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| | | From: ﻚﻕ1979ﻚﻕ (Original Message) | Sent: 6/25/2004 8:58 AM |
Living... From Dallas
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want
to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so
long at the closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for
us.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades
away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to
be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you
want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you
strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they
just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go
forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you (I JUST
DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those
who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the
brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship
you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.
And if you don't, don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you; you will just
miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
that take our breath away!
KEEP ON LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST |
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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
> > > when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise
> > > jar...and the coffee...
> > > A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some
> > > items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he
> > > picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to
> > > fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was
> > > full.
> > > They agreed that it was.
> > > So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
> > > them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles
> > > rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked
> > > the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
> > > The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it
> > > into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He
> > > asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a
> > > unanimous "yes."
> > > The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under
> > > the table and poured the entire contents into the jar,
> > > effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students
> > > laughed.
> > > "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I
> > > want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The
> > > golf balls are the important things-your God, family, your children,
> > > your health, your friends, and your favorite passions-things that
> > > if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life
> > > would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter
> > > like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything
> > > else-the small stuff.
> > > "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued,
> > > "there's no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes
> > > for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small
> > > stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important. Pay
> > > attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
> > > Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
> > > your wife out to dinner. Maybe even play another 18. There's
> > > always time to clean the house and fix the disposal."
> > > Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really
> > > matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
> > > One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the
> > > coffee represented.
> > > The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to
> > > show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
> > > always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
This is 4 those that have forgoten their way... I would also like 2 THX 4 me Sis 1979 4 putting me name with hers on the 1 above... 1979 U know that U could've put this here without mention of me, I Honor what U have done! ! ! 
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Thankyou so much for these. I am going thru some difficult times right now and I need positive encouragement. Count your blessings when things get tough. You may have a sore foot, but think about the other guy who has no feet at all. Be thankful in all things, even the tough ones. |
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| | From:  ŖĄìŅΒŎώ | Sent: 8/11/2004 6:48 PM |
Dallas, Always here to share a cup of coffe with a good friend. Shame you live so far away. |
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| | | From: cat-rn1 | Sent: 8/13/2004 6:37 PM |
From Dallas....Our Native American >
</SCRIPT> A CANDLE NEVER LIT
Is like……�? A prayer never said, or that promise never kept.
A hand never offered to help, or a smile never offered in friendship.
A hurt never forgiven, or a wound never healed.
A kiss never asked for, or a hug never accepted.
A love never pursued, or a dance never danced.
A song never sung, or those words never spoken.
A child never born, or a flower never allowed to bloom.
A risk never taken, or a room you never come out from.
A wall never climbed, or that path never taken.
A child never knowing their Grandparents,
or that you card never sent.
A mercy never given, or a hate never left behind.
A baby never suckled, or a tear never shed. Light that candle that sits so gloom and cold,
bring a truth to your life before you are to old. StrongBearRedHeart | |
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| | | From: cat-rn1 | Sent: 8/17/2004 5:24 PM |
Thank you Dallas, this is for all of our new and old friends! 1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be
just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like
you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude
remarks.
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| | | From: cat-rn1 | Sent: 8/19/2004 3:10 PM |
Friends,
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert
During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend
slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything,
wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided
to take a bath.
The one who had been slapped got stuck in the
mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you,
you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down
in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.
But, when someone does something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR
BENEFITS IN STONE.
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