Life's Purpose

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away." -David Viscott

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Consciousness

The best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present. -Deepak Chopra

Fire and Rain

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to

I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now

Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now

-James Taylor (listen now) and Babyface's version

Always be yourself, if you have the guts to stay true to yourself you can do anything in this world. - Kat Graham

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, & expect to win. Zig Ziglar

Blessings in Disguise

"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck" - Dalai Lama

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.~Eugene Delacroix

A Condolence

Love is patient with life
That brings its share of pain.
We know sometimes there is an end
To the most stubborn rain.

We know the sun comes out again
On a world that's fresh and new,
And all the gifts we freely give
Somewhere, sometime accrue.

We know sometimes we have to wait
For life to come around,
And sometimes that it won't, but still
There's some good to be found.

And even when things happen that
Your soul can hardly bear,
Know that I'll be next to you;
My love is always there.

- Hannah Tyson (shared on Twitter for Katerina Graham's grandmother passing)

Flo de Rev

"Say what you see until you see what you said."- Rev. Reggie C. Witherspoon

"The only thing standing in the way between you and your blessing is your faith."-Rev. Reggie C. Witherspoon

Your Playing Small...

"You are a child of God, your playing small does not serve the world."

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear is that we are all powerful
beyound measure.
It is our light not our darkness, that most
frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
fabulous?
Actually, who are we not to be?
You are a child of God, your playing small
does not serve the world, there is nothing
enlightening about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.
We are meant to shine as children do.
We are born to make manifest the glory
of God that is within us, its in everyone,
and as we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission
to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fears,
our presence automatically liberates others."

....Marianne Williamson
(and spoken by Nelson Mandela)