Heartprints








Whatever our hands touch---
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture,
On doorknobs, dishes, books,
As we touch we leave our identity.

Oh please where ever I go today,
Help me leave heartprints!
Heartprints of compassion
Of understanding and love.
Heartprints of kindness
and genuine concern.

May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter,
Or an anxious mother,
Or, perhaps, a dear friend!

I shall go out today
To leave heartprints,
And if someone should say
"I felt your touch,"
May that one sense be...
YOUR LOVE
Touching through ME

Author - Charlotte Eiland







Dreams


Dreams . . . what are they?
They are your soul talking to your heart . . . leading you forward.

A dream . . .
is the carrot that leads the pony forward . . .
knowing it can reach its goal.

A dream tugs at your inner vision . . .
and you focus on it, in your heart,
and hold it there, all the time knowing you are a part of it.

A dream is the mirror that you walk into and become one with it.

Dreams . . . they keep our spirit alive . . .
they move us forward in life . . .
with hope and wonder and promise.

Everyone has a dream. Something special to them alone . . .
and this dream is filled with goodness/gladness for them and for others.

Remember to be a part of this dream of yours . . .
it is not out of you . . . but a great part of you . . .
held within you.

Dreams are the wings of the butterflies . . .
that carry the caterpillar forward.
Have you ever seen multiple butterflies . . .
at the same time?
It is one of the most spectacular sights.
The strength and beauty cannot be
described as thousands of them take flight.

And as your dream joins with others . . .
the energies build . . . and your spirit flies free.

Dreams are as real to you, as wings are to a caterpillar,
it takes time for them to unfold.

Keep your dreams alive, nourish them with your Love . . .
and know that they are yours . . .
that they are just developing so that
when you are ready to fly . . .
that you will be carried by them.

Just remember if you believe strongly enough in your dreams, one day soon they will come true....

~ unknown ~









The Invitation

by Oriah, Mountain Dreamer (a Native American Elder)
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.

It does not interest me what you have done in your past, I want to know if you can be faithful today, and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from God's presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, Yes"!

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are, or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.






"BUTTERFLY KISSES"



We often learn the most from our children. Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.

Money was tight, and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, ""This is for you, Daddy."" He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found that the box was empty.

He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside of it?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said,
"Oh, Daddy it's not empty.

I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her forgiveness. My friend told me that he kept that gold box by his bed for years. Whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.



In a very real sense, each of us as parents has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.








~ A Creed To Live By ~
Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless. By living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love; The fastest way to lose love is too hold it too tightly; In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

Nancye Sims







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Count your gains instead of your losses.
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Count your joys instead of your woes;
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Count your friends instead of your foes.
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Count your smiles instead of your tears;
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Count your courage instead of your fears.
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Count your full years instead of your lean;
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Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
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Count your health instead of your wealth;
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People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
~LOVE THEM ANYWAY~

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
~DO GOOD ANYWAY~

If you are successful, you win false friends and enemies.
~SUCCEED ANYWAY~

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow.
~DO GOOD ANYWAY~

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
~BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY~

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
~BUILD ANYWAY~

People really need help but may attack you if you help them.
~HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY~

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
~GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE ANYWAY~

Mother Teresa









A Dozen Things to Do Today

Remember that some of the world's nicest joys are its most special people,
and that you are one of them
Take care of that special person
Enjoy the day When the world is too busy, slow it down
Climb one rung higher on the ladder to your stars
Imagine what the view will look like when you get where you're going
Stay in touch with your inner voice; it speaks the truth
When you've been working too hard, give your batteries time to recharge

Remember that you are someone who is thought of -
with friendship and with love

Keep a smile on that wonderful face of yours
Have a great day And be happy!

T. William Kupferman








Dare to dream

Let nothing hold you back from
exploring your wildest fantasies,
wishes, and aspirations.
Don't be afraid to dream big
and to follow your dreams
wherever they may lead you.
Open your eyes to their beauty;
Open your mind to their magic;
open your heart to their
possibilities.

Dare to dream.
Whether they are in color
or in black and white,
Whether they are big or small,
easily attainable
or almost impossible,
look to your dreams,
and make them become reality.
Wishes and hopes are nothing
until you take the first step
towards making them something!

Dare to dream,
because only by dreaming
will you ever discover
who you are, what you want,
and what you can do.
Don't be afraid to take risks,
to become involved,
to make a commitment.
Do whatever it takes to make
your dreams come true.
Always believe in miracles,
and always believe in you !
Julie Anne Ford






A SMILE

A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive,
without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so
poor but that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters good will in business,
and is the countersign of friendship.
It brings rest to the weary,
cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad,
and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed,
or stolen, for it is something that is of no
value to anyone until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile.
Give them one of yours,
as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.














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