres...

O amor que vem de ti...
lembra a sinfonia das harpas dos meus devaneios,
melodia divina que entoa na voz da mesma saudade
unida nas intersecções silenciosas dos nossos anseios.

Museo Romantico - Maria Beneyto

Museo romántico

Dama desconocida. Esquivel.
(Me hace daño
la luz.)
A ella, no. A ella
la protege, la inventa,
falsifica
las fases sucesivas
de su inmovilidad.
La trae
hacia el televisor
donde quiere asomar sombras,
residuos,
restos de lluvia, manos
inactivas,
huidas que se acercan,
tiempo, nube, oquedades,
silencios que alguien lleva en grito,
o simplemente músicas perdidas
y olvidadas.

Románticas blondas. Abanicos que huyen
-no abanicos no, son golondrinas
que exhiben plumón y ala- rozan
la fiebre del latido.
Dama en negro (travestida tal vez
de golondrina)
asomada al pequeño barandal del aire
para no ser jamás.

Desesperado
el alarido se estremece,
se re inventa la tristeza,
se suicidan las ansias de vivir
de tanto querer ser y no ser vida...

El museo te guarda, dama angélica,
que huyes de ti misma, que no quieres
ser mujer, sino extraña
forma de lo imposible,
isleña de ti misma,
rodeada
de semáforos tuertos
y asfaltos que te ignoran.

Ausencia - Manuel Machado

Ausencia

No tienes quien te bese
tus labios de grana,
Ni quien tu cintura elástica estreche,
dice tu mirada.

No tienes quien hunda
Las manos amantes
en tu pelo hermoso, y a tus ojos negros
no se asoma nadie.

Dice tu mirada
que de noche, a solas,
suspiras y dices en la sombra tibia
las terribles cosas...

Las cosas de amores
que nadie ha escuchado,
esas que se dicen los que bien se quieren
a eso de las cuatro.

A eso de las cuatro
de la madrugada,
cuando invade un poco de frío la alcoba
y clarea el alba.

Cuando yo me acuesto,
fatigado y solo,
pensando en tus labios de grana, en tu pelo
y en tus ojos negros....

Success

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Faith

Hebrews 11:1
According to the writer of Hebrews, faith is made up of two things: surety in what we hope for and certainty in what we do not see.

Enjoyment

Rosie Everson (friend) sent this - Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. — Paul Goodman

Bravo ...Great Video and Motivation from Shaun Robinson

Rise Up

Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it."
Ezra 10:4

Love

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear ... "
1 John 4:18

Positive Words - Rosie Everson

Positive Quote of the Day Judgement comes from experience, and great judgement comes from bad experience. — Robert Packwood

Good Morning

if you woke up this morning breathing...it's a very good day. Don't take this blessing for granted. Have a positive and productive day.....from cousin Tony Tone

Happiness

Quote of the Day -- True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer - sent from Rosie Everson

Amor

Absoluto amor

Como una limpia mañana de besos morenos
cuando las plumas de la aurora comenzaron
a marcar iniciales en el cielo. Como recta
caída y amanecer perfecto.

Amada inmensa
como un violeta de cobalto puro
y la palabra clara del deseo.

Gota de anís en el crepúsculo
te amo con aquella esperanza del suicida poeta
que se meció en el mar
con la más grande de las perezas románticas.

Te miro así
como mirarían las violetas una mañana
ahogada en un rocío de recuerdos.

Es la primera vez que un absoluto amor de oro
hace rumbo en mis venas.

Así lo creo te amo
y un orgullo de plata me corre por el cuerpo.

Words from Vince Calhoun

It is time for us to be honest with others and ourselves. Stop trying to dress up what God is doing in your life. When people question how you received bountiful blessings, turn to them and say one thing … T.G.I.F. (The God I Follow) It is the God you follow that enables you to experience His abundance. My friend, be not deceived. Just because God is blessing you does not mean you are entitled to selfish ways

Words from Vince Calhoun

Always remember that we are just the vessel that God uses to bring forth His Word, but it is God that has the power. We are just to be obedient and God will help us. The Joy of the Lord is your strength.

