This section of the site is dedicated to those words that inspire us so greatly! The way I am going to set this up to start with, is by pasting my little inspirational goodies here. Later I plan to categorize them into topics. I am leaving them in e-mail form just as I had originally sent them out. I hope you find tons of treasures here! I will update every free chance I get.

These sharings have been collected from all over the internet to bring light and love to your life. I send them daily as a rule, but when life happens to me, I may miss a few days here and there. :) I am calling this sharing of love and light, Serenity's Hope. My hopes and dreams for all of us. Through love, sharing, caring, giving, trusting, forgiving, inspiring and the learning to become a whole, we will have a better world! At the bottom of the page a form is provided to subscribe to 2 different e-mail lists. One is the daily "Serenity's Hope" and the other is a discussion list called "Lightworkers Spreading the Light". This also includes the daily, "Serenity's Hope".
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Good Morning Sweet Angels of Life!

I wish for you a wonderful day! Full of possibilities and endless joy! May
all your intentions be that of the highest nature and for the highest good
for all concerned. Hang on to the good and let go of the bad that comes your
way today. Expect Miracles! And you will get them! :)

Love and Light,
Serenity

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When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the
very best life and love have to offer, the best God and His universe
have to send. Then open your hands to receive it. Claim it, and it is
yours.

Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go

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  We are enrolled in a full time, informal school called, "Life."   Each
day of this school, we have the opportunity to learn lessons. We may
like the lessons or hate them, but they are part of the curriculum.  The
greatest lessons we learn are about love and fear, that every action is
either an expression of love, or a call for love.  And the great blessing is
that every lesson repeats itself until we learn it.

 -  Mary Manin Morrissey

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    Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that
everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences.
All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

-  Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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A Definition of Unconditional Love

I love as you are as you seek to find your own special way to relate to
the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that
you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you
should be.

I realize that I cannot know what is best for you although perhaps
sometimes I think I do. I've not been where you have been, viewing life from
that angle you have, I do not know what you have chosen to learn how you have
chosen to learn it with whom or in what time period. I have not walked life
looking through your eyes so how can I know what you need.

I allow you to be in the world without a thought or word of judgment
from me about the deeds you undertake. I see no error in the things you say
and do, in this place where I am. I see that there are many ways to perceive and
experience the different facets of our world. I allow without
reservation the choices you make in each moment.

I make no judgment of this for if I were to deny your right to
evolution then I would deny that right to myself and all others. To those
who would choose a way I cannot walk, while'st I may not choose to add my power and my
energy to this way, I will never deny you the gift of love that God has
bestowed within me for all creation, as I love you so I shall be loved, as I sow, so
I shall reap.

I allow you the universal right of free will to walk your own path,
creating steps or to sit a while if that is what is right for you. I will
make no judgment of these steps, whether they are large or small, nor light or
heavy or that they lead up or down, for this is just my viewpoint. I see you
do nothing and judge it to be unworthy and yet it may be that you bring
great healing as you stand blessed by the light of God.

I cannot always see the higher picture of divine order. For it is the
inalienable right of all life to choose their own evolution and with
great love I acknowledge your right to determine your future. In humility I
bow to the realization that the way I see is best for me does not have to
mean that it is also right for you. I know that you are led as I am following the
inner excitement to know your own path.

I know that the many races, religions, customs, nationalities and
beliefs within our world bring us great richness and allow us the benefit of
teachings of such diverseness. I know we each learn in our own unique way
in order to bring that love and wisdom back to the whole. I know that if there
were only one way to do something, there would need to be only one person. I will
not only love you if you behave in a way I think you should, or believe in
those things I believe in, I understand you are truly my brother and sister
though you may have been born in a different place and believe in another
God than I.

The love I feel is for all of God's world. I know that every living
thing is part of God and I feel a love deep with every person, and all
trees, and flowers, every bird, river, ocean and for all the creatures in all the
world. I live my life in loving service being the best me I can becoming
wiser in the perfection of divine truth, becoming happier in the joy of
unconditional love.

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                    Unknown Author

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The Heart

The heart is a garden where thought flowers grow
The thoughts that we think are seeds that we sow.

Each kind, loving thought bears a kind, loving deed
While the thought that is selfish is just like a weed.

We must watch what we think each moment, all day
And pull out the weed thoughts and throw them away.

