Those who awaken never rest in one place.

Like swans, they rise and leave the lake.

On the air they rise and fly an invisible course.

Their food is knowledge.

They live on emptiness.

They have seen how to break free.

Who can follow them?

***

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.

Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.

But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

***

We are what we think, all that we are arises with our thoughts; with our thoughts, we make our world.

***

He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape.

***

Love yourself and be awake-

Today, tomorrow, always.

First establish yourself in the way,

Then teach others,

And so defeat sorrow.

To straighten the crooked

You must first do a harder thing-

Straighten yourself.

You are your only master.

Who else?

Subdue yourself,

And discover your master.

***

May all that have life be delivered from suffering.

***

Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.

***

I am always at the beginning.

***

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

***

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

***

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

***

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

***

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

***

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

***

If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further.

***

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,

or who said it - even if I have said it -

unless it agrees with your own reason

and your own common sense.

***

Since it is impossible to escape the result of our deeds, let us practice good works. Let us guard our thoughts that we do no evil, for as we sow so shall we reap. There are ways from light into darkness and from darkness into light. There are ways, also, from the gloom into deeper darkness, and from the dawn into brighter light. The wise man will use the light he has to receive more light. He will constantly advance in the knowledge of truth. Exhibit true superiority by virtuous conduct and the exercise of reason; meditate deeply on the vanity of earthly things, and understand the fickleness of life. Elevate the mind, and seek sincere faith with firm purpose; transgress not the rules of kingly conduct, and let your happiness depend, not upon external things, but upon your own mind.

***

"Be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to

Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the Truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height." - Buddha's Farewell Message to Ananda

***

More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.

***

Hunger (for things) is the supreme disease.

***

♫♬♫Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes. Therefore don't take a liking to anything. To lose what one likes is hard, but there are no bonds for those who have no likes and dislikes. From preference arises sorrow, from preference arises fear, but he who is freed from preference has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

Like a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not moved by praise or blame.

ENYA

May it be

May it be an evening star shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road Oh! how far you are from home 

Mornie utulie      (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
mornie alantie     (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

May it be the shadows call will fly away
May it be you journey on to light the day
When the night is overcome you may rise to find the sun

mornie utulie   (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
mornie alantie     (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now 

A promise lives within you now.

E mor henion i dhu:
Ely siriar, el sila.
Ai! Aniron Undomiel.

Tiriel arad ‘ala mor
Minnon i dhu- sad oltha.
Ai! Aniron Edhelharn.

Alae! Ir el od elin!
I ‘lir uin el luitha guren.
Ai! Aniron Undomiel.

I lacha en naur e-chun
Sila, eria, bronia.
Ai! Aniron Edhelharn

Out of darkness I understand the night:
Dreams flow, a star shines.
Ah! I desire Evenstar.

Having watched the day grow dark
I go into night - a place to dream.
Ah! I desire Elfstone.

Behold!  The star of stars!
The song of the star enchants my heart.
Ah! I desire Evenstar.

The flame of the fire of the heart
Shines, rises, endures.
Ah! I desire Elfstone. 

Underneath a winter sky
a distant train sings out the miles.                               
So I imagine, it may be,
that every mile brings you to me.
A promise made may still come true,
so I am waiting here for you,
if you don’t come, what will I do?
Who shall I tell my secrets to?

Christmas bells ring out their chimes,
I hear them echo through the miles,
and moonlight shines upon the road
and trembles on the fallen snow
I look into the midnight blue
So many stars I never knew.
If you don’t come, what will I do?
Who shall I tell my secrets to?

I look into the midnight blue
So many stars I never knew.
If you don’t come, what will I do?
Who shall I tell my secrets to?

When the stars are in the skies make a wish then close your eyes.
Are you dreaming angels singing?
Everything is right.It’s the magic of the night!

Far horizons made of snow bring the hopes each child will know.
Someone’s dreaming bells are ringing
and the world is white. It’s the magic of the night!