HUSBANDS AND WIVES

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HUSBANDS AND WIVES

1 Corinthians 7:10-24
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=1+Corinthians+7:10-24

Dear Father, lover of families,

May husbands and wives both strive to satisfy the spiritual, mental, economic, emotional, and physical needs of the other so neither of them will ever be tempted to look to someone else for companionship.
Help them both to exercise perfect self-control, never giving Satan any opportunity to deceive them.

Father, grant that there may never be any rupture in their marriage relationship that would lead to quarreling, unfaithfulness, separation, or divorce. While one cannot take ultimate responsibility for the salvation of the other, help each of them to live for you before the other, building each other up. Because marriage is honorable in your eyes, help us to lead the life before you which you have assigned them in marriage.

Thank you for calling them to peace, peace with each other and with you. In the state they are in, let them remain there with you, living joyfully in the keeping of your commandments.

In the name of Jesus and by his authority I ask. Amen.

Family Relations

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FAMILY RELATIONS

1 Corinthians 7:1-7
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=1+Corinthians+7:1-7

Dear Father, third party to our marriage,

Thank you that in matters of family relations you have not left us uninformed. Thank you for your apostle Paul's instructions. Help me take all these to heart.

While it may have been better for me to remain unmarried and to have dedicated my life wholly to your service, I am married now, so please help me to fulfill all my vows and obligations to my wife and to freely give to her my love. Help me constantly to show affection to her and make her know that I love her. Give me the health, strength, and desire to fulfil her conjugal rights, understanding that I don't rule over my body, but that she does.
Please help her to reciprocate.

In the name of Jesus and by his authority I ask. Amen

Peace Be With You

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VERSE:
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

-- Philippians 4:9
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Philippians+4:9&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
As we seek to pass on the faith to our children, our friends, our younger spiritual "children" in the faith, we must remember Paul's example. He taught the truth; passed on the truth that had been revealed and passed on to him; he displayed that truth in his life; Paul then called on the people he was mentoring to put this truth into practice in their daily lives. This would enable them to fully experience the presence of God in their lives and find the peace that God so longs to give them.

PRAYER:
Father, help me be a better teacher in word and deed as I seek to influence those around me, those who need my help in their Christian walk, and those in my family seeking to grow in your grace. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Discipline in Love

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Discipline in Love
1 Corinthians 5:9-13

Dear Father, lover of righteousness and purity, Give us determination to keep your command not to associate with the immoral - not at all meaning the immoral of the world, the greedy and robbers, the idolaters, for then we would have to go out of the world - but not to associate with one who bears the name of a brother if that one is guilty of immorality or greed, or is an idolater, a reviler, a drunkard or robber - not even to eat with such a person.
You have called us to judge those inside the church, not outside of it. You, our God, judge those on the outside. May we keep your command to "Drive out the wicked person from among us," but not "quench a smoldering wick" or "break a bruised reed." May we oppose only those who willfully persist in their humiliation of you, your gospel, and your church, and even then may we do it only for the salvation and good of all.
In the name of Jesus I ask for wisdom in matters of discipline and for the loving spirit of the Savior himself. Amen.

Discipline in Truth

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DISCIPLINE IN TRUTH

1 Corinthians 5:1-8
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=1+Corinthians+5:1-8

Dear Father, who disciplines us for our own good,

Save your church from the sexual perversions that are taking place in our society. Let us show your love to sinners and show them how to receive forgiveness. But may we also say, as Jesus said, "Sin no more!"

Help us to exercise discipline, even to the removal of unrepentant members, delivering them over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh so that their spirits may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Help us not to cover up sin and then boast about our tolerance! For a little yeast can ferment a whole lump of dough!
Help us remove the leaven of sin, so that our churches may be like pure unleavened bread.

Since Christ, our passover lamb, has been sacrificed, let us celebrate the festival, not with the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

In the name of Jesus I ask for wisdom in matters of discipline and for the loving spirit of the Savior himself. Amen.

Foolish Things

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VERSE:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
-- 1 Corinthians 1:27
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=1+Corinthians+1:27&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
The Cross is such an offensive symbol when viewed in its most basic and raw form. For God to become human flesh and live among us is unbelievable enough. For God to be subject to the vagaries and rigors of mortality and human needs is unthinkable. For God to endure the indignities and inhumanities of the Cross is preposterous. But, that is the Gospel. What appears to be foolish, weak, and offensive has the power to re-make us and inspire us to unparalleled faith. When we come to the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus, we come to the impossible which was accomplished by God's grace for us and in us. Only God would bring us salvation in such a way.

