Pursuit Of Happiness

Five Ingredients of Happiness By James Delrojo Happiness is different things to different people but there are common threads that run through the achievement of happiness for most people. These threads can be broken down into five ingredients. If you have all five of these you will be happy 1. Gratitude...

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Versatile Blogger Award

A big, big thank you to Jo Frances of Over40 Style for this award. It's awesome to come back to more comments and readers! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ But before I turn this into a complete acceptance speech,...

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What I Have To Give You

Author Unknown To be honest with you, I do not have the words to make you feel better - But I do have arms to give you a hug - I have ears to listen to anything you want to talk about - I have eyes to see the pain you are going through - I have feet, to walk to you the minute you need me - And I...

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If You Love Her Enough

By Bill Walls My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that young men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them. For instance who to trust, how to care for others, and how to live life to the fullest. Recently, John lost his wife Janet. For eight years she fought...

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Don't Tell Me

By Pandora Poikilos Don't tell me This is love Tell me instead, Where we were you When I needed you most? Don't tell me About all the countable ways I've hurt you Tell me instead, Why did you rob My childhood from me? Don't tell me This is letting go Tell me instead, That you accept me Just...

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Peas & Carrots

By Pandora Poikilos Maybe it was my recent posting by Bill Walls (If You Love Her Enough) which got my wheels turning to write this or maybe I just realised it was time for me to say this as I got closer to 'the day'. For those who've been reading the other postings know that Peas & Carrots refers...

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MRI - Pre Surgery

I had been all set to make my first attempt at making Carbonara.Unfortunately, the MRI I had to do earlier in the day turned out a little different that it was supposed to. Because the MRI is to be used during the surgery, it came with a particular 'protocol' that included dye being injected into me....

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The Secret Of Happiness

By Steve Brunkhorst The old man shuffled slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted, and shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty cane with each unhurried step. His tattered cloth jacket, patched trousers, worn out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning...

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Believing

Author Unknown A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend's sermons, but he heard them often. One night the diver...

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Information Please

When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother used to talk...

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Now I Know

By Alice Kerr Now I know I never knew, when you lost your child, What you were going through. I wasn't there, I stayed away, I just deserted you. I didn't know the words to say, I didn't know the things to do. I think your pain so frightened me, I didn't know how to comfort you. And then one day...

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Does God Still Speak to People?

Author Unknown A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?" After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed...

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Only One Childhood

Author Unknown I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make believe little friend And I'll never forget the words she said, even though it was pretend. She said, "Suzie's in the corner...

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Useless Life

Author Unknown A farmer got so old that he couldn't work the fields anymore. So he would spend the day just sitting on the porch. His son, still working the farm, would look up from time to time and see his father sitting there. "He's of no use any more," the son thought to himself, "he doesn't do...

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A Coupon Called Hope

By Pandora Poikilos As surgery looms even closer, my thoughts drift from past to present to future and then sometimes I get jumbled up between all three wondering why I have so many questions and so little answers. Yet, I know the best thing to do is to have faith and hope in the knowledge that everything...

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New Girls! New Girls!

By Richard Greenberg(NBC News producer)Intellectually, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I offered to go undercover to document the child sex trade in Cambodia. Emotionally, I didn’t have a clue.Our technical whiz and cameraman, Mitchell Wagenberg, and I didn’t really have time to think about...

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A Prayer

By Max Ehrmann Let me do my work each day; and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. May I still remember the bright hours that found me walking over the silent hills of my childhood, or dreaming on the margin...

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No God

Author Unknown A college student was in a philosophy class, where there was a class discussion about whether or not God exists, The professor had the following logic: "Has anyone in this class heard God?" Nobody spoke. "Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke. "Has anyone in this...

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What Matters Most

By Eisie Perera It isn't the size of your house as such That matters so much at all. It's the gentle hand and its loving touch, That make it great or small. The friends who come and the hour they Who out of your house depart, Will judge it not by the style you show, But rather by the size of your...

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Are You Blessed?

Author Unknown If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation...you are ahead of 500...

