Angel By Your Side
May you always have an angel
by your side
Watching out for you in all
the things you do
Reminding you to keep
believing in brighter days
Finding ways for your wishes
and dreams to take you to beautiful places
Giving you hope that is as
certain as the sun
Giving you the strength of
serenity as your guide
May you always have love and
comfort and courage
And may you always have an
angel by your side
May you always have an angel
by your side
Someone there to catch you
if you fall
Encouraging your dreams
Inspiring your happiness
Holding your hand and
helping you through it all
In all of our days, our
lives are always changing
Tears come along as well as
smiles
Along the roads you travel,
may the miles be a thousand
times more lovely than lonely
May they give you the kind
of gifts that never, ever end:
someone wonderful to love
and a dear friend in whom you can confide
May you have rainbows after
every storm
May you have hopes to keep
you warm
And may you always have an
angel by your side
-- Emilia Larson
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Angel
Hug
A hug can express an obvious
emotion,
or one you never knew...
It can say, "I love you,"
or, "Please don't go,"
"I'm sorry," or, "I miss
you."
A true expression from the
heart,
A hug can pick you up,
when you feel you have
fallen apart.
To help each other through
the days
we otherwise could not bear,
or to let someone know you
care for them,
and will always be there...
That's why a hug is so easy
to share.
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I Wish
For
I wish you...
Comfort in difficult times,
Smiles when sadness
intrudes,
Rainbows to follow your
dreams,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Gentle hugs when spirits
sag,
Friendships to brighten your
days,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Confidence for when you
doubt,
Faith to comfort your soul,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the
truth,
And love to complete your
life.
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New Year's promise...
Take the wrongs and grudges
of yesterday,
add them to your regrets,
and tuck them all away.
For a new year has arrived
with hope that can mend,
and the past is too heavy
to carry, my friend.
Be kind to yourself
and release your sorrow,
on New Year's promise
of a better tomorrow.
Lighten your burden
with the New Year's rays,
and keep the hope it carries
in your heart every day.
Happy New Year!
"New Year's promise,"
written and designed by Bobette Bryan, 2002
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I've learned
that you cannot make someone
love you. All you can do is
be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them
I've learned
that no matter how much I
care,
some people just don't care
back.
I've learned
that it takes years to build
up trust
and only seconds to
destroy it.
I've learned
that it's not what you
have in your life
but who you have in your
life that counts.
I've learned
that you can get by on
charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better
know something.
I've learned
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best
others can do.
but to the best you can
do.
I've learned
that it's not what happens
to people
that's important. It's what
they
do about it.
I've learned
that you can do something in
an instant
that will give you heart
ache for life.
I've learned
that no matter how thin you
slice it,
there are always two
sides.
I've Learned
that it's taking me a long
time to
become the person I want to
be.
I've learned
that it's a lot easier to
react than
it is to think.
I've learned
that you should always leave
loved ones
with loving words. It may be
the last time you see
them.
I've learned
that you can keep going
long after you think you
can't.
I've learned
that we are responsible for
what we do,
no matter how we feel.
I've learned
that either you control your
attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned
that regardless of how hot
and steamy a
relationship is at first,
the passion
fades and there had better
be
something else to take its
place.
I've learned
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it
needs to be done, regardless
of the consequences.
I've learned
that learning to forgive
takes practice.
I've learned
that there are people who
love you dearly,
but just don't know how to
show it.
I've learned
that money is a lousy way of
keeping score.
I've learned
that my best friend and I
can do anything
or nothing and have the best
time.
I've learned
that sometimes the people
you expect
to kick you when you're
down
will be the ones to help you
get back up.
I've learned
that sometimes when I'm
angry
I have the right to be angry
but that
doesn't give me the right to
be cruel.
I've learned
that true friendship
continues grow
even over the longest
distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned
that just because someone
doesn't love you
the way you want them to
doesn't mean
they don't love you with
all they have.
