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"I HOPE"

I hope you woke up this morning with a big smile

on your face ...

I hope the sun is shining just for you and the birds

are singing their very best songs ...

I hope your coffee is hot and tastes just right and

the cats are purring contentedly, and the mailman

waves a cheery hello and there are no

bills in the post ...

I hope that your day is filled with lovely surprises

and friends call you up just to say "Hi" ...

I hope you feel on top of the world with a spring in

your step all day ...

I hope just everything goes your way ...

I hope everything is well with your world, a place

for everything and everything in it's place ...

I hope you can enjoy all you do and you are

complimented on the way you look and you can laugh

and talk and share to your heart's content ...

I hope you have all you wish for yourself and those

dear to you, and all your dreams come true ...

And at the end of the day I wish you a perfect moon

shining just for you, a snug and cosy bed with the

softest of pillows and I hope you sleep like a lamb

with a smile on your face ...

I hope you have a perfect end to the perfect day

and I hope that every day is just as wonderful

in it's own way ...

"LEAVING THE CITY OF REGRET"

I had not really planned on taking a trip this

time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather

hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and

I knew in advance that no real good would come of it.

I'm talking about my annual "Guilt Trip."

I got tickets to fly there on "WISHIHAD" airlines.

It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage,

which I could not check. I chose to carry it

myself all the way. It was weighted down with

a thousand memories of what might have been.

No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to

the Regret City International Airport.

I say international because people from all over

the world come to this dismal town.

As I checked into the Last Resort Hotel, I

noticed that they would be hosting the year's

most important event, the Annual Pity Party.

I wasn't going to miss that great social

occasion. Many of the town's leading citizens

would be there.

First, there would be the Done family, you know,

Should Have, Would Have and Could Have. Then

came the I Had family. You probably know ol' Wish

and his clan. Of course, the Opportunities would

be present, Missed and Lost. The biggest family

would be the Yesterday's. There are far too many of

them to count, but each one would have a very sad

story to share.

Then Shattered Dreams would surely make and

appearance. And It's Their Fault would regale us

with stories (excuses) about how things had failed

in his life, and each story would be loudly

applauded by Don't Blame Me and I Couldn't Help It.

Well, to make a long story short, I went to this

depressing party knowing that there would be no real

benefit in doing so. And, as usual, I became very

depressed. But as I thought about all of the

stories of failures brought back from the past, it

occurred to me that all of this trip and the

subsequent "pity party" could be canceled by ME!

I started to truly realize that I did not have to

be there. I didn't HAVE to be depressed.

One thing kept going through my mind,

I can't change YESTERDAY, but I do have the power

to make today a wonderful day. I can be happy,

joyous, fulfilled, encouraged, as well as

encouraging. Knowing this, I left the City of

Regret immediately and left no forwarding address.

Am I sorry for mistakes I've made in the past?

Yes! But there is no physical way to undo them.

So, if you're planning a trip back to the City

of Regret, please cancel all your reservations now.

Instead, take a trip to a place called, Starting

Again. I liked it so much that I have now taken

up permanent residence there. My neighbors, the

I Forgive Myself's and the New Starts are so very

helpful. By the way, you don't have to carry around

heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your

shoulders upon arrival.

God bless you in finding this great town.

If you can find it (it's in your own heart)

please look me up. I live on I CAN DO IT Street.

Something To Think About

Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight;
Just remember the homeless family who has no bed
to lie in.

Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; don't
despair. There are people in this world for whom
driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man
who has been out of work for the last three months.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad;
Think of the person who has never known what it's
like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend;
Think of the woman in some third world country,
working twelve hours a day, seven days a week,
for $15.00 to feed her family.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles
away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic
who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror;
Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes
she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering;
what is life all about, what is my purpose?
Be thankful, there are those who didn't live long
enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other
people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or
insecurities; Remember, things could be worse.
You could be them!!!

Should you feel depressed because of your weight;
Remember, obesity is curable; AIDS is not.

From the infamous words of a young, orphaned boy,
carrying his brother through deep snow to Father
Flannigan's Boys Home, (hoping to be given food
and shelter) "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my
brother". We are, after all, our brothers keeper.

If you find your days are filled with loneliness,
Vollunteer yourself! Visit the sick, the elderly,
the Homebound; become a teachers assistant, give
your time at your local hospital, teach someone
how to read, the possibilities are endless. Don't
just sit there...participate in the life you
have been given!!!

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