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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Something to think about: Number 3
Perhaps if we could see the splendour of the land
to which our loved ones are called from you and me,
we would understand.
Perhaps if we could hear the welcome they receive
from old familiar voices all so dear,
we would not grieve.
Perhaps if we could know the reason why they went,
we'd smile, and wipe away the tears that flow,
we would wait, content.
Carmelite Monastery, Waterford.
with my best wishes for you now and always,
Wednesday,August 25, 2010
Something to think about: Number 2
"Compassion
is receiving comfort and understanding
from someone close to you
when you are in need;
being able to lean on a friend
who has suffered emotionally in the same way;
and perhaps when time has helped a little in the healing process,
and the bitterness subsided,
to be able to help another person in similar circumstances."
Anon.
with my best wishes for you now and always,
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Starting today I hope to include a series of quotations
from a variety of sources.
The plan is to attempt to put them on this page
a little more frequently than I have managed in the past!
Time will tell if I am successful.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
They all come under the general heading of
"Something to think about".
So, here's
Something to think about, number 1:
I expect to pass through this life but once.
If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show,
or any good things I can do to my fellow being,
let me do it now,
and not defer or neglect it,
as I shall not pass this way again.
William Penn.
with my best wishes for you now and always,
Sunday, August 8, 2010
This weekend I used the quote below,
but today I found a story that links to it,
so I've added it on.
Hope you enjoy the month of August,
with my best wishes for you now and always,
Norman Cousins, Editor of the Saturday Review in America once said:
"Certainly it is true that behind every human being who cries out for help,
there may be a million people equally entitled to attention.
But this is the poorest of reasons
for not helping the person whose cries you hear.
How can you determine which one of a million sounds surrounding you
is more deserving than the rest?
You will never know;
but you will never need to know.
Reach out and take hold of the one who happens to be nearest.
If you are never able to help or save another,
at least you will have saved one."
Mark Link S.J. tells the following story:
"An old man collapsed on a Brooklyn street
and was taken to Kings County Hospital.
From a blurred address in the man's wallet
nurses deciphered the name of a marine
who appeared to be the old man's son.
They put in an emergency call to the camp.
When the marine arrived,
the old man stretched out his hand feebly.
The marine took it
and held it for the next four hours - until the man died.
After the man had died, the marine asked a nurse:
"Who was he?"
The nurse replied:
"Wasn't he your Dad?"
The Marine said:
"No, but I saw that he needed a son, so I stayed."
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Here's some Beatitudes for Parents that you might like to think about,
but remember that they are only suggested ideals for which to aim,
as opposed to lists of things to worry about if you don't achieve any of them!
with my best wishes for you now and always,
'Blessed is the parent who can cope with spilled milk and mud,
for of such is the kingdom of childhood.
Blessed is the parent who does not engage
in the comparison of their child with others,
for each child grows in a different way.
Blessed is the parent who has learned how to laugh,
because it is the music of a child’s world.
Blessed is the parent
who understands how important it is
to spend quality time with a child.
Blessed is the parent who, without anger,
can say "no" and without shouting,
because the security of firm decisions, spoken with love,
is comforting to a child.
Blessed is the parent who has the gift of consistency,
for it helps a child to know what to expect.
Blessed is the parent who accepts the difficulties of growth,
for they will help a child to mature.
Blessed is the parent who is willing to be taught,
for knowledge brings understanding, and understanding helps love to grow.
Blessed is the parent
who in the midst of what can be a mundane and difficult everyday life,
and one that is sometimes filled with impossible demands,
reacts with love,
because it is the greatest of all gifts that they can give
to each other, to their children, to everyone they meet,
and to anyone who enters their home."
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Here's another story from Mark Link
for you to think about and enjoy.
with my best wishes for you now and always,