Sunday, 28 January 2024

When something is broken, you fix it !!

 


True love : doing life with a person

 

My parents were married for 55 years. One morning, my mom was going downstairs to make dad breakfast, she had a heart attack and fell. My father picked her up as best he could and almost dragged her into the truck. At full speed, without respecting traffic lights, he drove her to the hospital.

When he arrived, unfortunately she was no longer with us.

During the funeral, my father did not speak; his gaze was lost. He hardly cried.

That night, his children joined him. In an atmosphere of pain and nostalgia, we remembered beautiful anecdotes and he asked my brother, a theologian, to tell him where Mom would be as others began to talk about life after death and guesses as to how and where she would be.

My father listened carefully. Suddenly he asked us to take him to the cemetery.

"Dad!" we replied, "it's 11 at night, we can't go to the cemetery right now!"

He raised his voice, and with a glazed look he said: "Don't argue with me, please don't argue with the man who just lost his wife of 55 years."

There was a moment of respectful silence, we didn't argue anymore. We went to the cemetery. With a flashlight we reached her grave.

My father sat down, prayed, and told his children: "It was 55 years... you know? No one can really talk about true love if haven't done life with a person."

He paused and wiped his face.

"She and I, we were together in the good and in the bad." he continued. "When I changed jobs, we packed up when we sold the house and moved. We shared the joy of seeing our children become parents, together we mourned the departure of loved ones, we prayed together in the waiting room of some hospitals, we supported each other in pain, we hugged one another each day, and we forgave mistakes."

And then he paused and added, "Children, that's all gone and I'm happy tonight. Do you know why I'm happy? Because she left before me. She didn't have to go through the agony and pain of burying me, of being left alone after my departure. I will be the one to go through that, and I thank God for that. I love her so much that I wouldn't have liked her to suffer..."

When my father finished speaking, my brothers and I had tears streaming down our faces. We hugged him and he comforted us, "It's okay. We can go home. It's been a good day."

That night I understood what true love is. It is more than just romanticism and sex, it's two people who stand beside one another, who are committed to one another ... through all the good and bad that life throws at you.

  Author Unknown




Sunday, 21 January 2024

"Bring them Home"

 



Bring them Home 

Another hour has passed

Another hour of madness

The weeds have grown in the path and garden  

The wind sighed
Opening the shutter
Banging the old wall
As if calling ....

“Home, home,
It’s time to return,
From hills and foreign fields
The day is fading and there’s no sign”

Home, home
Before the light is dimmed
Cold nights, bitter nights
Closing in 

Until the dawn I pray for you
Bound in the grip of fear
I hear steps

Home, home
because it hasn't yet been given
As was promised long ago

“Home, home,
It’s time to return,
From hills and foreign fields
The day is fading and there’s no sign”

Home, home
because it hasn't yet been given
As was promised long ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyI2GPDDLWc&list=RDXyI2GPDDLWc&start_radio=1&ab_channel=HOMELANDCONCERT






























Sunday, 14 January 2024

Create a Beautiful Life

 



    Create a Beautiful life

  1. Take a 10-30 minute walk everyday. And while you walk, SMILE.
  2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
  3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement:         “My purpose today is to……”
  4. Live with the 3 E’S …Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.  And the 3 F’s …. Faith, Family and Friends
  5. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of six.
  6. Dream more while you are awake.
  7. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.
  8. Realise that life is a school, and you are here to learn, pass all your tests. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
  9. Smile and laugh more it will keep the vampires away.
  10. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
  11. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
  12. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
  13. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
  14. Make peace with your past, so it won’t mess up the present.
  15. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
  16. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
  17. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
  18.  Forgive everyone for everything.
  19. What other people think of you is none of your business.
  20. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
  21.  However good or bad a situation, it will change.
  22.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
  23. Get rid of anything that isn’t Useful, Beautiful or Joyful.
  24. The best is yet to come – Believe.
  25. No matter how you feel. Get up. Dress up and show up.
  26. Do the right thing.
  27. Call your family often.
  28. Each night before you go to bed, Pray to God and be thankful for what you'll accomplish, today!
  29. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
  30. Make the most of life and enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8_Auuaeb8&ab_channel=ResilientFamilies%2FFamiliesFuertes





Sunday, 7 January 2024

" Balance sheet of Life "

 

BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE

The Most destructive habit ………….   Worry

The greatest joy ………. Giving

The greatest loss…………. The loss of Self-respect.

The most satisfying work …………. Helping others

The ugliest personality trait ………… Selfishness

The greatest “shot in the arm” ………… Encouragement.

The greatest problem to overcome ………. Fear

The most effective sleeping pill ……….. Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease ………… Excuses

The most powerful force in life ………. Love

The most dangerous act ………… A Gossip

The world’s most incredible computer…………. The Brain

The worst thing to be without …………. Hope

The deadliest weapon ………. The Tongue

The two most power-filled words …….. “ I Can “

The greatest asset ………. Faith

The most worthless emotion ………. Self-pity

The most beautiful attire ……….. Smile !

The most prized possession ………. Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication ………. Prayer

The most contagious spirit ………. Enthusiasm

 

LIFE ends, when you stop DREAMING. HOPE ends, when you stop BELIEVING. LOVE ends, when you stop CARING. FRIENDSHIP ends, when you stop SHARING.




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