Searching for the Beautiful

Sent from a lady who lives in Sussex, England

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or find it not

Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

Help Me to Find

Help me to find myself

Help me to be myself

Help me to know myself

Michael Ayers

Friday, 17^th February 2012

Love, Light and Valentines

I believe in Love.  I believe that there is someone for everyone. I believe that Love makes us beautiful in the eyes of another, and to ourselves, so today, Valentine’s Day, I want to say something to you, from my heart to yours…

I love you.  You are beautiful, just as you are. Your being here makes the world a brighter and better place. To love is to risk. It requires courage.  Sometimes it requires everything you have, and then some…

But stand strong.  Your heart needs to love.  It needs to shine that beautiful Light of Love that comes from within and that illuminates the darkness for another.

Shine your Light.  Shine brightly. Let your heart light the way for another lonely traveller in the darkness.  Know that Love is worth it. Know that sending Love attracts Love back to you.

You are lovable, and worthy of love.  You are the pot of gold at the end of someone’s rainbow. Can you not feel the kiss of sun upon your skin, the caress of the breeze upon your cheek, the sparkle of the stars reflected in your eyes?  The whole Universe sings a love song for you.

Life is precious and so are you.  Today, choose to live from Love. I’m sending all of mine to you ♥ Happy Valentine’s Day xxoxx

Received from a lady in Oxfordshire

'One day' from a lady in Portugal

One day, Youngsters will learn words they will not understand,  Children from India will ask: "What is hunger?" Children from Alabama will ask: "What is racial segregation?" Children from Hiroshima will ask: "What is the atomic bomb?" Children at school will ask: "What is war?" You will answer them, you will tell them: "Those are words not used any more, Like 'stage-coaches', 'galleys' or 'slavery', Words no longer meaningful, That is why they have been removed from dictionaries."  Martin Luther King

Common Sense

This was sent to us by a friend who knew Common Sense and I feel compelled to share:

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; accidents may happen; If it ain't broken, don't fix it; why the early bird gets the worm; life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home but the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little on her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughters, Responsibility and Integrity and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights; I Want It Now; Someone Else Is To Blame and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

This article was written by Lori Bergman and first published in the Indianapolis Star on March 15th, 1998.

All Men are Free to Worship God

“Fight in the way of God against those who fight against you, but do not yourselves be aggressors; for verily, God does not love aggressors….Fight against them until there is no longer oppression and all men are free to worship God.”

Holy Koran

29^th November 2011

Fear is a misguided thought

“Do not fear for fear itself is only a misguided thought, if you could see clearly all your fears would disappear today.”

Spiritual Truths

29^th November 2011