Neglected....

Seems I've neglected this page for the past few months and I think I've neglected myself too....seems the two things are intertwined.

Sorry!

Love

Love is a star that shines so bright,
Love is the moon on a starlit night.
Love is a rainbow on a rainy day,
Love is a tonic that drives the blues away.
Love is the music in the birds that sing,
Love is the flowers that bloom in spring.
Love is a smile on a new born’s face,
Love is a couple in a warm embrace.
Love is the gentle summer breeze,
Love is the emotion you feel when you’re at ease.
Love is so gentle, so kind and so true,
Love is the magic that turns grey skies to blue.
Love is happiness and peace rolled into one,
Love is the laughter that finds time for fun.
Love is forgiving and honest in mind,
Love is a cure for all mankind.

~ W Williamson ~

It's Really True...Laughter is the best medicine....check this out...!

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by Portia Nelson

Autobiography in Five Chapters
1) I walk down the street.....There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.... I fall in..... I am lost — I am helpless..... It isn't my fault..... It takes forever to find a way out.

2) I walk down the same street.....There is a deep hole in the sidewalk..... I pretend I don't see it..... I fall in again..... I can't believe I'm in the same place..... But it isn't my fault..... It still takes a long time to get out.

3) I walk down the same street.....There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.... I see it is there..... I still fall in — it's a habit.... My eyes are open.... I know where I am.... It is MY fault..... I get out immediately.

4) I walk down the same street.....There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.... I walk around it.

5) I walk down a DIFFERENT street.

Endless Summers

I adored those times,

But I know they’ll never come back.

You would walk and I would secretly follow.

No shoes.

You always knew,

And when tired -

You’d carry me back.

Only us two.

Yellow soft sand.

Silent.

Miles and miles of Sweet Memories

Returned to me today, in music.

Only a child.

Always my father.

Ever small.

Forever safe.

Copyright Dawni (Quinonostante) March 1st 2004 (Inspiration “In a Silent Way” Miles Davis)

Laughter! It's the best medicine...!

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SMILE

It confuses people....

A Week Of Learning..!

This week I attended a residential course with 30 others from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, which was examining the role of 'Intentional Peer Support', and how this could become something we could use not only in working relationships, but in all our dealings with everyone, and with a view to ultimately having mental health services facilitated by peer support groups.

The course is designed by Shery Mead from New Hampshire, in the USA, and we were very fortunate that she was available herself to come teach it, along with her associate and partner Chris Hansen.

I didn't realise I must have had an idea of how the course would 'run' until it really didn't seem to be anything I had obviously pictured. In retorospect I must of assumed I'd have the role of note taking, homeworking and evaluating, when in fact I became part of an organic, supportive and warm peer supportive group.

It was a journey I am very privelidged to have been involved in!

Rather than ramble on about all of the good points etc, I thought I would examine what it has meant for me, and how it has personally impacted upon me, and ultimately, the 'lesson' (for want of a better word)I feel I have learned.

I now feel that in order to recognise my own 'Joy' and need to be able to sit with, and acknowledge my 'Discomfort'.

Dawni (April 2007)

http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/trainings.html

Stateside Robert...!

Dr Robert Holden was a star guest on a rare live broadcast of the Oprah Show which went out 11th April to great acclaim and interest.

Robert led a discussion and offered insights into how to be truly happy. 'It's never too late to be happy' said Robert and a key is to 'give up destination addiction to achieve Happiness Now!'
Robert was able to help the guest volunteers including Reggie, Oprah's make-up artist, to look at how they could create greater happiness in their lives.

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

Walt Whitman. Poet 1819-1892

stolen from Phil Reed....I know he won't mind..

"I am a paranoiac in reverse.

I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."

J. D. Salinger

...thank you...

And I see you :o)

I AM HERE TO BE SEEN

Ik moet hier worden gezien.....

Sono qui essere visto

Estoy aquí ser visto

Я должны здесь быть увиденным

Eu estou aqui ser visto

Je suis ici pour être vu

Ich bin hier gesehen zu werden

Spreading My Birthday Joy

Dawni

xxx

It's My Birthday.....

