As you travel through life...

As you travel through life there are always those times

when decisions just have to be made,

when the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce,

and the rain seems to soak your parade.

 

There are some situations where all you can do

is simply let go and move on,

gather your courage and choose a direction 

that carries you toward a new dawn.

 

So pack up your troubles and take a step forward -

the process of change can be tough, 

but think about all the excitement ahead

there might be adventures you never imagined

 

Just waiting around the next bend,

and wishes and dreams just about to come true

in ways you can't yet comprehend!

 

• Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar
• IF by Rudyard Kipling
• The Blind Men and the Elephant
• A lovely old hindi song which is also profound

Perhaps you'll find friendships 

that spring from new things

as you challenge your status quo,

and learn there are so many options in life.

 

Perhaps you'll go places you never expected

and see things that you've never seen,

or travel to fabulous, faraway worlds

and wonderful spots in between!

 

Perhaps you'll find warmth and affection and caring

and somebody special who's there

to help you stay cantered and listen with interest

to stories and feelings you share.

 

Perhaps you'll find comfort in knowing your friends

are supportive of all that you do, 

and believe that whatever decisions you make, 

they'll be the right choices for you.

 

So keep putting one foot in front of the other,

and taking your life day by day...

there's a brighter tomorrow that's just down the road -

don't look back! 

You're not going that way!

~Unknown~

Challenged

Some say I am disabled,

     But you know that isn't true.

I simply have a challenge

     A little different from you.

My slight inconvenience, has taught me

     Things they could not know.

Each obstacle is a victory,

     Enabling me to grow.

I'm not really any different,

     I cry, I laugh, I snore.

I don't want to be treated

     As if I'm not a person anymore.

Out of good intentions,

     People are afraid to let me try.

But sometimes I have to fall,

     And sometimes I need to cry.

God gives me strength and dignity,

     And the courage to be all I can be.

For He doesn't see me as disabled,

     He just sees me as me.

Source: Unknown

• Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar
• IF by Rudyard Kipling
• The Blind Men and the Elephant
• A lovely old hindi song which is also profound

The Legend of the Butterfly

Once  as  a  child  many  years ago...

On  a  balmy  summer's  eve.

I  sat in the yard  at my Mother's  side...

and  a  butterfly   lit  at my sleeve.

"It's  a sign  of    good   luck,  my Mother   said.

As   the  butterfly  stayed  at  my  arm...

"It's  a   symbol   of  all  the beauty  in  life.

Make   sure  you  do it  no harm."

First   butterflies   are eggs  and after  they hatch...

they  see that  their  life's  just beginning,

They're  content  with  their  lot  in life,

so they  go  out  on a limb  and start  spinning.

They   stay  out awhile  in a magic  cocoon...

then  emerge  like  flowers  in spring,

Then  they  share  the story  of their  victory  and success...

through  each  of the colors  of their wings.

The gold  in their  wings  is  the "  Golden Rule"....

To  follow  that is a must.

The blue....That  means  true blue.

Always  be  someone  people can  trust.

The green  of  the tip of their  wing

is  saying  Stay  green, and  you'll  always grow.

The   silver  is  the lining  in the clouds  of doubt...

that  you must look   for  as

for as you  go through  life.

• YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH
• TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS A TREASURE...
• THE NEED
• THE LOVE I HAVE

Butterflies   bend  with  the wind,  it's  true,

Still   they  get  where  they   want  to go.

They   arrive  by  persistence  through  their own insistence

A  lesson  more  people  should  know.

Sought  and valued  by  the  whole  human  race...

For their   beauty,  tenacity  and  charm.

If   a  butterfly  ever  chances  to stay at your sleeve...

remember my friend  , don't  fight  it ,

but  learn  all  you  can  from  the butterfly  clan.

And   you  too , may  become a rare  item.

You are NOT Ordinary

You   Are  Not   Ordinary

For   too  long   My   Child,  you  have  thought  of  yourself,

as  ordinary  but  when  I  molded   you  out  of,

the  clay  I   made   you  to  be  "different!"

There   is   no  one  else   quite  like you.

Your   heart   has  its   own  beat.

Your   smile   has  its   own  shape.

Your   mind    processes  information  in its  own  unique  way.

You   must   start   to  envision   youself   the way  I  see  you.

I   do   not   look    at   the  ordinary   or  common[lace,

when   I   look   at  you.

You    are   designed   not  to  just  "but  to  "  stand   apart,

Yes,   you   are   to  join   your   brothers  and  sisters,

but   at   the  same   time  you  are  to   have  your,

own  unique  identity.

Start   to  see  yourself   as  an  individual.

See  that  it  is  okay  to   have  your   own  unique  feelings,

and   needs.

See   that   it   is   all    right  to want  more   and  to hope,

for   more,  Stop  accepting   life   for   what  you  have been.

There   is  surely   much   more   to  your  living.

You   do  not  need   to  be "  of   the  world"   to  be  "alive",

in   the   world...

There   is  a  difference.

Be  free  to  be   yourslf.

I did   not  design  you  to  conform  to  man's  image.

You   are   not  to  be  a   copy  of   another   human  being.

You   are  to be   delighted   to  be   yourself   and   enjoy,

living  as   you  are   while  hoping  for   more ,

promises   and   blessings  along  the  way.

Keep   your  focus   and   trust  in  Me.

I   will    surely   keep   My   focus  and   trust  in   you!

·  Being in Love

·  New Year's Reality Check

·  Judge Gently

·  I Am The New Year

I  know   you   have  had   many   obstacles   and   difficulties   to   overcome  but   I  know  your   heart  and,

your   true   intentions  and   I  AM   pleased   with,

your   progress.

You   are  unique.... So  enjoy   your  uniquenss,

your   differnces   your   abilities   and   your  laughter

Instead    of   wondering   so   much   about  everyone,

else   and   whether   or not   you  fit  in  or  are  accepted,

I   didn't   make   you  to  fall   into   a  crack  and  stay,

there,  I   made   you   as  a  "Star"   that  shines  so  bright,

it   stands  out   in   the  crowd!

I   Love   you   for   who   you  are...  So  be  yourself.