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11/05/2019

Let's Go! Today we have "Reflections of Love" by Alice Joy Davidson

* He is God in heaven above and on earth below. Joshua 2:11

* Love Glow

Hallelujah!
I have felt it
that tingle
that glow
that warmth
that inexplicable, electric energy
that manifests itself
in creativity
and love!
Hallelujah, and praise the Lord!

* Creation

With one loving Hand,
Each atom was planned.

By one loving Mind,
The world was designed.

From one loving Heart,
Each soul got its start.

* First Step

To begin,
God, give me courage
to begin.
Fill me with Your spirit.
let me feel You
deep within.
Give me dash and daring,
confidence
and heart
To take that first small step, God,
to make a humble start.

I hope you enjoyed these. More to follow tomorrow.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

11/04/2019

Let's Go! Today I will bring you some of my favorite poetry from a variety of poets.

* How Old Are You?
by H. S. Fritsch

Age is a quality of mind.
If you have left your dreams behind,
If hope is cold,
If you no longer look ahead,
If your ambitions' fires are dead --
Then you are old.

But if from life you take the best,
And if in life you keep the jest,
If love you hold;
No matter how the years go by,
No matter how the birthdays fly--
You are not old.

* A Bridge instead of a Wall
by Anonymous

They say a wife and husband, bit by bit,
Can rear between their lives a mighty wall,
So thick they can not talk with ease through it,
Nor can they see across, it stands so tall!
Its nearness frightens them but each alone
Is powerless to tear its bulk away,
And each, dejected, wishes he had known
For such a wall, some magic thing to say.

So let us build with master art, my dear,
A bridge of faith between your life and mine,
A bridge of tenderness and very near
A bridge of understanding, strong and fine —
Till we have formed so many lovely ties
There never will be room for walls to rise!

They say a wife and husband, bit by bit,
Can rear between their lives a mighty wall,
So thick they can not talk with ease through it,
Nor can they see across, it stands so tall!
Its nearness frightens them but each alone
Is powerless to tear its bulk away,
And each, dejected, wishes he had known
For such a wall, some magic thing to say.

So let us build with master art, my dear,
A bridge of faith between your life and mine,
A bridge of tenderness and very near
A bridge of understanding, strong and fine —
Till we have formed so many lovely ties
There never will be room for walls to rise!

* Jenny Kiss’d Me
By Leigh Hunt

Jenny kiss’d me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in!
Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have miss’d me,
Say I’m growing old, but add,
Jenny kiss’d me.

* The Night Has Thousand Eyes
by Francis William Bourdillon

THE NIGHT has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.

The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.

I hope you have enjoyed these. Thank you for reading and LIKING my posts. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those special gifts
Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay
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10/31/2019

Let's go! Today I will bring some great ones from "A Poem A Day".

* The Way
by Robert Grady

My love's manners in bed
are not to be discussed by me,
as mine by her
I would not credit comment upon gracefully.

Yet I ride by the margin of that lake in
the wood, the castle,
and the excitement of strongholds;
and have a small boy's notion of doing good.

Oh well, I will say here,
knowing each man,
let you find a good wife too,
and love her as hard as you can.age to buy the straw,
And make myself a one the like.

* Late Fragment
by Raymond Carver

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so
I did
And what did you want
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

* One Perfect Rose
by Dorothy Parker

A single flow'r he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet--
One perfect rose.
I knew the language of the flowers;
"My fragile leaves," it said, "his heart enclose."
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose.

Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah no, it's always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.

* Requiem
by Robert Louis Stevenson

Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will

This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.

I hope you have enjoyed today's offering.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/29/2019

Let's Go! Today we will have some variety.

From "Heart Thoughts, A Treasury of Inner Wisdom" by Louise Hay

* It is your birthright to express yourself in ways that are fulfilling to you.

* If you want love and acceptance from your family, then you must give love and acceptance to them.

* How are you treating your parents or grandparents? What you give out is what you are going to get when you grow older.

* If you can be free in one area, you can be free in many areas. Be willing to be free.

* A tragedy can turn out to be our greatest gift.

* Guilt never makes anyone feel better, nor does it change a situation. Stop feeling guilty and let yourself out of jail.