PRAYER:
Holy and gracious Father, I know that the Cross may be silly to some people. I know that many people who wear the Cross as a symbol don't honor it. But Father, I confess that Jesus' willingness to go to the Cross for me is powerfully convicting and amazingly reassuring. Thank you for this gift of love and sacrifice of grace.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

Holy Spirit

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VERSE:
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
-- Romans 8:11
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+8:11&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
If we belong to Christ, we know the Spirit of God lives in us (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 6:19-20). Because of the Spirit's presence, we know that we are eternal! The Spirit is God's down payment guaranteeing that our future is with him (2 Cor. 1:21-22; 5:5).
What's more, even while we're living for Christ now, the Spirit gives us life in our physical bodies as we use them for God's glory (cf. Rom. 12:1).

PRAYER:
Father, animate my body with your Spirit so that what I do not only brings you glory, but it also reflects your character and grace. To you, O Father, be all the glory for your presence and power that is at work within me, your child. In Jesus' name. Amen.

THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS

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THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS

1 Corinthians 1:18-21
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=1+Corinthians+1:18-21

Dear Father, author of all true wisdom,

You have said, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will thwart."

Where is the wise man? Where is the debater of this age? I thank you, Father, that you made foolish the wisdom of this world.

For in the wisdom of your plan, mere "wisdom" has never enabled anyone to know you.

People were looking for something great, as they understood greatness. It pleased you, rather, by the "foolishness" of what we preach, to save all of us who put our trust in you and your manifested love.

May I never try to impress anyone with my wisdom. Instead let me impress them with my faith in your wisdom.

In the name of Jesus and by his wisdom and authority I ask these things. Amen.

A Holy Temple

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A HOLY TEMPLE

Romans 12:1-2
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+12:1-2

Dear Father, dweller of my temple,

Please give me the mind of Christ and make my body a temple of the spirit of holiness which is his.

Make me holy through and through. May my whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless by your power until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I trust you to do this because you are the one who has called me, and you are faithful. Your word says that you will do it!

By the authority of Jesus and in his name I ask for this growth in grace. Amen.

GOD'S RECONCILIATION

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Romans 11:33-36
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+11:33-36

Dear Father,

How great your mercy is! How deep your riches and wisdom and knowledge are! How unsearchable are your judgments! How inscrutable your ways!

No one can know your mind totally! No one can be your counsellor!
No one can give you a gift! Because from you and through you and to you are all things!

May my faith never falter, my belief never fail. Continue your process of reconciliation among all your people, Jews and Gentiles.

In the name of Jesus Christ, my Savior. Amen

Redemption

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WAITING FOR REDEMPTION

Romans 8:26-27
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+8:26-27

Dear Father, who knows my secrets,

Help me to wait patiently for my redemption. Thank you for giving me your Holy Spirit to make up for the inadequacies of my body and spirit. I know not how to pray as I should, so I praise you for your Spirit, who takes my inexpressible groanings and lifts them to the Lord Jesus, thus sharing in his intercession for me.

I thank you that the Holy Spirit searches out the remotest cranny of my heart, knows me in a way that I cannot even know myself, and expresses to you what I wish that I could say but cannot. How wonderful! How loving!

Thank you, Lord, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Hallelujah.
Amen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you again!

In the name of Jesus and with the support of your Spirit I come to you, with gratitude for doing these things. Amen.

Despair

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VERSE:
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

-- Psalm 22:5
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+22:5&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
This Psalm of despair, referred to by Jesus from the Cross, is also a Psalm of hope and faith. The history of God's faithfulness with his people Israel is an ongoing reminder that we can trust him to deliver us. While in our human reckoning of time God's answer may be slow in coming, his track record in history reminds us that he will answer, deliver, and bless his people in his time. In our worst of nightmares, we can be reminded that God is faithful and is attentive to our cries of despair, lament, grief, agony, and fear.

PRAYER:
I ask, dear Father, that you bless your people everywhere who find themselves in difficult situations. Empower them with your Spirit and bless them with a change for the better in their dire situation. Please hear the cries of your people and act swiftly for their protection, preservation, and vindication. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.