And plant-loving seed thoughts so thick in a row
There will not be room for weed thoughts to grow.

- unknown

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Forgiveness is letting go of the pain
 and accepting what has happened,
 because it will not change.

 Forgiveness is dismissing the blame.
 Choices were made that caused the hurt;
 we each could have chosen differently,
 but we did not.

 Forgiveness is looking at the pain,
 learning the lessons it has produced,
 and understanding what we have learned.

 Forgiveness allows us to move on
 towards a better understanding of universal love
 and our true purpose.

 Forgiveness is knowing that love
 is the answer to all questions,
 and that we all are in some way connected.

 Forgiveness is starting over
 with the knowledge that we have gained.
 I forgive you, and I forgive myself.
 I hope you can do the same.

(Author Unknown)

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All I Really Know I Learned From The Wizard Of Oz

Imagination can take you anywhere, even over the rainbow.
Sometimes you have to leave home to find it.
Follow the yellow brick road -but be ready for a detour.
Faith, hope and love can work wonders, but ruby slippers can't hurt
either.

When friends stick together, they can work miracles.
Having the courage to ask for what you want is half the battle.
"Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable".
The grass is always greener on the other side of the rainbow.
All you need is right there inside of you.
Keep home in your heart and you can always return to it.
When you go out into the world, remember to stand up for yourself, but
always be kind to the little guys.

By Robert Fulgum
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LOVE

Love is friendship that has caught fire.
It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence,
sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through
good times and bad. It settles for less than
perfection and makes allowances for human
weaknesses.

Love is content with the present, it hopes for
the future and it doesn't brood over the past.
It's the day~in~and~day~out chronicles of
irritations, problems, compromises, small
disappointments, big victories and common
goals.

If you have love in your life, it can make up for
a great many things you lack. If you don't have
it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.

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Love is
being happy for the other person
when they are happy
being sad for the other person when they are sad
being together in good times
and being together in bad times
Love is the source of strength

Love is
being honest with yourself at all times
being honest with the other person at all times
telling, listening, respecting the truth
and never pretending
Love is the source of reality

Love is
an understanding that is so complete that
you feel as if you are a part of the other person
accepting the other person just the way they are
and not trying to change them to be something else
Love is the source of unity

Love is
the freedom to pursue your own desires
while sharing your experiences with the other person
the growth of one individual alongside of
and together with the growth of another individual
Love is the source of success

Love is
the excitement of planning things together
the excitement of doing things together
Love is the source of the future

Love is
the fury of the storm
the calm of the rainbow
Love is the source of passion

Love is
giving and taking in a daily situation
being patient with each other's needs and desires
Love is the source of sharing

Love is
knowing that the other person
will always be with you regardless of what happens
missing the other person when they are away
but remaining near in heart at all times
Love is the source of security

Love is the
source of life

--Susan Polis Schutz

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~Spiritual Growth~

Phrases from the book
 "Being Your Higher Self"
By Sanya Roman


There is no limit to the growth and
expansion that is possible for you.
Light is a powerful source of healing. If there
is any place of discomfort in your body, sent it light.
The light you send to others will come back to you multiplied.
The more expansive your thoughts,
the more expansive the reality you create.
Things happen easily when you flow with the Higher Will.
Spiritual growth comes as a series of revelations.
As you grow spiritually, you will understand your life purpose.
Learn to trust the insights you receive.
It is important to use your insights to
make your life work in better ways.

Love is the doorway to enlightenment.
Love creates healing.
You strengthen people as you surround them with your loving thoughts.
All negativity is a cry for more love.
You attract things and people of a similar vibration.
Love people for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
You can choose peace no matter how others are acting.
All negative emotions show you where you are not
aligned with the vision of your Higher Self.

Say to your self, "I now allow more good things into my life."
Allow people to give to you.
Allow people to be any way they want to be.
Each shift to a higher consciousness makes the next shift easier.
Your spiritual growth is the greatest
contribution you can make to yourself.

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We are each of us angels with only one wing,
 and we can only fly by embracing one another.

~~Luciano de Crescenzo

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    "LOVE"

                                           The Source

 Love ignites the heart, energizes the emotions, resurrects the soul and
 nourishes the spirit. Love is the light that pierces the darkness, that
fills the emptiness. Love infuses. Love permeates. Love enfolds. Love finds
itself in itself.

