Friday, August 27, 2004

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The Unfinished Prayer
~ Thomas H. Ayers


"Now I lay me down --say it, darling,"
"Lay down," lisped the tiny lips
Of my daughter, kneeling, bending,
O'er her folded finger tips.

"Down to sleep." "To s'eep," she murmured;
And the curly head bent low.
"I pray the Lord," I gently added--
"You can say it all, I know."

"P'ay de Lord," the words came faintly--
Fainter still, "my soul to teep."
Then the tired head fairly nodded,
And my child was fast asleep.

But the dewy eyes half opened
When I clasped her to my breast,
And the dear voice gently whispered--
"Mamma, God knows all de yest."

Oh! the trusting, sweet confiding
Of the child-heart! Would that I
Thus might trust my Heavenly Father,
He who hears my feeblest cry!


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Thursday, August 26, 2004

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Nails in the Fence


There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag
of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a
nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few
weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered
daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails
into the fence.. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at
all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now
pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that
all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to
the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in
the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger,
they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw
it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still
there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

The young boy tried never to show his anger again.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2004

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Tomorrow


Tomorrow is another day
A day for new beginnings for me
A day to treasure
A day to build memories

Tomorrow is another day
For me to lovingly extend my hand
To everyone I know or meet
To reveal the love of the great "I AM"

Tomorrow is another day
For me to praise Yah and His Name
For me to spend time with Him and His Word
And His message to proclaim

Tomorrow is another day
To get rid of what’s been in disorder
For me to right all the wrongs
For me to get my affairs in order

But then again, maybe not
For tomorrow may not just be
Another tomorrow
It may be a day I may not live to see

I cannot rely or depend upon tomorrow
A wise man that I once knew
Said that God may give you today
But He doesn’t promise tomorrow for you

So let me make today my tomorrow
To put all my affairs and life back straight
To show His Love to the world
For tomorrow may be too late

Therefore if I am called home
And leave this world that I live in
Before my next tomorrow should come
I will not leave this world in sin

He will not hold the book of life
And shake his head in sorrow
And tell me Heaven will not be my home
Just because I waited for tomorrow

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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

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Schools Fail to Prepare Youngsters for Real World
-By mitchell on Education

I daresay you'll be hearing more about this from me. Schools, even very good
academic schools, fail, these days, to prepare our youngsters for the real
world. Today, let's just talk about the "self-control" issue.

Why is McDonald's being sued for selling portions of food which plaintiff's
consider "too large"? It's not because people are getting fat. It's because
people in the current generation have never been asked to exercise
self-control. This is due to over-regulation of American's lives in general
and specifically, to over-regulation of children's lives. The children,
today, are not only not encouraged to think for themselves or express
themselves, they are not even allowed to do so, at least not while on school
property.

Let me illustrate:

When my daughter was in middle school, kids wore what they wanted - cutoffs,
tank tops, tube tops, funky colors, T-shirts with expressive sayings or
promoting certain musical groups - you name it. 3 years later, by the time
she left middle school, she and her friends could no longer wear "offensive"
clothing. They couldn't wear clothes that espoused objectionable ideas or
violence.

Okay, so there is no community standard as to what constitutes
"objectionable ideas." Still, the schools were trying to bring harmony to
their little realms. Parents didn't object too strenuously. Freedom of
expression and freedom of choice were further eroded fairly quickly. Now,
with three siblings having already passed through middle school, my youngest
son is the only child yet to pass through this pubertal hell.

At an age when youngsters should be learning to trust themselves, to develop
their individuality, to learn to make decisions and live with the
consequences of those decisions - in other words, doing the work of growing
into intelligent, responsible adults ... all of his individuality,
independence, and decision-making responsibilities are being usurped and/or
quashed by the schools.

My son and his cohort are not allowed to wear expressive clothing. Children
are not allowed to wear sleeveless shirts, tank tops, or midriff-baring
shirts. They are not even allowed, as my daughter was, to paint the school
colors on their face for Spirit Week. My nephews - in public school, not
private, were eventually forced to wear uniforms. In the lunch lines, only
health foods are provided for the kids to choose from at school. The kids
may not get too excited nor run in the hallways to get to lunch. Ostensibly,
all of these measures are instituted to insure safety, equality, fairness.

