Leona Lewis - Footprints in the Sand

I wish you truth for your decisions,
I wish you doubts to make you sure,
I wish you fear to give you caution,
I wish you courage to keep you pure,
But beyond these hopes and wishes,
One prayer soars high above,
I wish for you my graduate
Faith and Hope and Love.

I wish defeats to make you humble,
I wish success to let you soar,
I wish you tears to make you tender,
I wish you joy and so much more.
For beyond these hopes and wishes,
one prayer soars high above,
I wish for you my graduate
Faith and hope and love.

So as you stand and face tomorrow,
When life gets rough and tough,
There's someone who believes in you
With faith and hope and love.
So I wish for you my graduate
Faith and hope and love.

I Wish You Faith
by: James N Watkins

I find this song very inspiring in my life right now

It's a song to inspire women to fight against cancer but I treat it to fight other types of cancer it may apply to you, be it financial problems, Job Problem, etc.



Here's the live performance




Beyonce: The heart is stronger than you think
It’s like it can go through anything
And even when you think it can’t it finds a way to still push on, though

Carrie: Sometimes you want to run away
Ain’t got the patience for the pain
And if you don’t believe it look into
your heart the beat goes on

Rihanna: I’m tellin’ you that
Things get better
Through whatever
If you fall, dust it off, don’t let up

Sheryl: Don’t you know you can go be your own miracle

Beyonce: You need to know

CHORUS
Sheryl: If the mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don’t give up

Sheryl/Beyonce: Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don’t give up
THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP!

Fergie: It’s like we all have better days
Problems getting all up in your face

Leona: Just because you go through it

Fergie: Don’t mean it got to take control, no

Leona: You ain’t gotta find no hiding place

Keyshia: Because the heart can beat the hate

Leona: Don’t wanna let your mind keep playin’ you

Keyshia: And sayin’ you can’t go on

Rihanna: I’m tellin’ you that

Miley: Things get better
Through whatever

Rihanna: If you fall

Miley: Dust if off, don’t let up

LeAnn: Don’t you know you

Natasha: Can go

LeAnn: Be your own

Natasha: Miracle

Carrie: You need to know

Ensemble: CHORUS

Mary: You don’t gotta be a prisoner in your mind

Ciara: If you fall, dust it off

Mary: You can live your life

Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah

Mary: Let your heart be your guide

Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah yeah yeah

Mariah: And you will know that you’re good if you trust in the good

Ashanti: Everything will be alright, yeah
Light up the dark, if you follow your heart

Mary: And it will get better

Mariah: Through whatever

CHORUS

Fergie: You got it in you, find it within
You got in now, find it within now
You got in you, find it within
You got in now, find it within now
You got in you, find it within
Find it within you, find it within
Everyone: THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP!

This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Nov 22 2008, 09:09 AM

24 Things To Always Remember:

Your presence is a present to the world.
You are unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days just one at a time.

Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You will make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.

Do not put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal and you prize.

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets.
Do not take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

Remember that a little love goes a long way.
Remember that a lot … goes forever.
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
Life’s treasure are people together.

Realize that it is never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have hearth and hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a start.

AND DO NOT EVER FORGET ….
FOR EVEN A DAY
HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE !

Up To The Mountain - PATTY GRIFFIN

I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere

Sometimes I feel like
I've never been nothing but tired
And I'll be walking
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And though the sun shines
I see nothing at all
Then I hear your sweet voice, oh
Oh, come and then go, come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
Few come to know
I may never get there
Ever in this lifetime
But sooner or later
It's there I will go
Sooner or later
It's there I will go

Kelly clarkson's version


This post has been edited by gerrardling: Nov 24 2008, 12:29 AM

As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.
With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart:
Above, below, & all around,
unobstructed, without enmity or hate.
Whether standing, walking,
sitting, or lying down,
as long as one is alert,
one should be resolved on this mindfulness.
This is called a sublime abiding
here & now.

The Buddha

It's How You Say It...

A man and his wife had been arguing all night, and as bedtime approached neither was speaking to the other. It was not unusual for the pair to continue this war of silence for two or three days, however, on this occasion the man was concerned; he needed to be awake at 4:30am the next morning to catch an important flight, and being a very heavy sleeper he normally relied on his wife to wake him. Cleverly, so he thought, while his wife was in the bathroom, he wrote on a piece of paper: "Please wake me at 4:30am - I have an important flight to catch". He put the note on his wife's pillow, then turned over and went to sleep.

