Tuesday, May 16, 2006

CHAPTER 5, PAGE 16

Sweet Life

Beauty is everywhere celebrate being alive.

Let us all walk our path with

gentle footsteps and listening hearts.

Take time each day for quiet contemplation

and make time to love and be loved

Life is a garden that blossoms

when tended with love, laughter,

and a believing heart.

Laughter is a richer gift when

shared with those we love.

A simple act of kindness can

change the course of a lifetime.

Happiness is a matter of listening

closely to the questions of the heart.

Love and gratitude have a language all their own.

They hear the words that are left unspoken.

Making the time to be together

is the finest gift we can ever give

Greet each day with the belief that

wonderful things are about to happen.

The earth sings in blue skies and wildflowers

 May its joyful music awaken you to the beauty of life.

GOOD MORNING !

I hope you can share a smile with someone today or enjoy some beautiful spring weather. We’ve been in a holding pattern of rain for almost a week now and the forecast says it’ll be around for awhile yet.

This evening is our dulcimer get together. Two of my friends and I have been doing this for close to 20 years now…unbelievable but true. We try for once a month, but that doesn’t always work out. Some evenings we talk and laugh more than we play music, but that’s all right ! A good laugh is music to the soul!

We talk about everything…Work, church, kids, etc. and the funny thing is we never run out of things to say either. . We’ve done Bible Studies together, we’ve hiked through the woods together, we always go to the Home and Garden Show together and much more… They really are a blessing to me.

I think that the reason we’ve remained friends for so long is that we can laugh a lot.

The mountain lap dulcimer is the only instrument I can play. It doesn’t require reading much music. In fact all my music books are play by number.

KISMIF -- Keep it simple – make it fun -- that is what we do !

Thought for today

Nothing on earth

Can make life more worthwhile

Than the sunshine and warmth

 Of a beautiful smile

Helen Steiner Rice

May your day be blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart!

MA

 

 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

same weather for us and its got me very down and my health is taking a beating. this is so not normal for us this time of yera. and the winds omg the winds. WOW Im so impressed this really proves that GLOBAL WARMING THEORY!!!!!!!!!!!! lol NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think that is so cool that you still see your friends for 20 years. Have a great time. I'm sick of this weather here already in IL. I want a little sun and no rain.

Anonymous said...

hope you have a wonderful time tonight... your friends are a blessing. Maybe the sun will shine for both of us today. we have been getting rain a lot lately too. Sandra