High up in the sky can you see a shining light?
Could it be that we can see an angel who is flying, flying....

Can an angel lose their way? Who of us on earth can say?
Someone’s dreaming angels singing
everything is right.It’s the magic of the night!

High up in the sky can you see a shining light?
Could it be that we can see an angel who is flying, flying....

When the stars are in the skies make a wish then close your eyes.
Are you dreaming bells are ringing?
Angels are in flight?It’s the magic of the night!

Angels are in flight.It’s the magic of the night.

Song of the Sandman

Can you hear in night's deep song all the shadows say
telling you when you're asleep tears will fade away

Dream of morning's golden lightwhen you and I will leave the night
And when the moon is high and bright stars will shine on you

Dream of morning's golden light
when you and I will leave the night

Make a wish and when you close your eyes
I will come to you

Dream of morning's golden light
when you and I will leave the night

Make a wish and when you close your eyes
I will come to you

When the warmth of the day becomes the night
who could sleep beneath a strange moonlight?
No guiding star.
So far from home.

Walked the way of promise to find but snow.
Throughout, the voice of the winds brings nothing more
than low echoes,
so far from home.

Even from a child
a wish is not enough.
For me,
for me
the sky may fall,
and even from a child
a dream is not enough,
could be,
could be
the sky may fall,
could be,
could be
the night ends all.

No rains could weep as I have wept
to know a simple dream will not be kept.
I am a child
so far from home.

One by one the sky falls
(as with the night, sleep ends all.)
I may not awaken.

Strange how my heart beats
to find myself upon your shore.
Strange how I still feel
my loss of comfort gone before.

Cool waves wash over
and drift away with dreams of youth,
so time is stolen,
I cannot hold you long enough.

And so
this is where I should be now,
days and nights falling by,
days and nights falling by me.
I know
of a dream I should be holding,
days and nights falling by,
days and nights falling by me.

Soft blue horizons
reach far into my childhood days
as you are rising
to bring me my forgotten ways.

Strange how I falter 
to find I'm standing in deep water.
Strange how my heart beats


to find I'm standing on your shore.

When the evening falls and the daylight is fading,
from within me calls - could it be I am sleeping?
For a moment I stray, then it holds me completely.
Close to home  - I cannot say.
Close to home - feeling so far away.

As I walk the room there before me a shadow
from another world where no other can follow.
Carry me to my own, to where I can cross over..
Close to home - I cannot say.
Close to home - feeling so far away.

Forever searching; never right,
I am lost in oceans of night.
Forever hoping I can find memories,
those memories I left behind.

Even though I leave will I go on believing
that this time is real - am I lost in this feeling?
Like a child passing through, never knowing the reason.
I am home - I know the way.
I am home- feeling oh! so far away.

Each time on my leaving home
I run back to my mother's arms,
one last hold and then it's over. 

Watching me, you know I cry,
you wave a kiss to say goodbye.
Feel the sky fall down upon me!

All I am,
a child with promises.
All I have
are miles full of promises of home. 

If only I could stay with you,
my train moves on, you're gone from view,
now I must wait until it's over.

All I am,
a child with promises.
All I have
are miles full of promises of home.

Days will pass, your words to me,
it seems so long, eternity,
but I must wait until it's over. 

Translation 
Thoughts...


Listen to my heart. 
so sad forever;  
I am lost without you 
and your wife, 
the great love in your life. 
She guided me. 
Both of you, be with me always, 
day and night. 
 
Chorus: 
I cry at the great loneliness 
tears, so sad, 
and you sleeping in the quiet, green grave 
in deep peace.  
 
There was happiness, 
but it went away. 
You followed your husband, 
the great love in your life. 
He guided me. 
Both of you, be with me always, 
day and night. 
 
Chorus 
I cry at the great loneliness 
tears, so sad, 
and you sleeping in the quiet, green grave 
in deep peace.  
 
