(I was touched by something I heard online about cancer patients and their families, and as I thought about the strength it must take for a cancer patient and their families to go through such a challenge, these were the thoughts that came to my mind.) Cancer? I may not have Strength Health Energy Time……
To those of you who seem so sure of yourselves… Think again: You may know some things, but you don’t know everything. To those of you who don’t seem to be sure of things… Don’t despair: You may not know everything, but you know something. So learn to be taught For you may discover something…
It’s hard to teach a child Who already “knows everything”. -Oh, I know that. -I already know that. -I know! I know! -Yeah, I know. It’s equally hard To teach a child Who doesn’t want to know anything. -It’s too hard! -It’s too confusing. -It’s too tedious. Too boring. -It’s too much effort. -I don’t…
My bubble of time is very short with you. It’s fragile, thin, …aaand POP! It’s through. My bubble of time is My bubble of remembrance, too. And that is a very small bubble, I’m tellin’ you. It seems that as you floated into my life You were meant to float away, too, And I fear…
More times than not, You’ll win hearts by being humble and teachable than by being right. Especially when your Mother is talking to you. And your Father. And God. Because when you show that you’re willing to listen to their counsel, no matter how right you may consider you to be, they will be delighted…
OpportunitiesAre windowsAnd doorsOf action. They can beSelf-serving orSelf-giving.We show who we areBy the directionWe choose. OpportunitiesMay present themselvesOpenly, easily…But othersMust be soughtIn the cracks and crevicesOf timeOf circumstanceOf relationshipsOf self. Learn to discernOpportunities that come openlyAnd those that don’t.Those that are manipulatedAnd those that come naturally.Those that serve selfishlyAnd those that point to generosity.Opportunities for…
Send that note To the friend You’ve been neglecting; Give your child a hug; Give your parents a hug; Say “I love you” more; Always express your thanks. Never let a problem To be solved Become more important Than a person To be loved. Friends move away, Children grow up, Loved ones pass on. It’s…
Welcome Sunshine! How I love your warmth.. How it comforts me. It lifts me out of cold And brightens my view. It energizes my spirit, And brings life to my limbs. It sheds assurance and clarity From the clouds and fog Of mind, heart, and day. Sunshine, you enlighten me, You show me The truth,…
A helping hand To a friend in need: ‘Tis a softened heart Of a Friend, indeed. To reach out from My self-absorbed view… Not just “look out for me” But “look out for you”. To offer a hand When your going gets tough The Helping Hands that Lift Restore Rebuild And more Are hands of…
Each choice has a DECISION –Your Will is “Mine” or “Thine”? Each decision has a COMMITMENT –Your Heart is on the line Each commitment has an ACTION –Your Works are what you show Each action has a CONSEQUENCE –Can’t change or control it, y’know. Each Consequence has a DESTINATION –For how we choose shows what…
You may have heard… Quitters never win and Winners never quit. But have you also heard… Quitters never quit…whining And Winners quit…their whining. Just sayin’…
Perfection is enough…but Perfectionism is too much. Perfection is completeness…but Perfectionism demands flawlessness. Perfection inspires your best, but makes room for failure… Perfectionism compares you to be better than the other, Intolerant of any failure. Perfection highlights your strengths While including your flaws… Perfectionism overemphasizes your strengths And tries to hide your flaws. Perfection takes…
Don’t ever cross A Duck and a Stork Or else, what’ll happen? You’ll get Stuck with a Dork. Watch out for those who twist words For they can turn Serious into Absurd, Turn anything Clear into Blurred, Make anything Said…Unheard. Some are funny on the spot Spinning puns on the dot Working words quite a…
Don’t just “Set an example”… ‘cuz your Actions can’t be heard. How about… “Teach…with examples… And you are the Example”? How about… “Be the Example”? Of what, though? An example of Bad-ness? or of Good-ness? A voice of boldness where others seem to shrink? An anchor of virtue In shifting sands of values? One who…
Jesus Christ lived…a perfect life…for us. Jesus Christ lived…again…after death…for our sake. Jesus Christ lives…for us…still. Would we live…for Christ…now? Would we live…renewed again… After returning from our wayward ways…to Him? Would we live…willing…to represent Him… As his hands, his words, his deeds, his Love? He gave His life…before death, and after…for us. Would we…
Take a moment to notice the Beautiful inside someone today: Within each caterpillar, A butterfly awaits. Within each twig, each log, each lowly stick, A fire resides. Within each tug of a child Lies a memory in waiting. Behind every darkened mountainpeak, A sun rise emerges. Within a lonely soul Is a moment for us…
People are created To be loved. Things are created To be used. The Problem We have today is that Things are loved and People are used. Go back: Just Use Things, And Love People. The LDS Lamplighter
Ask the Aged What they’ve learned… And you will get The Lesson of a Lifetime From a lifetime of lessons, Wisdom from Successes And Mistakes Of their own, and others’, too; Ask the Prophet and Apostles, These Aged Men Of God, What they’ve learned… And you will get The Lesson of a Lifetime From a…
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