The man awoke the next morning and looked at the clock. It was 8:00am. Enraged that he'd missed his flight, he was about to go in search of his errant wife to give her a piece of his mind, when he spotted a hand-written note on his bedside cabinet.

The note said: "It's 4:30am - get up."


This is to remind us that in life it is not always what you say, but how you say. Learn not just to speak, but to be heard.

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment -- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her student's art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher's true child of misery, frail and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went -- until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she paused at Douglas' desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, "It's yours, teacher."

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How often had she said, "Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside." Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." Or, "Let's do this together." Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand.

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks. But they'll remember the hand that reaches out.

The Stone Soup Story

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers,
suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met
the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of anything to eat.

The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders.
"Your tired fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of
how to make soup from stones."

Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was put to the town's greatest kettle as the
soldiers dropped in three smooth stones. "Now this will be a fine soup", said the second soldier;
"but a pinch of salt and some parsley would make it wonderful!" Up jumped a villager, crying
"What luck! I've just remembered where some's been left!" And off she ran, returning with an apronful
of parsley and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory of the village improved: soon barley,
carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of wine was rolled into the
square as all sat down to feast.

They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed by the feast and their new-found friends.
In the morning the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay
a satchel of the village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the greatest of gifts: the secret of
how to make soup from stones", said an elder, "and we shall never forget." The third soldier turned to
the crowd, and said: "There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we may make a feast".
And off the soldiers wandered, down the road.

I do have a quote to share:

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Strive for excellence at all times. There is a big difference between "nearly right" and "exactly right".

Thanks for coming to my life.

TIME FOR INSPIRATION AND BAWWWWWWW.







This post has been edited by MayAnne: Nov 28 2008, 01:28 AM

The last one is sad

The last one was from the previous page (with video of the actual person).

Sauce: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...3125&sec=nation

Our Scars

Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.

His mother, in the house, was looking out the window-saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go.

A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator. Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived.

His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."

We can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. Maybe not from an alligator or anything quite so dramatic. But maybe the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But I strongly believe that some wounds are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of our struggle, He's been there holding on to us.

I hope the above story acts as a reminder that we should all view our scars as growth as we move along our path. And that we should be thankful for them as they are helpful in our growth to achieve what we are here for in this world.

HAVE A GREAT DAY AHEAD.

Oh gosh is that a true story? Sounds very scary! But yeah, we've really got to learn from our past experiences.

Dream Theater - Learning To Live



There was no time for pain
No energy for anger
The sightlessness of hatred slips away
Walking through winter streets alone
He stops and takes a breath
With confidence and self control

I look at the world and see no understanding
Im waiting to find some sense of strength
Im begging you from the bottom of my heart to show some understanding

I need to live life
Like some people never will
So find me kindness
Find me beauty
Find me truth
When temptation brings me to my knees
And I lay here drained on stength
Show me kindness
Show me beauty
Show me truth

The ways that your heart sounds makes all the difference
Its what decides if youll endure the pain that we all feel
The way that your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Here before me is my soul
Im learning to live
I wont give up
Till Ive no more to give

Listening to the city
Whispering its violence
I set out watching from above
The 90s bring new questions
New solutions to be found
I fell in love to be let down

Once again we dance in the crowd
At times a step away
From a common fear thats all spread out
It wont listen to what you say
Once youre touched and you stand alone
To face the bitter fight
Once I reached for love
And now I reach for life

Another chance to lift my life
Free the sensation in my heart
To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons
It brings inner peace within my mind,
As Im lifted from where Ive split my life
I hear an innocnet voice
I hear kindness, beauty and truth

The way your heart sounds makes all the difference
Its what decides if youll endure the pain that we all feel
The way your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Spread before you is your soul
So forever hold the dreams within our hearts
Through natures inflexible grace

The lyrics are about fighting against HIV/AIDS which was on everyone's mind back in the late 80's/early 90's

I just wanna share wf you what i wrote in my blog some time ago. This article was written after an event which caused me to almost tear apart. I was on the edge of dying.. until my frens snap me back to reality. until God reach me out. until i finally realized life is worth more than what we can think.
I hope it helps. (:




Life is more than just a game. Life is something very distinctive and very subjective. I would like to stress on the importance of life itself to every single being in this earth. Sometimes we may experience downfall. Sometimes it seems like the whole world is crashing on you, and when things seems to be sailing smoothly, that is when things goes out of hand. I personally experience it myself. And for a moment, it seems like my life is useless. But it came a point in time where i sat down and think about the possibilities of what happens now is partly the work of God, or perhaps things happened because it is meant to be that way. I know that sometimes life itself may fail to you to a point you are thinking that what is the use of you being born in this world. But allow me to say this, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF YOU LIVING IN THIS WORLD, IS WHAT YOU DID WHILE YOU ARE LIVING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD.

