If We Tune In

If we tune-in on thoughts of failure, illness, discouragement, despair and hate, the charts of our lives will take a sharp downward course.

If we tune-in on thoughts of victory, love, hope and faith, our lives will become larger, finer, more worth while.

If we tune-in on the surface things that break like bubbles and leave us nothing, our lives will be shallow and empty.

If we tune-in on the deeper things, eternal principles of plain living and high thinking, the riches which men have put into immortal literature, art and music, then entire personalities will grow and expand.

If we permit ourselves to become selfish and cold toward others, the springs of love and sentiment will dry up leaving us but the husks of life.

If, on the other hand, we are kind and thoughtful and considerate of others; if we strive always to pluck a thorn and plant a flower wherever we think a flower will grow, riches more valuable than much fine gold will enter our lives.

Saint and sinner, prince and pauper, the things men tune-in on become a part of them and make them what they are.

~By Lilly Ames-Light

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Be Like a Sunflower

A sunflower is a very smart flower

It does not just hang its head
On days that are cloudy
It searches the sky for the sun instead

If the sun is behind a cloud
in the middle of the day
A sunflower will keep looking
for that sun ray

When there is no sun
It doesn't lay down and go to sleep
A sunflower knows
the sun is up there somewhere
It doesn't give up and weep

Just knowing the sun is there
can give you imposing power
It won't always be cloudy
Look up, stand tall
Be like a Sunflower

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10 Guidelines for Success

The value of Time - Don’t Waste it.
The significance of Perseverance - Don’t Give up.
The pleasure of Hard work - Don’t be Lazy.
The dignity of Simplicity - Don’t be Complicated.
The worth of Character - Don’t be Dishonest.
The power of Kindness - Don’t be Uncaring.
The call of Duty - Don’t shun Responsibility.
The wisdom of Economy - Don’t Neglect.
The virtue of Patience - Don’t be Impatient.
The improvement of Skills - Don’t stop Learning and Practicing.

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Believe in Yourself

There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be.That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better.
There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.
There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.
Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.
So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.
Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.
Keep Believing in Yourself

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We May Not Always Realize

We may not always realize

That every thing we do,
Affects not only our lives
But touches others, too!

For a little bit of thoughtfulness
That shows someone you care,
Creates a ray of sunshine
For both of you to share.

Yes, every time you offer
Someone a helping hand …
Every time you show a friend
You care and understand …

Every time you have
A kind and gentle word to give …
You help someone find beauty
In this precious life we live.

For happiness brings happiness
And loving ways bring love;
And Giving is the treasure
That contentment is made of.

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Reach for your Star

Do not take anything as being forever, because forever is only as long as today.
Know that the people who are the richest are not those who have the most, but those who need the least.
That we are at our strongest when life is at it's worst, and at our weakest when life no longer offers a challenge.
That it is wiser not to expect, but to hope, for in expecting you ask for disappointment, whereas in hoping you invite surprise.
That unhappiness doesn't come from not having something you want, but from the lack of something inside that you need.
That there are things to hold and things to let go. and letting go doesn't mean you lose, but that you acquire that which has been waiting around the corner.

Most of all......
remember to use your dreams as a way of knowing yourself better, and as an inspiration to reach for Your Star!

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Success and Self-Confidence

Success and self-confidence depend on you being willing to go for your dreams even when things are hard, when you are tired and discouraged and you don't seem to be making any progress. This is a true test of character
and it's often here that your breakthrough will come.

Of course, we've have all had experiences we'd rather not have but it's how you handle it that counts, especially when what happens is painful, hurtful, or sad. It's important to remember that we all need life's tough experiences, as well as the good ones.

It's in the tough times that we grow, learn, and mature. You can let it defeat you, or you can look it straight in the eye with your head held up and say "I will be bigger than you".

"He who has confidence in himself will gain the confidence of others."~ Leib Lazarow

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People who Succeed

Would you agree that today most of us have the same set of opportunities and the same set of potential?
If you agree with me, then perhaps you might like to consider this puzzling question: If we all have the same opportunities and potential why are some people more successful than others?


