I found this wonder-ful poem on helpothers.org which is a great site.

Posted by innerjourney on December 24, 2009
This is what this person said ,"The following passage is a healthy prescription of how we can approach life. It is not about being famous or being wealthy. Truly, it is all about love. There are times when we feel as if we are separated from the rest. This illusion creates a mental prison.Hence, we should strive to internally liberate ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living things."

"Open your heart to others and try to understand,
When someone reaches for you, hold out to them your hand,
Follow your heart, no matter what other people say,
Do things that make YOU able to SMILE throughout  your day.
Treat other people, the way you would like them to treat you,

Do what you know is right and to your heart and self stay true,
Remember what life is all about, it is how you make people feel,
What you do, where you go, and making dreams become real,
Helping people through, in hard times of pain and strife,
What you do for others, is what is important in life.

Look deeper and don't judge people by what is on the outside,
It is what is inside that counts and what people often hide,
Care, help, love, be honest, and be kind,
With purity and goodness within yourself, it is happiness you will find.

Do all you can in the time you have, you won't always be around, Recapture the JOY of little
things, that once were easily found,
And if you can do all this and live a life of love,
You will be helped through life, by all those up above."

Albert Einstein said,"There are two ways to live Life. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

 

Happy New Decade, my internet friends. I found this in The Poughkeepsie Journal and wanted to share it with you. Many blessings to you.

1. Meet life honestly and courageously.
2. To get more JOY, give more JOY.
3. Think more about the happiness you can GIVE.
4. Say definite things that MEAN something rather than generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.
5. Believe in the beauty of your dreams.
6. Do not be afraid to care too much.
7. Do the things you think you cannot.
8. Know that what one has to do usually can be done.
9. Learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
10. Be curious about life.
11. Live life with flavor.
12. Ask of others only what you are willing to do yourself.
13. Believe in PEACE.
14. Use energy wisely; it takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
15. Never turn your back on life.
16. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
17. Grow a tender conscience.
18. Think NEW thoughts every day.
19. Accept whatever comes; meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.
20. To be friends with anyone else, be friends with yourself.
21. Have a great mind: discuss ideas and events, not people.
22. Remember that happiness is not a goal; it is a byproduct.
23. Have convictions.
24. Be FRIENDLY.
25. Understand that it is not a question anymore of what is good for "me," but what is good for the world.
26. Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure.
27. Leave the world a little better and brighter as a place to live in.
28. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
29. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

" A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven."


Anonymous

I asked a woman the other day, how was she doing? She said, "I am blessed." I said, "That is great, but you have to include the other person." So, I added, "I am blessed and so are you." I have been utilizing the idea and it is working. It wakes people up to the fact that we are indeed blessed and that we have a lot to be greatful for. Count your blessings. Many people are struggling in many ways these days especially, but if you realize that you are blessed, you cannot help but smile.
People are very moved when you tell them they are blessed and to wish them a blessed day. Try it, if you feel bold that day. Its fun.

In 1978, my husband, Roland Mousaa, came up with the idea of having a "Thanksgiving for All" event where people who didn't have a place to go for the holiday could come in Woodstock, New York. Today around four hundred people come every year and people from all walks of life attend and volunteer. Its a real community event.
I met Roland in Woodstock where I was also living and  soon after we got married we relocated to Beacon, New York, still in the great Hudson Valley. Roland decided to start the "Thanksgiving for All" in Beacon this year.
He found a church to donate the space which has a big kitchen and stage for singing. (My husband is a singer-songwriter and he is also a solar scientist, landscape painter, and photographer www.rolandechobirds.com)
He made up flyers and we proceeded to promote the idea. Everyone loved it.
We got decorations, donations and volunteers to help.
We made food as well.
We didn't have a lot of people since it was the first year, but those who were involved loved it and were very moved my the whole project. PETE and TOSHI SEEGER supported it and gave us a contribution. They live here in Beacon.
Pete even stayed at the Thanksgiving dinner for 3 hours to support us.
Since there weren't many people and we had lots of food, he asked me to go out anf round up some more people in town who might want a free Thanksgiving meal with live music. So, I got a few friends to come.
I went to a food store and  went around wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and asked if they wanted to come to St Luke's Church for a FREE Thanksgiving dinner with live music. I found a couple and the man's eyes lit up when I said live music. He was a musician. She didn't want to come since they were already shopping for food. It turns out that they showed up. She went to pay for the food and he debit card didn't work since her check hadn't cleared! They didn't have a car but walked to the church. She was nervous as she didn't know anyone, but they ended up having a great time and loved the music and we even gave them food to take home! He ended up knowing my husband as they had played together at a music venue.
We need to become more selfless and caring neighbors. The era that we are in DEMANDS it. We must awaken and take actions to help each other NOW.
How can you bless your neighbors? How can you make them smile?
We need to reach out and love each other. Stop judging each other. You cannot love when you are judging.
Everyone of us is different from the other..we need to start appreciating those differences.
We are one big family of man, woman ,animals and trees. There is life in all of us.

This is from Ann Stevens, Thought for the Day.

We all know and remember a smiley person-someone whose heart seems to
radiate through their teeth. And when they do, notice how its almost
impossible not to smile back...unless you are feeling very, very grumpy! So,
if you don't feel a smile coming on..why not do it anyway. Not only does it
transform your inner chemical production and create "happy hormones", but when
people are at the other end of your smile, they smile back (well most do).
And if you really don't feel like smiling genuinely at life, the universe and everybody-
fake it until you make it!
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This was found on a Yogi Tea box..sent to me from Esther Frances.

"A smile is a direct achievement."

Pete Seeger said this recently to me when I asked him to talk about The Smile Revolution.
"The Agricultural Revolution took thousands of years,
  The Industrial Revolution took hundreds of years,
  The Information Revolution is taking decades, but if we use it
  and use the brains God gave us, we may, this century see The Smile Revolution,
  or the Rainbow Revolution or the Great Turning."