Inspiration Always, Now and Forever

2006-04-19T20:02:00.000+08:00

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

- Chinese Proverb

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

2006-04-15T23:19:00.000+08:00

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Winston Churchill Quotes

2006-04-12T01:57:00.000+08:00

"We shall fight on the beaches"

"We shall fight on the beaches.
We shall fight on the landing grounds.
We shall fight in the fields,
and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills.
We shall never surrender!"

Speech about Dunkirk given in House of Commons June 4, 1940.

2006-03-10T15:18:00.000+08:00

He who rejects change
is the architect of decay.
The only human institution
which rejects progress is the cemetery.

Harold Wilson

2006-02-21T00:39:00.000+08:00

New opinions are always suspected,
and usually opposed,
without any other reason
but because they are not common.

John Locke

2006-02-10T01:18:00.000+08:00

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere,
while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight.
The truly wise person is colorblind.

Albert Schweitzer

2006-01-21T12:40:00.000+08:00

The block of granite
which is an obstacle
in the pathway
of the weak
becomes a stepping-stone
in the pathway
of the strong.

2006-01-04T22:38:00.000+08:00

The first step
toward success
is taken
when you
refuse to be a captive
of the environment
in which you first
find yourself.

Mark Caine

2005-12-30T19:09:00.000+08:00

Year's end is
neither an end
nor a beginning
but a going on,
with all the wisdom
that experience
can instill in us.

~Hal Borland

2005-12-30T19:04:00.000+08:00

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

~Charles Lamb

2005-12-30T18:37:00.000+08:00

A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.

~Author Unknown

2005-12-22T13:12:00.000+08:00

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

Zig Ziglar

2005-12-20T20:48:00.000+08:00

Achievement seems to be connected with action.
Successful men and women keep moving.
They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Conrad Hilton

2005-12-20T20:07:00.000+08:00

Top of The World

Such a feelin’s comin’ over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream

Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
It’s because you are here
You’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen

(*) I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world

Something in the wind has learned my name
And it’s tellin’ me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There’s a pleasin’ sense of happiness for me

There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here

Repeat (*) twice

2005-12-20T17:50:00.000+08:00

Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

2005-12-17T16:48:00.000+08:00

The remarkable thing we have
is a choice every day
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.

Charles Swindoll

2005-12-17T15:37:00.000+08:00

He who asks a question
may be a fool for five minutes,
but he who never asks a question
remains a fool forever.

- Tom J. Connelly

2005-12-14T17:09:00.000+08:00

Education would be much more effective
if its purpose was to ensure
that by the time they leave school
every boy and girl should know
how much they do not know,
and be imbued with
a lifelong desire to know it.

~William Haley

2005-12-14T16:59:00.000+08:00

Education is what remains
after one has forgotten
what one has learned in school.

~Albert Einstein

2005-12-13T21:04:00.000+08:00

There is no failure
except in no longer trying.

~Elbert Hubbard

2005-12-13T20:56:00.000+08:00

We find comfort
among those who agree with us
- growth among those who don't.

~Frank A. Clark

2005-12-13T20:52:00.000+08:00

There is no education like adversity.

~Disraeli

2005-12-13T20:46:00.000+08:00

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

~African Proverb

2005-12-13T20:29:00.000+08:00

ANNIE'S SONG (John Denver)

You fill up me senses like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses come fill me again.

Come let me love you, let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you
Come let me love you, come love me again.

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

...Let me give my life to you
Come let me love you, come love me again.

You fill up my senses like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses, come fill me again.

2005-12-13T16:22:00.000+08:00

Failure is a Monster in the lore of human kind.
It’s the grand "ogre"
that can bring about frustration
and eat at the soul.

Another thing failure is:
AN OPEN GATE,
and a new horizon.
There is no such thing as failure.

2005-12-12T18:52:00.000+08:00

The smile on your face
is the light in the window
that tells people
that you are at home.

http://www.recreations.com/index2.html

2005-12-12T17:20:00.000+08:00

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:

http://lindascozycorner.com/problems.html

2005-12-12T02:24:00.000+08:00

Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto My Feet

Chorus:
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. (2x).

