Accepting

The best thing we can do for ourselves and the people in our lives is to love them unconditionally, forgive them without reservation and to accept them exactly as they are.

Iyanla Vanzant
Inspirational Author and Speaker

Hear No Evil, See No Evil...

Hear No Evil, See No Evil...

On a really hot day, four nuns were assigned to paint a room in their church. After sweating for a few hours in those black robes, they decided to take off all their clothes and paint naked.
An hour later, someone knocked on the door of the church.
"Who is it?" they called out.
"I'm the blind man," came the reply.
The nuns decided to let him in since he wouldn't be able to see them.
They opened the door and led him to the room they were painting.
They were surprised when he walked around the room with no difficulty.
"Okay, sisters," he said, "where do you want the blinds?"

Consider this...

Consider this: every person you have ever met, every person you will pass in the street today, is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?

Sam Harris
American Author and Philosopher

Mom

Yesterday I stopped at a candy store because I just wanted a little maple walnut fudge. When I was in there the sales clerk asked me if I wanted to pick up anything for Mother's Day. I replied only for me. She kind of did a thing where she was trying to guilt me into buying something. The thing is, my Mom passed away in 1991. I didn't correct her because I know she didn't mean anything but it did make me think about things. When holidays like this roll around it's a little hard on those of us who have lost the person the holiday is meant to celebrate. I was only 22 when my Mom passed and trust me some days it's hard. I miss her every day. Some days (especially holidays) are worse than others. There are so many things in my life that I needed/wanted her to be there for and it's hard. Even now, after all this time, once in a while I'll see something that I think she'd like and I think I should call her and tell her. If only I could.

Mom-if it's true there is a higher power and your spirit is watching down on me I just want to wish you Happy Mother's Day. I love you.

Hope

"Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say, 'Yes,' and hope will reappear."

- Monroe Forester