The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next.

Amen.

 --Reinhold Niebuhr

Quote of the Day: Live in the Now

This is my new life motto. Each day I`m trying to focus on the now. It`s not about what happened yesterday, a month ago, 2 years ago... or even in your childhood. It`s not real. It`s not about your future, tomorrow, next year, 5 years from now. That time doesn`t exist yet. Now is all we have. So, if you can`t be happy now, when will you be? How will you be? Are you placing conditions on your happiness? What if tomorrow never comes? What if you never win the lotto, have that baby, buy that house, get that job, marry that guy.... does that mean you will never be happy?

Can you find a way to be happy today? Can you live for today? Can you live for right now... can you find a way to let peace in your heart...right now? What are you waiting for?

Be Inspired, Inspire Others

Almost Doesn't Count - Brandy Lyrics

Think about it....this just hit me:

"Almost Doesn't Count" - by Brandy

Almost made you love me
Almost made you cry
Almost made you happy, baby
Didn't I didn't I
You almost had me thinkin'
You were turned around
But everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

Almost heard you saying
You were finally free
What was always missing for you, baby
You'd found it in me
But you can't get to heaven
Half off the ground
Everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

I can't keep on lovin' you
One foot outside the door
I hear a funny hesitation
Of a heart that's never really sure
Can't keep on tryin'
If you're looking for more
Than all that I could give you
Than what you came here for

Gonna find me somebody
Not afraid to let go
Want a no doubt be there kind of man
You came real close
But every time you built me up
You only let me down
And everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

Maybe you'll be sorry
Maybe you'll be cold
Maybe you'll come runnin' back, baby
From the cruel cruel world
Almost convince me
You're gonna stick around
But everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

So maybe I'll be here
Maybe I'll see ya around
That's the way it goes
Almost doesn't count

Love Dream Believe

By dayofjen (that`s me)

Quote of the Day: Freedom

Tomorrow is a New Day: Quote of the Day

Believe

Quote of the Day: Let It Go

“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go”

~ Mary Olive

JASON DERULO - Whatcha Say lyrics

Would you sing this to me?





[Chorus]
wha- wha- wha- wha- what did you say
Mmmm whatcha say
Ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
Mmmm whatcha say
Mmmm that it´s all for the best?
of course it is

[Verse 1]
I was so wrong for so long
only tryin´ to please myself (myself)
girl i was caught up in her lust
when i don´t really want no one else
so no i know i should of treated you better
but me and you were meant to last forever

[Hook]
so let me in (let me in) give me another chance (another chance)
to really be your man
cause when the roof caved in and the truth came out
i just didn´t know what to do
but when i become a star we´ll be living so large
i´ll do anything for you
so tell me girl

[Chorus]
whatcha say
Ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
Mmmm that it´s all for the best?
of course it is
whatcha say
ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
wha- wha- wha- wha- what did you say

[Verse 2]
how could i live with myself
knowing that i let our love go (love go)
and ooh when i do with one chance
i just gotta let you know
i know what i did wasn´t clever
but me and you we´re meant to be together

[Hook]
so let me in (let me in) give me another chance (another chance)
to really be your man
cause when the roof cave in and the truth came out
i just didn´t know what to do
but when i become a star we´ll be living so large
i´ll do anything for you
so tell me girl

[Chorus]
whatcha say
Ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
Mmmm that it´s all for the best?
of course it is
whatcha say
ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
wha- wha- wha- wha- what did you say


[Verse 3]
girl tell me what to say i (say i)
i don´t want you to leave me
though you caught me cheatin´
tell me tell me what to say i (say i)
i really need you in my life
cuz things ain´t right girl
tell me tell me what to say i (say i)
i don´t want you to leave me
though you caught me cheatin´
tell me tell me what to say i (say i)
i really need you in my life
cuz things ain´t right

[Hook]
cause when the roof caved in and the truth came out
i just didn´t know what to do
but when i become a star we´ll be living so large
i´ll do anything for you
so baby whatcha say!

[Chorus]
whatcha say
Ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
Mmmm that it´s all for the best?
of course it is
whatcha say
ooh that you only meant well?
well of course you did
whatcha say (whatcha say)
wha- wha- wha- wha- what did you say

"The Way That I Love You" - ASHANTI LYRICS

After all of the times that we tried,
I found out we were living a lie
And after all of this love that we made,
I Know Now you don't love me the same

The way that I love
The way that I love
The way that I love

I woke up kinda early today, and something told me from that moment it wouldn't be the same
Felt like you were hidin' something, but I didn't push it,
I didn't complain or say nothing
I tried to act like I didn't see it,
'cause deep down I know I didn't wanna believe it
There it was, it was you and her,
you left your sidekick on the night stand and I read