* Healing means accepting all parts of ourselves, not just the parts we like best, but all of us.

From "Forty-nine Poems by W. H. Davies

* Seeking Joy

Joy, how I sought thee!
Silver I spent and gold,
On the pleasures of this world,
In splendid garments clad;
The wine I drank was sweet,
Rich morsels I did eat—
Oh, but my life was sad!
Joy, how I sought thee!

Joy, I have found thee!
Far from the halls of Mirth,
Back to the soft green earth,
Where people are not many;
I find thee, Joy, in hours
With clouds, and birds, and flowers—
Thou dost not charge one penny.
Joy, I have found thee!

From "The Best Of Robert Service"

* The Hat

In city shop a hat I saw
That to my fancy seemed to strike,
I gave my wage to buy the straw,
And make myself a one the like.

I wore it to the village fair;
Oh proud I was, though poor was I.
The maids looked at me with a stare,
The lads looked at me with a sigh.

I wore it Sunday to the Mass.
The other girls wore handkerchiefs.
I saw them darkly watch and pass,
With sullen smiles, with hidden griefs.

And then with sobbing fear I fled,
But they waylayed me on the street,
And tore the hat from off my head,
And trampled it beneath their feet.

I sought the Church; my grief was wild,
And by my mother's grave I sat: . . I've never cried for clay-cold child,
As I wept for that ruined hat.

I hope you have enjoyed today's offering. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/24/2019

Let's Go! Today I will bring you bits of everything. I think you will enjoy.

* From "Great Short Poems" by Carlos William Williams

The Red Wheelbarrow

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

The Kiss
by Sara Teasdale

Before you kissed me only winds of heaven
Had kissed me, and the tenderness of rain—
Now you have come, how can I care for kisses
Like theirs again?

I sought the sea, she sent her winds to meet me,
They surged about me singing of the south—
I turned my head away to keep still holy
Your kiss upon my mouth.

And swift sweet rains of shining April weather
Found not my lips where living kisses are;
I bowed my head lest they put out my glory
As rain puts out a star.

I am my love's and he is mine forever,
Sealed with a seal and safe forevermore—
Think you that I could let a beggar enter
Where a king stood before?
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From "Wit and Wisdom of Israel"

* He who adds to truth decreases it.
* What a man does not work out for himself, he doesn't have.
* Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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From "With Gratitude"
Marala Scott

Feeding Your Soul

Taking notice of the good things that others do for you
or that happen throughout each day
allows you to enjoy life more than you imagined.

You Are Able

Make a contribution by
caring
feeling
teaching
sharing
giving.

Love

When it is generously and authentically given,
refrain from taking it for granted.
Protect it.
Return it.
Generate more of it.
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From "A Poem A Day"
Edited by Karen McCosker and Nicholas Albery

Night
by Francis William Bourdillon

The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.

The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one:
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.
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From "Poems That Stir The Heart"

The Voice of God
by Louis I. Newman

I sought to hear the voice of God,
—And climbed the topmost steeple.
But God declared: “Go down again,
—I dwell among the people.”

All Paths Lead to You
by Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff

All paths lead to you
Where e'er I stray,
You are the evening star
At the end of day.

All paths lead to you
Hill-top or low,
You are the white birch
In the sun's glow.

All paths lead to you
Where e'er I roam.
You are the lark-song
Calling me home!
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Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/23/2019

Let's Go! Today we will have some "African Wisdom on Leadership"

We all know something about leaders and leadership, but the following are short proverbs from secect African countries. They are precise, thoughtful and on target. In short, they are really good. Here goes:

* He who dictates separates himself from others. Somali Proverb

* Be a mountain to lean on. Somali Proverb

* Where two rivers meet, the waters are never calm. Ugandan Proverb

* Much talking does not make you a leader. Ugandan Proverb

* He who does not know the extent of his power falls and is ruined. Ethiopian Proverb

* One who runs alone cannot be outrun. Ethiopian Proverb

* The sheep with a strong master sleeps will his tail outside the house. Ethiopian Proverb

* A ruler who is weak puts a load on his head. Ugandan Proverb

* Leadership does not depend on age. Namibian Proverb

* One is not great just because one says one is. African Proverb

* The humble pay for the misdeeds of their leaders. Tanzanian Proverb

* If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must have the fox as a body guard. Sierra Leonean Proverb

