Be Yourself

Why would you want to be someone else When you could be better by being yourself Why pretend to be someone you are not When you have something they haven't got Cheating yourself of the life you have to live Deprives others of that only which you can give You have much more to offer by being just you Than walking around in someone else's shoes Trying to live the life of another is a mistake It is a masquerade; nothing more than a fake Be yourself and let your qualities show through Others will love you more for being just you  Remember that God loves you just as you are To Him you are already a bright shining star Family and friends will love you more too If you spent time practicing just being you.  (Ellen Bailey)

Broken Toys

As children bring their broken toys, with tears, for me to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because he was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone I hung around and tried to help . . . with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so slow?" "My child," He said.  "What could I do?  You never did let go." --By Ben Hildner--

"I am not my thoughts, not my mind.
I am the eternal awareness that lies behind.
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
Before we can hope to have outer peace, we first must have inner peace.
Before we can have inner peace, we must rise above our ego.
To transcend ego, we must let go of attachment to our thoughts, opinions and possessions.
 No more I but We, in perfect harmony."

God, Speak To Me

The man whispered, "God, speak to me."
And a meadowlark sang.
But the man did not hear.
So the man yelled, "God, speak to me!"
And the thunder rolled across the sky.

But the man did not listen.
The man looked around and said, "God, let me see you."
And a star shone brightly.
But the man did not notice.

And the man shouted, "God, show me a miracle!"
And a life was born.
But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair.
"Touch me God, and let me know that you are here!"
 
Whereupon God reached down and touched the man.
But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

                 (Author unknown)                    

“Those who take hold of the world and act on it.
Never, I notice, succeed.
The world is a mysterious instrument.
Not made to be handled.”..... (Lao Tze)