Category: <span>Inspiration</span>

Child of Mine, come

as you grow in youth

you will learn

the secret places

the cave behind the waterfall

the arms of the oak

that hold you high

the stars so near

on a desert ledge

…the important places.

And, as with age, you choose

your own way

among the many faces

of a busy world

may you always remember

the path that leads back.

…back to the important places.

“To hear never-heard sounds, To see never-seen colors and shapes, To try to understand the imperceptible Power pervading the world; To fly and find pure ethereal substances That are not of matter But of that invisible soul pervading reality. To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul; To be a lantern in the darkness Or an umbrella in a stormy day; To feel much more than know. To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain; To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon; To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves; To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching. To be a smile on the face of a woman And shine in her memory As a moment saved without planning.”

Beginning Friday Jan. 17 through Sunday Jan. 19, 2014 people are encouraging everyone to “Pay It Forward”. You are asked to do at least one random act of kindness (more than one is even better). All you have to do is do something for someone or some organization without expecting anything in return. Pay for a stranger’s meal, send someone a card, volunteer some time. The ideas are endless. All it takes is a spark to get a fire going.