...and I'll laugh if I want to!!

Dawni

Decorate each day with happiness

Be still for just a minute.....

...and let the silence unfold its treasure before you.

www.just-a-minute.org
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"There is a world of difference between searching for happiness

and choosing to be happy."

Robert Holden Happiness is a Way of Travelling

Slow down, relax and take it easy....

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine, but when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

~ Jean Houston ~

For Robert And Holly

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Where do I go when my sparkle is fading.....?

~ Hafiz ~

News Flash!!

Police station toilet stolen, cops have nothing to go on!

Although the world is full

of suffering, it is full also of

the overcoming of it

They say there's seven wonders in this world, are You number Eight..?

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer.

I haven't lost my mind........... it's backed up on a disk somewhere!!

It's Never Too Late To Refine Your Talents..!!

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When you're deluded, every
statement is an ulcer; when you're
enlightened, every word is wisdom

This past two weeks I've been struggling with my new job, and I say struggling for many reasons. I'm tired, I'm finding it hard to adjust to commuting every day. I'm even finding the extra hour walking tough. I'm discovering that joining a new team is plain weird. The one thing which keeps me going is the knowledge that the individuals who are using to the MIND project every day have much more complex and difficult issues than I do, but they keep on coming, they just manage and that's very humbling.

Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of things that take our breath away.

A Conversation with God

http://www.cwg.org

Wise words.....

LIFE IS SHORT. EAT DESSERT FIRST!

From Happiness Now!

"I have come to learn from you what is truth," said the professor."Would you like some tea?" said the Master, who was smiling from ear to ear."Thank you," said the professor. "I have little time, but I am keen to learn all that I can."The Master began to pour tea."You see," said the professor, "my entire life has been a search for truth."The Master continued to pour."That’s plenty tea, thank you"The Master kept pouring."Master, the cup is overflowing - no more tea will go in."The Master smiled. As he still poured, he said, "My dear professor, like this cup, you are full of your own beliefs and theories. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

Break Down A Barrier Today!

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Dawni

Seize from every moment

its unique novelty and do

not prepare your joys

Dawni

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Happy New Year



Time to address
a new year

… enter

deal with the project at hand
yet resolve not to dwell on past

never stop dreaming
even on the last exhale
and
find it in your heart
to forgive
then you will be forgiven in likeness
try
smile,
even when sad
this provokes the inner smile
to surface

take each day
as it’s dealt
and be thankful for the wealth
mother nature doles

now take a deeeeeeeeep
meditative breath
you’re alive … aren’t you?

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Make Every Friday a Good Friday!

Join the Karma Army and undertake a

RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS

to help make the world a nicer place :o)

* Be unfailingly polite to every single person you meet

* Strike up a conversation with an old man on a bench

* Do a chore at work that someone else usually has to do

* Swap places with the person behind you in the queue

* Today, give blood. Seriously. Do it!

* If you see an old person struggling in a supermarket, help them do their shopping

* Forgive someone

* Buy a scratchcard and hand it to a stranger

* Hide a complimentary note in a book in the library

* Smile at everyone you see

* On a frosty morning, scrape the ice off the windscreen of the car next to yours

* Etc, etc, etc

Extracts from Random Acts of Kindness by Danny Wallace and his Karma Army

http://www.join-me.co.uk http://www.justgiving.com/dannywallace

No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted

~Aesop~

peace begins with a smile

~Mother Teresa~

Nature is a painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have eyes to see them....

~ John Ruskin~

Try This Today

I see a gift in every difficulty

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A Question....

Why is it that the winner of the Miss Universe contest always comes from Earth?

"Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly."
G. K. Chesterton

"If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everyone everywhere does in the same language"

~ Crosby, Stills and Nash ~

Happy Friday

Sometimes life may seem hard; it gets kinda rough.

Nothing will go right, and small tasks are too tough.

Listen to me well, I'll tell you what to do.

This works for me. It is sure to work for you.

Go look in a mirror, and see your face there.

