Keep Turning the Pages...

I've posted this on my other  blog, but thought it would be useful to post it here too.
a thought for today:

" Life is like a book with many chapters we call seasons. 

Some chapters tell the story of love, drama, comedy, mystery, loss, adversity, growth, disappointment, triumph, etc. Some chapters are dull and ordinary, others intense and exciting. 

The key to enduring, persevering and being hopeful is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit on a book or a chapter that seems too long. 

Some chapters may be sweet but too short. 

Your words, thoughts, actions, non-action and choices are the pens that write the pages in your book. 

Have the courage and faith to keep turning the pages believing better chapters lie ahead. 

... Trust. Listen. Believe. ... 

Activate your gifts and talents. 

Be creative. Be kind. Be patient. Be faithful. Be grateful. Be fruitful."
 

~ Diamond Taylor 

Open your arms to change ....

Instructions for Life

(Dali Lama)

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three ‘R’s.
Respect for self, Respect for others, and Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realise you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honourable life.
Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation.
Don't bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Love Life ... Live Love ...

Hello again,
Well, it's been a while since I last posted a blog - I've been rushed off my feet! Here is something I wrote earlier - thought I'd share it with you. Comments welcome, as always!
Thank you for reading!

Love Life ... Live Love ...

L ife is for loving and living and
O pening up – to yourself and to others and to all possibilities - and
V owing to love yourself first and foremost. Love (and life) is about
E njoying the journey- & learning from the wrong turns, dead ends & bumps & scrapes along the way...

L ove is letting go ... of fear, of past hurts, and of
I deas of what love ‘should’ be... Love is
F eeling a million different things at once...
E mbracing ... life... love ... each other, & the experience. Love is enjoying the journey, and learning from the bumps and scrapes along the way ...

Live, love and enjoy the journey; come what may.

©Alison Brown 2009