Hope
Gloom and despair are really ignorance in another form. They fail to reckon with the fact that what appears to be baneful often turns out to be good. Lincoln lost the senatorship to Douglas and thought he had ended his career; had he won the contest, he might have remained only a senator. Life often has surprise parties for us. Things come to us masked in gloom and black; but Time, the revealer, strips off the disguise, and lo, what we have is blessings.
Never go gloomy, man with a mind,
Hope is a better companion than fear;
Providence, ever benignant and kind,
Gives with a smile what you take with a tear;
All will be right,
Look to the light.
Morning was ever the daughter of night;
All that was black will be all that is bright,
Cheerily, cheerily, then cheer up.
Many a foe is a friend in disguise,
Many a trouble a blessing most true,
Helping the heart to be happy and wise,
With love ever precious and joys ever new.
Stand in the van,
Strike like a man!
This is the bravest and cleverest plan;
Trusting in God while you do what you can.
Cheerily, cheerily, then cheer up.
Anonymous
Celebrate International Women’s Day
Did you know that March 8th is International Women’s Day? Well, now that you do, how will you celebrate it?
Maybe you can take an hour of extra time just for yourself: get a nice bubble bath going, light some scented candles, and listen to your favorite music.
Get your kids and hubby to do some of your chores, and enjoy this day.
Here is a little secret: Marie prepared Free Online celebration for Women on March 9-10, 2006.
It’s a fun 2 Day event - 2 Days of Empowerment for Women. There will be FREE downloadable resources for women, networking, and even goodie bags.
She interviewed several wonderful women and will have the interviews available for download during the celebration. Here is a peek at some of the interviews:
- The Importance of “Me-Time” with Aurelia Williams of Real life Coaching
- Healthy Food Choices with Susanne Myers of Healthy Menu Mailer
- Confidence and Dreaming Big with Kelly Mccausey of WAHM Talk Radio
- How to Romance your Husband/Partner with Nicole Dean of Romance Your Husband
- How Not to Lose Yourself in the Many Roles that You Play with Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio
- Women’s Health and a Review of Waking the Warrior Goddess with Kari St. Louis of Healthy Family Talk Radio
There is a lot more: just head over to Celebrating Women’s Day and see for yourself.
My creed
We all have a philosophy of life, whether or not we formulate it. Does it end in self, or does it include our relations and our duties to our fellows? General William Booth of the Salvation Army was once asked to send a Christmas greeting to his forces throughout the world. His life had been spent in unselfish service; over the cable he sent but one word - OTHERS.
This is my creed: To do some good,
To bear my ills without complaining,
To press on as a brave man should
For honors that are worth the gaining;
To seek no profits where I may,
By winning them, bring grief to others;
To do some service day by day
In helping on my toiling brothers
This is my creed: To close my eyes
To little faults of those around me;
To strive to be when each day dies
Some better than the morning found me;
To ask for no unearned applause,
To cross no river until I reach it;
To see the merit of the cause
Before I follow those who preach it.
This is my creed: To try to shun
The sloughs in which the foolish wallow;
To lead where I may be the one
Whom weaker men should choose to follow.
To keep my standards always high,
To find my task and always do it;
This is my creed - I wish that I
Could learn to shape my action to it.
By S.E. Kiser