Stick out your tongue and wave it 'round in the air.

Then smile a big smile and think something ‘happy’.

'Cause facing life with a smile makes it less crappy :o)

Thanks to Matt!

TO A VERY SPECIAL SLOPE

You’re such a radiant gradient

A smooth one, not a hilly one

Your red-rimmed sign says you’re one in nine

But to me you’re one in a million

Matt Harvey from The Hole in the Sum of My Parts(The Poetry Trust 2005)

"Sometimes you hit a wall – in your work, your relationships, your life.
Remember, every wall has a door. Find the door. Walk right through it."
Miranda Holden

Holidays Are Coming...

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Q: What happens when a Buddhist becomes totally absorbed with the computer he is working with?

A: He enters Nerdvana.

If you cannot find the truth

right where you are,

where else do you expect to find it?

"Never teach a pig to sing – it wastes your time and it annoys the pig."
Anonymous

I Hope You Dance

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Take Some Time Out...

Listen and Enjoy This New Selection of Music

Dawni

I Know The Way You Can Get. from Hafiz

I know the way you can get
When you have not had a drink of Love:

Your face hardens,
Your sweet muscles cramp.

Children become concerned
About a strange look that appears in your eyes
Which even begins to worry your own mirror
And nose.

Squirrels and birds sense your sadness
And call an important conference in a tall tree.
They decide which secret code to chant
To help your mind and soul.

Even angels fear that brand of madness
That arrays itself against the world
And throws sharp stones and spears into
The innocent
And into one's self.

O I know the way you can get
If you have not been drinking Love:
You might rip apart
Every sentence your friends and teachers say,
Looking for hidden clauses.
You might weigh every word on a scale
Like a dead fish.

You might pull out a ruler to measure
From every angle in your darkness
The beautiful dimensions of a heart you once
Trusted.

I know the way you can get
If you have not had a drink from Love's
Hands.

That is why all the Great Ones speak of
The vital need
To keep remembering God,
So you will come to know and see Him
As being so Playful
And Wanting,
Just Wanting to help.

That is why Hafiz says:
Bring your cup near me.
For I am a Sweet Old Vagabond
With an Infinite Leaking Barrel
Of Light and Laughter and Truth
That the Beloved has tied to my back.

Dear one,
Indeed, please bring your heart near me.
For all I care about
Is quenching your thirst for freedom!
All a Sane man can ever care about
Is giving Love!

Thanks to Avril for introducing us to this..! Dawni x

"Sometimes the most beautiful gifts imaginable appear very badly wrapped. Don’t let the wrapping put you off."

Robert Holden

http://www.happiness.co.uk

Monday Mirth

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

Spike Milligan

Sunday thoughts

A hug is a great gift, one size fits all.

If you see someone without a smile GIVE THEM YOURS.

Remember the magic within you.
Have a happy day.

Spinkle Some Of Your Magic Today

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The Wit and Wisdom of
Dr Who

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(Think about them!! Some are quite profound :-)
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"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering."

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"First things first, but not necessarily in that order."

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"Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority."

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"Anybody remotely interesting is mad, in some way or another."

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"Rest is for the weary, sleep is for the dead."

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"According to classical aerodynamics, it is impossible for a bumblebee to fly"

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"Good place to put things - cellars."

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"I tolerate this century but I don't enjoy it."

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"I'm not wild about computers myself, but they are a tool. If you have a tool, it's stupid not to use it."

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"Your struggle is futile."

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"Bad laws were made to be broken."

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"We should back ourselves a little harder, and have a bit more courage and resolve."

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(http://thinkexist.com/quotes/doctor_who)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st IS WORLD AIDS DAY

Blessed Breath

Inhale I willThe breath of life

To get my fill

And exhale strife

Absorb the sunshine

Into my skin

And beam with a glow

That comes from within

Walk with life

Through all my days

And run from darkness

And purple haze

The breath of life

Was given to me

Through the breath of life

Is how now I can see

by Kim

Copyright 2004-2005

Dawni

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

The Happiness Project - A Poem by Caroline Manning © 2006

My definition of happiness: Feeling a deep delight and glee in being me.