                                            Creativity

 Love opens the imagination and liberates the spirit. It is fresh,
joyful, spirited, and creates all things anew. Love sharpens the perceptions
and delights in creativity.

                                              Integrity

 Love matters. It is the embodiment of value: enriching,
self-generating, all encompassing. Love is freely chosen. Free will
authenticates love.

                                               Honor

 Love's character is heroic. Its demeanor is humble, gracious and
selfless. Its nature is tender, kind and gentle. Its manner is pure, noble
and faithful. Love withstands doom, overcomes grief, outlasts anguish, harbors
no ill will and is self-sustaining.

                                               Vitality

 Love restores vitality. It mends. It heals. It cures. Love endures
pain, sanctifies suffering and sweetens sorrow.

                                                 Faith

 Love trusts. It is hopeful. It is truthful. Love perseveres by
embracing patience and understanding. Love begets wisdom and wisdom begets
love.

                                                 Surrender

 Love praises. Love affirms. Love gives of itself. Love lets go. Love
 relinquishes. Love surrenders.

                                               Compassion

 Love is the great comforter. In its yearning love loves one another. In
its demonstration love encourages another. In confusion love clarifies. In
despair love brings hope. Love is the foundation of contentment, and the
backbone of serenity.

                                                  Strength

 Love strengthens, love builds, love sustains. It protects, it guards,
it is fearless. Unafraid, powerful, strong, stable and unwavering is love.
Love is active and dynamic, generating power upon power through action. Love
is forever trustable by being predictable, consistent and always
available. Love is the bringer of order. Love rights all wrongs.

                                                 Maturity

 Love is mature and responsible. Love is considerate. Love is thorough.
Love is complete. Love is capable of selflessness in duty, championing a
just cause, dedicating itself to a higher purpose.

                                                  Dignity

 Love ennobles, redeems, forgives, and purifies. It embodies peace,
shows mercy and establishes unity. Love never fails.

                                              The All in All

 Love is the song of eternity within the spirit of the moment. Love is
above all, and above all is love.

© 1994 Patrick Thomson

My wish for you today is one of resolution. A resolving of the past. A
resolving of hurts from all the people in your life that you feel let you
down. Not only let you down, but left you with the scars of painful memories
from childhood. YES! You deserved better! Yes! You can go back and DO a
better job of raising yourself than your parents did. Because they were
limited in their knowledge of how to raise you gently and in healthy ways.
All they had to go on was what they had seen their families do. It was their
'norm', their acceptable way of raising children. Each family is different
yet the same. The hurts from a family that loved too much are just as great
as those from a family that showed too little love and respect for their
children. Yet everyone's parents did the very best they knew how to do at the
time. Babies don't come with a manual after all.

But things are different now. You are a loving adult now! You can protect
the innocent child that resides within. You no longer have to be a victim of
the painful memories! You have the power to release the pain from this child
within. And with that, comes an ending. Everything has always and will
always have a beginning and an end! You get to say when enough is enough! No
other human being in this world has this power except for YOU! You can take
that child within and show them what love, joy and respect feels like when
it is showered on them! My wish for you today is that of resolution. Of
seeing the pain to the end. And allowing it to flow down the river of life
with the rest of your past. Begin Again! And do it with wisdom and love. :)

Namaste,
Serenity

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The more consistently you remember to shift to the heart for comfort and
care, the quicker feelings of loneliness can fade, and you can build the
inner-magnetics that attract new relationships into your life.

- Freeze-Frame, Doc Childre

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We must become artists in living.  To live by inspiration means to
sense the divine touch in everything; to enter into the spirit of
things; to enter into the joy of living.

Ernest Holmes, This Thing Called Life

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If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your
own being, you will have betrayed yourself.

- Rollo May

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BEGIN AGAIN

One of the best things we can do in our lives is this:
begin again.

Begin
to see yourself as you were when you were the happiest and
strongest you've ever been.

Begin
 to remember what worked for you
(and what worked against you),
and try to capture the magic again.

Begin
to remember how natural it was when you were a child
- to live a lifetime each day.

Begin
to forget the baggage
you have carried with you for years:
the problems that don't matter anymore,
the tears that cried themselves away,
and the worries that are going to wash away
on the shore of tomorrow's new beginning.

Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;
and if we will be wise, we will turn away from the problems of the past
and give the future - and ourselves - a chance to become the best of
friends.

Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself...
begin again.

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 IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
       - by Erma Bombeck

     I would have talked less and listened more.

     I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was
stained and the sofa faded.

     I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and
worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the
fireplace.

     I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble
about his youth.

     I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a
summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

     I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage.

     I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about
grass stains.

     I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and
more while watching life.

     I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

     I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the
earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

     I would never have bought anything just because it was practical,
wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

     Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have
cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me
was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

     When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said,
"Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

     There would have been more "I love yous"... more "I'm sorrys"...
but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at
it and really see it...live it... and never give it back.

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Came from the back of my tea box...

If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less,
I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes,
I would care to know less, and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites,
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more starts.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I would be firm less often and affirm much more.
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd teach less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

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For everyone that makes you cry,
there are three to make you smile,
And a smile will last a long, long time,
but a tear for just a little while.

Don't let someone who hates the world
cause you to hate it too,
Behind the clouds is a Golden sun,
and a sky that's full of Blue.

If someone said a thing that's cruel,
don't let it get to you.
Your achievements are greatly numbered,
and your faults are very few.

So if a certain person should act a certain way,
Think of those who Love You,
And don't let it spoil your day!

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal

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The Treasure

The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her
mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white
pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!" Quickly the
mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the
pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.

"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00 If you really want them, I'll
think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money
to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get
another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17
pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to
the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten
cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at
last she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore
them everywhere-Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she
took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said
if she got them wet, they would make her neck turn green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he
would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One
night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess-the white horse from my
collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave
me. She's my favorite."

"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek
with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you
love me?"

"Daddy, you know I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I
got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket
that matches her sleeper."

"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And
as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with
her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was
trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"

Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy And
when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little
quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy. It's for you."

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached out with
one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached
into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine
pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give
up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure...

Makes one wonder, "What are we hanging on to?"

5/5/99

Hello Sweet Ones!

Today's sharings are for all those wonderful people that have truly made a
difference in our lives! This includes ourselves. :) We are our own best
friends as well as best friends with others. So don't forget, when reading
these, to include yourself in your thoughts of special friends.

Love and Light,
Serenity

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 We are each of us angels with only one wing,
 and we can only fly by embracing one another.

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Some people pass through this world
and leave it just as they found it.
But people like you take the time to
do special things that make the world more beautiful.
Thank you, my friend.

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 FRIENDSHIP'S TAPESTRY

 So often when I think of you and all the times we shared
 My heart is filled with thankfulness to have a friend who cared
 enough to listen to me tell of joys and trials.
 You're being there has been enough to change my tears to smiles.

^ô^

 The subtle love between two friends is so hard to define.
 It is not a square or circle or even a straight line.
 It's somehow like a tapestry with colors soft and bold
 yet deep within the weaving there are tiny threads of gold.

^ô^

 Yes, rare and oh so lovely are your friendships' threads of gold
 For they will last a lifetime and then when my story's told
 Someone will hold my tapestry and turn it towards the light
 and tiny points, those threads of gold will gleam and shine so bright.
 And they may think - it's just a thread like green or red or blue-
 Perhaps they'll never ever know that golden thread was you.

^ô^

 But I've been thinking lately how you've touched my life just so -
 Of how you are so dear to me - and I wanted you to know-
 That even if you're next to me or though we're miles apart
 Your golden thread of friendship still will weave within my heart.

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CHERISHED FRIENDS

  Our Creator must have known there would be times
   We'd need a word of cheer
   Someone to Praise a triumph
   Or brush away a tear.

   He must have known we'd need to share
   The joy of "little things"
   In order to appreciate
   The happiness life brings. 
I think He knew our troubled hearts

   Would sometimes throb with pain
   At trials and misfortunes
   Or some goals we can't attain.

   He knew we'd need companionship
   Unselfish ... lasting ... true,
   And so the Creator answered the heart's great need
   With CHERISHED FRIENDS ....like you.

(author unknown)

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Friends of the Heart

I don't want to be just another friend
That tugs away at you for your precious time,
Your attention, and your love.
I want to be someone you come to for understanding,
Someone to whom you retreat for emotional rest.
I want to be someone
With who you can laugh and share your joy,
One on whose shoulder you can cry
Without embarrassment or apology
And one whose hand you can reach for
When you need comfort or support.
I want you to be able to say to me,
"I feel lonely today; stay with me a while longer."
Or, "Can you come over?  I need to talk to you."
I just want to be there for you,
As you so often are for me.
I want us to be friends of the heart.

