The Real You
Under layers of disappointments
and faded dreams, our true colors come shining through.
By Bob Perks
Everything in my life is connected.
One event, good or bad, leads to another,
and every step in the right direction gets me closer to where I want to be. I have also learned that every step in the wrong
direction doesn't necessarily take me off course. Those steps bring me closer to the reason why I am on this path to begin
with. A journey off course means I needed to reconnect with the spirit of my mission in life.
Still, that one word explained so much for my own life. I am where I started, but better for the journey.
As I look in the mirror now, the paint may be cracked a bit and a
few lines have appeared on the surface. But when the time comes, I will proudly sign my work of art and hang it in the museum
of life--next to yours.
My writing is a reflection of the many turns in my life.
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first
is gentleness;
the second is frugality; the third is humility, which
keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you
can
be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting
yourself before others and you can become
a leader among people.
Lao Tza
"The way to overcome the angry person is with gentleness, the evil
person with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth."
Indian Proverb
"There is nothing stronger than gentleness, and nothing more gentle
than real strength"
Author Unknown
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what
lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Even though ideology seperates us, dreams and anguish bring us together.
-Author Unknown
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
-Unknown
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has,
and that which he thinks he has.
-Alphonse Karr
Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.
-Doug King
Those who believe they can do something
are probably right--and so are those who believe they can't.
-Unknown
Love and work are the cornerstones of
our humanness.
Sigmund Freud
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.
J.M. Barrie
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given
the chance to create is the meat and potatoes in life.
Bette Davis
If I could sit across the porch from God I would thank him for lending me
you...
Time is a gift that nurtures our souls, soothes our edges and awakens our
hearts to beauty...
Within your heart there is strength and courage and
a wonderous beauty you have yet to discover...
Of all the moments we gather in our lives, those we cherish most are moments
shared...
Some people come into our lives and stay in our hearts forever...
The true spirit of the season is born deep within the heart...
The heart of humanity is found in the little known kindness of others...
Life's gifts are many and the years bring a kind of wisdom only known to
the heart...
"I DON'T CRY BECAUSE I AM HALF
A MAN, I CRY BECAUSE I AM A MAN....
Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills
"What we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others is immortal"
"Those who live with us and know us are those who elude us" Norman Medville..
