September 7 -September 13

Treasure Beach Forum: Inspirational Thoughts: September 7 -September 13
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta honeyghan on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 12:10 pm: Edit Post

A Good Friend


In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary halls.

In second grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the class bully.

In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.


In fourth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch square dancing partners in gym so you wouldn't have to be stuck do-si-do-ing with Nasty Nick or Smelly Susan.

In fifth grade your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.

In sixth grade your idea of a friend was the person who went up to Nick or Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.

In seventh grade your idea of a friend was the person who let you copy the social studies homework from the night before that you had.


In eighth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball but didn't laugh at you when you finished and broke out into tears.

In ninth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who would go to a party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshman there.

In tenth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who changed their schedule so you would have someone to sit with at lunch.

In eleventh grade your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car, convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded, consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan, and found you a date to the prom.


In twelfth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a college/university, assured you that you would get into that college/university, helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time adjusting to the idea of letting you go...

At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you.

The summer after twelfth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you clean up the bottles from that party, helped you sneak out of the house when you just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything, helped you pack up for university and just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories you were leaving behind, and finally on those last days of childhood, went out of their way to give you reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had these past 18 years, and most importantly sent you off to college knowing you were loved.


Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!


~ Author Unknown ~


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta honeyghan on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 09:10 am: Edit Post

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 its 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.
~ Nancye Sims ~


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta honeyghan on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 11:26 am: Edit Post

You Are Worth It

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love; The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
~ Author Unknown ~


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta honeyghan on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 08:52 am: Edit Post

IF WE HOLD ON

Donât lose your way with each passing day; Youâve come so far, donât throw it away; Live believing, dreams are for weaving; wonders are waiting to start, live your story, faith hope and glory, hold to the truth in our heart

Cho: If we hold on together, I know our dreams will never die Dreams see us through to forever as high as souls can fly,
the clouds roll by for you and I

Souls in the wind must learn how to bend; Seek out a star, hold on to the end ;Valley mountain, there is a fountain washing our tears all away; Waves are swaying, someone is praying; Please let us come home to stay

When we are out there in the dark weâll dream about the sun
In the dark weâll feel the light,warm our hearts, every one
--Diana Ross


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta honeyghan on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 11:19 am: Edit Post

Courage

We are not born with character. It is developed by the experiences and decisions that guide our lives. Each individual creates, develops and nurtures his or her own character. Being a man or woman of character is no easy task. It requires tough decisions, many of which put you at odds with the more commonly accepted social morés of the times.
--author unknown
Making the right ethical choices must become a habit. Decisions cannot be situational, based on other's actions or dependent upon whom is watching.

Cowardliness in character, manifested by a lack of integrity, or honor, will sooner or later manifest itself as cowardliness in other forms. People who have the courage to face up to the ethical challenges in their daily lives, to remain faithful to sacred oaths, have a reservoir of strength from which to draw upon in times of great stress in the heat of battle.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Glasceta Honeyghan on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 05:57 pm: Edit Post

"Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases."
--author unknown


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By glasceta Honeyghan on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 07:50 pm: Edit Post

"Do not run from problems.Problems are there to help us learn and grow."
--author unknown