* A chief is a chief because of a nation. South African Proverb

* A clear thinking leader is a sign of stability and an agent for change in society. Sierra Leonean Proverb

* A leader is a donkey for others to ride. African Proverb

* An elephant is not overpowered by its tusks. Kenyan Proverb

* When the master is absent, the frogs hop into the house. Ugandan Proverb

* Whether a chief is good or bad, people unify around someone. Malawian Proverb

* A lion cannot hide in the grass. Kenyan Proverb

* He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. Malawian Proverb

* The elephant does not limp when walking on thorns. Ethiopian Proverb

* Knowledge of leadership is not plucked from the air, one is born with it. Kenyan Proverb

* Leadership comes from God. Kenyan Proverb

I hope you have enjoyed reading these. Amazing how they translate to every part of the world. Thank you for reading and I hope you will visit my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/22/2019

What about the word "FAITH".

In short, allegiance to duty or a person/: loyalty. Faith is about trust. It is also trust in and loyalty to God. One's faith does not prove that the "Savior" would one day return. Faith is also a belief to have a system of religious beliefs. In essence, it is a devotion. It is also an act of sincerity of intentions and related to having a system of religious connotations. Faith is a word that I believe is part of our inner soul. It's definitions are strong words. Do not project the depth of this emotion. One can define a projected believers and happenings, but one can struggle with the true meaning.

Maybe I know this, I feel this, I need this to project goodness, to engulf wonder. Do not worry about the next step or the future, the Light will shine in the morning. Darkness can be a sign of positive silence. With out faith, progress may be obliterated. The status quo leaves us wondering. Maybe, in short, faith allows us to believe it will happen. We don't need to think about definitions. Faith rests in our inner being. Part of our identity. Without faith, does our soul remain in tact? Maybe, faith is something that allows us to take the next step, ehatever that may be. Faith incorporates every step we decide to take, every thought, every bit of wisdom we have. All the love that surrounds us. Ia ask, if we didn't have fairth, what would replace it? Could we exist without faith? Without faith, are probably wondering what just happened. Remember, faith propels us to .....Yes, having faith, in any language) allows us to do good. With faith we can truly say " we done did good?"

Thank you all for reading and liking my posts. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those perfect gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good abd LAUGH!

Jay

10/21/2019

Let's Go! One's Soul

It's truly personal, but difficult to define. I believe it defines who we are. It is the essence of our being. Can we truly exist without a soul? Our soul is us. It is only ours forever. When studying the word "soul", we find the following definitions. How closely together are ones heart and ones soul?

Definitions of "Soul"

* The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life.
* The spiritual principle, embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe.
* A person's total self.
* A moving spirit.
* The moral and emotional nature of human beings.
* The quality that arouses emotion and sentimant.
* Spiritual or moral force.
* A strong positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor).
* Cultural consciousness and pride among people.

What does soul mean to you?

Thank you for reading and liking my posts. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/18/2019

Let's Go! Recently we have discussed emotions and behaviors associated with that emotion. Today I will bring you some more new and exciting feelings and possible behaviors. Your reward for reading these will be the same as the last time, only in a bigger box. (ha! ha!)

* Bored, scared, worried stiff - Extremely bored, frightened and worried.
* Charged - Filled with a strong emotion such as excitement or nervousness.
* Cordially - With very strong emotion.
* Dewy-eyed - showing a lot of emotion, especially when it is not suitable.
* Explosive - Tending to express strong emotions in a noisy violent way.
* From every pore - Used for emphasizing that someone has a very strong feeling or quality that is very obvious.
* Hot blooded - Tending to have strong feelings, especially anger or sexual excitement.
* Misty-eyed - Affected by strong emotions and not likely to be sensible.
* Emotional - affected by and expressing strong emotion, especially sadness or anter.
* Ardent - Feeling or showing a particular emotion very strongly, especially in support of someone or something.
* Intense - Feeling and showing emotions in a very strong way.
* Soulful - Ex[pressing strong emotions, especially sadness.
* Overwrought - Extremely emotional or upset.
* Rapturous - Showing great happiness or excitement.
* Rigid - Unable to move becuase of a strong emotion such as fear or anter.
* Soul - The ability to feel strong emotions such as happiness and sadness.
* Unbridled - Free or uncontrolled in your emotions.
* Violent - Showing very strong and angry emotions or opinions.
* Weak in the knees - Affected by a strong emotion and unable to do anything.
* Wild - Expressing or feeling strong emotions.
* With every fiber of your being - Used for saying that a feeling is very strong.* With much excitement/sadness/enthusiasm, etc. - While feeling very excited, sad, enthusiastic, etc.
* Wounded - Feeling emotional pain.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about emotions. Thank you for reading and LIKING my posts. Please take a look at my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/17/2019