I think of the day 
that you were at my side 
telling stories 
of the days that were. 
I remember the day, 
without want and without gloom. 
Both of you, be with me always, 
day and night. 

I walk the maze of moments but everywhere I turn to
begins a new beginning but never finds a finish
I walk to the horizon and there I find another
it all seems so surprising and then I find that I know


You go there you're gone forever I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together Anywhere is

The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion
but without ever knowing the reason for its flowing
in motion on the ocean the moon still keeps on moving
the waves still keep on waving and I still keep on going

You go there you're gone forever I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together Anywhere is

I wonder if the stars sign the life that is to be mine
and would they let their light shine enough for me to follow
I look up to the heavens but night has clouded over
no spark of constellation no Vela  no Orion

The shells upon the warm sands have taken from their own lands
the echo of their story but all I hear are low sounds
as pillow words are weaving and willow waves are leaving
but should I be believing that I am only dreaming

You go there you're gone forever I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together Anywhere is

To leave the thread of all time and let it make a dark line
in hopes that I can still find the way back to the moment
I took the turn and turned to begin a new beginning
still looking for the answer I cannot find the finish
it's either this or that way it's one way or the other
it should be one direction it could be on reflection
the turn I have just taken the turn that I was making
I might be just beginning I might be near the end.

I have been given one moment from heaven
as I am walking surrounded by night.
Stars, high above me,make a wish under moonlight.

On my way home I remember only good days.
On my way home I remember all the best days.
I'm on my way homeI can remember every new day.

I move in silence with each step taken,snow falling round me
like angels in flight.Far in the distance is my wish under moonlight.

On my way home I remember only good days.
On my way home I remember all the best days.
I'm on my way homeI can remember every new day.

Who can tell me if we have heaven?
Who can say the way it should be;
Moonlight Holly, the Sappho Comet,
Angel's Tears below a tree.

You talk of the break of morning
as you view the new aurora,
Cloud in crimson, the Key of Heaven,
one love carved in Acajou.

One told me of China Roses,
one a Thousand nights and One night,
Earth's last picture, the end of evening:
hue of indigo and blue.

A new moon leads me to
woods of dreams and I follow.
A new world waits for me;
my dream, my way.

I know that if I have heaven
there is nothing to desire.
Rain and river, a world of wonder
may be paradise to me.

I see the sun...
I see the stars...

One look at love and you may see
it weaves a web over mystery,
all ravelled threads can rend apart
for hope has a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in the lover's heart.

Whispering world,a sigh of sighs,
the ebb and the flow of the ocean tides,
one breath, one word may end or may start
a hope in a place of the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in the lover's heart.

Look to love, you may dream,
and if it should leave then give it wings.
But if such a love is meant to be;
hope is home and the heart is free.

Under the heavenswe journey far,
on roads of life we are wanderers.
So let love rise,so let love depart,
let hope have a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in the lover's heart.

Look to love you may dream,and if it should leave
then give it wings,but if such a love is meant to be
hope is home and the heart is free.
Hope is home and the heart is free.

Once, you had gold.Once, you had silver.
Then came the rains out of the blue.
Ever and always.Always and ever.
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you.

Now you can see Spring becomes Autumn.
Leaves become gold falling from view.
Ever and always.Always and ever.
No-one can promise a dream come true.
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you.

What is the dark;shadows around you,
why not take heartin the new day?
Ever and always.Always and ever.
No-one can promise a dream for you.
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you.

Suddenly before my eyes hues of indigo arise
with them how my spirit sighs - paint the sky with stars.

Only night will ever know why the heavens never show
all the dreams there are to know - paint the sky with stars.

Who has placed the midnight sky so a spirit has to fly?
As the heavens seem so far now who will hang the midnight star?

Night has brought to those who sleep only dreams they cannot keep
I have legends in the deep - paint the sky with stars.

Who has placed the midnight sky so a spirit has to fly?
As the heavens seem so far now who will hang the midnight star?

