Everything in life is temporary. Darkness of the night; or a bright day. Even sunrise is temporary; so is sunset.
So if things are going good, enjoy it because it won’t last forever. And if things are going bad, don’t worry. Because it won’t last forever either.
Everything passes by.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.'- Proverbs 3:5,6
Saturday, September 29, 2007
You are Special
Many times in our lives we are dropped, crumpled and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.
But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased you are still priceless to those who love you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are.
You are special. Don’t ever forget it.
Yours lovingly,
Adele
'you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your mountain, 'MOVE!' and it WILL move... and NOTHING will be impossible for YOU!' - Matthew 17:20
But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased you are still priceless to those who love you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are.
You are special. Don’t ever forget it.
Yours lovingly,
Adele
'you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your mountain, 'MOVE!' and it WILL move... and NOTHING will be impossible for YOU!' - Matthew 17:20
Friday, September 28, 2007
Create Light Of Your Life
It doesn’t matter for how long the room has been dark;
For a day, or a week, or a year, or for ten thousand years.
The moment you bring in a candle;
Darkness vanishes like it was never there.
Similarly, it doesn’t matter for how long we are stuck in a sense of our limitations.
The moment you decide to break free, nothing will stop you.
Create the light of your life.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.'-Ephesians 4:26
For a day, or a week, or a year, or for ten thousand years.
The moment you bring in a candle;
Darkness vanishes like it was never there.
Similarly, it doesn’t matter for how long we are stuck in a sense of our limitations.
The moment you decide to break free, nothing will stop you.
Create the light of your life.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.'-Ephesians 4:26
Searching For Happiness
Realize that true happiness lies within you.
Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others, without getting a few drops on yourself.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' - Proverbs 17:22
Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others, without getting a few drops on yourself.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' - Proverbs 17:22
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Don’t Change the World
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.
When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?” The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.
There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story : to make this world a happy place to live, change yourself - your heart; and not the world.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck,write them on the tablet of your heart.' - Proverbs 3:3
When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?” The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.
There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story : to make this world a happy place to live, change yourself - your heart; and not the world.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck,write them on the tablet of your heart.' - Proverbs 3:3
Friday, September 14, 2007
Heartprints
Whatever our hands touch—
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture,
On doorknobs, dishes, books,
As we touch we leave our identity.
Oh please where ever I go today,
Help me leave heartprints!
Heartprints of compassion
Of understanding and love.
Heartprints of kindnessand genuine concern.
May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter,
Or an anxious mother,
Or, perhaps, a dear friend!
I shall go out today
To leave heartprints,
And if someone should say “I felt your touch,”
May that one sense be…YOUR LOVE
Touching through ME.
This is to all the wonderful people I have met!
I offer you my hand in friendship
so that when you reach out in times of need,
you can be certain that I’ll always be there.
when it returns to you,
you’ll know who’ll be your friends for life!
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.'-Psalm 25:5
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture,
On doorknobs, dishes, books,
As we touch we leave our identity.
Oh please where ever I go today,
Help me leave heartprints!
Heartprints of compassion
Of understanding and love.
Heartprints of kindnessand genuine concern.
May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter,
Or an anxious mother,
Or, perhaps, a dear friend!
I shall go out today
To leave heartprints,
And if someone should say “I felt your touch,”
May that one sense be…YOUR LOVE
Touching through ME.
This is to all the wonderful people I have met!
I offer you my hand in friendship
so that when you reach out in times of need,
you can be certain that I’ll always be there.
when it returns to you,
you’ll know who’ll be your friends for life!
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.'-Psalm 25:5
Shining Star
Something simple can change your day.
Something simple can change your way.
It’s in your hear, not your mind.
It’s something good inside you’ll find.
Don’t forget who you are.
Don’t forget you’re a shining star.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.'-Isaiah 26:1
Something simple can change your way.
It’s in your hear, not your mind.
It’s something good inside you’ll find.
Don’t forget who you are.
Don’t forget you’re a shining star.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.'-Isaiah 26:1
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Reading Yourself
Do you ever feel like knowing, how the people around look on you?
See reflections on the faces of the people you meet;
Read your images from their eyes.