Everything you did and everything you said,
now I'm standin' here lookin' like damn
I thought it was you and I,
now all I gotta say is why

The way that I love

I noticed now that when I'm around, you be tryin' to lock the door, whispering on the phone
Now wait a minute,
since we been in this house you ain't never did this before, tell me what's this about..
(What's this about)
I tried to sit and say to myself,
this here is too good, he don't want nothin' else

There it was, it was you and her,
you left the credit card receipt inside the beamer with

Everything you bought
And everything you spent, now I'm standing here
once again I thought it was you and I,
now all I have to say is why

The way that I love

Oh Oh
You lied
You lied
Oh why
Why
Yes
Why'd you have to lie to me
Why'd you have to lie to me
Why'd you have to lie to me
Why, why, why, why
You lied, you lied, you lied
We made, we made, we made
Oh

Quote of the Day: Believe In Yourself

Couples Yoga

You know you want to do this:

Change - Quote of the Day

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France

Diamond Rio: You're Gone

I only put up song lyrics WHEN and IF they really mean something to me....

This song means a lot to me:

You're Gone Lyrics

I said hello I think I'm broken
And though I was only jokin'
It took me by surprise when you agreed
I was tryin' to be clever
For the life of me I never
Would have guessed how far the simple truth would lead
You knew all my lines
You knew all my tricks
You knew how to heal that pain
No medicine can fix

And I bless the day I met you
And I thank God that He let you
Lay beside me for a moment that lives on
And the good news is I'm better
For the time we spent together
And the bad news is you're gone

Lookin' back it's still surprisin'
I was sinking you were rising
With a look you caught me in mid-air
Now I know God has His reasons
But sometimes it's hard to see them
When I awake and find that you're not there
You found hope in hopeless
You made crazy sane
You became the missing link
That helped me break my chains

And I bless the day I met you
And I thank God that He let you
Lay beside me for a moment that lives on
And the good news is I'm better
For the time we spent together
And the bad news is you're gone
The bad news is you're gone

Quote of the Day: Hellen Keller

I love this one!!!!!

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
- Hellen Keller

Quote of the Day: Find Yourself

Loneliness if absence of the other. Aloneness is the presence of oneself. You are never alone once you find yourself.

Quote of the Day: Albert Einstein

It is almost a miracle that modern teaching methods have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom.

For Tatiana

It`s the same old story, but this time it`s your turn to play the lead
I know it can be hard, sad, difficult to understand
But I know I can nod and sympathize
Because once too I was brokenhearted because of a man

I have changed quite a bit from who I used to be
Some people say people don`t really change, but I believe they do
I am not the me I used to be
And I don`t see you as the you I once met a long time ago

That`s okay, that`s good really, because it shows progression
I can`t judge, I can only reflect on my own life lessons
It`s just I see it differently now, life
And I wish someone once would have told me these things and saved me the heartache of learning them all the hard way:

Just like you look forward to the future with optimism and a positive energy
It`s important to reflect on your past with the same enthusiastic grace...

If you hold anger, resentment, hostility, blame, jealousy and revenge in your heart, the only person you are hurting is you.
Do you want to want to live in pain accepted by your own heart?
Or, live in joy and peace, realized by overcoming and letting go...?

The questions, old and new, don`t always have definite answers, they are just unknowns. If you are seeking the answers, stop, breath, release, open your heart, mind, soul... life will pour into you, purpose will be reflected in everything you do.

The universe has to balance thought with action... remember to create positive actions, putting them in motion mentally first. Use each "obstacle" as an opportunity to prove how strong you are, how resilient you are, how beautiful, powerful, compassionate, understanding, deep, passionate, giving... how open minded you are!

You have the choice to make good choices! Everything isn`t that complicated. When life seems overwhelming, remember:
no matter what you believe in, God, Buddha, The Universe, Mother Nature.... the true principals remain in tact. Call it faith, the secret, physics... it`s all the same. The power, the truth, is within us ALL! We were all created equally, we all have been given the same opportunities. Life leads us all down a unique path, but we aren`t alone. We have support when we turn and desperately seek it. We have pain when we plead for happiness in a desperate time and our heart cracks open to be filled time and time again. But, the universe/God/nature provides a way for us all.

Don`t forget to stop and look into your own heart. No one, nothing, will ever make more sense, will ever answer more questions, will ever add more clarity, will ever bring you more peace... then when your desperately seeking, questioning mind, slows and connects with the rhythm of your heart.

My favorite quote:

beg you.... to have patience with everything unresolved in your 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, which could not be given you now, because you would not be able to live them. and the point is, to live everything. live the questions now. perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without ever noticing it, live your way into the answer...