This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day
to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you
do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your
life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;
in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be
something good.

And forget not that the
earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play
with your hair.

Love the earth and
sun and animals,

Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,

Stand up for the stupid and crazy,

Devote your income and labor to others...

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

There
is no such thing in anyone's life 

as an unimportant day.

When
you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. 

Live your
life so that when you die,

the world cries and you rejoice.

Every
blade of grass has its angel that bends over it 

and whispers,
'Grow, grow.

Every day goes by like the last

It seems that time flies too fast

I close my eyes and ask it to stop

I look at the clock and another minute has passed

I think to myself…

What would I do if I weren’t consumed

Consumed by the world and all that it is

The obligations attached to being successful and popular

What would I do?

Embrace those that I love…

Care for those that I don’t…

Learn how to love those I hate….

Enjoy every moment I get…

Forget about what means nothing …

Remember all that means everything…

Make a joke when I shouldn’t…

Laugh even though its not funny…

Cry when I’m happy…

Never fear, it only wastes time…

Show the devil when he’s met his match…

Cast out my demons forever…

Travel the world and see…

Stand on the highest mountain…

Be the heart of a dead country…

Make my own music…

Even though it doesn’t rhyme, make my own poem…

Sing my own songs…

Make new friends…

Accept different cultures…

Eat weird food…

Hug, kiss, and never let go…

All the things that I used to think were so important

I now realize mean nothing

All I want to do is help those who can’t help themselves

All the money in the world can’t buy my happiness

All the joys of doing what I love

All means nothing in the face of God if

All I have is nothing for him

In a matter of 60 seconds

I’ve figured out the secret of life

But now I’m falling asleep

Will I remember when I wake up?

XOXOXO~Jennifer

good morning..make it a lovely day  

A farmer got pulled over by a state trooper
for speeding,

 and the trooper started to lecture the farmer 

about his speed,

 and in general began to throw his weight around 

to try to make
the farmer uncomfortable.

Finally, the trooper got around to writing
out the ticket,

 and as he was doing that he kept swatting at some flies

 that were buzzing around his head.

The farmer said, 

"Having some problems
with circle flies there, are ya?"

The trooper stopped writing the ticket and
said-- 

"Well yeah, if that's what they are-- I never heard of
circle flies".

So the farmer says-- "Well, circle
flies are common on farms. 

 See, they're called circle flies
because

 they're almost always found circling around

 the back end of a
horse."

The trooper says, "Oh," and goes
back to writing the ticket. 

 Then after a minute he stops and says, 


"Hey...wait a minute, are you trying to call me a horses back end?" 

The farmer says, "Oh no, officer. 

 I have too much respect for law enforcement and police officers 

to even
think about calling you a horses back end."

The trooper says,

 "Well, that's a good
thing," and goes back to writing the ticket.

After a long pause, the farmer says, 


" Hard to fool them flies though. "

Jonathan

may you have a tranquil Sunday..hugs