Actions speak louder than words.
Your actions show what your heart is made of.
Actions, with expectations, are sad attempts of claiming something you never had.
Go . . .
Give
Share
Donate
Volunteer
Work for a cause, not for applause.
Have an eerily fantastic and safe Halloween!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Have at it!
Wherever there is a human in need,
there is an opportunity for kindness
and to make a difference.
~ Kevin Heath
there is an opportunity for kindness
and to make a difference.
~ Kevin Heath
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Life Lesson #6,248
There is a difference between giving up and knowing when you've had enough.
There comes a time in your life when you need to walk away from all the drama
and from the people who create it.
Surround yourself with people who make you laugh and appreciate life and the
blessings that abound.
Forget the bad and focus on the good.
Love the people who treat you right and pray, real hard, for the ones who don't.
Falling down is a part of life. Getting back up is living.
Life is too short to be anything but happy.
So dance like there'll be no tomorrow.
Sing like the notes don't exist.
Laugh til your stomach hurts.
And love.
And the greatest of these . . . is love!
There comes a time in your life when you need to walk away from all the drama
and from the people who create it.
Surround yourself with people who make you laugh and appreciate life and the
blessings that abound.
Forget the bad and focus on the good.
Love the people who treat you right and pray, real hard, for the ones who don't.
Falling down is a part of life. Getting back up is living.
Life is too short to be anything but happy.
So dance like there'll be no tomorrow.
Sing like the notes don't exist.
Laugh til your stomach hurts.
And love.
And the greatest of these . . . is love!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Plant Some Trees
Sometimes, at the most insignificant or
irrelevant moments, inspiration strikes.
During a conversation with someone, this phrase popped up and I was struck by its enormity.
Let me share . . .
We have all been hurt by someone in our lives.
We have had an old boyfriend or girlfriend break our hearts.
We have had a 'friend' betray us or lie to us.
We have had someone talk badly about us, or say hurtful things, or just be mean.
We have been bullied or badgered or belittled.
The normal reaction to this threat is to throw up a wall.
This is typical and common, but there is a problem with it.
We are not all masons.
Some folks just slap a few boards up, but those inevitably fall apart.
Some folks put up a chain link fence, but those are full of holes.
The masons, of course, build beautiful walls but to their own detriment.
When we build walls around ourselves, we believe we are protecting ourselves.
This, in fact, in not true.
We are, most definitely, confining ourselves.
We are cutting ourselves out of the world because someone else chooses to be mean.
Does that make any sense?
Here's an idea . . . Plant some trees!
What a beautiful way to keep out what ails you.
If the problem persists, plant more trees.
Have you ever stood in the quiet reverence of a forest?
Why remove yourself from the beauty of the world because someone else decides to be negative?
Plant some trees!
The critters will come. The birds will sing and nest. Beauty and growth will surround you.
Flowers will bloom and a productive, positive rebirth begins.
There is no longer a need to erect those walls.
Live within the harvest you create and love what you let in.
I'll get your shovel.
During a conversation with someone, this phrase popped up and I was struck by its enormity.
Let me share . . .
We have all been hurt by someone in our lives.
We have had an old boyfriend or girlfriend break our hearts.
We have had a 'friend' betray us or lie to us.
We have had someone talk badly about us, or say hurtful things, or just be mean.
We have been bullied or badgered or belittled.
The normal reaction to this threat is to throw up a wall.
This is typical and common, but there is a problem with it.
We are not all masons.
Some folks just slap a few boards up, but those inevitably fall apart.
Some folks put up a chain link fence, but those are full of holes.
The masons, of course, build beautiful walls but to their own detriment.
When we build walls around ourselves, we believe we are protecting ourselves.
This, in fact, in not true.
We are, most definitely, confining ourselves.
We are cutting ourselves out of the world because someone else chooses to be mean.
Does that make any sense?
Here's an idea . . . Plant some trees!
What a beautiful way to keep out what ails you.
If the problem persists, plant more trees.
Have you ever stood in the quiet reverence of a forest?
Why remove yourself from the beauty of the world because someone else decides to be negative?
Plant some trees!
The critters will come. The birds will sing and nest. Beauty and growth will surround you.
Flowers will bloom and a productive, positive rebirth begins.
There is no longer a need to erect those walls.
Live within the harvest you create and love what you let in.
I'll get your shovel.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
MAD
Gotcha!
I'm not mad!
I really try to keep that word out of my vocabulary, and that feeling out of my emotional resources.
It's M.A.D.
National Make A Difference Day!
So go ahead!
Get MAD!
Go and Make A Difference!
Do something crazy.
Buy someone a coffee.
