April 19, 2003

  • I am so Sappy Today


    I take a positive delight in my Xanga friends and readers.  I had the thought this morning that I might have inadvertently caused someone to think that yesterday's post was meant to suggest that the Gospel accounts were flawed, or unhistorical.  So I read through the comments braced for the one that would confirm my fear.  But you guys are either extra spiritually enlightened or you've been blessed with the capacity to show abundant grace.  Nobody seems to have taken it that way. 


    So I'd like to offer blessings, pick one that makes your heart glad and wear it from me to you with fond affection ~



    May the road rise up to meed you,
    May the wind be always at your back,
    May the sun shine warm upon your face,
    And the rain fall soft upon your fields,
    And until we meet again,
    May God hold you in the palm of His hand.


    The Lord bless you and keep you
    The Lord make His face shine upon you
    And give you peace
    The Lord be gracious to you
    The Lord turn His face toward you
    And give you peace
    And give you peace forever.



    May your life today be simple, sincere and serence;
    May it be that no thought of dscontent, anxiety,  
       discouragement or impurity rise to trouble you,
    May you have cheer, generosity, compassion and the silence 
       of joy before the wonder of the earth;
    May your life today be a blessing you will remember.


    Choose not to be a common man, it is your right to be uncommon -
    Seek opportunity not security, you do not have to be a kept citizen, dulled by having the state look after you.
    Take the calculated risk, it is your legacy to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
    Prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence, the thrill of fulfillment to the calm of utopia,
    Trade not your freedom for beneficence nor your dignity for a handout,
    It is your heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid. to think and act for yourself, enjoy the benefit of your labor, and to face the world and boldly say: This I have done.       _adapted from the Creed of Dean Alfange



    Look to this day for it is life,
       The very life of life
    In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence
       The joy of growth
       The splendor of action
       The glory of power


    For yesterday is but a memory
    And tomorrow is only a vision

    But today well lived makes every yesterday
        A memory of happiness
    And every tomorrow
        A vision of hope
    Look well therefore to this day.
                            Ancient Sanskrit poem

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