The Happiness Project 2006

What I’ve learned about happiness I thought I would write
So that others could learn of my happiness flight

A choice to be made - to be happy and free
Who knew I’d determined it all... at age 3!

I take little steps and have small things to do
like resting and writing and being kind too,

Yes, I’ve taken a vow to be grateful and kind
And each day I try to keep this in mind

a sweet little vow to be kinder to me
and each day I write down 10 great things that I see

I forget and I falter but then I remember
to make happiness my focus and then there is splendour

I’m complete, I AM perfect, it is just as I knew…
we are not full of Sin like they said in church pews

some weeks go by, a workshop or two
an Angel in contact with me and with you

A new buddy, a friend, a new mirror for me
to reveal my resistance to being happy

what wonder, what amazement, things so deeply ingrained
Ah! the things we are told that make us insane!

searching and looking and yet never finding,
because someone was missing, I needed reminding.

I’ve let go of the suffering, the cross to bear,
and stopped running everywhere…and here and there

It’s not in a dress nor a pair of shoes,
I’ve learned instead to be loving and true

to take time out, some time to be free
to meet myself often and to learn to be me

to breathe from the tummy
and to count…. In…. and then out

to accept the worry, the tears and the doubt
to sit and be quiet and let me be me

In that moment of silence, in that moment I’m free
I’m aware… “I AM Happy”… in that moment I see…

I’ve done nothing for it! I want to shout “Wheeeee!”
It’s amazing, so awesome, so totally free

I saved a moment to just be alive
Instead of always having to strive

at last I’ve made contact, I’ve really jumped in
to this deep bubbling joy that comes up from within

I take a deep breath and I feel myself grin :)
I AM happy, life IS perfect, THIS is Win:Win!

© Caroline Manning 2006

THE MYSTERY OF FRIENDSHIP

LIGHT IS GENEROUS If you ever had occasion to be out early in the morning before the dawn breaks, you will have noticed that the darkest time of night is immediately before dawn. The darkness deepens and becomes more anonymous. If you had never been to the world and never known what a day was, you could'nt possibly imagine how the darkness breaks, how the mystery and the colour of a new day arrives. Light is incredibly generous, but also gentle. When you attend to the way the dawn comes, you learn how light can coax the dark.
The first fingers of light appear on the horizon, ever so deftly and gradually, they pull the mantle of darkness away from the world. Quietly, before you is a mystery of a new dawn, the new day.
Emerson said : "No-one suspects the days to be gods".
It is one of the tragedies of modern culture that we have lost touch with these primal thresholds of nature. The urbanisation of modern life has succeeded in exiling us from fecund kinship with our mother Earth.
Fashioned from the Earth we are souls in clay form. We need to remain in rhythm with our inner clay voice and longing

"No-one would be that stu---"

Susan stopped. Of course someone would be that stupid. Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in a cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End of the World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH!!", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.

"Thief of Time" - Terry Pratchett

Don't touch the red button!!!

:-)

Are YOU wise?

True wisdom is less presuming than folly.
The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind;
the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not;
he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

Akhenaton(~1362BC) Monotheist, King of Egypt (1379-62BC)

beneath the storm-shattered beech
saplings begin
To spread their shade

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Can YOU see the giraffe?

How mysterious! Someone else posted the Happiness - Go On Ahead, below .. I had no idea it was going to end up on this blog (but I'm not complaining :) 'Hope you find like it.

As an aside, following on from Robert's mention of meditating and keyholes ..

As a coach and therapist, I am always interested in how we perceive things differently. Some people find that if they become very still, and focus purely on watching a particular picture they will see a giraffe emerge. Amazing eh?

I wonder if you are someone who can do this .. have YOU the power of focus? Can you shut out all other thoughts sufficiently long for the giraffe to appear in the picture below ?!

Scroll down, and try!


Phil.

by Phil Reed.

Happiness - Go On Ahead

Happiness, (its said, and who am I to argue?)
comes as part of the standard package of being human.
No expenses spared,
and generously included at no cost!