All the faces in the world are mirrors.
You just have to learn how to read them.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.'-Psalm 25:5
See reflections on the faces of the people you meet;
Read your images from their eyes.
All the faces in the world are mirrors.
You just have to learn how to read them.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.'-Psalm 25:5
Sunday, September 09, 2007
One Life
One life. And one alone you have to live upon this little earth.
One life in which you have to learn so much.
One life to seek, find and prove your worth.
Now it’s up to you - to squander the time you got or spend it with care.
To use your life or waste it in fruitless quests that get you nowhere.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Ubi Caritas et amor, ubi caritas, Deus ibi est.' (Where there is charity, selfless love. Where there is charity, God is truly there.)'
One life in which you have to learn so much.
One life to seek, find and prove your worth.
Now it’s up to you - to squander the time you got or spend it with care.
To use your life or waste it in fruitless quests that get you nowhere.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'Ubi Caritas et amor, ubi caritas, Deus ibi est.' (Where there is charity, selfless love. Where there is charity, God is truly there.)'
Our Expectations
A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings. Finally the Turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found it. For about six months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements.
Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned.Five years รข Six years… Then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, “SEE I knew you wouldn’t wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.”
Lesson Learned:Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don’t do anything ourselves.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.' - 1 Corinthians 2:9
Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned.Five years รข Six years… Then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, “SEE I knew you wouldn’t wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.”
Lesson Learned:Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don’t do anything ourselves.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.' - 1 Corinthians 2:9
The World Is Following You
One day you might see yourself walking alone on a new path. No one seems in sight. No one seems to have walked it earlier.
Don’t give up midway. You’re on a right track. Go on. Reach your dreams.
The reason why you do not see anyone is because the world is following you.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.' - Psalm 18:33
Don’t give up midway. You’re on a right track. Go on. Reach your dreams.
The reason why you do not see anyone is because the world is following you.
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.' - Psalm 18:33
No Problem!
Don’t worry if you have problems! Which is easy to say until you are in the midst of a really big one, I know. But the only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoods. Most communities have at least one. We call them cemeteries.
If you’re breathing, you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you! Let me explain.
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful, a traveler observed. Why is this?
The guide gave an interesting answer The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, storms - surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces. Then he added this telling note That’s the way it is with every living organism.
That’s how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.
So, you have problems - no problem! Just tell yourself, There I grow again!
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.' - Isaiah 41:10
If you’re breathing, you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you! Let me explain.
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful, a traveler observed. Why is this?
The guide gave an interesting answer The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, storms - surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces. Then he added this telling note That’s the way it is with every living organism.
That’s how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.
So, you have problems - no problem! Just tell yourself, There I grow again!
Yrs lovingly,
Adele
'So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.' - Isaiah 41:10
Imperfections
No matter how much planning and preparation you do, something will not turn out the way you wanted it to be. Yet even when those inevitable disappointments do indeed come, you can adapt and make the very most of them.
Life is not perfect and yet it can be perfectly wonderful. It is great to aim for perfection, and even better to achieve excellence in spite of the imperfections you encounter. When people and situations refuse to cooperate, you can be amazingly adaptable. You can move toward excellence even in the most distressing, imperfect scenarios.
Though what you have is not perfect, you can work with it. Accept what you have, imperfections and all, with gratitude and enthusiasm. Dont spend your time waiting for the perfect situation, something which is not very likely to come. Go ahead with life as it is, with the bumps and the pitfalls, and give your best to every moment.
Yours lovingly,
Adele
'So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.'- Isaiah 41:10
Life is not perfect and yet it can be perfectly wonderful. It is great to aim for perfection, and even better to achieve excellence in spite of the imperfections you encounter. When people and situations refuse to cooperate, you can be amazingly adaptable. You can move toward excellence even in the most distressing, imperfect scenarios.
Though what you have is not perfect, you can work with it. Accept what you have, imperfections and all, with gratitude and enthusiasm. Dont spend your time waiting for the perfect situation, something which is not very likely to come. Go ahead with life as it is, with the bumps and the pitfalls, and give your best to every moment.
Yours lovingly,
Adele
'So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.'- Isaiah 41:10
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