Untitled -John Squadra If you listen, Not to the pages or preachers But to the smallest flower Growing from a crack In your heart, You will hear a great song Moving across a wide ocean Whose water is the music Connecting all the islands Of the universe together, And touching all You will feel it Touching you Around you... Embracing you With light. A Miracle To Me -author unknown As long as the ocean is wide Across the miles of sea, You will be someone special, A true miracle to me. As long as the mountains are high, As high as one can climb, You will be so dear to me, The best friend I can find. As long as the stars still twinkle Throughout the heavens above, You will be my bright reminder Of what it means to love. Do It Anyway -author unknown People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway A Single Rosebud -author unknown I got a dozen roses From a friend the other day, But I only have one left, For I gave them all away. I gave one to my sister Who to me is very dear, In hopes that it would bring to her A little floral cheer. I took one to a friend Who's not feeling very well, The flower or the visit - Which helped more, I could not tell. One went to another friend I haven't known for long, She struggles, so in some small way I hope it helps her carry on. The rest went to the ones Who've helped me in so many ways, They have been a cheerful presence On sad and dreary days. The roses were so pretty I just could not keep them all, Except one single rosebud Standing beautiful and tall. My friend gave me those flowers To help brighten up my day, But the biggest joy I found in them Was in giving them away! A Blessing In My Life -Rhonda Haynes God knew I needed a Blessing, So he sent you my way. God knows what my needs are and blesses me each Day. With your laugh, your smile, and in every deed you do, God Blessed My life with so much love; When HE blessed My life with YOU!!! Always Remember -author unknown Always remember to forget The things that made you sad But never forget to remember The things that made you glad. Always remember to forget The friends that proved untrue. But don't forget to remember Those that have stuck by you. Always remember to forget The troubles that have passed away. But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day. Sunshine Angel -author unknown Early in the morning When the sun begins to rise, A little sunshine angel Wakes up and rubs her eyes. She dresses up in sunshine, In glowing golden rays, And sets out on her wandering To brighten up our days. She touches every flower As it opens to the sun And spreads her warmth and happiness To bless us every one! Have a blessed sunshine day! Cookies -author unknown A woman was waiting At an airport one night With several long hours Before her flight. She hunted for a book In the airport shop, Bought a bag of cookies And found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book But happened to see, That the man sitting beside her, As bold as could be. Grabbed a cookie or two From the bag in between, Which she tried to ignore To avoid a scene. So she munched the cookies And watched the clock, As the gutsy cookie thief Diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated As the minutes ticked by, Thinking, "If I wasn't so nice, I would blacken his eye." With each cookie she took, He took one too, When only one was left, She wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, And a nervous laugh, He took the last cookie And broke it in half. He offered her half, As he ate the other, She snatched it from him And thought... ooh, brother! This guy has some nerve And he's also rude, Why he didn't even show Any gratitude! She had never known When she had been so galled, And sighed with relief When her flight was called. She gathered her belongings And headed to the gate, Refusing to look back At the thieving ingrate. She boarded the plane, And sank in her seat, Then she sought her book, Which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, She gasped with surprise, There was her bag of cookies, In front of her eyes. If mine are here, She moaned in despair, The others were his, And he tried to share. Too late to apologise, She realised with grief, That she was the rude one, The ingrate, the thief! How many times have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true...was not? "Always, Keep An Open Mind And An Open Heart, Because You Just Never Know..."