You may think that the statement only applies to certain people who feels positive about the whole idea of living, but again, you are wrong. Everyone has a part to play in life. Every single being in this world has a part to play either directly or indirectly. And yes the fact that one feels bad about them self is affected by the choices you made. The choices which reflects what personality you posses. Is you who determined whether you are sad, happy, emotional or even depressed. Its you who choose on how you look on that matter itself. If you choose to look it on a smaller scale, the only thing you will see in it is depression, sadness, anxiety, stress. But if you look on a bigger picture, you will see that it isn’t bad after all.

We all experience downfall. But its how we handle it that makes us stand out from the crowd. I admit, as a human myself, i dont do as i what i speak. My emotions take over all logics. My heart tells me to do things that is out of this world, when the fact that my brains tells me what i am doing is wrong. But that’s how it is. We all tend to follow what our heart says. But the main point here is, how do we handle this kind of situation? Recently, i went into a lot of problems that test my patience and my ability to handle things consciously. For a moment, i went into a state of depression. I isolate myself. I do things that is silly. I hurt myself. I was in an autopilot mode. But as things were going the way it is, people came to me and snap me back to reality. That is when i started to think back and review all my actions. I started to reflect back at the problem and find where did i go wrong. The problem i recently face was a problem which i lay blame on others but myself. Although i know deep down, i am not a fault, but everyone has a part in every problem. That is when i realized, instead of blaming others, i should start thinking of how to correct myself. You see, the funny thing about human is, we only learn from mistakes. If we never do mistakes, and even if we did but no one corrected us, we will never know it is wrong. So yeah, i started to think about the future. How do i correct it? How will i handle such situation if it were to occur again? And how do i overcome it if it happens? And after all that process of ’metamorphosis’ , i finally realized what happened isn’t bad after all. During the downfall period i had, I found out who my real friend are and who are just a bunch of pain in the ass people. I saw the true behaviour of certain people and during this period also, i realize a lot of things.

Many things are beyond our control. As a human, we can only pray to God for things to work out smoothly. The things i realize in this isolation and metamorphosis period changed me a lot. I became stronger and mature. Although right now i may still fell the pain, I am glad and proud to say i am slowly recovering from it. Its hard but life goes on. Any matter in this world can be overcome with time. Time is the most essential medication to any problem. No matter what problem we face,patience is the key to everything. During the time where the problem arise, I also realized that i was pushy. I kept pushing things to the limit when finally someone came and tell me that i am irritating. The truth sucks, but that’s the whole point. The truth is there for us to wake up and changed. I woke up. I glad i did. And now, i am slowly changing. I do not what to repeat what had been the becoming of me.

Today, i share my story with you readers for you to realize that ; LIFE ISN’T THAT BAD AFTER ALL. Its how we look on it that determines how well are we going to live in this world. I just want to stress again that it is not the problem you face that matters, its how you overcome it. I dont want to see others going through the pain i did before this. I want to live and see everyone facing every problem with confidence and maturity. No matter what we do, problems are sure to arise. So why face it with gloomy and negative attitude? Since there is problem no matter what we do, then face it positively. Learn to handle it and learn from it. We dont need to care what others think about us. We dont need to care what message we sent to others due to our behaviour and choices we made. What others think doesn’t matter, its what you think you are doing is right that matters. We cannot please everyone in this world. So let others think what they want to think because only God knows what is happening to you and only what HE knows that matters most.

I really hope that my personal experience i share with you all, my dear readers will play a part in the society by changing and sending out a clear message to every single one out there, that life is full of hope and joy. Although there maybe ups and downs, it is not the end of the world. If those part that makes living interesting. No matter what happens, do not give up. As long as there is God, there is hope. May God Bless You Guys and Good Luck in everything you do. Remember, face live positively and with God’s grace, things will turn out just fine. Amen.

thank you. =)
Perseverance does matter!

This post has been edited by feliciacsl: Dec 3 2008, 03:27 PM

Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

"Failure is a lie-don't believe in it unless a certain something breaks that lie and then something has to be failed."

Live life as if it is your last day and try to do the right thing

A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers.

The time is always right to do what is right.