Thought of the Day 2007 - 08 - 24

[susieo97]

Live on Purpose


Live this moment, live this day on purpose. Choose to create the world around you according to your most deeply held values.

Life is not a random accident. Whatever is happening in your life at any time is the result of some specific set of thoughts and actions.

Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones. Reach down into the purpose that is within you and connect that purpose with all you do.

When your actions have no real basis in meaning, then the slightest setback can stop you cold. By contrast, when you give true purpose to each day, even the most difficult challenges will serve to lift you ever higher.

Your most treasured dreams are yours for a very good reason. You are the one special person who can make them real.

Do yourself a big favor and give this day a meaningful purpose. Feel the stimulating, dynamic energy of life as you truly make a positive difference in your world.

-- Ralph Marston

[DannyD]

Hi Susie, long time.
I read Ralph Marston everyday, and I know he takes Sundays off, so I would like to post here on Sundays... like I did before... and also I can come here now and read it.

Thanks... I've become allot more spiritual in the last 3 years, and this butterfly story hits home with me. I have a wonderful Garden this year, and I won't bore you with how much I've be picking and giving away, I'm so proud of what I grew and how it turned out. I know it's not right to gloat because I've put my neighbours to shame.. <smile> but it makes me feel good.

I read this today and thought about Carol P's story on drangonflies, I've had many butterflies this year around me when I'm out in the garden, and I also have loved ones that are gone but know they are there whatching over me. ((( )))

I know this is a little late, but next Sunday and the following Sundays I'll post in the morning.

So, this is my first post, thank you for being here and to this group for helping me grow.

Love,
DD

A Thousand Butterflies


I have always loved butterflies. I think I must have got it from my Mom. When I was a boy she used to take a break from working in her flower garden just to watch these delicate winged beauties fly from blossom to blossom. After my Mom passed away I told my daughter many times that if her Grandma ever wanted to check up on her that she would probably just hop a ride on the back of a butterfly to do so. The amazing thing is that the more I would say it the more the butterflies would dance gracefully in the air around us when we walked outside. I would always smile and silently tell my Mom how much I loved her as they fluttered by.

This year I have seen more butterflies than ever before. I think my Mom must have gathered a thousand, invisible, angel riders to join her in watching over me. It is so glorious seeing all these butterflies floating on the breezes whenever I go out. I know that it is just my Mom’s wonderful way of letting me know that she loves me, that she is looking out for me, and that she along with so many others are helping me as I travel down the road of my life.

It is so good to know that my Mom is still with me in my heart, mind, and soul. It is so blissful to feel her presence as I do my best to give love, spread joy, and make this world a better place. It is so wonderful to realize that a thousand angels are cheering me on as I strive to do what God wants me to do and go where God wants me to go. It is so peaceful knowing that this life I am living is a part of something far greater than myself.

As you go down the road of your life then always remember that you are not alone. God and His angels are always with you. They are watching you, helping you, and cheering you on as you love, give, and live. They are delighting in your every effort to do good and make this world a better place. And sometimes they are even riding unseen on the backs of a thousand butterflies.
~ Joseph J. Mazzella ~



[ by: Joseph J. Mazzella (joecool@wirefire.com) -- {used with permission} ]

[susieo97]

That's a nice Sunday kinda thought there Danny.
Funny, but I was thinking about you the other day and was going to go out of my little posting zone here and see if you are around but the site changed and then changed back.

S :o)