Today, be happy with what you have -
not discontent with what you don't have
Drop a Pebble in the Water
DROP A PEBBLE in the water:
just a splash, and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center,
flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling
where the end is going to be.
Drop a pebble in the water:
in a minute you forget,
But there's little waves a-flowing,
and there's ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing
to a great big wave have grown;
You've disturbed a mighty river
just by dropping in a stone.
Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading,
spreading from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them,
once you've started them to flow.
Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute you forget;
But there's little waves a-flowing,
and there's ripples circling yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart
a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy
ere you dropped that unkind word.
Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
just a flash and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and
comfort on each splashing,
dashing wave
Til you wouldn't believe the volume
of the one kind word you gave.
But there's gladness still a-swelling,
and there's joy circling yet,
And you've rolled a wave of comfort
whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water
just by dropping one kind word.
Author Unknown
I'm off to church and 'blessing my spriit ' this morning.
It's a cloudy ,dark and gloomy start to the day here. But we'll make our own 'sunshine' and the day will be happy and bright!
I hope your spirit will be blessed today too !
Help someone else shine.
You'll glow, too!
May God Bless your Day MA
5 comments:
Love the poem.
Love the Support Our Troops candle! Where did you get it? I would love to have something like that. -Krissy
mahttp://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine
Never mind, you already gave credit for where you got the graphic, lol. I am daft today! -Krissy
mahttp://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine
Oops, that was supposed to give my journal address, not yours, lol. I was copying and pasting my journal and it didn't work, lol. -Krissy
http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink
Ah alas I wanted to be restful today but it was not meant to be
Thank you for leaving link. I will be a regular vistor. Love it. Many thanks for your lovely comment.
Sylvia
http://journals.aol.co.uk/sylviam4000/JottingsfromtheSticks
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