Todays Thought

beachcottage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bcxwhzyh7c

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wonderful quote flash
with imagine by john lennon playing in the background

xo
Patti

beachcottage

In what a forge and what a heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!

Fear not each
sudden sound and shock,

'Tis of the wave, and not the rock
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

xo
Patti

beachcottage

Isn't it strange that princes and kings,
and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
and common people like you and me
are builders for eternity?

Each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass,
A book of rules;
And each must make---
Ere life is flown---
A stumbling block
Or a stepping stone

--R. L. Sharpe


xo
Patti

Odalys

You may have to fight a battle more than once to WIN it.
-Margaret Thatcher

Odalys

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.
-Helen Keller

kmclearner

i thank you for this. sometimes, (alot of the time), I think God doesn't love me because bad things happen but you reminded me that just is not the case. I don't feel well today and it is hard to stay connected when I feel sick. It is good to read these posts.

beachcottage

((km))
sending you
gentle hugs

sorry you are not feeling well
sending prayers your way

i sent you a pm

we are here for you
xo
Patti

Odalys

KM,
It's okay to feel down every now and then. This is a tough battle to fight and you are only human. Please know this too shall pass an you are never alone.

"We may encounter many defeats but we MUST NOT be defeated."
- Maya Angelou

Sending love and hugs your way,

beachcottage

Time is a dressmaker
specializing in alterations Faith Baldwin

AnnaM

Focus on what you want, not on what you don't want. Picture it and believe in it. God loves you no matter what. All the time. Every bit of you.

((((km))))

Anna

Odalys

Grant that I may be given appropriate
difficulties and sufferings on this JOURNEY
so that my heart might be truly awakened
and my practice of universal liberation
and COMPASSION may be truly fulfilled.
- Tibetan prayer

beachcottage

beachcottage

Today like every other day

We wake up empty and scared

Don't open the door of your study

And begin reading.

Take down a musical instrument

let the beauty we love be what we do

There are hundreds of way to kneel

And kiss the earth ~ Rumi

beachcottage

Ten Commandments for reducing stress

1. Thou shalt not be perfect,
not even try

2. Thou shalt not try to be
all things to all people

3. Thou shalt leave things
undone that ought to be done

4. Thou shalt not spread thyself too thin

5. Thou shalt learn to say NO

6. Thou shalt schedule time for thyself
and thy supportive network

7. Thou shalt switch off
and do nothing regularly

8. Thou shalt be boring, inelegant, untidy and unattractive at times

9. Thou shalt not feel guilty

10. Thou shalt not be thy own worst enemy,
but be thy best friend ~~author unknown

xo
Patti

TheShopMama

thank you Patti!!!!
I wish I could adopt a lot of these!
Pam

KariLynn

Love that, Patti - gorgeous picture!

beachcottage

((Pam)) and ((Kari))
always happy
when you stop for a visit

hugs to both of you
xo
Patti

beachcottage

Faith is like radar
that sees through the fog. ~Corrie Ten Boom,

Odalys

Awesome! Thanks, Patti.

beachcottage

((Odalys))



"Courage is being scared
to death,
but saddling up anyway." -
-- John Wayne


xo
Patti

Odalys

Don't ask for an easier life.
Ask to be a stronger person.
-Anonymous

beachcottage

"All things are possible
until they are proved impossible -

and even the impossible
may only be so,
as of now."
~ Pearl S. Buck



xo
Patti

beachcottage

"I don't know anybody's road
who's been paved perfectly for them,
there are no manuals,
you don't know what life has in store for you."
drew barrymore


I pray to be
like the ocean,
with soft currents,
maybe waves at times

More and more,
I want the consistency
rather than the highs and the lows."drew barrymore



peace
&
light
Patti

beachcottage

http://www.panhala.net/Archive/mystery_of_life.html

click here for todays thought

xo
Patti

Sierra

Subject: Think In Threes]


> >Think in Threes
> >
> >Three things in life that, once gone, never come back - 1. Time 2.
> >Words 3. Opportunity
> >
> >Three things in life that can destroy a person - 1. Anger 2. Pride 3.
> >Unforgiveness
> >
> >Three things in life that you should never lose- 1. Faith 2. Hope 3.
> >Integrity
> >
> >Three things in life that are most valuable - 1. Love 2. Family and
> >Friends 3. Kindness
> >
> >Three things in life that are never certain - 1. Fortune 2. Success
> >3. Dreams
> >
> >Three things that make a person -
> >1. Commitment
> >2. Sincerity
> >3. Hard work
> >
> >Three things that are truly constant -Father - Son - Holy Spirit
> >
> >I asked the Lord to bless you, as I prayed for you today; to guide
> >you and protect you, as you go along your way. God's love is always
> with you, God's promises are true.
> >And when you give God all your cares, you know He'll see you through.



Hugs to all,

Odalys

Lovely, thanks Sierra.

beachcottage

(Sierra thank you)
xo
Patti

beachcottage

The grass is not,
in fact, always greener
on the other side of the fence

No, not at all

Fences have nothing to do with it

The grass is greenest
where it is watered

When crossing over fences,
carry water with you
and tend the grass where ever you may be

Robert Fulghum




peace and light
xo
Patti

beachcottage

Drink your tea
slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the whole earth revolves


-slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;

live the actual moment
Only this moment is life.
-Thich Nhat Hahn



peace and light
xo
Patti

beachcottage

http://www.myheartfeltblessings.com/archives/hfb6.html

click on for todays thought

peace and light
xo
Patti