Frank Sinatra, My Way (with lyrics)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed inwardly or outwardly
They have come to assist you with a difficulty
or to provide you with guidance and support
to aid you physically, emotionally and even spiritually,
they may seem like a Godsend to you and they are
they are there for the reason that you need them to be.
then without any wrong doing on your part, or at an inconvenient time
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
sometimes they die, sometimes they just walk away
sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand
what we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
the prayer you sent up has been answered and it is time to move on.
when people come into your life for a season,
it is because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
they may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh,
they may teach you something you have never done.
they usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
believe it! It is real! But only for a season.
and like spring turns to summer and summer to fall
the season eventually ends.
Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons
those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation
your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned
to use in all other relationships and areas of your life..

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste, Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say 'Hi'
You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift...Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.













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I had some free time

I had some free time,
so what did I do?
I checked the computer
to see if I'd heard from you.
I used to walk out
to a box to retrieve mail
But I'd rather get it instantly
than wait on the snail...



Checking my email
is always fun
I usually get a joke
or greeting from someone.
I feel so blessed
because on the other end
I know I've connected
with a friend.



When I've had a hard day
and need to share
Here I can find a friend
who will listed and care.
And to this friend I hope
I've let them know
That I am always there
for them also





Isn't it a strange kind
of bond we form?
It isn't exactly
like the "norm"
But where is it written,
face to face we have to be
For you to be
a very good friend to me?



That little joke, or note,
or even just a simple "Hi"
Could be like a ray of sunshine
from the sky.
So my online pals,
this is dedicated to you
For all the smiles
you have made anew.



May our friendship
continue to grow
and the warmth
we feel continue to flow



Always remember this...
A smile is such an easy thing
To pass along the way,
Like a ray of summer sunshine
On a somewhat gloomy day

Friday, December 26, 2008

Thursday, December 25, 2008


To ...

To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008


Take a look at me now

How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh
You're the only one who really knew me at all

How can you just walk away from me?
When all I can do is watch you leave
Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears
You're the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now, oh there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me,
Just the memory of your face
Ooh take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I’ve got to face

I wish I could just make you turn around,
Turn around and see me cry
There's so much I need to say to you,
So many reasons why
You're the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face
Now take a look at me now, cos there's just an empty space

But to wait for you, is all I can do and that's what I’ve got to face
Take a good look at me now, cos I’ll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It's the chance I’ve gotta take

Take a look at me now

We met upon the internet ...

We met upon
the internet,
My heart you did
not have , yet.

I sit and wait each day,
for the song my
heart will soon play.

Of laughter, love and tears,
You have washed away
all my fears.

To be my friend
and see so deep,
I now know why
I don't get
much sleep.

I have waited
through all these
years,
To find something
to hold so dear.

And now I know
I'll never be
Blue,
For I have found
a true friend
in you

The Wooden Bowl

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table.

But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about father," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor."

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl!

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometime he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?"
Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

When I say I am a Muslim

When I say I am a Muslim,
I'm not shouting: "Down with Christians and Jews"
I am whispering: "I seek peace"
and Islam is the path that I choose.

When I say I am a Muslim,
I speak of this with pride.
And confess that sometimes I stumble,
and need Allah to be my guide.

When I say I am a Muslim,
I know this makes me strong.
And in those times when I am weak,
I pray to Allah for strength to carry on.

When I say I am a Muslim,
I'm not boasting of success.
I'm acknowledging that Allah has rescued me,
and I cannot ever repay the debt.

When I say I am a Muslim,
I'm not claiming to be perfect.
My flaws are indeed visible,
but Allah forgives because his followers are worth it.

When I say I am a Muslim,
it does not mean I will never feel pain.
I still have my share of heartaches,
which is why I invoke Allah's name.

When I say I am a Muslim,
I do not wish to judge.
I have no such authority
My duty is to submit to Allah's all-encompassing love.

Enzymes convert all donor blood to group O

18:00 01 April 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Peter Aldhous
You're rushed into hospital and need a blood transfusion – but what is your blood group? In future, it may not matter, thanks to enzymes that scrub antigens from red blood cells, turning all donated blood into group O – which can be given safely to anyone.
The A and B antigens, which give blood groups their name, are sugars carried on the surface of red blood cells. Human red blood cells can carry one of these antigens, both, or neither; giving four blood groups: A, B, AB and O, respectively. Receiving mismatched blood can cause a life-threatening reaction, and errors are made in 1 in every 15,000 transfusions, on average.
In the 1980s, a team in New York, US, showed that an enzyme from green coffee beans could remove the B antigen from red blood cells. It proved too inefficient for practical use, but Henrik Clausen at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and colleagues have now screened bacteria and fungi for more powerful enzymes. "The diversity you get in the bacterial kingdom is much higher," Clausen explains.
The researchers homed in on two enzymes. One, from a gut bacterium called Bacteroides fragilis, removes the B antigen. The other, from Elizabethkingia meningosepticum – which causes opportunistic infections in people – targets the A antigen. The purified enzymes are highly efficient. For example, the B. fragilis enzyme is used up at only one-thousandth the rate of the coffee bean enzyme.
Clausen's team is working with a company called ZymeQuest in Beverly, Massachusetts, US, which plans clinical trials to test whether the treated blood is safe and effective. If so, the technology should be in hot demand, because group O blood – the only safe option if there is any doubt about the recipient's blood group – is a precious commodity.
"We're always in a shortage," says Richard Benjamin, chief medical officer with the American Red Cross in Washington DC, US.
Journal reference: Nature Biotechnology (DOI: 10.1038/nbt1298)