Place a name upon the night one to set your heart alight
and to make the darkness bright - paint the sky with stars.

When there's a shadow you reach for the sun..
When there is love then you look for the one..
..and for the promises there is the sky
..and for the heavens are those who can fly

If you really want to you can hear me say
only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
only if you want to will you fly away..

When there's a journey you follow a star..
When there's an ocean you sail from afar..
..and for the broken heart there is the sky
..and for tomorrow are those who can fly

If you really want to you can hear me say
only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
only if you want to will you fly away..

Ah! Je voudrais voler comme un oiseau d'aile.
Ah! Je voudrais voler comme un oiseau d'aile, d'aile..

     One by one        
Here am I yet another goodbye!
He says Adios,  says Adios,
and do you know why
she won't break down and cry?
-she says Adios,  says Adios,  Goodbye.

One by one my leaves fall.
One by one my tales are told.

It's no lie,
she is yearning to fly.
She says Adios, says Adios,
and now you know why
he's a reason to sigh,
- she says Adios,  says Adios,  Goodbye.

One by one my leaves fall,
One by one my tales are told.

My, oh my!
She was aiming too high.
He says Adios,   says Adios,
and now you know why
there's no moon in her sky,
-he says Adios,  says Adios,  Goodbye.

No Goodbyes
for love brightens their eyes
don't say Adios,  say  Adios,
and do you know why
there's a love that won't die?
-don't say Adios,  Say  Adios,  Goodbye.

..don't say Adios,  say Adios,  Goodbye.
..don't say Adios,  say Adios,  Goodbye.
..don't say Adios,  say Adios,  Goodbye

Pilgrim,how you journey on the road you chose
to find out why the winds die and where the stories go.
All days come from one day that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over but only where you go.

One way leads to diamonds, one way leads to gold,
another leads you only to everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder which of these is true
the road that leads to nowhere,the road that leads to you.

Will you find the answer in all you say  and do?
Will you find the answer in you?

Each heart is a pilgrim,each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die and where the stories go.
Pilgrim,  in your journey you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way to find out who you are..

Pilgrim, it's a long way to find out who you are..

Pilgrim, it's a long way to find out who you are...

 
Tears in my heart
How wonderful, from morning to night
the sweet voices at my side,
and happiness everywhere, without sorrow,
joy in my heart forever.
Lament.

If I walk away from life,
the sun, the moon behind me,
I have only the memories of my life,
and sad tears in my heart.


Lament.
      Wild Child      

You know when you give your love away
It opens your heart,everything is new.
And you know time will always find a way
to let your heart believe it's true.

You know love is everything you say;
a whisper, a word,promises you give.
You feel it in the heartbeat of the day.
You know this is the way love is.

Amarantine...Amarantine...Amarantine... Amarantine...
Amarantine...Amarantine...
Love is...Love is...Love is... Love is.
Love...Love...

You know love may sometimes make you cry,
so let the tears go,
they will flow away,
For you know love will also let you fly
-how far a heart can fly away!

Amarantine...                 Amarantine...
Amarantine...                 Amarantine...
Amarantine...                 Amarantine...
Love is.                           Love is.
Love is.                           Love is.
Love...                            Love...
Amarantine...
Amarantine...
Amarantine....
Love is.
Love is.
Love...

You know when love's shining in your eyes
it may be the stars
fallen from above.
And you know love is with you when you rise,
for night and day belong to love.

Every time the rain comes down,close my eyes and listen.
I can hear the lonesome soundof the sky as it cries...
 
Listen to the rain Here it comes again Hear it in the rain

Feel the touch of tears that fall-they won't fall forever
In the way the day will flow all things come,all things go.

Listen to the rain...the rain...
Here it comes again......again....
Hear it in the rain... the rain...

Late at night I drift away -
I can hear you calling,and my nameis in the rain,
leaves on trees whispering,
deep blue sea's mysteries.

Even when this moment ends,can't let go this feeling.
Everything will come again in the sound,falling down,
of the sky as it cries.Hear my name in the rain.

