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Live
Well.....Laugh Often.....Love Much
"A Family History is Proof We
Have Lived"
Your name
You got it from your father, it
was all he had to give,
so it's yours to keep and cherish
for as long as you shall live,
It was clean the day he got it,
& a worthy name to bear,
When he got it from his father,
there was no dishonor there,
So protect and guard it safely,
for when all is said and done,
You'll be proud the name is
spotless when you give it to your
son.
-author unknown
Everyday
thanksgiving
Even
though I clutch my blanket and
growl when the alarm
rings,
thank you, Lord, that I can hear.
There are many
who
are deaf.
Even
though I keep my eyes closed
against the morning
light
as long as possible, thank you,
Lord, that I can
see.
Many are blind.
Even
though I huddle in my bed and put
off rising, thank
you,
Lord, that I have the strength to
rise. There are
many
who are bedridden.
Even
though the first hour of my day is
hectic, when
socks
are lost, toast is burned and
tempers are short, my
children
are so loud thank
you,
Lord, for my family. There are
many who are lonely.
Even
though our breakfast table never
looks like the
pictures
in magazines and the menu is at
times unbalanced, thank
you,
Lord, for the food we have. There
are many who are hungry.
Even
though the routine of my job is
often monotonous,
thank
you, Lord, for the opportunity to
work. There are many who have no
job.
Even
though I grumble and bemoan my
fate from day to day
and
wish my circumstances were not so
modest, thank you,
Lord,
for life.
I've
learned -
that
you cannot make someone love you.
All
you can do is
be
someone 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
who you have in your life that
counts.
I've
learned -
that
you can get by on charm
for
about 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 time.
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.
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.
Same
goes for true love.
I've
learned -
that
just because someone doesn't love
you
the
way you want them to doesn't 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 it.
I've
learned -
that
your family won't always
be
there for you. It may seem funny,
but
people you aren't related to
can
take care of you and love you
and
teach you to trust people again.
Families
aren't biological.
I've
learned -
that
no matter how good a friend is,
they're
going to hurt you
every
once in a while
and
you must forgive them for that.
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
no matter how bad
your
heart is broken
the
world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've
learned -
that
our background and circumstances
may
have influenced 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
sometimes you have to put
the
individual ahead of their actions.
I've
learned -
that
we don't have to change friends
if
we understand that friends change.
I've
learned -
that
you shouldn't be so
eager
to find out a secret.
It
could change your life forever.
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 themselves
get
farther in life.
I've
learned -
that
no matter how many friends you
have,
if
you are their pillar you will feel
lonely
and
lost at the times you need them
most.
I've
learned -
that
your life can be changed
in
a matter of hours
by
people who don't even know you.
I've
learned -
that
even when you think
you
have no more to give,
when
a friend cries out to you,
you
will find the strength to help.
I've
learned -
that
writing, as well as talking,
can
ease emotional pains.
I've
learned -
that
the paradigm we live in
is
not all that is offered to us.
I've
learned -
that
credentials on the wall
do
not make you a decent human being.
I've
learned -
that
the people you care most about in
life
are
taken from you too soon.
I've
learned -
that
although the word "love"
can
have many different meanings,
it
loses value when overly used.
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.
And
always remember:
If
you think you
are
beaten, you are;
If
you think you
dare
not, you don't;
If
you'd like to win,
but
think you'll
lose,
you're lost.
For
out in the world
we
find success begins
with
a person's faith;
It's
all in the
state
of mind.
Life's
battle
don't
always go
to
the stronger
or
faster hand;
They
go to the one
who
trusts in God
and
always thinks
"I
can."
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