All too often however,
I find it gets lost in the packaging;
like the small fiddly part that gets lost in the carpet.

Or perhaps its like the friendship ring that was lost in the multipurpose compost bag of life,
found again a year later when it was least expected;
and then only after a claim on the insurance had bought something far more .. inferior.

Happiness is bemused by our complications!
Always waiting;
gentle, patient, loving,.. and unconditionally accepting;
eager, and (some would say unreasonably) very, well - happy - to accompany us on every excursion in life!

But we get distracted, by those last minute arrangements of our itinary;
We can't find the right map; the one we have is useless,
and so we frantically call down to reception to tell Happiness to go on ahead without us.

Knowing of our awful sense of direction, Happiness eases back into a comfortable seat and stays waiting;
Reception has become its second home.
It saves a place for us, only to see us then rush past, clutching our papers, with our focus anywhere but in the present.

Happiness, sitting by the window - sees us race into Wordly Way,
taking then a wrong turn into Mayhem Mews. It knows the pattern well.
By this time, Gentleness, Forgiveness, and Patience - along with a few others have joined Happiness for a drink ..
They ask Frustration (who's just left Anger on the doorstep) to join them.

Our Absence is duly noted by Wisdom and Compassion.
They all wait, - in the hope of catching us on our return.
We rush back and forth outside, busy busy busy;

Occasionally glimpsing through misty windows to the warm party glow,
We'll one day realise that these friends are ours; that we belong to them, and they to us.
Infact, we are one and the same.

We'll one day realise that these friends are ours ..
and that we've left our old travelling companion Happiness inside
Our Heart.

We'll recognise Happiness is with Kindness and Authority, always the Champion for Diversity, and Ambassador for Inclusiveness.
We'll know that Happiness wants to take care of ALL our other feelings;
Despite what we may feel about the matter.

Gentleness, Patience, and Love hang a 'Reserved' notice on our chair.
A Gift of Forgiveness waits for us on our table of Joy.
A welcoming glass of Honest Acceptance is on the tab.
One day, we'll choose to take our place.
And through that simple decision,
We'll return home to those who love us.

END

Phil Reed. © 2006
Robert Holden’s The Happiness Project. November 2006

"I'm Alive" Slide Show
Right Click HERE and

select "Save Target As" to download the

presentation to your PC - then double click the

downloaded file to run run locally

(Sadly I can't make it run directly - it loses the sound)

Neil

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"Thought for the day"

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Albert Schweitzer

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Why can't the Buddha vacuum under the sofa?
Because he has no attachments.......

Dedicated to Rees Watkins, because I believe he truly lives it...

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be carefulto be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

ORIAH

"Making the commitment to be fully present in a relationship is the key to healing, love and joy."

Miranda Holden

Virtually Fresh For You! Have A Great Day!

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Wednesday Wisdom

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Henry J. Kaiser

Tuesday Titter....

What did the Buddha say when the hot dog vendor asked him if he had change?
Change must come from within.

Once transpired, cannot be changed

Only pain will come if remorse engaged

Though with sorrow you may be aged

Not even a dot will be rearranged.

Omar Khayyam

Just Another Day

Think Of All The Beauty Still Left Around You,
And Be Happy!

Have A Great Weekend....!!!!

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Q: What did a Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?

A: Make me one with everything

A smile is like a healing balm, to someone feeling blue,

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too

I passed around the corner, and someone saw my grin

When he smiled, I realised, I had passed it onto him

I thought about that smile, then I realised its worth.

A single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it unprotected.

LET'S ALL SMILE DECEMBER 9, AND GET OUR SMILES DETECTED

For more information on the International Day of Smiles visit ww.dayofsmiles.com
A smile is worth nothing until you pass it on

Today, why not dance like there's no one watching?

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Daily Snigger!

Eight Words with two Meanings ...