Pay for some groceries.
Help a neighbor with yard work.
Perform a random act of kindness.
And be sure to say, "Have a Great Day Pumpkin!" while you do it,
as it's also National Pumpkin Day!
Go Get MAD!
I'm going to leave a trail of MADness wherever I go!
I'm not mad!
I really try to keep that word out of my vocabulary, and that feeling out of my emotional resources.
It's M.A.D.
National Make A Difference Day!
So go ahead!
Get MAD!
Go and Make A Difference!
Do something crazy.
Buy someone a coffee.
Pay for some groceries.
Help a neighbor with yard work.
Perform a random act of kindness.
And be sure to say, "Have a Great Day Pumpkin!" while you do it,
as it's also National Pumpkin Day!
Go Get MAD!
I'm going to leave a trail of MADness wherever I go!
Friday, October 25, 2013
National Frankenstein Friday
A little Halloween silliness.
Today is National Frankenstein Friday.
As weird as this sounds, this struck me as an opportunity to share. I know, I'm a special sort of twisted, right?
Frankenstein was a mish mash of pieces and parts, put together with the intent of making something alive and wonderful. Aren't we all a little Frankenstein?
How many scars do you carry? How many skeletons are in your closet? How many times have you managed to stand back up and carry on after someone knocked you down? How often have you polished the bolts and strutted around instead of being defeated or belittled?
We've all had our share of chipped and broken hearts, shattered dreams and injuries.
Don't let them win. Be better for them.
Be alive! Be alive!
Happy Frankenstein Friday!
Today is National Frankenstein Friday.
As weird as this sounds, this struck me as an opportunity to share. I know, I'm a special sort of twisted, right?
Frankenstein was a mish mash of pieces and parts, put together with the intent of making something alive and wonderful. Aren't we all a little Frankenstein?
How many scars do you carry? How many skeletons are in your closet? How many times have you managed to stand back up and carry on after someone knocked you down? How often have you polished the bolts and strutted around instead of being defeated or belittled?
We've all had our share of chipped and broken hearts, shattered dreams and injuries.
Don't let them win. Be better for them.
Be alive! Be alive!
Happy Frankenstein Friday!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time for a Ch-Angel
Today's Ch-Angel is someone who I have not known all that long.
When I met her, I was at a charity function that someone else was supposed to be running, but I somehow got roped into leading it. Ahhhh . . . such is life! Without having been pushed into the position, I would not have been able to befriend this Ch-Angel!
She was a vendor who, when given the opportunity to speak about why she was helping out All Children's Hospital, absolutely silenced the room. She spoke of two sick boys - her only children. She spoke of the trauma of all that she has watched unfold for them and how ACH helped them and is continuing to help them - in many ways.
A few days later, she appeared at a meeting to join our ACH group, where she further expressed other family issues she is embroiled in. Hollywood could not have created a more heart-wrenching scenario.
In the midst of all the mayhem that swirls daily in her life; she spends every free and available moment reaching out to others. She's constantly conjuring up opportunities to help the needy; give to those with less; and offering her time, energy, abilities, business, and heart. She is just an amazing person to know and I am a better person for having crossed paths with her.
Ch-Angel Tonya . . . please know what a magnificent difference you make in the lives of so many folks who are in need; who are without; who lack so much. And know, too, that you make a tremendous difference in the lives of those who are not so much in need; but are truly inspired and are in awe of your daily efforts and heartfelt actions!
Thank You!
When I met her, I was at a charity function that someone else was supposed to be running, but I somehow got roped into leading it. Ahhhh . . . such is life! Without having been pushed into the position, I would not have been able to befriend this Ch-Angel!
She was a vendor who, when given the opportunity to speak about why she was helping out All Children's Hospital, absolutely silenced the room. She spoke of two sick boys - her only children. She spoke of the trauma of all that she has watched unfold for them and how ACH helped them and is continuing to help them - in many ways.
A few days later, she appeared at a meeting to join our ACH group, where she further expressed other family issues she is embroiled in. Hollywood could not have created a more heart-wrenching scenario.
In the midst of all the mayhem that swirls daily in her life; she spends every free and available moment reaching out to others. She's constantly conjuring up opportunities to help the needy; give to those with less; and offering her time, energy, abilities, business, and heart. She is just an amazing person to know and I am a better person for having crossed paths with her.
Ch-Angel Tonya . . . please know what a magnificent difference you make in the lives of so many folks who are in need; who are without; who lack so much. And know, too, that you make a tremendous difference in the lives of those who are not so much in need; but are truly inspired and are in awe of your daily efforts and heartfelt actions!
Thank You!
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