I've learned
that maturity has more to do
with
what types of experiences
you've had
and what you've learned from
them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've
celebrated.
I've learned
that you should never tell a
child that
their dreams are unlikely or
outlandish.
Few things are more
humiliating, and
what a tragedy it would if
they believed it.
I've learned
that your family won't
always
be there for you. It may
seem funny,
but people you aren't
related to
can take care of you and
love you
and teach you to trust
people again.
Families aren't biological.
I've learned
that no matter how good a
friend is,
they're going to hurt you
every once
in a while and you must
forgive
them for that.
I've learned
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven
by others. Sometimes you
have to
learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned
that no matter how bad your
heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for
your grief.
I've learned
that our background and
circumstances
may have influenced who we
are,
but we are responsible for
who we become.
I've learned
that sometimes when my
friends fight,
I'm forced to choose sides
even when I don't want to.
I've learned
that just because two people
argue,
it doesn't mean they don't
love each other
And just because they
don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.
I've learned
that sometimes you have to
put
the individual ahead of
their actions.
I've learned
that we don't have to change
friends
if we understand that
friends change.
I've learned
that you shouldn't be so
eager to find
out a secret. It could
change your life forever.
I've learned
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally
different.
I've learned
that no matter how you try
to protect
your children, they will
eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the
process.
I've learned
that there are many
ways of falling and staying
in love.
I've learned
that no matter the
consequences,
those who are honest
with themselves get farther
in life.
I've learned
that no matter how many
friends you have,
if you are their pillar you
will feel lonely
and lost at the times you
need them most.
I've learned
that your life can be
changed
in a matter of hours by
people who
don't even know you.
I've learned
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to
you,
you will find strength to
help.
I've learned
that writing, as well as
talking,
can ease emotional pains.
I've learned
that the paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered
to us.
I've learned
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent
human being.
I've learned
that the people you care
most about in life
are taken from you too
soon.
I've learned
that although the word
"love" can have
many different meanings,
it loses value when overly
used.
I've learned
that it's hard to determine
where to draw the line
between being
nice and not hurting
people's feelings
and standing up for what you
believe.
©Kathy Kane Hansen
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Puppy Size
"She keeps repeating it
over and over again. We've been back to this shelter at least five times. It has
been weeks now since we started all of this," the woman told the volunteer.
"What is it she keeps
asking for?" she asked.
"Puppy size!"
"We have plenty of
puppies, if that's what she's looking for."
"I know. We have seen
most of them," she said in frustration. Just then the young child came walking
in the office.
"Well, did you find one?"
"No, not this time," she said with sadness in her voice. "Can we come back on
the weekend?"
The two women looked at
each other, shook their heads and laughed. "You never know when we will get more
dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply," the volunteer said.
The young child took her
mother by the hand and headed to the door.
"Don't worry, I bet we'll
find one this weekend," the child said. Over the next few days both Mom and dad
had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular.
"It's this weekend or
we're not looking any more," dad finally said in frustration. "We don't want to
hear anything more about 'puppy size' either," Mom added.
Sure enough they were the
first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning. By now, the young child knew her
way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs.
Tired of the routine, Mom
sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages. There was an
observation window so you could see the animals during times when visitors
weren't permitted.
The young girl walked
slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by
one the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she said,
"Sorry, you're not the one."
It was the last cage on
this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door
and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she
took a little longer.
"Mom, that's it! I found
the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!" she screamed with joy.
Mom, startled by all the
commotion, came running. "What? Are you sure? How do you know?" she asked.
"It's the puppy sighs!"
"Yes, it the same size as
all the other puppies you held the last few weeks," Mom said.
"No, not 'size' -- sighs.
When I held him in my arms he sighed," she said.
"So?" "Don't you
remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me "Love depends on
the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sighs!"
The two women looked at
each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped
down to hug her child she did a little of both.
"Mom, every time you hold
me I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other you both
sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my
arms," she said.
Then holding the puppy up
close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart."
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