Let's Go! It's Snark Time....

Sports:
* Raise the urinals - Darrel Chaney on how management could keep the Braves on their toes.
* I don't care what the tape says. I didn't say it. - Football coach Ray Malavasi
* I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating. - Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints General Manager when asked after a loss what he thought of the refs.
* Better teams win more often than the teams that are not so good. - Tom Watt, Ex-Maple Leaves Coach. (his team was not so good)
* I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player. - John Kruk
* I told (General Manager) Roland Hemond to go out and get me a big name pitcher. He said, "Dave Wehrmeister's got eleven letters. Is that a big enough name for you?" - Eddie Eichorn, White Sox Owner
* Like they say, it ain't over till the fat guy swings. - Phillies catcher Darren Daulton on stocky first baseman John Kruk
* If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?
* Skiing, n. - The art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great personal risk..
* It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain
* The other day I broke 70. That's a lot of clubs. - Henny Youngman.
* Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. - Steven Wright
* You can't deny you did steroids if your head is wider than it is tall. - Bill Maher
* Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow. - John Mariucci
* The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play. - Reggie Jackson
* There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. - Steven Wright
* Every time a baseball player brabs his crotch, it makes him spit. That's why you should hever date a baseball player. - Marsha Warfield

I hope you have enjoyed these. They were all taken from "The Snark Handbook, A Reference Guide To Verbal Sparring" by Lawrence Dorfman.

Thank you for reading and LIKING my posts. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those perfect gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/04/2019

Let's Go! Today I have a bit more about Punishment.

A behavioral note, it's about positive reinforcement.

Yes, we often "quiet" children when they are noisy, often not so quietly. Do we thank them for being quiet - why not?

How about running in the house? Thank them for walking quietly. they will look weirdly at you, but will walk quietly.

Eating with their fingers? Why not praise them for using utensils properly?

It's all about standards, structure and consequences.

Now for a little laughter from "The Snark Handbook"

1. What has three hundred legs and seven teeth? The front row at a Willie Nelson concert.

2. He had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it.

3. Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. Lewis Grizzard

4. She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breastroke of a channel swimmer, made her confident way towards the white cliffs of the obvious. W. Somerset Maugham

5. The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw

6. Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain

7. From the moment I picked up you book until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it. Groucho Marx

8. The covers of this book are too far apart. Ambrose Bierce

9. There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens

10. The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker

11. I was reading a book - The History of Glue - I couldn't put it down. Tim Vine

12. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Mark Twain

I hope you have enjoyed today's post. Thank you for reading. I hope you will visit my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

10/03/2019

Let's Go! Today I will pontificate a bit as it has been a while.

I am a retired University Professor and have spent many hours discussing the concept of punishment. In short short, punishment in today's environment is important, especially in the home. Punishment, however, rarely works. If it did, why do we keep punishing our children for the same thing?

Here goes, when we punish our children they generally stop what they were doing for a short time. Why do they sometimes stop their behavior? It provides them attention even if it is somewhat negative (the punishment). The parent is reinforced because the child's negative behavior often stops and the parent is pleased with the outcome momentarily.

It's about structure, consistency and consequences.

I know you say it's not possible. In all sincerity, it works. You also say nothing works. Have you ever had your child determine his or her own consequences - you will be surprised.

Thanks for reading. Please be sure to take a look at my website for those special gifts.

Let there be joy, continue the journey, fill your bucket with good and LAUGH!

Jay

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