What I've found is that the successful people start with a couple of very important qualities. These qualities, I believe, are so vital to success that, if you took it away, I doubt they could ever succeed.
What's more is this: Most people who have not, or are not succeeding in life in a way they would desire, fail to do these two things. So let me enlighten you...

People who succeed - people who live life with a purpose - know what they want to achieve right at the beginning of their adventure to success. They are clear on their life path or Life Purpose. They know what they want in life and they select only opportunities that bring them close to the desired result. They use their past to shape their future, keeping what they like and what works and discarding what fails and thwarts them.

Think about it and see if you agree: If you knew what you wanted and got clear about who you are and how your past experience could be harnessed for the good of mankind then would anything be able to stop you if you consistently applied yourself in that direction?
~ Neil Millar

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Be a Person of High Integrity

The world admires and benefits those that have high integrity. If you are a person of integrity, a person of quality, a person of excellence, the world will reward you. This is an important key to being a winner in life and business.

To be a person of high integrity, go the extra mile, do more than you have promised.
Which brings me to the other issue, some people might say, “But, if I have high esteem, I’m proud and really like myself, won’t I be arrogant?”
That's not true, unless you think you are better than somebody else; that is what arrogance means. Arrogance says, “I am better than you.” True high self esteem means that you are excellent and the other person is excellent. You regard them as highly as you regard yourself. It is a win-the win situation.

You can feel good about yourself even when other people do not feel good about you, but it certainly helps and makes it easier when other people feel good about you too.
The person of integrity is always honest, which can be a challenge.
You have an observing part that evaluates and judges you. And you know, you know deep in your heart when you are doing the right thing. When you do the right thing, how proud you feel of yourself. And you know when you do the wrong thing, you might forget it and think that although you did something that was not quite right, you will get away with it.
You want to be able to hold your head up high, look people in the eye and you will communicate something to them on an unconscious basis perhaps, but they will know you are a person of integrity and quality. They will respect you, trust you, do business with you and you will accomplish more than you ever dreamed that you could.

Let me sum up. To have ultimate happiness, you must give yourself unconditional high self regard. Accept yourself no matter how many imperfections you have, no matter how many mistakes you make. In order to accept yourself totally, you have to do things that are not always easy, but things of which you can be proud.
Let me end by challenging you to always be a person of high integrity.
This is an important key to being a winner in life and business.

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To be Attitudes

Be understanding to your enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with what you need yourself.
Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
Be willing to share your joys.
Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.
Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble.
Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
Be loving to those who love you.
Be loving to those who do not love you, and they may change.
Above all, be yourself.

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Inspiring Thoughts

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
Love…and you shall be loved.
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
All people smile in the same language.
A hug is a great gift… one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it’s easy to exchange.

Everyone needs to be loved…especially when they do not deserve it.
The real measure of a man’s wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
Laughter is God’s sunshine.
Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.
It’s important for parents to live the same things they teach.
Thank God for what you have,TRUST GOD for what you need.
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow,
you have no today to be thankful for.
Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.
The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.
Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul.
If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.
The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other.
Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.
To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.
We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for.
Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished.
Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others.
For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.
Do what you can, for who you can,with what you have, and where you are.

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Power Up with Power Words

Things do not change, we change.
-Henry David Thoreau-

Read through all these inspirational quotations and let them speak to your heart.
Here's where you can find some inspirational thoughts and words to soothe your soul.
Be inspired by the wisdom of these great personalities and may you gain the needed motivation to pursue whatever you dream of achieving in your life.
Time passes real quickly and may you find the courage within you to go after your heart's desires.
And when the time comes for you to look back at your life, may you be deeply grateful
that you've led a life that has purpose and meaning to you.
May all these great inspirational quotes bring a spark to your day!

