Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and
those who matter don't mind.

-Dr. Seuss

Happy Moments
I took my sons out for a walk at a nearby lake the other day. The weather
was perfect for it. The sky was clear, the temperature was warm, the sun
was dancing off the waves, and flowers were blooming along the walk path
surrounding the water. Couples both young and old were walking along the
path enjoying all of this God given beauty. Dozens of people were fishing
peacefully along the banks and in boats. Children were running and playing
with their dogs. Families were setting up picnic dinners for later. Some
people were just sitting in the grass looking blissfully out on the water. I
even saw one young woman praying with a joyful smile on her face as she sat
under a tree. Never had I seen so many people spending their time so well.


The day after the great teacher and writer Leo Buscaglia died a note was
found in his typewriter. It simply said, "Every moment spent in unhappiness
is a moment of happiness lost." I for one don’t want to lose any more
moments of happiness that I have left in this world. I want to use and enjoy
every single one of them. It doesn’t matter if they are spent working,
playing, eating, reading, singing, praying, or just walking in the sunshine.
I want to spend my time well and fill my life with happy moments. I want to
choose love, share joy, and be one with God all day long every single day of
my life.


Happiness isn’t something you find. Happiness is something you choose.
Happiness is something you live. Life here is both precious and brief. Spend
it well. Live it joyously. Don’t waste a second of it on unhappiness. Go to
work with a smile on your face. Greet others with love in your heart.
Exercise with pleasure. Play with delight. Pray with both peace and joy.
Learn from your pain. Grow from your troubles. And always use every moment
you are given to choose more love, joy, peace, happiness, and oneness with
God.


~~Joseph J. Mazzella

No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it
well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things.
~~Channing Pollock

~~911 Prayer ~~

Lord , we need a healing wind to blow across our hearts,
A gentle wisp from your lips to sheathe the aching parts;
Every Autumn is still the same, since that sorrow filled September
Our Hearts are filled with bitters holes that bleed when we remember

We didn't have to know each name to mourn them in our souls
Lord, please send your winds of grace to fill these gaping holes
We didn't have to see their smiles to miss their very essence
Even across each skyward mile, we still feel their presence

How can we measure a life undone, there job here never finished,
Alas, the loss of ever life, has left our world diminished
Lord carry each and every name windward to our ears
Till all the souls are lifted up in tribute with our tears

Lord , may the prayers of everyone be heard ,
Prayers that come come from painful hearts
As in silence we remember.

~~Unknown