Life is weird

People change
Just when you think things can't get any worse, they do. I've learned that life is like hour glass sand. Sooner or later, everything hits rock bottom, but all you have to do is be patient and wait for something to turn everything back around.

I've learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up; it simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn't mean giving up, it means accepting that some things weren't meant to be...
There are some things in life that don't go the way you want them to or the way you think they should. Don't give up just because you don't think things will work, you won't know unless you give it a try. Sooner or later you'll realize some things just aren't meant to be.
Angels
Lead me not into temptation, heaven help me to be strong. I can't fight all that I'm feeling, and I can't do it alone. Help me break this spell that I'm under, guide my feet and hold me tight. I need 10,000 angels watching' over me tonight.
Hope
If destiny is what it is, then why am I trying so hard?
Thoughts
I know someday my princess will come but right now, I feel like I'm living in Never-Neverland.
This kind of certainty comes, but once in a lifetime.
Dreams

When you leave, remember the place where you have left me. If you go back and I'm not there, it doesn't mean I don't love you anymore, I just love you so much that I've left to search for you.
I'll surrender my world to you if that is the only way I could become a part of yours.
Fear
I am scared that I'm always going to be somebody's friend or brother or confidant, but never quite somebody's everything.

Be strong

Be strong enough to face the world each day.

Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.

Be generous to those who need your help.

Be frugal with what you need yourself.

Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.

Be faithful enough to believe in miracles.

Be willing to share your joys.

Be willing to share the sorrows of others.

Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.

Be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.

Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.

Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.

Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.

Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.

Be loving to those who love you.

Be loving to those who do not love you, because they may change.

Whenever we gather together

Whenever we gather together,
The words are not easy to find,
But love speaks a common language
When people have ties that bind.
We don't always say what we're feeling
As often as families should;
We don't count our blessings out loud,
But somehow they're understood.
We know that we're thankful for living
With the comfort of each other's care;
We're grateful for memories and stories,
And the jokes that our family shares.
We might leave a promise unspoken,
But we know that we're loyal and true;
We can count on companions through life,
In the sunshine and shadows, too.
We might show some special attention
To a stranger, acquaintance, or guest,
But we never forget in our hearts
About those that we really love best.
These blessings can never be counted
Like money or gold dividends;
They can only be shared as the love
That exists when families are friends.

I ran into a stranger

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;


I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.


"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.


I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger,
Common courtesy you use,
But the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
You never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
And I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

Pen friends

It is rather wonderful I think…
When friends are made by pen and ink…
A piece of paper, blue and white
Someone decides that he will write
To someone he has never seen
Who lives where he has never been
A pen become a magic wand
Two strangers start to correspond…
Not strangers long but soon good friends
Just not how their last letter ends…
Now pleasant their exchange of views
The comments of important news…
Two friends who live quite far apart
Can gladden much each other’s heart…
Can nourish too each others mind
With goodly thought in letters kind…
It is truly beautiful I think,
The friendship spring from pen and ink

A to Z of Motivation

Avoid Negative Thoughts, People, Things and Habits.
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every angle and others' points of view.
Dare to Dream and Dream Big
Energy, Excitement and Enthusiasm are in your blood.
Family and Friends are hidden treasures; enjoy these riches.
Give more than you planned to.
Have a good sense of humor.
Ignore Criticism, Ridicule and Discouragement from others.
Jump on Problems because they are Opportunities in disguise.
Keep up the good work however hard it may seem.
Love yourself, just as you are.
Make Impossibility a Possibility.
Never lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.
Open your eyes and see things as they really are.
Prefect Practice makes you perfect.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Reward yourself for every small success and achievement.
Stop Wasting your Time and Procrastinating important Goals.
Take control of your Life and your Goals.
Understand so that you can be understood.
Visualize your Goals and Dreams everyday.
Win over your own weaknesses and make them as your Strengths.
Accelerate your efforts
Yes Yes Yes, Yes you can and you Will…!
Zap your Stress and Enjoy your Life...

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