1. THINGY (thing-ee) n.
Female...... Any part under a car's hood. Male..... The strap fastener on a woman's bra.
2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.
Female.... Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another. Male.... Playing cricket without a box.
3. COMMUNICATION (ko-moo-ni-kay-shon) n.
Female... The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner. Male... Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.
4. COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment) n.
Female.... A desire to get married and raise a family. Male...... Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one.
5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
Female.... A good movie, concert, play or book. Male...... Anything that can be done while drinking beer.
6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n.
Female.... An embarrassing by product of indigestion. Male...... A source of entertainment, self-expression, male bonding.
7. MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.
Female...... The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve. Male.. Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it.
8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
Female.... A device for changing from one TV channel to another. Male... A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes.

The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong

--Mahatma Gandhi

Is there someone YOU feel strong enough to forgive today?

Hope YOU are brimming over with Joy today!

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Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I'm going to celebrate! Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger. I will go through this day with my head held high and a happy heart. I will marvel at seemingly simple gifts:

the morning dew, the sun,
the clouds, the trees,
the flowers,
the birds.

Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice.

Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people.

I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.

Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for them and how much they mean to me. Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me.

I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time.

As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will give thanks for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!

A box of smiles for Caroline....

Time Flies

A fly buzzed through my window
last Thursday afternoon
It danced around my calendar
then landed on the 6th of June

It skated along through January,
made merry in the month of May
But it fooled me on the 1st of April
when I tried to shoo it away

It laid an egg at Easter
and I vowed to make it pay
It left a gift on Christmas Eve
but I flattened it on Pancake Day

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"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

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Saturday Snigger!

"There were these two Buddhist monks who had about 13 beers each. One had to walk home quite some distance.
'Will you be all right to walk home?', the one asked
'Of course, I will take the Middle Path,' he replied."


( by Thomas Roberts)

Self-Acceptance Formula

Without Self-acceptance, peace is impossible;
with Self-acceptance, peace is yours.
Without Self-acceptance, love has to wait;
with Self-acceptance, love is made welcome.
Without Self-acceptance, there is no happiness;
with Self-acceptance, you know happiness.
Without Self-acceptance, truth hurts;
with Self-acceptance, truth heals.
Without Self-acceptance, you can accept no one fully into your life;
with Self-acceptance, you can.
Without Self-acceptance, you are always hiding;
with Self-acceptance, your spirit is gliding.
Without Self-acceptance, nothing is enough;
with Self-acceptance, you are enough.
Without Self-acceptance, you are not free to grow;
with Self-acceptance, your potential is free to flow.
Without Self-acceptance, there is no chance;
with Self-acceptance, you are always in with a chance.

Robert Holden – Happiness NOW

Thanx Spike!

"I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine."

Spike Milligan

Have A Spooktacular Day!

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Caroline, We All Missed You Yesterday........! We hope you are well and that we will see you soon.

Fear less hope more

Whine less breathe more

Talk less say more

Hate less love more

And all good things are yours

Swedish Proverb

Out of clutter, find Simplicity.
From discord, find Harmony.
In the middle of, difficulty lies Opportunity.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

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The beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are, but on how happy others can be... because of you.

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The Mayonnaise Jar...and the 2 Cups of Coffee..

.When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous "yes."The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.The golf balls are the important things-your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions-things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.The sand is everything else-the small stuff."If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.The same goes for life.If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18.There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal." Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities.The rest is just sand."One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled."I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Donor Need For Keiton..!!

Keiton is 7 years old and is suffering from Acute Myeloidblastic Leukaemia (AML). He URGENTLY needs a bone marrow transplant to help save his life!
IF YOUR ODDS OF FINDING 100% MATCH FOR A DONOR WERE 1 IN 100,000 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

These are the odds facing little Keiton and many others from ethnic minorities around the world. Keiton is mixed race (white mother and Africa-Caribbean father). The appaling statistics are that a White Northen European has a 1 in 5 chance of finding a match as opposed to an African Caribbean's 1 in a 100,000 chance! These can only be changed if more people of African-Caribbean descent come together and joing the Bone marrow Register as potential donors!

