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"Soar Like an Eagle"

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is
approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly
to some high spot and wait for the winds to come.

When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the
wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.
While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring
above it.

The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses
the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds
that bring the storm. When the storms of life come
upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can
rise above them by setting our minds and our belief
toward God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We
can allow God's power to lift us above them.
   
God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that
bring sickness, tragedy, failure and  disappointment
in our lives. We can soar above the storm.

Remember, if we are really honest to ourselves,
it is not the burdens of life that weigh us
down, it is how we handle them.

-Unknown-

 

You and I

By Deanne Laura Pool

 

Relationships are never

easy, and you and I

have had our share

of struggling and troubled

times, but together we

made it.

 

Together, we cared enough

to face our problems;

we loved enough not to

let go…

 

What we have together is even stronger

because of all we’ve been through,

all we’ve struggled with.

I sometimes worry about the future,

but with you by my side

the future seems much brighter ~

the present more precious,

more meaningful.

 

We need the tears to appreciate the laughter;

we must share our problems to realize

how much we truly need each other ~

to give our love the chance to expand,

to strengthen, to endure.

 

We deserve nothing less than a love

that will remain through all aspects

of our lives.

Together, we will face all obstacles

with confidence

because we already know our relationship

can endure even the worst of times,

as long as we love ~ share ~

and stay together.

Try and Try © By David Cook

I have always seen life for what it really is.
Ever since I was a child growing up, hard times are all I know.

I had to sit back and watch my mother work from sunset to sundown.
I had to sit back and watch my mother work herself to her grave.

Nothing ever came easy for her.
She always had a heart and kept a smile on her face.

Life is like a newborn baby struggling to come out of its mother's womb,
life is a struggle true enough, but after all the struggling you have done,

and after all the hell you have been through, there is success.
Life is nothing but a big struggle, but just keep the faith and focus on your goals.

Don't let life beat you or you will be walking around like zombies.
Keep on pushing, keep on trying, life can be whatever you make it to be.

But life can also be a bowl of cherries with whip cream and apple pie.
I say this again; life is what you make of it.

You can achieve or conquer anything it throws at you,
you can't quit or give up, you have got to keep on working,

look higher some way, some how you are going to make it.

http://www.support4change.com/flash/index.htm

might need a box of tissues for this one.......

Love has never been about the genes,
But about beauty, and unforgiving grace.
The wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus
Had nothing in her heart but wrenching joy. Oh, yes, of course, love also is a means,
Serving the survival of the race.
But more, it is a longing that redeems us,
An end itself no ending can destroy.

And so it is with mothers who love children
Not of their flesh, but of their nurturing.
The origin fades, the years of love remain
Vivid in the background of a life.

For Rome, the wolf will always be its kindred,
Ancestor who took fate's offering
And made it hers through sacrifice and pain,
The legacy that would her long days light.

DOMENICO SCARLLATI

This is a thought my husbands head boss said to him to think about:

"we have another 60 years together so dont let 6 months  ruin it"

If you really truely love each other, despite what kind of situation you are at and you think things can never get any better, have a think of this thought and look deep down in your heart and believe. Marriage is sacred and if there is a slightest chance things will work out, grab the opportunity, as you never know... 6 months is nothing if you really both believe you have another 60 years together. Learning and growing is a process that will never end. And in my situation, I cant believe my husband and i overcome so much, we learn from our mistakes and in a way it has made us a better person...

I Am Your Friend poetry

You may not have ever seen me
But you know that I am here.
You can feel me in your heart
As you enter each new day.

I will always be there for you
I am your friend.

Someone to share the good times
As well as the bad.
I make no judgments by what you say
I just listen with my heart and
Hope to be of help in anyway I can.

I will be there for you now and forever
And always please remember
I am your friend!

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Ignorance

 

Don't wanna read the paper
I don't like bad news
Last night a man got shot
Outside the house of blues
I'd like to ignore it
I'd like to just pretend
That the reason for it
Is something I can comprehend

I don't listen to the radio
Last time it made me cry
Two boys went crazy
Fifteen kids died
And I don't know their families
I don't ask 'em how they're going
They're on the other side of the world
But it's way too close to home

I've got something to say
And I thought it might be worth a
mention
If you're not pissed off at the world
Then you're just not paying attention
And you can turn off the TV
And go about your day
But just 'cos you don't see it
It don't mean its gone away hey

We don't talk to our neighbours
They've got funny coloured skin
We see 'em out on the sidewalk
But we don't invite 'em in
We only eat when we're hungry
And we throw the rest away
While babies in Cambodia
Are starving everyday

We risk our lives
We hit our wives
We act like everything is funny
We hide our pain
While we go insane
We sell our souls for money
We curse our mums
We build our bombs
We make our children cry
We watch the band
While Vietnam
Just watch their children die

 Kasey Chambers