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Be Happy In The Next 30 Minutes

9 Things You Can Do To Be Happy In The Next 30 Minutes Surprising ways to instantly improve your mood By Gretchen Rubin Being happier doesn't have to be a long-term ambition. You can start right now. In the next 30 minutes, tackle as many of the following suggestions as possible. Not only will these...

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Best Kind Of Love

By Annette Paxman Bowen I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl. "I'm young again!" she shouts exuberantly. As my friend raves on about her new love, I've taken a good look at my old...

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When God Created Little Boys

Author Unknown God made a world out of his dreams, Of wondrous mountains, oceans and streams, Prairies and plains and wooded land, Then paused and thought, "I need someone to stand on top of the mountains To conquer the seas, explore the plains and Climb the trees, someone to start small and grow, Sturdy,...

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I Give You

By Pandora Poikilos I give you my smile That we may remember The simple things that Keep us happy I give you my laughter That in our very grey moments We'll look back at happier times And look forward to making more I give you my hands That we learn to always Reach out to one another And remember,...

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Things You Didn't Do

Author Unknown Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it? I thought you'd kill me but you didn't. And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain and it did? I thought you'd say, "I told you so", but you didn't. Do you remember the time I flirted...

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Creating Opportunity

By Jim Rohn An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in...

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Facebook Hit List

By Paul Thompson, Daily Mail26 August 2010 - Panic has gripped a Colombian town after three teenagers whose name appeared on 'hit list' posted on Facebook were murdered.Terrified parents of other teenagers named on the list have sent their children away for fear they will be gunned down.A drugs cartel...

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What Is A Good Friend?

Author Unknown In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary hall. In second grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the class bully. In third grade your idea of a good...

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I'll Never Understand My Wife

By Steven James I'll never understand my wife. The day she moved in with me, she started opening and closing my kitchen cabinets, gasping, "You don't have any shelf paper! We're going to have to get some shelf paper in here before I move my dishes in." "But why?" I asked innocently. "To keep the...

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Love Me Now

Author Unknown If you are ever going to love me Love me now while I can know The sweet and tender feelings Which from true affection flow Love me now while I am living Do not wait until I am gone And then have it chiselled in marble Sweet words on ice cold stone If you have tender thoughts of me Please...

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Wrong Number?

Late one Saturday evening, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone. In a sleepy grumpy voice I said hello. The party on the other end of the line paused for a moment before rushing breathlessly into a lengthy speech. "Mom, this is Susan and I'm sorry I woke you up, but I had to call because I'm going...

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In The Rain

Author Unknown One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help...

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The Rose

Performed By Bette Midler Some say love it is a river That drowns the tender reed. Some say love it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love it is a hunger An endless, aching need I say love it is a flower, And you it's only seed. It's the heart afraid of breaking That never learns...

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I Will Be Your Friend

By Farita Tepora Afamasaga My friend when inside you are hurting and only I know I wish the forces of nature were at my command I would reverse time and make you smile when deep inside you a storm is raging and your soul is but a boat upon the lonely seas I want to calm the waves and bring you home I...

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A Tear & A Smile

By Khalil Gibran I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart For the joys of the multitude. And I would not have the tears that sadness makes To flow from my every part turn into laughter. I would that my life remain a tear and a smile. A tear to purify my heart and give me understanding Of life's...

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No Small Act Of Kindness

By Donna Wick The day was Thankful Thursday, our "designated day" of service. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out in the world and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were...

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Living or Dying?

By Pandora Poikilos As we move from one chapter of our lives to another, we carry with us a sense of ignorance that the people we love will somehow be around for as long as we are. In this bubble we create and shelter ourselves in, there are no illnesses, no accidents, no heart wrenching losses. Then...

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I'm Free

Author Unknown Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path God has laid, you see. I took His hand when I heard His call. I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found the peace...

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Big Problems, Little Miracles

By Patricia Lorenz My pastor called it my "midlife crisis." Personally, I think it was just a string of rotten luck, including horrendous income changes, my son's poor health winging its way into its sixteenth straight month, medical bills that could choke a buffalo, bewilderment following cross words...

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