He is now an inpatient at The Royal Marsden in Sutton where he will be having intensive chemotherapy and Radiotherapy before he has his Bone Marrow Transplant, which is the only way to cure him, with-out one he will die! Please go to www.keitonknight.com to find out where you local drive/clinic is to give blood samples to be a potential match for Keiton, or contact National Blood Service on 0845 7711 711, www.blood.co.uk or the African Caribbean Leukemia Trust on 0208 667 1122, www.aclt.org

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To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content. ~ Confucius

Pardon The Pun...!

Helping out the knight

Sir Edgbert, knight of the realm, was hurrying home on a cold, dark, wet night when, suddenly, his horse suffered a major coronary and died on the spot. All Sir Edgbert could do was collect up what belongings he could and tramp onwards.

After staggering for a spell, he decides that he must get alternative transport. Accordingly, he heads for the nearest building which, as luck would have it, is a small farm. He strides up to the door, bangs on it and shouts 'A horse! A horse!. I must have a horse!".

The door opens to reveal a young girl. She looks at Sir Edgbert and says, "Your pardon, good night but my father and brothers are returning from the village on the other side of the forest and will not be back before noon tomorrow. They are riding all our horses".

Sir Edgbert is saddened by this and says "But I must return home immediately. Have you any idea where I may accuire alternative transportation?".

The young girl says "I know of no other horses hereabouts, but sometimes my brothers ride our Great Dane dog when the need arises. Would use of that help?

"Sir Edgbert is desperate and says "If I must, I must. Show me the animal".

The young girl leads the way around to the back of the farmhouse to a stable. She disappears inside and returns leading and enormous dogs which is quite of a size for riding. Unfortunately, the dog has seen better days. It's coat is threadbare, it's legs are spindly and it seems to be breathing labouriously.Sir Edgbert looks at the young girl and says,

"Surely, you wouldn't send a knight out on a dog like this?"

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on my window-
cloudless blue sky

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Surely, the finest teachers of creativity, persistence,
and unconditional love, are children.

"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."

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A Gospel Of Smiles

A Gospel of Smiles

Victor Borge said,

There once was a monk who travelled from village to village, smiling. His name was Ananda, which translated means "joy" or "bliss". He had no home, no money and no possessions to speak of. He wore a saffron robe, some beads, and a wonderful smile which he gave away to everyone he met. So warm, so loving and so infectious was his smile, everyone would smile in his presence.One day the monk met a boy, also called Ananda. The boy walked beside the monk along a winding path. He asked the monk, "Are you a holy man?" The monk smiled, "I am as holy as you are". The boy smiled. "Why do you not own anything?" he asked. "My smile is my own," the monk replied. "But what about money, a home, a horse?" asked the boy. "The world cannot give me my smile - my smile is between me and God," said the monk.The boy and the monk walked along in silence. Eventually the boy asked, "Who are you, monk?" "I am the smile that went around the world," explained the monk, "and my gospel is a gospel of smiles." "Tell me more of your gospel," said the boy."Happiness is heaven. And heaven is in your heart. You are born in heaven and you are born to be happy. Happiness is your gift to the world. When you are happy you glow. You live. You give. You are generous and kind. You find love. You give loving. You are love.Above all, when you are happy you give all the things that appear to be missing whenever you are distressed," said the Monk.The Monk went on, "Happiness suits us all. It brings out the best in us. Happiness is creative. You can create a whole new world out of joy. Happiness is attractive. You draw to you wonders of the world when you smile and mean it. Happiness is miraculous. It inspires love. It brings everything it touches to a full bloom.""Do you always smile?" asked the boy. "Yes, even when I am asleep," laughed the monk. "How do you manage to smile always?" asked the boy. "Smiling is easy because I believe in happiness and I also believe in you," replied the monk. Now the monk and the boy were both smiling.

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Hello Caroline

Welcome to your very own Web Space.

I hope this becomes a place where smiles keep happening for us both.

I was lovely to meet you over the weekend at the 'Happiness Now' event! Wasn't it a wonderful couple of days?

Keep checking out this web page regularly, I look forward to seeing you here. I hope to fill the space with interesting snippets.

Wishing you JOY!

Your Happiness Angel.