Where are you this moment -only in my dreams.
You're missing, but you're always a heartbeat from me.
I'm lost now without you,I don't know where you are.
I keep watching, I keep hoping,but time keeps us apart.

Is there a way I can find you,is there a sign I should know,
is there a road I could follow to bring you back home?

Winter lies before me now you're so far away.
In the darkness of my dreaming the light of you will stay.

If I could be close beside you,if I could be where you are,
if I could reach out and touch you and bring you back home.
Is there's a way I can find you,Is there's a sign I should know,
Is there's a road I can follow to bring you back home to me?

City lights shine on the harbour,
night has fallen down,through the darkness
and the shadows I will still go on.

Long, long journey through the darkness,
long, long way to go;but what are miles
across the ocean to the heart that's coming home?

Where the road runs through the valley,where the river flows,
I will follow every highway to the place I know.

Long, long journey out of nowhere,
long, long way to go;but what are sighs
and what is sadness to the heart that's coming home?

Long, long journey through the darkness,
long, long way to go;but are what are miles
across the oceanto the heart that's coming home?

Long, long journey out of nowhere,
long, long way to go;but what are sighs
and what is sadness to the heart that's coming home?

Summer.  When the day is over
there's a heart a little colder;
someone said goodbye,
but you don't know why.
Somewhere there is someone keeping
all the tears they have been weeping,
someone said goodbye,
but you don't know why.

Is there a reason
why a broken heart begins to cry?
Is there a reason
you were lost although you don't know why?
Give me a reason
why you never want to say goodbye.
If there's a reason, I don't know why.

Always looking for a meaning,
all the time you keep believing,
but I don't know why
you won't say goodbye.
Even when the sun is shining
you don't see the silver lining,
but I don't know why you won't say goodbye.

Is there a reason
why a broken dream can never fly?
Is there a reason
you believe and then you close your eyes?
Give me a reason
why you hide away so much inside.
If there's a reason, I don't know why.

Is there a reason
why a broken heart begins to cry?
Is there a reason
you were lost although you don't know why?
Give me a reason
why you never want to say goodbye.
If there's a reason
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.

It's only now when words are said
that break my heart in two,
I wonder at how you endure
all I've said, all I say to you.

How strong, how brave, how true of you
to bear the hurt I gave.
I know it tears your heart in two;
all I've said, all I say to you.

After all the words are said,
after all the dreams we made;
every one a precious one,
every one a  summer sun...

A moment lost, forever gone,
can never be again,
so know how much it mean to me;
all you said,
all you gave,
all your love to me.

How I remember sleepless nights
when we would read by candlelight,
and on the windowpane outside
a new world made of snow;

a million feathers falling down,
a million stars that touch the ground,
so many secrets to be found
amid the falling snow.

Maybe I am falling down.
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make a sound
in the darkness all around.

The silence of a winter's night
brings memories I hold inside;
remembering a blue moonlight
upon the fallen snow.

Maybe I am falling down.
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make a sound
in the darkness all around.

I close my window to the night.
I leave the sky her tears of white.
And all it lit by candlelight
amid the falling snow.

And all is lit by candlelight
amid the falling snow.

Somewhere in a winter night the angels begin their flight;
dark skies with miles to go,no footsteps to be lost in snow.

They fly to you Oh, new-born king
They fly to you Oh, angels sing

one is sorrow one is peace one will come to give you sleep
one is comfort one will take the tears you weep

New star in a midnight sky in heaven all the angels fly
soft wings so true and all things they will give to you

Somewhere in a winter night the angels begin their flight

Tonight all sing Oh, angels,a new-born king
Tonight all sing Oh, angels,a new-born king.

Come!   See!   High above.
Come!   See!   High in the heavens
a  new  star  shining bright;
out of the darkness comes a light.

Come!  Hear midnight chimes.
Come!  Hear bells that are ringing
and  from  some distant shore
sounds of a journey echo on.

