Points to Ponder

Dedicated to our friends Joe, Louise & Tasha

Maybe God wants me to meet a few wrong people
before meeting the right one so that when we finally
meet the right person,
we will know how to be grateful for the gift.

When the door of happiness closes,
another opens, but often times we look so
long at the closed door that we don't see the
one which has been opened for us.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit
on a porch swing with, never say a word,
then walk away feeling like it was the
best conversation you've ever had.

It's true that we don't know what we've got
until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't
know what we've been missing until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never
an assurance that they'll love you back!
Don't expect love in return; just wait for it
to grow in their heart but if it doesn't,
be content it grew in yours.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone,
an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone,
but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile
because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright find the one that makes your heart smile.

There are moments in life when you miss
someone so much that you just want to
pick them from your dreams and
hug them for real.

Dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go;
be what you want to be,
because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things
you want to do.

May you have enough happiness
to make you sweet, enough trials
to make you strong, enough sorrow
to keep you human, enough hope
to make you happy.

Always put yourself in the other's shoes
If you feel that it hurts you, it will probably
hurt the other person too.

The happiest people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything
that comes along the way.

Happiness lies for those who cry,
those who hurt,
those who have searched,
and those who have tried,
for only they can appreciate
the importance of people
who have touched their lives.

The brightest future will always be
based on a forgotten past,
you can't get on well in life
until you let go of your
past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one who is smiling
and everyone around you is crying.




LL