A true disgrace it is to know That only through man's pain and woe Does he esteem the sun aglow And cherish the glimmer of light. For that which gleans by day often grows dark by night.
| | To Love | |
To live yet not to love Is nothing more than a setting sun And a silent drum. To live yet not to love Is to be planted yet not to bud-- A war without cause. To live yet not to love Is, frankly, failure to live at all. For what …
| | Patience: Both Art and Virtue | |
Patience. What a word. Most of us would define patience as "the nearly impossible task of waiting; a feat of the utmost difficulty, a.k.a, the hardest challenge ever known to man" . . . or something like that. The Merriam Webster Dictionary, however, defines this virtue as "the capacity to …
| | Cast your Cares | |
I struggle with anxiety. There, I said it. --------------------------------------------- Ever since I can remember, anxiety has been my "kryptonite." In fact, even as a child, I remember my mom jokingly warning, "Dee, stop worrying so much. You'll have an ulcer by the time your twenty." I shrugged it off, but …
|| Difference-Maker | |
Throughout the years, I've discovered that those who resolve to make a difference are usually the only ones that actually do. They serve the servant. They help the hurting. They encourage the broken. They stand for the truth. They change the lives of all those they encounter. They make a difference, and that difference is a …
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