Whether you've always been on the journey of developing yourself, or you've just started, these quotes will inspire, motivate and encourage you on this wondrous journey of self-discovery and self-improvement.
You are in control of your own thoughts and your life. The power to change things resides in your mind and within you. Let these self-development quotes speak to you!
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Peace
Peace is the enjoyment of life, activity is the expression of life. A balance between the activity of the West and the calmness of the East is needed.
Poise
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others, for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness, and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Harmony
Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get angry, for anger poisons your system.
Honesty
We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger. So, be Honest!
Charity
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
Freedom
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.
Wisdom
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do, and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Kindness
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love.
Inspiration
Life reflects your own thoughts back to you. Change your thoughts, Change your life!
Intelligence
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Memory
Memory is the mother of all wisdom. We cannot change our memories, but we can change their meaning and the power they have over us.
Grace
Learn to limit yourself, to content yourself with some definite work, dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not, and to believe in your own individuality.
Confidence
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.
Abundance
Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. Life is a field of unlimited possibilities.
Health
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body, the two are ever united. Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. An illness of the mind is an illness of the body, and vice versa.
Strength
Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength. Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Energy
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
Vitality
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
Power
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.
Serenity
The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought. Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity
Love
As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral... As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product. Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit.
Creativity
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
Life
Everyday, try and find moments where you can find yourself. These drops of small precious moments can build ocean of Joy for lifetime. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Success
Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are. Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue — these are the means of success.
Happiness
Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don't have. It's so simple—yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend.
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness means to be able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations. Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.
Persistence
As you reflect upon your life, how many times have you fallen down? Don't be discouraged. If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
Purpose
We have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . We are free to choose what that something is, and the something we've chosen is our faith. Now, our faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. Our faith demands that we do whatever we can, wherever we are, whenever we can, for as long as we can with whatever we have to try to make a difference.
Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he may go out of this world having, in his great sphere or his small one, done some little good for his fellow creatures and labored a little to diminish the sin and sorrow that are in the world.
Achievement
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
Laugh
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods. If you don't start out the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.

Remember: Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

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The Perception of Einstein

Knowledge:
The Search for the truth and Knowledge is one of the finest attributes of a man, though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
Authority:
To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate has made me an authority myself.
Cooperation:
A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer lives are based on the labors of other people, living and dead and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Wisdom:
Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Greatness:
There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.
Happiness:
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.
Fame:
With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon.
Life:
Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.
Ageing:
I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to.
Praise:
The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.
Problems:
Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.
Relativity:
An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.
Goals:
One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve through one's greatest efforts.
Racism:
The only remedies against race and prejudice are enlightenment and education. This is a slow and painstaking process.
Solitude:
I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
Value:
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Imagination:
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge

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Some Thing to Live by

Acceptance - Once we choose our course in life, there is no point in complaining about situation, difficulties or problems that we may have to face – Swami Tejomayananda

Understand - The ego is the only ignorance and many of your life energies are misused because of their ignorance - Osho

Aware - Anyone who fails to recognize problems leaves the door open for tragedies to rush in – Paulo Coelho

Learn - I have learnt silence from the talkative, tolerance from intolerant and kindness from the unkind yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers – Kahlil Gibran

Honesty - Integrity is telling myself the truth and honesty is telling the truth to other people – Spencer Johnson

Motivation - Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm – Winston Churchill

Action - The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expect it to change, the leader adjust the sails – Maxwell

Love - One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion - Dalai Lama

Perspective - Be the change that you want to see in the world - Mohandas Gandhi

Thank you… - No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. - James Allen

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Law of Life

Whatever you give away today or think or say or do
Will multiply about tenfold and then return to you.
It may not come immediately, nor from the obvious source,
But the LAW applies unfailingly through some invisible force.

Whatever you feel about another, be it love or hate or passion,
Will surely bounce right back to you in some clear or secret fashion.
If you speak about some person, a word of praise or two,
Soon tons of other people will speak kind words to you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, no secrets of the brain.
Kind ones bring us happiness, petty ones, untold pain.
Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror
If hate you send, hate you'll get back, but loving brings love nearer.

Remember, as you start this day, and duty crowds your mind,
That kindness comes so quickly back, to those who first are kind!
Let that thought and this one direct you through each day...
The only things we ever keep are the things we give away!

