I know something good about you… July 25, 2008

Wouldn’t this old world be better if the folks we meet would say, “I know something GOOD about you”.  And then treat us just that way?  Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy, if each handclasp warm and true.  Carried with it this assurance, “I know something GOOD about you”.  Wouldn’t life be lots more happy, if we praised the good we see?  For there’s such a lot of goodness in the worst of you and me.  Wouldn’t it be nice to practice that fine way of thinking too?  You know something GOOD about me.  I know something GOOD about you.   

 just a thought

to you… from me June 27, 2008

Facing life’s challenges is never easy… 

We are struggling in many ways…

God may not give all the easy ways but He gives all the love we need to carry

truly, a message of love from the heart April 12, 2008

Beloved,

We’ve been together for so long that once in a while, fate tests our love’s endurance against time.  There were moments when you thought me weak, while I in turn felt that you were forgetful of my needs.  Yet here we are together.  Allow me thus, to thank you.  For caring for me once again.  For giving me strength.  For showing me that you love me. 

With all my love…

Your heart

any mistakes can be corrected March 13, 2008

2 yrs ago I met a lady who was so convinced that so much was wrong with her that she was resigned to living alone for the rest of her life.  She has lost the one she thought would love her forever.  She has given up the job that she thought she’s only good at.  She did lose her future.  She was a mess!   Miraculously, in the midst of it all, she decided she was going to work on herself.  She maybe somehow loses her footing but she didn’t get lost.  She decided to get really clear about who she really was and what she wanted.  Knowing who she is, the good and the not so good, was the very first step she made.  She stayed, got “a real job”, find time to go out with friends and love ones.  She had only one goal in mind – to find and get herself in order.  She never stopped – one thing at a time, one day at a time.       Her “One Day” finally came, when she’s not even expecting.  She finally see the light, she finally hear the words, feel the feeling, experience the splendor of the so-called living.  She’s finally in love… with life, HER life now.  She made it after all!  Even though not fully healed, she knows what to do, how to do it and why it is necessary.  She did finally talk about the experience, the in’s and out’s, without too much pain, without too much anger.  And now she knew, that while she was learning, remembering and re-creating with someone’s else life, her OWN life was left out, yet still standing by her side, listening, watching and waiting.  Waiting for her too realize and understand that it has always been there and will always be the only thing she need.   … Yes the work is not over, but Hey!  Her life is just beginning!

every woman December 12, 2007

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a youth she’s content to leave behind

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …. a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE… one friend who always makes her laugh… and one who lets her cry

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …. a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a feeling of control over her destiny

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to fall in love without losing herself

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… when to try harder… and WHEN TO WALK AWAY

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… that her childhood may not have been perfect… but it’s over

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… what she would and wouldn’t do for love or more

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to live alone… even if she doesn’t like it

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… where to go… be it to her best friend’s kitchen table… or a charming inn in the woods… when her soul needs soothing

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… what she can and can’t accomplish in a day… a month… and a year…

 

a poem by “Maya Angelou”

…i couldn’t help agreeing with her…