"Letters to a Young Poet"

If you trust in nature, in what is simple in nature, in the small things that hardly anyone sees, and that suddenly become huge; if you have this love for what is humble, and try very simply, as someone who serves, to win the confidence of what seems small: then everything will become easier for you, more coherent; not to your conscious mind perhaps, which stays behind, astonished; but in your innermost awareness, your innermost awakeness.

You are so young, so much before all beginning, and I would like to beg you with everything I am to have the patience with everything unresolved in you heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language.

Don't search for the answers: they could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. The point is to live everything. Live your questions now. Perhaps, then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answers.

~Ranier Maria Rilke

Submitted by: Edy Mitchell

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"Attitude"

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.

It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.

It will make or break a company, a church, a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.

We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,

And that is our attitude.

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me -

And 90% how I react to it.

And, so it is with you - we are in charge of our attitudes…

~Anonymous

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"My Friend"

You know there's powerful growth from the pain of change.

Be this pain either physical or emotional.

What you're going through is perfect for today,

We all have lessons to learn some more powerful - more painful

Than others.

See yourself and what you do with eyes of love.

Know that you are safe. He'll never give you more than you can handle.

It's perfect just for today.

For all the pain you have endured and the lessons you are Learning, I see you as being a very special person

On a great mission.

I am very grateful and there's no questioning our paths have Crossed for a reason. Guess what I'm trying to say is I feel very fortunate To be alive and well, And to be a positive part of

Each others journey.

~Diana Donaldson

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"My Friend"

You have given me courage,
That was not there...
You have given laughter,
That I can share...
You have given me feelings,
That are deep and true...
For that my friend
I will always love you...


~Anonymous

Submitted by Sher Deboer