Some Thoughts that Guide Me

My Inspiration ...

To laugh often and love much;
to win the respect of intelligent persons and
the affection of children;
to earn the approbation of honest critics
and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others; to give one's self; to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived,
this is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Favourite Philosophy ...

You must understand the whole of life,
not just one little part of it.
That is why you must read,
that is why you must look at the skies,
that is why you must sing and dance,
and write poems, and suffer,
and understand, for all that is life

Krishnamurti

My Positive Thoughts ...

There's a rainbow on it's way to you

All that is given is not lost

If the wind isn't blowing in your direction
adjust your sails

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My Negative Thought ...

If you let it, it will

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Special Meanings ...

Taken from the Wedding Order of Service
Lisa and Darrel North on 23 March 1996
whom are both very special people

Today I will marry my friend, the one I laugh with,
Live for, Dream with,
Love

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Poetry ...

indian summer

light breezes
whispering across plains
of wheat and gold
where little creatures
hide and play
no shade for birds
but rocks for lizards
to bask in the warm sun

golden brown strands
touched by sparkles of auburn
let loose to catch the wind
skin sun-kissed and blessed
with the feel of silk
eyes alive and sparkling
hands stretched forward to
be surrounded by glorious
rays of light
cloth of white linen
floating as she dances
in the wind
under the blue skies and
pictures of clouds
my indian summer ...

hands

slender fingers with
long square natural nails
trace the contours of
your face
the touch of love
and healing hands
tips of fingers
tracing their way down
lightly caressing
a soft kiss on your eyelids
to a mouth that teases
chin cupped in soft hands
my hands ...

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Last Update March 25, 1997
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