“Time
is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while I drink I see the
sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but
eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom is pebbly
with stars.” Henry David Thoreau
“You
must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in
each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward
another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” Henry
David Thoreau
Relax
and Breathe
If
you want to enjoy your life today …
1.
Make peace with the past and decide to let it go.
2.
Choose to be present and to focus on this moment.
3.
Smile and laugh often; enjoy the little things.
4.
Be positive and grateful; remember ALL life’s blessings.
5.
Don’t allow other people to affect your happiness.
6.
Don’t listen to, or ruminate on, empty lies and gossip.
7.
Be patient in your struggles - and know that trials end.
Poem to Be Read at 3 A.M. - Donald Justice
Excepting the diner
On the outskirts
The town of Ladora
At 3 A.M.
Was dark but
For my headlights
And up in
One second-story room
A single light
Where someone
Was sick or
Perhaps reading
As I drove past
At seventy
Not thinking
This poem
Is for whoever
Had the light on