When I feel afraid, think I've lost my way,
Still You're there right beside me.
And nothing will I fear as long as You are near,
Please be near me to the end.

(Chorus)

I will not forget Your love for me and yet,
My heart forever is wandering.
Jesus, be my guide and hold me to Your side
And I will love You to the end.

(Chorus)

Nothing will I fear as long as You are near,
Please be near me to the end.

(Chorus)

http://www.walkthroughlife.com/midis/christian/thyword.htm

2005-12-12T02:06:00.000+08:00

If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the million
who will not survive the week.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back,
a roof over your head
and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank
or in your wallet,
you are among the top 8%
of the worlds wealthy.

If you hold up your head
with a smile on your face
and are truly thankful,
you are blessed
because the majority can,
but most do not.

Author Unknown

2005-12-11T23:46:00.000+08:00

"People travel to wonder
at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars,
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering."

St. Augustine,

354 -430 AD

Early Christian Priest, Author

2005-12-09T16:22:00.000+08:00

Treasure every moment !

Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift.

That's why it's called the present!

2005-12-09T11:49:00.000+08:00

I'll paint you a rainbow
to hang on the wall,
to brighten your heart
when the grey shadows fall.

On a canvas of joy
outlasting the years,
with a soft brush of sweetness
to dry all your tears.

I'll paint you a rainbow
with colors of smiles
That glow with sincerity
over the miles.

On a palette of words
I will tenderly blend
Tones into treasures
of sunlight and wind.

I'll paint you a rainbow
that reaches so wide,
Your sights and your sorrows
will vanish inside,

And deep in the center
of each different hue,
A memory fashioned
especially for you.

So lift up your eyes,
for suspended above,
A rainbow designed
by the fingers of love...

"I'll Paint You A Rainbow,"
by Grace E. Easley

2005-12-09T11:35:00.000+08:00

"This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day
to use as you will.
You can waste it
or use it for good.

What you do today is important
because you are exchanging
a day of your life for it.

When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever;
in its place is something
that you have left behind
...let it be something good."

2005-12-08T22:51:00.000+08:00

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)

2005-12-08T22:23:00.000+08:00

How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth
and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.

I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life;
and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The life of Helen Keller

2005-12-08T11:22:00.000+08:00

“The public must learn that the blind man is neither genius nor a freak nor an idiot. He has a mind that can be educated, a hand which can be trained, ambitions which it is right for him to strive to realise, and it is the duty of the public to help him make the best of himself so that he can win light through work.”

Summary: About the life of Helen Keller, the deafblind woman who became a role model for millions of people

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp#P8_883

2005-12-08T11:08:00.000+08:00

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Author: Albert Einstein (1875-1955)
German-born American theoretical physicist, theories of relativity, philosopher

Attitude

2005-12-08T10:50:00.000+08:00

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.

Norman Vincent Peale

Difficulty = Opportunity

2005-12-07T18:04:00.000+08:00

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill

Colorstrology

2005-12-07T17:00:00.000+08:00

Found this beautiful website about colours and birthday while surfing.

Enjoy and be inspired.

http://www.colorstrology.com/

The Magic Of Love

2005-12-06T20:04:00.000+08:00

Love is like magic
And it always will be.
For love still remains
Life's sweet mystery!!

Love works in ways
That are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life
That love cannot change!!

Love can transform
The most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor
And sweetness and grace.

Love is unselfish,
Understanding and kind,
For it sees with its heart
And not with its mind!!

Love is the answer
That everyone seeks...
Love is the language,
That every heart speaks.

Love can't be bought,
It is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic,
Is life's sweet mystery!!

- Helen Steiner Rice -

LOVE

2005-12-06T19:29:00.000+08:00

Love is like a mustard seed; planted by God and watered by men.

Muda Saint Michael

Teach and Think

2005-12-06T18:48:00.000+08:00

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

Author: Socrates (469-399 B.C.)

Learning

2005-12-06T18:35:00.000+08:00

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

Author: Chinese Proverb