posted August 05, 2001 12:06 AM               

Copyright 2001, MRBF.

posted August 06, 2001 06:26 AM               

i never saw a moor
i never saw the sea
Yet, know i how the heather looks
and what a wave must be
i never spoke with god
nor visited in heaven
yet certain am i of the spot
as if the chart were given

posted August 06, 2001 06:43 AM               

The more you ignore me, the closer I get... no... next try...

posted August 06, 2001 03:35 PM               

Sitting here thinking, what to think next?
Will it me meaningful? Let's hope so.

or

Sitting here dreaming, what to think next.
The answers come quickly, when I am at rest.

Yeah.

posted August 06, 2001 11:04 PM               

Regard this fleeting world like this:
Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn,
like bubbles on a fast moving stream,
like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades
of grass,
like a candle flickering in a strong wind,
echos, mirages, and phantoms, hallucinations,
and like a dream.

posted August 10, 2001 11:29 PM               

Such a flame, such a mirror,
In the heart of everyone.

Such a flame, such a mirror,
In the heart of everyone...

posted August 13, 2001 09:19 PM               

J. Buckley

posted August 15, 2001 10:07 AM               

It will come back to you tenfold.

posted August 17, 2001 05:56 PM               

Unfortunately, not all days are always as positive as I'd like.

Sometime's it's downright depressing. (As the past couple of days)

These days are few though and not really worth my time.

In these trying times, we must stay strong and realize only to see the clear light in our hearts.

For it is this light which is the truth, and that which will bring us to true meaning.

Be strong as the tree or the mountain so very high. There resides the beauty and inner peace of our existence.

posted August 17, 2001 06:13 PM            

I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.
-Ray Prince

It is only with gratitude that life becames rich.
-Diettrich Bonhoffer

Bible verse of the day:
James 1:2-4
-Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when you faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be stong in character and ready for anything.

posted August 19, 2001 12:47 AM               

Look far, beyond what your eyes can see.

Feel in your heart, everything. Good and bad.

Do not think too long, you may miss the thought.

Catch each glistening love within your grasp.

Embrace kindness and peace within all.

Be still, let your soul grow within this beauty.

Copyright 2001, MRBF Prod.

posted August 19, 2001 02:07 PM               

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had
been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.
Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine
view of the city skyline could be seen in the
distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed
it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window,
who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital
attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was
comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.
It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled
his deceased roommate who had described such
wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

posted August 21, 2001 04:11 PM               

©2001, Mrbf Prod.

posted August 23, 2001 03:12 PM               

I can feel my spirit so and it is the most beautiful feeling. You must only look within.

Peace.

posted September 04, 2001 01:18 AM               

Move me on to any black square
Use me anytime you want to,
Just remember that the goal as far as all
is to capture...all we won.

Dont surround yourself with yourself,
move on back to squares.
Send that instant karma to me,
Initial it...with loving care.

~~~~~~~YES~~~~~~~~~

posted September 04, 2001 09:31 PM               

Who can ever forget "Close To The Edge."

posted September 10, 2001 09:00 PM               

......Night has now become Day for everyone.

And the World still goes on through the night.

posted September 20, 2001 01:49 PM               

Let's pray for Peace and hope for the best in this War we are waging.

United WE Stand.

posted September 22, 2001 08:09 PM               

Listen to the quietness of the outside world.

Slow down today, for tomorrow. Nobleness comes from the Bravery of our everyday tasks and good deeds towards others. It is the most simple of deeds we do for eachother, to show you care.