This is the night,they say,
everyone wants a dream.
This is the night,they say,
nothing is as it seems.

Come!   Sleep!  Close your eyes.
Come!   Sleep!  Give me your sorrow
and I’ll keep watch for you
until the dawn is breaking through,
until the morning wakens you.

Come!   Dream through the night.
Come!   Dream, and then tomorrow
you’ll   see   your   heart will know
dreams are more precious than gold.
Dreams are more precious than gold.
Dreams are more precious than gold.

And everywhere around us the silence of midnight.
And we had gathered snowflakes;
remember the soft light of starlight on snow.

Oooh, remember this,for no-one knows the way love goes.
Oooh, remember this,for no-one knows the way life goes.

We walked the road together one last time by moonlight,
as underneath the heavens the slow chimes at midnight,
but nothing is forever not even the starlight at midnight
not even the moonlight...

Oooh, remember this,for no-one knows the way love goes.
Oooh, remember this,for no-one knows the way life goes.

Memories we share together Moments no one else can know
I will keep them close to me Never let them go

Once you filled my hands with roses Then you  gave your heart to me
When a kiss had followed this Love was meant to be

Time goes by And the snow is drifting
Slowly in the sky Cold, cold night

As you lie beside me I can hear your heartbeat

You have lost yourself in dreaming I have lost myself in you
Now we lie beneath the sky Stars and midnight blue.

BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!

Read this and then reread it. Especially the last part...

I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 57 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories.

He often came with me and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands.

He knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy my few items and leave, but even grocery shopping was different since he had passed on.

Shopping for one took time, a little more thought than it had for two.

Standing by the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak and remembered how he had loved his steak.

Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blonde, slim and lovely in a soft green pantsuit. I watched as she picked up a large package of T-bones, dropped them in her basket.. hesitated, and then put them back. She turned to go and once again reached for the pack of steaks.

She saw me watching her and she smiled. 'My husband loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't know.'

I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met her pale blue eyes.

'My husband passed away eight days ago,' I told her. Glancing at the package in her hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice. 'Buy him the steaks. And cherish every moment you have together.'

She shook her head and I saw the emotion in her eyes as she placed the package in her basket and wheeled away.

I turned and pushed my cart across the length of the store to the dairy products. There I stood, trying to decide which size milk I should buy. A quart, I finally decided and moved on to the ice cream. If nothing else, I could always fix myself an ice cream cone.

I placed the ice cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the front. I saw first the green suit, then recognized the pretty lady coming towards me. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest smile! I had ever seen. I would swear a soft halo encircled her blond hair as she kept walking toward me, her eyes holding mine.

As she came closer, I saw what she held and tears began misting in my eyes. 'These are for you,' she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed yellow roses in my arms. 'When you go through the line, they will know these are paid for.' She leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what she'd done, what the roses meant, but still unable to speak, I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my vision.

I looked down at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue wrapping and found it almost unreal. How did she know? Suddenly the answer seem ed so clear. I wasn't alone.
Oh, you haven't forgotten me, have you? I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.

Every day be thankful for what you have and who you are.
(Please read all of this, it is really nice.)

This is a simple request. If you appreciate life, send this to your friends, including the person that sent it to you.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings. Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf and I pray for them.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible. Thank You, Lord , that I can see. Many are blind and I pray for them.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising. Thank You, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden and I pray for them.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, and my children are so loud.
Thank You, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely and I pray for them.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the picture in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced.
Thank You, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry and I pray for them.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous. Thank You, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job and I pray for them.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest. Thank You, Lord, for life.

Pass this on to the friends you know. It might help a bit to make this world a better place to live, right?

A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift.

A friend is someone to treasure for friendship is a gift.

A friend is someone who fills our lives with Beauty, Joy and Grace and makes the world we live in a better and happier place.

YOU ARE MY FRIEND!  

God bless you and your family.