No one can go back and make a brand new start. <BR>Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. <BR>God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, <BR>sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, <BR>comfort for the tears, and light for the way. <P>~~~ <P>Disappointments are like road bumps, <BR>they slow you down a bit, <BR>but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. <BR>Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on! <P>~~~ <P>When something happens to you, good or bad, <BR>consider what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, <BR>to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard. <BR>You can't make someone love you, <BR>all you can do is be someone who can be loved, <BR>the rest is up to the person to realize your worth. <P>~~~ <P>The measure of love is when you love without measure. <BR>In life there are very rare chances that you'll meet <BR>the person you love and loves you in return. <BR>So once you have it, don't ever let go, <BR>the chance might never come your way again. <P>~~~ <P>It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, <BR>than to lose the one you love because of pride. <BR>We spend too much time looking for the right person <BR>to love or finding fault with those we already love, <BR>when instead we should be perfecting the love we give. <P>~~~ <P>When you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults, <BR>you don't look for answers, you don't look for mistakes. <BR>Instead, you fight the mistakes, you accept the faults, <BR>and you overlook the excuses. <P>~~~ <P>Never abandon an old friend. <BR>You will never find one who can take his/her place. <BR>Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older.<BR> <BR>~~~ <P>Remember the five simple rules to be happy: <BR>1. Free your heart from hatred. <BR>2. Free your mind from worries. <BR>3. Live simply. <BR>4. Give more. <BR>5. Expect less.<P>

Very simply...............<BR> ..........THANK YOU!!!<BR> <BR> The Hawk

Happy girl, I think this was all very inspiring and uplifting. After the week I have had these thoughts wrap everything up for me and really do prove to me that I am doing the right things for my family. Thank you for sharing this with me, you have truely made my night. GABI1116

Dear happy_girl,<P>I love inspirational posts! They help me to focus on what is truly important in life. Thank you for taking the time to share them.<P>love,<BR>heavenly

Hey Happy Girl RN,<P> Very nice. My Grandpa used to say there are only two things to remember to be happy;<BR> #1. Don't sweat the small stuff.<P> #2. It's all small stuff.<P><BR> God bless you,<P> (I have a picture to post, e-mail me!)<P>------------------<BR>Gregg

Thanks, HG...what a nice thread. These "Golden Rules", if implemented, have a contagious effect...like passing it on.<P>Love<P>Catnip =^^=

I have a favorite book, titled "What the Dormouse Said", which is a collection of little bits of wisdom collected from children's books. Here are two favorites:<P>"The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only willing to take the kind that comes your way. The whole secret is in being pliable". <P>from Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster, 1912<P>"We never know the timber of a man's soul until something cuts into him very deeply and brings the grain out strong."<P>from The Iron Ring, Lloyd Alexander, 1997<P>I highly suggest picking up a copy of this book. It is a joy, especially to those of us who have read a lot of childrens books & not much into classical philosphy. <P>Carolyn