IT'S LIKE THIS ...

It's like this ... we're not going to win every popularity contest; not every plan will lead to instant success. 
Sometimes we'll make lousy decision and pay painfully for it! At other times people will challenge us when we're right, more interestingly, BECAUSE we're right! 

Friends and associates will forsake us because we no longer serve their purpose. 
Disaster hits with little warning.

If the 'tsunami' doesn't kill us, we'll live to be stronger, smarter, more sensitive and better equipped to deal with the 'avalanches' in life.

Some morning when we awake and find our dreams shattered, our purpose scattered and our pride in tatters, don't be TOO surprised with the inevitable. 
The sooner we realize the world doesn't revolve around us, the faster we'll recover! 

Take heart...everything will be okay eventually.

PAT ON THE BACK

I know I'm living on borrowed time. We all are. Just a matter of who reaches the finishing line first! 
But as long as I still have control and use of my faculties; the ability to read, write, create; sing and dance, love and laugh, you can be certain I won't go quietly!

Life is short, so they say. 
But life can also be sensational. If we refuse to stay stagnant and stale but choose to celebrate rather than merely tolerate that which has been handed to us, we can rest assuredly give our friends something sweet and significant to remember us by. 

And for that we deserve more than a pat on the back...

CULTURE SHOCK

Doing the right thing is a big thing! 
That belief maybe a tad old-fashioned but nevertheless has stood the test of time and augurs well for all seasons.

Doesn't matter if it's out of duty, remorse, obligation or forced compliance; whether halfheartedly or even begrudging, it's decent to be fair, honest, just and kind. 
Unfortunately, it appears the world has been overtaken by the selfish cry of 'YOU LIKE or I LIKE' and some of us are reeling from this wide spread culture shock! Stunned!

Never mind about walking the extra mile, giving from the heart and emptying our resources for the interest and betterment of others. That kind of generosity, sacrifice and selfless commitment are not our natural inclination.
If we can only bring ourselves to do the right thing - which is so difficult at times - that alone should suffice to make the little corner of our world, a more prosperous, progressive, peaceful and pleasing habitat.

FOC

Freedom of Choice - FOC - is our prerogative to love unconditionally, act wisely, think positively, do the right thing; build relationship bridges, bury the past and dream for the future.
A closed mind, a caged spirit, a couldn't-care-less attitude and a cold heart renders an individual hopelessly enslaved ...

PUZZLE

For now I can only see in part.  Some day when the whole picture is complete, then I shall know in full.
All questions that beg for answers and all problems that seek solutions will dissipate.  Nagging doubts and hazy thoughts will eventually be crystal clear when at last the final piece of the puzzle is put perfectly together.

LAVISH SPENDING

I know people who would not spend lavishly on themselves but when it comes to helping others, they do so with an immensely generous spirit and big heart; neither counting the cost nor blowing the trumpet. 

No act of kindness, however trivial, is ever in vain or really forgotten. It just takes time and thoughtful reflection for the good of it to sink in. 

"Find a need and meet it." 

YOU'RE MY WORLD

CILLA BLACK

You're my world, you're every breath I take,
You're my world you're every move I make,
Other eyes see the stars up in the skies,
But for me they shine within your eyes,

As the trees reach for the sun above,
So my arms reach out to you for love,
With your hand resting in mine,
I feel a power so divine,

You're my world, you are my night and day,
You're my world you're every prayer I pray,
If our love ceases to be,
Then it's the end of my world for me.