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Rainbow Warrior · Moderator Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1354

I SAID A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY
and I know God must have heard
I felt the answer in my heart
Although he spoke no word!
I didn't ask for wealth or fame
(I knew you wouldn't mind).
I asked him to send treasures
of a far more lasting kind!
I asked that he'd be near you
At the start of each new day
To grant you health and happiness
And friends to share your way!
I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small
But it was for his loving care
I prayed the most of all!

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Today is a gift, that is why they call it the Present.
War does not determine who is right,
war determines who is left.
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to it's old dimensions.

krys · Site Admin Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1466

that is lovely

Lola · Regular Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 317

Thanks for posting that beautiful & poignant poem, Jean, it is a comfort...

Don't Quit

Author Unknown

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
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Lola

krys · Site Admin Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1466

we must have posted at the same time lola

once again thank you so much
you will never know how much it helps me

love
krys
xxxx

Lola · Regular Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 317

Wow! How cool is that!

Spooky too.. :shock: I noticed that we posted at 5.58pm too, I'm glad that the poems help after all that's what we are there for
Take Care
Lola
xx
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Lola

krys · Site Admin Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1466

:wink:

Rainbow Warrior · Moderator Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1354

I asked Gem if she minded if I put it on here and she very kindly said I could :lol:
I love that one you put up Lola :lol:
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Today is a gift, that is why they call it the Present.
War does not determine who is right,
war determines who is left.
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to it's old dimensions.

Lola · Regular Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 317

Thank you for sharing Gem's poem, she is so talented, just like you Jean! :wink:

This poem moved me today....

These Are My Wishes For You

Sandra Sturtz Hauss

May you find serenity and tranquility
in a world you may not always understand.

May the pain you have known
and the conflict you have experienced
give you the strength to walk through life
facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

Always know that there are those
whose love and understanding will always be there,
even when you feel most alone.

May a kind word,
a reassuring touch,
and a warm smile
be yours every day of your life,
and may you give these gifts
as well as receive them.

May the teachings of those you admire
become part of you,
so that you may call upon them.

Remember, those whose lives you have touched
and who have touched yours
are always a part of you,
even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.
It is the content of the encounter
that is more important than its form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters,
but instead place immeasurable value
on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see beauty and love
in the world around you.

Realize that what you feel you lack in one regard
you may be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present
may become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.

May you find enough inner strength
to determine your own worth by yourself,
and not be dependent
on another's judgment of your accomplishments.

May you always feel loved.

Btw here are the tissues if you need them :cry:

Never Give Up
Tenzin Gyatso

Never give up
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country is spent
developing the mind instead of the heart
Develop the heart,
Be compassionate
Not just to your friends but to everyone,
be compassionate
Work for peace in your heart and in the world
Work for peace, and I say again
Never give up
No matter what is happening
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up.
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Lola