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"Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
~Joshua J. Marine

Your Inspiration For Today!
The flipside of "don't sweat the small stuff" is fighting for the things you care about. At the same time, you should try to avoid battles you have absolutely no chance of winning. Remember, the things that help you be the person you most want to be are the things worth fighting for. Ask yourself, "Of the possible battles I may face today, which really matter? And of thost that matter, which will make the biggest difference if I fight them? Have a awesome day... Stay safe... Angel blessings and Love...

 

 

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and he lived all alone
In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give
And to see just whom in this home did live.

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I looked all about and a strange sight did I see
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking by the mantle, just boots filled with sand
On the wall hung pictures of a far distant land.

With medals and badges, awards of all kinds

A sober thought came to my mind
For this house was different, dark and dreary
It was the house of a soldier, I now could see clearly.

The soldier lay sleeping, silent, alone
Curled up on the floor in this one bedroom home.
The face was so gentle, the room in disorder
Not how I pictured a United States soldier.

Was this the hero of whom I had read?
Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?
I realized the families I saw on this night
Owed their lives to this soldier who was willing to fight.

Soon ‘round the world the children would play
And grown-ups would celebrate a bright Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom, each month of the year
Because of the soldiers like the one laying here.

I couldn’t help wonder how many lay alone
On a cold Christmas Eve in a land from home.
The very thought brought a tear to my eye
And I dropped to my knees and started to cry.

The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice
”Santa, don’t cry, this life is my choice.
I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more
My life is my God, my Country, my Corps.”

The soldier rolled over and drifted to sleep
And I couldn’t control it, I started to weep.
I kept watch for hours, so silent and still
And we both shivered from the cold night’s chill.

I didn’t want to leave on that cold, dark night
This Guardian of Honor so willing to fight.
The soldier rolled over and with a voice soft and pure
Whispered, “Carry on, Santa, it’s Christmas Day, all is secure.”

One look at my watch and I knew he was right
Merry Christmas, my friend, and to all a Good Night.

This poem was submitted by a Soldier stationed in Iraq.
The following is his request. I think it is reasonable.....

"PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor
of sending this to as many people
as you can? Christmas will be coming
soon and some credit is due to our
service men and women for our being able
to celebrate these festivities."

Let's try in this small way to pay a
tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and
think of our heroes, living and dead,
who sacrificed themselves.
Please pass it on to all your friends and family...

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Some of the Best Moments in Life:

* To fall in love.
* To laugh until it hurts your stomach.
* To go for a vacation to some pretty place.
* To listen to your favorite song in the radio.
* To go to bed and to listen while it rains outside.
* To leave the! Shower and find that the towel is warm.
* To clear your last exam.
* To receive a call from someone, you don't see a lot, but you want to.
* To find money in a pant that you haven't used since last year.
* To laugh at yourself looking at mirror, making faces. :)))
* Calls at midnight that last for hours. :))
* To laugh without a reason.
* To accidentally hear somebody say something good about you.
* To wake up and realize it is still possible to sleep for a couple of hours.
* To hear a song that makes you remember a special person.
* To be part of a team.
* To watch the sunset from the hill top.
* To make new friends.
* To feel butterflies! In the stomach every time that you see that person.
* To pass time with your best friends.
* To see people that you like, feeling happy.
* To use a sweater of the person that you like and find that it still smells of their perfume.
* See an old friend again and to feel that the things have not changed.
* To take an evening walk along the beach.
* To have somebody tell you that he/she loves you.
* To laugh .......laugh........and laugh ...... remembering stupid things done with stupid friends.

These are the best moments of life....

Let us learn to cherish them.

 

 

 “You are already perfect.”

When you were born you were perfect.

You were naturally assertive. You knew exactly what you wanted and what you didn’t want. Instinctively you knew what gave you joy and what made you unhappy. You were an amazing and awesome being. You possessed potential to be anything and anybody. Yet somewhere along in your life’s journey you may have lost touch with that perfection.

We are all molded by our parents, by our friends and by society to be the person we are today. On top of that each one of us has had our share of problems and sadness, too. Yet there is one thing that hasn’t changed. We are still the same perfect being that we always were.

Despite where life may have taken you, you are still perfect. You don’t need to look outside yourself; you need to reconnect with your own perfection.

Today, take time to experience the exquisite beauty of your own unique self.

 

 

 

“ Nobody ever got into any trouble listening. That's about the safest thing that one can do in life. If you listen to people and you pay attention to them, then you're bound to learn. ”

~James O'Toole

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Thought for the Day

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Thursday December 8th 2016 Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:00 AM PST “It isn’t sufficient just to want. You’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)(aged 63) The 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he forged a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades…

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Trustee Consciousness The idea of possession  lies at the heart of all fear, war and conflict. Instead choose the relationship of  a trustee. Everything comes to us in trust, for us to use and then to set it free. The consciousness of trustee sets us free of the tension of grasping and guarding. To see ourselves as trustees of everything that we receive, including our bodies, encourages our innate capacity to ‘care for with dignity’. It is a much more relaxing way of relating to the things which we are privileged to receive in life.

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