15 Things To Remember

(Thanks, Dad, for sending me this...)

1. Faith is the ability to not panic.
2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry.
3. As a child of God, prayer is kinda like calling home every day.
4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
5. Do the math. Count your blessings.
6. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
7. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
8. Laugh every day - it's like inn... read more

A Blessing Of Presence

May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter
the quiet immensity of your own presence.

May you have joy and peace in the temple of your own
senses.

May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers
beckon.

May you respond to the call of your gift
and find the courage to follow its path.

May the flame of anger free you from falsity.

May the warmth of your heart keep your presence a
flame and anxiety never linger about you.

May your... read more

To laugh often and much,
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends,
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded! -Emerson