Unknown

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The Friend Who Stands By

          When troubles come your soul to try
          You Love the friend who just stands by.
          Perhaps there's nothing she can do
          The thing is strictly up to you.
          For there are troubles all your own
          And paths the soul must tread alone.
          Times when love can't smooth the road
          Nor friendship lift the heavy load.
          But just to feel you have a friend
          Who will stand by until the end.
          Whose sympathy through all endures
          Whose warm handclasp is always yours.
          It helps somehow to pull you through
          Although there's nothing she can do.
          And so with fervent heart we cry
          God Bless the friend who just stands by.

          Anonymous

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YOU'RE SPECIAL TO ME

You're special to me
You're someone I trust.
I treasure the topics
That we have discussed.

I'm thankful for times
You have summoned a smile.
I'm grateful our paths
Have converged for a while.

I'm pleased by each confidence
You have displayed.
I cherish these moments
You've sought to persuade.

I'm touched by the gestures
Of kindness you've shown.
I've noticed how fast
All our hours have flown.

I'm feeling the force
Of a friendship that's true.
I'm fortunate knowing
A person like you.

by Bruce B. Wilmer

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No one is perfect, and individuals we are, that's true.
You are like a snowflake, always only one like you.
Original and unique, like Unicorns and Stars.
You are special my friend and
I love you just the way you are!

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The Priceless Things

Life holds so many priceless things
The falling rain...the wind that sings,
Each star on high...a big full moon
And sunbeams dancing in your room,
The river as it rushes on,
A sunset when the day is gone.

No wealth can buy a mountain tall,
These priceless things belong to all,
An autumn tree lends beauty rare
With leaves piled deep most everywhere,
As nature wears a glowing smile
To make each day a day worthwhile.

Could anything be quite as dear
As laughing children that we hear,
The gift of friendship that is ours
The miracle of growing flowers,
Each magic moment ... treasured time
These priceless gifts are yours and mine.

Garnett Ann Schultz

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Åfter à \/\/hile
Ýou learn
†hat \/\/hat Ýou really àre ís
àll †he éxperiences
ànd àll †he †houghts Ýou've èver had

Åfter à \/\/hile
Ýou learn
†hat †roubles àre †emporary
ànd relationships
àren't àlways Þermanent.

Ýou learn
†o ƒorgive †he ßad †imes
ànd ()vercome †he resentments.

Ýou learn
†hat /\/\any Þeople
Çome ínto Ýour life
§ome stay ßriefly
ànd ƒade ínto ƒorgetfulness
\/\/hile ()thers remain
às \/\/arm Þlaces ín Ýour heart.

Ånd Ýou learn
†o live \/\/ith love
ín Ýour heart
ƒor †hose good ƒriends
\/\/ho /\/\ay not ße Þresent,
ßut \/\/ho never èver go àway,

ßecause †he \/\/armth ()f †heir ƒriendship
ànd †heir èssence
lives \/\/thin Ýou ànd ßecomes
Å Þart ()f \/\/hat Ýou Åre

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/\/\ay †he \/\/orld hug Ýou †oday
\/\/íth íts \/\/armth and love
Pray ít \/\/híspers a joyful †une ín Ýour heart
Ånd /\/\ay †he \/\/índ Çarry a \/oíce
†hat †ells Ýou †here ís a ƒriend
síttíng ín another
Çorner ()f †he \/\/orld
\/\/íshíng Ýou \/\/ell

I pray that your heart can see the wonder and beauty of who you truly are!

Love and Light,
Serenity


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It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.

- Thomas Carlyle

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What is the same can not be different,
And what is one can not have separate parts.

-A Course in Miracles

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Imagine being able to run all aspects of your life with total efficiency.
The key is learning to develop your intuition. Intuition is the answer for
the answers. It's there inside of you.

- HeartMath Discovery Program, Doc Childre and Sara Paddison

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Positive mental energy, positive thinking, does not mean we think
unrealistically or revert to denial. If we don't like something, we
respect our own opinion. If we spot a problem, we're honest about it.
If something isn't working out, we accept reality. But we don't dwell
on the negative parts of our experience. Whatever we give energy to, we
empower.

Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go

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When viewed correctly, fear can be reinterpreted as our mind's
invitation for us to rise to a higher level of freedom. We are not
being called to run away from danger, but toward safety. And there is a
world of difference between these two directions.

Gerald G. Jampolsky, MD, Teach Only Love

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Be with those people who are lifting to Spirit.

Let them share with you, but realize that each
person's way is special for that person.  Don't
compare levels of what you call spirituality.  Sit and
listen and support each person with your love and
your joy for them.

Then move back to your own truth, to your own
work, to your own beingness.  Within you is the
kingdom of God.  You have the key.  As you
awaken more fully to the consciousness of God, you
find that there is no love or lover.

There is only the Beloved.

- John-Roger
(From: The Way Out Book)

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Whatever you need to forgive in another person, do
it, because it's important to restore that person to the
original image that brought you into relationship
with them in the first place.

It's called, love, kindness, and consideration.

You restore their image inside of you, and then you
attempt to help them restore the image inside of
them.  In other words, we help each one awaken to
the presence of the Divine inside of them.  Then
Divinity speaks.  And that's us, not singularly, but
collectively.

- John-Roger
(From:  Forgiveness: The Key to the Kingdom)

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Thought is destiny.  You think
and your thoughts materialize as
experience;
and thus it is, all unknown to
yourself
as a rule that you are weaving
the pattern of your own destiny,
here and now, day by day and all day
long.
It is altogether in your own hands.
Nobody but yourself can keep you
down.
Nobody else can involve you
in difficulty or limitation.
Neither parents, nor wives, nor
husbands,
nor employers, nor neighbors,
nor poverty, nor ignorance,
nor any power whatever can keep you
out of your own
once you have learned how to think.

-Emmet Fox

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Last night I had à dream
It had à †ale †o †ell.
I dreamed I §aw àn àngel;
Þoor †hing, he \/\/asn't ƒeeling \/\/ell.

His ßody ßruised ànd ßattered
His \/\/ings \/\/ere ripped ànd†orn--
This àngel Çould hardly \/\/alk,
He looked so †ired and \/\/orn.

I \/\/alked right up †o him to àsk;
Ångel? How Çan †his ße?
He †urned àround ànd paused à (ßit),
Then he spoke †hese \/\/ords †o me:

"I'm Ýour Guardian Ångel,
Å great †ask às Ýou Çan see.
You've run àmok /\/\ost àll Ýour life:
Look \/\/hat it's done †o /\/\e.

These ßruises àre ƒrom shielding Ýou
In †imes ßoth dire ànd íll.
Those àlcoholic ßouts ànd drugs Ýou've used
I've ()ften Þaid †he ßill

Ýou see /\/\y \/\/ings àre ripped ànd †orn;
How ()ften †hey have flown you
>From evils unaware.
Each mark is it's own story
()f deadly \/\/ounds destroyed.


You made me \/\/ish--more †han once-
That I was unemployed.
If ()nly you Çould /\/\ake ít
Standing ()n Ýour ()wn;


()h, don't Ýou ƒret ()r \/\/orry--
ßut Þlease †ry †o remember--
I'm getting ()ld ànd frail.


I Çould not ßelieve àll I had heard,
Let àlone how /\/\uch he Çared.
I \/\/ept Ûpon his shoulder,
Then left him ín despair.


The next day I sat ànd Þondered:
Should I really †ry?
Ånd ín †he distance I †hought I heard;
Å ƒrail ()ld àngel Çry.

Author unknown

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If you can always run to some physical body to ask
physical questions and get physical answers, you
may not learn to tune inwardly and go into the
subtle levels of your own consciousness.  It is
important to reach within yourself to the source of
knowledge and strength and to know for yourself
what is right to do.  On those higher inner levels,
you cannot be deceived.

- John-Roger
(From: Baraka)

Good Morning to all of you Beautiful Souls!

I have been blessed so much in this life! I want to wish you the beautiful
blessing of discovering how blessed your life is too! Take a minute each and
every day to think of at least one new and different blessing in your life.
You will find that you have so very much to be grateful for each day. Don't
forget the little things, for they are usually the most important blessings.
When you listen to a bird sing, really listen, you will hear the gifts in
it's song!

