Don't forget there was one caused by you...

As the water ripples, originally uploaded by Flowers4zoe
Photo taken by Sean Montreal
Canberra, Australia

The young man spoke to the elder one,
"I'm just not important," he said.
I haven't accomplished a notable deed,
To be remembered for after I'm dead.

The old man took pebbles of varying size,
And one-by-one tossed in the pond.
Each pebble created a splash as it hit,
And the ripples spread far and beyond.

Individual pebbles from smallest to large,
Create their own ripples to send.
As each capability dictates,
Then finally, each ripple will end.

Some ripples last longer than others,
But finally all disappear.
Leaving the pond surface tranquil,
Just quiet, peaceful and clear."

"The pebbles are likened to people," he said,
And the water a symbol for earth,
The ripple is each person's presence in life.
It measures not value nor worth.

The size matters not of the ripple we make,
In time all are gone from the view.
Of all of the ripples that formed in the pond,
Don't forget there was one caused by you.

In the final analysis, your impact on life,
Be the magnitude greater or small.
In the memory of someone you always will be,
No one is remembered by all.

The Ripples dont have to be large
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A better place...

Dawn has Broken, originally uploaded by jvx2


Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

~Sidney Sheldon

Live as if...

Wheeee, originally uploaded by i s m a e l

Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Laugh.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Continue to learn.
Appreciate your friends.
Choose with no regret.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.

~Maryann Radmacher~

Donkey and five simple rules

DonkeyFullBody, originally uploaded by Wooliedales

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway,
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him.
They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.
Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later,
the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.
With every shovel of dirt that hit his back,
the donkey was doing something amazing.
He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal,
he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed
as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!


Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.
The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!

Shake it off and take a step up!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Click here for the interactive site of this story...

Let me age...

Floating Cottons, originally posted by Mitchcraft

Clouds do not stand still.
Trees bloom, then shed their leaves.
Tides come to shore, then retreat.
Night follows day which in turn follows night.
Life is a constant cycle,
Ever changing, yet never changing
And we are a part of it all.

We will be here for a time, but only until our time is done.
We have only just so much time to make our mark,
So that we are worth remembering.
We should realize that we are as important as the clouds,
The tides and the seasons.
We have our place and must play our part as best
We can in life's ever-unfolding story.
Let me age Lord, gracefully.
In love and strength and dignity.
Let me grow in wisdom each day.
And be a blessing in some little way.

~Change a Natural of Life (Valerie Bauer Rousseau)

The Alchemist...

The Alchemist is a great treasure in a book. Authored by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian writer . He worked wonders on this fable that yet another dreamer, as he himself, can only tell of the tale. A book like so rare that we couldn't find much these days.

It tells of a story of Santiago, a shepherd, and of how he fulfilled his Personal Legend. This book can help us discover our treasures of life, the path that will lead us there, and of facing adversities that we may encounter along the way. Life is an evolution and it's only desire is to fulfill itself.

Such full of wisdom, the Alchemist unraveled to us about life in a language that people can hear and understand even in silence...

Some quotes from the book:

Dreams are the language of God. When we speak in our language, i can interpret what he said. But it speaks in the language if the soul, it is only you who can understand.

It's this: that a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.

The Soul of the world is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness,envy, and jealousy. To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.

If you start but by promise what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.

In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.

The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

I'm like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what i would like to see happen, not what actually does.

Only one thing makes a dream impossible: fear of failure.

It's called the principle of favorability, beginner's luck. Because life wants you to achieve you Personal Legend.

You have been a real blessing to me. Today, I understand something I didn't see before:" every blessing ignored becomes a curse. I don't want anything else in life. But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons I have never known. Now that i have seen them, and now that i see how immense my possibilities are, I'm going to feel worse than i did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.

Sometimes, there's just no way to hold back the river.

When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of world were written by the same hand.

In alchemy, it's called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force.

You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love....the love that speaks the Language of the World.

Wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure.

When you possess the great treasure, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.

That's what Alchemist do, they show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us comes better too.

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time - Arab Proverbs.

What good is money to you if you're going to die? It's not often that money can save someone's life.

It's true: life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend.

You weep...

"Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time,and sometimes you weep.."

~Carl Sandburg~

Tear uploaded by the new tlazolteolt

Flower for Zoe...

The blues in my garden originally uploaded by Mitchcraft



"LIFE is the FLOWER
for which LOVE is the HONEY"

~Victor Hugo~

Flower of Life...

Photos taken by Sean Montreal
Winter Cactus flower in Bloom
Sydney, Australia

F eel the goodness in all forms of life
L ove all things; let go of strife
O pen your petals; let love flow in
W iden the gap; let love grow within
E rase the scars of the past
R est in the assurance that only love lasts

O wn your self-worth in spite of what others may say
F ind again the peace in your day

L ive your potential; let the world know
I nto yourself let a new energy flow
F ind out you have so much to give
E mbrace love; laugh and life

~Eileen Finch Cain~