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Monday, January 31, 2011

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

When You Thought I wasn't Looking


When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking saw you feed a stray cat,
and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, saw you make my favorite cake for me
and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer,
and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick,
and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people
who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it
and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities,
even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, learned most of life's lessons
that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say,

"Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."


LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT. Each of us, parent or friend, influence the life of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today? Maybe by reading this, you will think about the influence on children and others.

http://www.educopark.com/life-lessons/view/when-you-thought-i-wasn-t-looking

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

You Choose





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Friday, January 21, 2011

Peace

What is peace?
 

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Smile

Don't frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Gift of Time

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful
lest you let other people spend it for you."

~ Carl Sandburg ~

Friday, January 7, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Leave a tra

The Story of the Butterfly

   The story of the butterfly.

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready for flight once that was achieved.

Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.
So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well.

http://www.hawaiiswim.org/business/TheButterfly/TheButterfly.html


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

There is Beauty All Around







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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Don't Give Up! You Are LOVED! by Josh Groban

This is such a great song and video! I wanted to put it here but I can't so I'll give you the link to enjoy.

You Are Loved

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