Namaste,
Serenity

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The emotional frontier is truly the next frontier to conquer in human
understanding. The opportunity we face now, even before that frontier is
fully explored and settled, is to develop our emotional potential and
accelerate rather dramatically into a new state of being.

- The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre and Howard Martin

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Change - real change - comes from the inside out.  It doesn't come from
hacking at the leaves of attitude and behavior with quick fix
personality ethic techniques. It comes from striking at the root - the
fabric of our thought, the fundamental, essential paradigm, which give
definition to our character and create the lens through which we see
the world.

Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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"Your attitude about who you are and what you have
is a very little thing that makes a very big difference."

(Theodore Roosevelt)

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No person is your friend who demands your
silence, or denies your right to grow.

Alice Walker

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Rebirth is merely the dawning on your mind of what is already in it.

A Course in Miracles

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To see your own drama clearly is to be liberated from it.

Ken Keyes

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What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

George Eliot

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If you are reluctant to ask the way, you will be lost.

Malay Proverb

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"If we were truly grateful for everything in our lives,
we wouldn't have time for a single negative thought."

(Peter McWilliams)

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"In all things, give thanks."

(Paul)

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"Don't we live in the same objective world?" a disciple once queried his
guru. "Yes," his master replied, "but you see yourself in the world, and I see the
world in myself. This minor perceptual shift makes all the difference between
freedom and bondage."

Deepak Chopra

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The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new
courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty & Truth.

Albert Einstein

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God is very quiet for there is no conflict in Him.

A Course in Miracles

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Peace is not something you must hope for in the future.
Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it
in the present you will never find it.

Thomas Merton

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Honor the whispers God places in your heart.

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I will be still, and let the earth be still with me.
And in that stillness we will find the Peace of God,
for it is within my heart.

A Course in Miracles

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No matter how fragile you feel,
the Power you long for is breathing
within you right now

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Truth is.
It is changeless, eternal, and it is undisturbed by enemies.
It is mighty and prevails - not by struggle, but just by being.
He who opposes it has a one-sided fight.

A Course in Miracles

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Sincerity is a transparent diamond through which
the light of God shines in our lives.

Paramahensa Yogananda

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Once you learn to forgive the past
your tomorrows begin to sweeten

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When thou standest still from the thinking  and willing of self, the eternal
hearing, seeing and speaking will be revealed in Thee.

Jacob Boehme

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Gratitude is the recognition that you are passionately loved by God

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Everything you teach you are learning.

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What you perceive in others
you are strengthening in yourself

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Nothing outside yourself can save you;
nothing outside yourself can give you peace.

A Course in Miracles

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Our past is neither an accident nor a mistake. We have been where we
needed to be, with the necessary people. We can embrace our history,
with its pain, its imperfections, its mistakes, even its tragedies. It
is uniquely ours; it was intended just for us.  Today, we are right
where we need to be. Our present circumstances are exactly as they need
to be, for now.

Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go

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My present happiness is all I see.

A Course in Miracles

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"Sometimes our light goes out, but it is blown
back into flame by an encounter with another
person.  Each one of us owes deepest thanks
to those who have rekindled this inner light."

(Albert Schweitzer)

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"God is as dependent on you as you are on Him."

(Mahalia Jackson)

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"You must live within your sacred truth."

(Hausa proverb)

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Don't live for the Moment,  Live *in* the Moment ~ make the most of what is..
One moment at a time.

We Meet on-line to have a good time...
We laugh and we giggle and smile at our screen,
We sit back and wonder what this could all mean!

We surf the Web, we travel afar,
We span thousands of mile without a car.

We watch conversations
flowing on the screen,
We tell jokes and stories and know what they mean.

What are we looking for?  Where's the attraction?
How can we do this and get satisfaction?
Who are we?  Why are we here?

We are the "Circle of Friends," made from a chain.
And we're here because friendship is what we gain!
Born on-line formed by few,
We had no idea just what to do.
So we are linking our pages, first one then two,
And wonder where we'll end up when we are through?
The Circle will spread, like a wild vine,
It will breathe and whisper like the winds of time.

We are the "Circle of Friends," made from a chain,
All of our motives are exactly the same.

Searching for friendships all over the lands,
Linking our pages is like holding hands.
We are the "Circle of Friends,"
made from a chain,
A chain of cable and wire without an end.

Never Waste
the opportunity to tell those you love
how much you Love them.

~author unknown~