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Something to think about...
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Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly shouting...
Wow! What a ride!
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The thoughts of home will linger on...
Enjoy it while it last...
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Hoy or Manana for me
Are you packed already or what?
Not to worry just bring green
The beaches and the people
Cheers where everybody knows your name
Fly COPA to Panama
Feel the rush that sweeps
You are in Panama, life is good
Hasta la vista y Manana
Now drop that heavy load
Kick back a spell… relax your dogs
We have the best coffee
We serve it piping hot
Café Duran in yellow and black package
Just ask for Café Duran
El café that always satisfies
Cup after cup after cup
What are you doing now?
Siesta time is the big calling card
Life goes on until the very end
Copyright ©2004 Louis Joseph Barbier
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Reflections on this journey called Life
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I've learned, that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be some who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I've learned, that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned, that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned, that it's not what you have in your life but whom you have in your life that counts.
I've learned, that you can get by on charm for fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
I've learned, that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.
I've learned, that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned, that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned, that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I've learned, that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I've learned, that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned, that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned, that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned, that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I've learned, that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I've learned, that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I've learned, that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned, that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned, that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've learned, that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best of times.
I've learned, that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up again.
I've learned, that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned, that true friendship continues to grow; even over the longest distance… the same goes for true love.
I've learned, that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to do does not mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned, that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned, that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed all you tell them. Little kids will... you know.
I've learned, that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned, that our background and circumstances may influence who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned, that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.
I've learned, that just because two people argue it doesn't mean they don't love each other and just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned, that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned, that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with their selves go farther along in life.
I've learned, that the Paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.
I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned that writing, as well as talking can ease emotional pains.
---Author Unknown
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"We will all experience disappointments and crushing events somewhere along the way, setbacks for which there is no "reason"; no one to blame. It might be a disease; it might be injury; it might be an accident; it might be losing a loved one; it might be getting swept away in a political shake up; it might be getting shot down over Vietnam and thrown into a POW camp for 8 years. What separates people, is not the presence or absence of difficulties, but how they deal with the inevitable difficulties of life."
------- James Stockdale
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