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Views on Ageing

George Carlin's Views on Ageing (on age 102)

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about ageing that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!'You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life .... . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony.. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers.This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil'sname is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.

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The Gift of a New Day

Sometimes things don't go our way,and the sky seems bleak and grey.
We long for our Camelot.
The good times we have forgot.
The darkness seems all encompassing.
The inactivity is immobilizing.

Stop!
Think of the joy that each day can give.
It is time to start afresh and live.
Think of dear friends who give us their warm smile.
These people you can count on to walk the extra mile.
A new day brings new opportunities.
A new day can set us free.
If we look again the grey skies will be blue again.
Life each day is never the same.
Accept and embrace each and every day.
The good times are never really far away.

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The Power of Visualization

As humans, we see pictures on the screen of our mind when we think of things. We associate names with images or other forms of stimuli as a way to refer back to them in our mind.

How you can use visualization to achieve any of your goals:
When you visualize an outcome you want over and over again, you build 'cells of recognition' in your memory bank.

This serves us in two ways.

The first is that you become consciously and acutely aware of everything that can help you achieve the visualized outcome that you desire. You quickly scan over anything that is not in tune with that image.
When you continuously focus on an image in your mind, every cell in your body is involved in that image and you vibrate and resonate with everything that is in harmony with that frequency both on a physical and non-physical level.
This frequency moves you towards, and moves everything that is needed towards you, for the manifestation of the desired image.

The second reason is that once you impress an idea into the subconscious part of you, it eventually becomes 'fixed' and you automatically attract and move towards that which you desire.

The same is true for highly successful people.
If you visualize the success you want over and over again, your body will eventually automatically do whatever it must to make the image a physical reality.

Your outside world is the mirror image of your inside and hidden mental world.

Unfortunately, very few people have really taken the time to learn this side of their personality. That is unfortunate because this is the part of you that is so powerful.

When you visualize, you are directing unseen energy into an orderly vibration and that is what is needed to manifest whatever you desire. It must first be created in your thoughts and then it is created in ' real life'.

You and I are the sum of what we think about and focus on most!

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The Bridges of My Yearning

"Don't just cross bridges be one."

The Bridges of My yearning by Bob Perks.



A voyage.
A Journey.
A path.
Or simply life.

Those of us who like to romanticize, spiritualize or "biggie size" our lives find little value in describing it as "simply life."
It does little to define our presence, our place or our mission.
I've come to discover something the average person might call a transition.
We lovers of life don't transition, we cross over, we evolve, go through a metamorphosis or transmutation. We might even just shift into another gear, reconstruct our lives, or make a mid-course change.
How?

Bridges.
It just came to me. I never really understood it until I said, "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!"
Bridges don't just get us there. They don't provide short cuts. They are a part of the dream, the goal, the plan, the journey, or path.

Maybe that is the answer after all of these years. I was told to keep my eye on the goal. I was encouraged to enjoy the view and that it was not the destination but the journey.
I now believe the most important part may very well be the bridges. Not physical stone and iron bridges that take us over rivers or across valleys. I speak of the people who help us get to where we are supposed to be.
Like the flight attendant who was extra attentive and actually listened to me when I shared my dreams; the hotel desk clerk who held my hand when they called to tell me my dad died; the absolute perfect stranger who was a never-to-be-seen again guide appearing out of nowhere to say... "You'd make a good writer!"

Then vanished.

The most significant moments in my life are all tied together by bridges...people.

So, it is a fact that you must know what you want and where you want to go but search with your heart for those who can get you there.
We are both bridges and travelers. Life is a shared experience and we need each other.
There is so much more ahead for us all.The dreams, the hopes I held and maybe
even the love I desired, were and still remain..."the bridges of my yearning."

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Life is like Cafeteria

A friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he went into a cafetaria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a caffetaria worked.

"Start out at that end," she said. "Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay."

"I soon learned that's how everything works in America," the grandfather told a friend. "Life's a cafetaria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself."

“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.”

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