My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body and through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger I thought sound was very important to us as humans so I said my ears mommy. She said “No, many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.” (more…)
Archive for August, 2009
Truth
August 26th, 2009
The power of Truth is such that you need never be concerned about proving it. You need only be concerned with being it and living it. Truth is always revealed, at the right moment, at the right place.
–Unknown
Gently Right
August 26th, 2009
Determination makes you sit up straight and love everything, because it’s all part of moving forward. Day and night you have the feeling that you only have to seek and can touch the hard core of wisdom that rests inside each moment. You can focus on that, let the toughness be in seeking that and then action is automatically as it should be. Gently right.
~~unknown
August 26th, 2009
Everyone leaves footprints in your memory, but the ones that leave footprints in your heart are the ones you will truly remember.
~~Nicholas Sperling
Do More
August 26th, 2009
Go beyond what you must do, and do more. That’s where you will start to encounter life’s richness.
Don’t settle for just getting by. For you have so very much more to give, and to live. (more…)
Never Say Never
August 26th, 2009
Never say never, for if you live long enough, chances are you will not be able to abide by its restrictions. Never is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to have restrictions placed upon it.
- Gloria Swanson
The Perfect Heart
August 26th, 2009
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.
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August 26th, 2009
Fear is the greatest cause of misery in the world.
It is the greatest of all superstitions.
It is the cause of all our woes.
The moment you fear, you are nobody.
~~unknown
True Love
August 26th, 2009
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. (more…)
No Regrets
August 26th, 2009
When my father was diagnosed with cancer, he moved in with my youngest brother.
Knowing my father didn’t have much time left, my brother invited me and our other siblings to stay with him. This allowed each of us to spend as much time as possible with my father, as well as lean on each other for support.
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