Beauty Is

Ralph Marston

Beauty is. There's no need to force it, or strive for it, take it, possess it, or consume it.

Beauty is here when you open yourself to it. Beauty is here when you see it, appreciate it, live and love, and express it.

In the grand experiences and in the small moments, beauty is. Beauty touches something within you that words can never adequately describe and the mind can never fully explain.

Remember often to allow life's beauty to touch you, to fill you. And you will become more creative, effective, peaceful, and purposeful.

Beauty is, here and now and anytime you choose to live it. Though there is often much trouble and sorrow in life, there is always more beauty to be lived.

Beauty is, and the more you live it the more abundant beauty becomes. Let life's beauty shine brightly through you.

Another Itty-Bitty Thing

A MountainWings Original by Ana Flores-Rodas, Honduras
(A comment from the issue, “Itty Bitty Things”)

Upon going to work everyday, I would encounter a beggar sitting on his wheelchair at a very crowded corner just under the streetlight of my city, San Pedro Sula.

He would extend his hand to every stopped car at the red light, and when given something, he would always say God Bless You, but when refused, he would simply smile and wave.

His smile and blessing would make my day brighter. There he was, in need but giving all he could: a bright smile and a blessing.

It always made me meditate and give thanks for how wealthy and fortunate I was. I had a family, a car, a job, a home; and yet, he would always make me feel that he was richer!

I got so used to his being there that I would take that street even though crowded just to receive his blessing and smile. It was nothing money could buy.

It was just an itty-bitty thing that transformed our daily rush hour. Undoubtedly, he must have passed away because he is no longer there, yet every time I pass that corner, his familiar figure is always expected and I smile and give thanks for him in my life. He taught me a great lesson, and I shall always remember his smile!

Don't Worry, Be Happy

©2005 Marilyn Ferguson

When I was young and in my teens
I dreamt of things to be
The day I got behind the wheel
Would set my spirit free.

I knew the day would surely come
I'd hold that sweet diploma
So full of dreams and youthful schemes
The smell of sweet aroma.

Thoughts of college filled my head
Excited, could not wait
Surely, I would find myself
And come to know my fate.

With my degree, I had it made
My life was looking up
Into the working world I went
A time to fill my cup.

With wedded bliss, the one I loved
This was my bag of tea
A lovely home, a tiny child
So much was yet to be.

The ladder of success, I'd climbed
I'd reached my goal in life
With no time left for anything
My life was filled with strife.

Now middle aged, my parents gone
The aches and pains set in
The children grown and on their own
I felt a grief within.

The golden years were closing in
Retirement was to come
I'd waited all those years for this
Old age had now begun.

Wise and gray, I think about
Those years so long ago
And how I'd hoped for them to pass
A better life to show.

But through it all, I missed the boat
Be happy where you are
For if you wish your life away
You'll miss the shining star.

Today is all that matters
A gift from God above
Unwrap the many treasures
And fill your hearts with love.

Whether nine or ninety-nine
It never is too late
To find the joy in living
To pray and meditate.

For fretting just brings sorrow
Today is full of spring
There's beauty in this hour
And joys that it will bring.

Forget your toils and troubles
Don't think about the past
Today is filled with sunshine
With blessings built to last.

It is Good

Ralph Marston

It is good that you are where you are. Because where you are is a place from which you can surely move forward.

It is good that you have made it through the events that brought you to this place and time. Because the journey has provided you with valuable knowledge, experience, wisdom and strength.

It is good that there are challenges for you to tackle. For on the other side of those challenges, once you work through them, is the treasure of achievement.

It is good that you're not completely certain about what tomorrow will bring. Because that gives you the opportunity to make tomorrow into whatever you choose.

It is good that the world is constantly changing. For that gives you the ability to fill it with your highest vision.

It is good that things are just the way they are. For that gives you the perfect opportunity to make life into the best that it can be.

Requisites for Success

Alonzo Newton Benn

Courage to start and willingness to keep everlasting at it are the requisites for success.

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