I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an after glow of smiles when life is done.
Month: January 2017
STORIES: “Learning about contentment and generosity” (a sad story)
Now I think about this too and I ask myself when I am feeling down: Is my life really that bad after all?
POEMS: The Wild Swans At Coole – Poem by Irish poet William Butler Yeats
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty Swans.
POEMS: “See Me!”(from a Nursing Home’s resident)
This poem was written by an old lady living in a nursing home or long term care facility in
Ireland. It was found among her things when she died.
Legends from Hawaii: “The love story of the Lehua flower”
Ohi’a and Lehua loved each other from the moment they first saw each other at a village dance.
A TRIBUTE TO MY MOM’S RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
We don’t need to have much to help someone, to give a warm smile or to spread some joy around and touch someone’s heart. All we need is the desire to do it and when you do, you feel so deeply blessed and enriched.
STORIES: “Love for real” (A love story)
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station
STORIES: “Just a mother???”…
“do you have a job, or are you just a …? “Of course I have a job,” snapped Emily. “I’m a Mum.”
“CAR WINDOW POETRY”
I love inspirational stories and I really believe that if we all contributed a small grain of sand toward a more positive, kind world in any way we can, we can truly transform our world very quickly.
POEMS: “Enduring Faith”
I’ve trusted many a friend that failed,
And left me to weep alone,
But I’ve found enough of my friends true blue,
To make me keep trusting on.
ZEN POEMS: “Walk as if”…
Walk and touch peace every moment.
POEMS: “I rescued a dog…”
But what do you think really did happen?
The day that I did my good deed,
I discovered a love that I’d dreamed of
and fulfilled in myself a strong need.
