There are far too many silent sufferers.? Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.
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One way or another, I think we are all destined to learn the same lessons in life. Universal truths are universal truths. They cannot be changed.?
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To a man, sex is the ultimate expression of love. It is pure pleasure. But to a woman there exists something greater than pleasure - gestures of adoration. A gentle caress on the cheek, an attentive smile, a soft kiss while swept away in a slow dance, the whispered words, - these are the tokens of love that women cherish.
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Mother nature changes her looks for the same reason any woman changes her looks. To be noticed.?
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To most, being locked away in solitary with nothing but pen and paper would prove a hard punishment. What a strange creature who views this as heaven.
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To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to some ideal past. To love is to cherish the individual standing before you presently - charms, quirks, and all. To love is to give someone a piece of your heart that you will never, ever reclaim.
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It's one thing to give out excellent advice, but quite another to personally swallow it.
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The motto of a true artist: WILL WORK FOR PRAISE.
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It's good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were.
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One day befell me when a horse came to stand on my toe.? Having no power to remove him, I found that I could not go. Sometime later befell me when the horse was removed from my toe.? Alone and with naught to secure me, I found I was forced to go.
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The direction you choose to face determines whether you're standing at the end or the beginning of a road.
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Though I adore the idea of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, and such luminary characters -especially their altruism and devotion - I still don't believe in them.? For I know the truth.? Only one such miracle worker? Exists who performs magic in my life, seeing to my wants and needs without fail.? That queen is my mother.? With unwavering faith I believe in her.
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Laughing in the face of danger doesn't negate the fear, it simply enables you to smile at it.
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For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly, whether or not we deem them deserving.
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What's in a name?? The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you.
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Life is a test.? It was designed to be so.? It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and light.? It is a time to make choices.? And through this process we form our characters - some grand and glorious, some barely decent, and others just plain monstrous.?
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The most difficult challenge an honest man will ever face is having to choose between duty and love. One creates a man of honorable character; a life worth dying for. The other creates a vulnerable soul that madly yearns for either death or immortality.
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During an especially noisy elementary school assembly I witnessed a common marvel.? Someone spoke, into the mic, and the room hushed.? Such magic never ceases to amaze me.
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Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.? Secondly, it is to teach them.? Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves.
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Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand.? And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences.
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Christmas is like candy. It slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every tastebud, making you wish it could last forever.
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Christmas is our annual reminder to - pondering celestial stars, to - serving those in need, and to - glorifying our Lord in humble prayer.
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Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth.
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A new star, the Christ child, God's gift to mankind. That's what Christmas is made of.
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Yes, of course we could all use some help. There isn't a person alive without a need. So don't ask the silly question, just figure out you're going to help and do it!
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