But life isn't fair, it isn't always safe, some people will always be "more
equal" than others, and our children will have to learn to make choices -
good ones, hopefully, but choices - and learn to live with the consequences
of those choices. Middle school is the time to learn to make these choices.
As parents, it is our job, not to make choices for our children, but to
guide them - with a light hand, as much as possible - to help them learn to
make choices that will turn out well for them.

Big Brother will not always be there. Sometimes, our children - especially
when they grow up - will have to decide: do they really want the supersized
meal or do they want to watch their calories. Blaming others, in this case
via a lawsuit, for giving people a choice is foolishness. Don't teach our
kids to blame. Teach them to decide.

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Chirag
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Monday, August 23, 2004

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Why Are You Crying?


"Why are you crying?" he asked his mom.
"Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said. His mom just hugged him and said, "And you
never will"

Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no
reason?"
"All women cry for no reason" was all his dad could say...

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry...

Finally he put in a call to GOD; when GOD got on the phone the man said,
"GOD, why do women cry so easily?"

GOD said...

When I made women she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough
to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort...

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that
many times comes from her children...

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives
up and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without
complaining...

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all
circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly...

This same sensitivity helps her to make a child's boo-boo feel better and
shares in their teenagers anxieties and fears...

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned
her from his rib to protect his heart...

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but
sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him
unfalteringly...

I gave her a tear to shed, It's hers exclusively to use whenever it is
needed. It's her only weakness... It's a tear for mankind

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Friday, August 20, 2004

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Too fast for life

~Unknown~



A successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit
too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from
between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his
car passed, no children appeared, instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's
side door! He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the spot from
where the brick had been thrown.



He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a
parked car, shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what
the heck are you doing?!!" Building up a head of steam, he went on. "That's
a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did
you do it?!!"



"Please, mister, please, I'm sorry-I didn't know what else to do!" pleaded
the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop......."
Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the parked
car. "It's my brother," he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of
his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Sobbing, the boy asked the
executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's
hurt and he's too heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the young executive
lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his
handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything
was going to be okay. "Thank you, sir. And God bless you." the grateful
child said to him.



The man then watched the little boy push his brother down the sidewalk
toward their home. It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long, slow
walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind him not
to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get
your attention. Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart.



Sometimes, when you don't have the time to listen...Life throws a brick at
your head. It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for
the brick.

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Chirag
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Thursday, August 19, 2004

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Thoughts


Imagine that our thoughts are like drops of water. One thought or one drop
of water does not mean very much. As we repeat thoughts over and over, we
first notice a stain on the carpet, then there is a little puddle , then a
pond , and as these thoughts continue, they can become a lake and finally an
ocean .

What kind of ocean are we creating ? One that is polluted and toxic and
unfit to swim in, or one that is crystal clear and blue and invites us to
enjoy its refreshing waters?

Let us remember , how often have we refused to think a positive thought ?
We just have to tell our minds that is what we are going to do. We have to
make up our minds to stop thinking negatively. Let us not be drown in a sea
of our own negativity, when we can float on the ocean of life.

We are meant to be a wonderful, loving expression of life. Life is waiting
for us to open up to it- to feel worthy of the good it holds for us. The
wisdom and intelligence of the Universe is ours to use.

Life is here to support us. Let us trust the Power within us to be there for
us.


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Chirag
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

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Everyone Needs Someone


People need people and friends need friends
And we all need love for a full life depends
Not on vast riches or great acclaim,
Not on success or on worldy fame,
But just in knowing that someone cares
And holds us close in their thoughts and prayers-
For only the knowledge that we're understood
Makes everyday living feel wonderfully good,
And we rob ourselves of life's greatest need

When we "lock up our hearts" and fail to heed
The outstretched hand reaching to find
A kindred spirit whose heart and mind
Are lonely and longing to somehow share
Our joys and sorrows and to make us aware
That life's completeness and richness depends
On the things we share with our loved ones and friends.

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