Here are six ways we can give ourselves away daily without cost.
Beautiful words that are often attributed to Francis of Assisi, however the actual author is unknown. They first appeared in print over one hundred years ago as part of a prayer titled Peace Prayer. Our world is still in dire need of each.
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Today is National Bird Day whose purpose is to emphasize the importance of the protection and survival of birds both captive and wild.
In solidarity, a re-post of one of my favorites.
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A Rose for Mother
by Cleo M. Shoffstall
Another Mother’s Day is here,
Bringing joy and pleasures new,
On this special day, Mother dear,
I want to remember you.
I cannot give you costly gifts,
And I’ve told you this before,
No matter what I give to you,
You give back much, much more.
I’m giving you a pure, sweet rose,
Gathered in the early morn,
This rose you planted in my heart,
The day that I was born.
In kindly, loving thoughts of you,
And with the faith you still impart,
The rose I give to you today,
Is the love that’s in my heart.
The only way to possess respect and compassion is to give them away. May you be blessed with an abundance of each. —Paul Mark Sutherland
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A Cheerful Heart
To make our lives more meaningful,
it takes a cheerful heart…
and loving life and living it
each day as a brand new start.
It takes a positive attitude
when trials come our way…
and having the strength to carry on
and taking the time to pray.
Life is what we make it,
for the time that we are here…
so start each day with a cheerful heart
and see miracles appear.
—Jill Lemming
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Tomorrow
He was going to be all that a mortal should be
tomorrow.
No one should be kinder or braver than he
tomorrow.
A friend who was troubled and weary he knew,
who’d be glad of a lift and who needed it, too;
on him he would call and see what he could do
tomorrow.
Each morning he stacked up the letters he’d write
tomorrow.
And thought of the folks he would fill with delight
tomorrow.
It was too bad, indeed, he was busy today,
and hadn’t a minute to stop on his way;
more time he would have to give others, he’d say
tomorrow.
The greatest of workers this man would have been
tomorrow.
The world would have known him, had he ever seen
tomorrow.
But the fact is he died and he faded from view,
and all that he left here when living was through
was a mountain of things he intended to do
tomorrow.
—Edgar Guest
to all Dads, especially those with young sons.
I never had a son.
I have one daughter; my princess…still. She always makes Father’s Day special for me. This year she gave me the best Father’s Day gift ever. Six weeks ago she and her husband gave me my first grandchild…a boy. Oh, how I intend to spoil him…with love, of course.
But, I have always wondered what kind of a Father I would have been to a boy child. I guess I’ll never know. Or will I?
For my son-in-law, and all Dads of our world with little ones, here’s a little poem of wisdom that might help you shape your fatherhood. The author is unknown (it is actually attributed to numerous individuals and I was unable to ascertain who the correct writer is).
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Little Eyes Upon You
There are little eyes upon you
and they’re watching night and day.
There are little ears that quickly
take in every word you say.
There are little hands all eager
to do anything you do;
And a little boy who’s dreaming
of the day he’ll be like you.
You’re the little fellow’s idol,
you’re the wisest of the wise.
In his little mind about you
no suspicions ever rise.
You are setting an example
every day in all you do;
For the little boy who’s waiting
to grow up to be just like you.
-Author Unknown
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“I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might-have-been has never been,
but a has was once an are.” —Milton Berle
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We each get to choose our own path …even now. —Paul Mark Sutherland
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“A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.” —Denis Waitley
Enjoy …through lots of big smiles today!
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GYA today 