If there was ever a time to dare,
to make a difference,
to embark on something worth doing,
IT IS NOW.
Not for any grand cause, necessarily…
but for something that tugs at your heart,
something that’s your inspiration,
something that’s your dream.
You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.
HAVE FUN.
DIG DEEP.
STRETCH.
DREAM BIG.

Know, though, that things worth doing seldom come easy.
There will be good days.
And there will be bad days.
There will be times when you want to turn around,
pack it up, and call it quits.
Those times tell you
that you are pushing yourself, that you are not afraid
to learn by trying.

PERSIST.
Because with an idea,
determination, and the right tools,
you can do great things.
Let your instincts, your intellect,
and your heart, guide you.

TRUST.
Believe in the incredible power of the human mind.
Of doing something that makes a difference.
Of working hard.
Of laughing and hoping.
Of lazy afternoons.
Of lasting friends.
Of all the things that will cross your path this year.

The start of something new brings the hope of something great,
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

Written By: © Author Unknown

Music © Yuko Ohigashi

May the lilt of Irish laughter
Lighten every load
May the realm of Irish magic
Shorten every road

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way

Good health, good luck, and happiness
Today and everyday

Author Unknown – Submitted By: Maria M.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

For good luck throughout the year,
send these Lucky Irish Wishes to 10 people.

Music © Author Unknown

May love and laughter light your days
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours
wherever you may roam.

May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours.

Author Unknown – Submitted By: Lenny R.

Best wishes to you
on St. Patrick’s Day and always!

Make an Irish Wish and send this blessing to 10 people!

Music © Author Unknown

Here’s sending you a springtime wish
that’s green and full of fun…
Shamrocks and leprechauns
will have you on the run!

Shamrocks are the lucky plant
three leaves they have not more…
Many people search the world
hoping to find four!

The shamrock gained its claim to fame
in Ireland you see…
When St.Patrick used them to
explain the Trinity!

Leprechauns, begins the tale
little men dressed in green…
Heavy drinking, pulling pranks
trying not to be seen!

Cranky fellows with no friends
their passions drink and gold…
It’s said they hide large pots of it
at the end of each rainbow!

Here’s wishing you a happy day
filled with Irish cheer…
Just keep an eye on your gold
and better watch your beer!

Written & Submitted By: © Marlys

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Make a wish and pass this
Lucky Irish Mug of Green Beer to 10 people.

Music © Author Unknown

Written & Submitted By:
Deacon Steve A. Politte (DeaconSteve)

For luck in Love, Friendship, and Fortune,
send these Irish Beer Brothers to 10 people.

Music © Author Unknown

I said a prayer for you today
And I know God must have heard -
I felt the answer in my heart
Although He spoke no word.

I didn’t ask for wealth or fame -
(I knew you wouldn’t mind)-
I asked him to send treasures
Of a far more lasting kind!

I asked that He’d be near you
At the start of each new day
To grant you health and blessings
And friends to share your way.

I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small,
But it was for His loving care
I prayed the most of all.

© Author Unknown

Music © Bruce DeBoer

Wouldn’t this world be better
If the folks we meet would say,
“I know something good about you!”
And treat us just that way?

Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy
If each handclasp, fond and true,
Carried with it this assurance,
“I know something good about you!”

Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If the good that’s in us all
Was the only thing about us
That folks bothered to recall?

Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If we praised the good we see?
For there’s such a lot of goodness
In the worst of you and me!

Wouldn’t it be nice to practice
That fine way of thinking too?
You know something good about me,
I know something good about you!

Author Unknown – Submitted By: Sarah T.

Music © Author Unknown

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I wanted to find some words on a card.
That would help to get thru it when life gets so hard.
It seems you can’t bear it – perhaps can’t go on -
When deep in the heart there’s no trace of a song.

Some words that would comfort -
when late in the night the trials return and -
you’re too tired to fight.
Or the tears flow so often it seems you’ll run dry.
And life gets so tough that you just want to die -
Or at least go and hide -
where you’re safe from all pain.
Someplace you can rest ’til you find joy again.

What are the words you so need to hear -
That will help and will heal and remove all the fear -
That builds up inside ’til you think you’ll explode -
What are the words that will lighten the load?
If only I knew the right words to say.
To encourage and Bless you or comfort some way.
I know not the words but this I can do.
I shall offer up Prayers to the Father for you.

Written By: Author Unknown
Submitted By: Gloria R.

Music © Yuko Ohigashi

Maybe. . .we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe . . . when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don’t even see the new one which has been opened for us.

Maybe . . . it is true that we don’t know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don’t know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe . . . the happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe . . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can’t go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe . . . you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

Maybe . . . there are moments in life when you miss someone — a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child — so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more.

Maybe . . . the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.

Maybe . . you should always try to put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.

Maybe . . you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe . . . giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don’t expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn’t, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe . . . happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.

Maybe . . . you shouldn’t go for looks; they can deceive; don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Maybe . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy

Maybe . . . you should try to live your life to the fullest because when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling but when you die, you can be the one who is smiling and everyone around you crying.

Maybe . . . you could send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life, to those who can and do make you smile when you really need it, to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, and to all those whom you want to know that you appreciate them and their friendship.

And if you don’t, don’t worry; nothing bad will happen to you.

© Author Unknown

Music © Yuko Ohigashi

This is one of the nicest e-mails I have seen, and it really puts things into Perspective..

I had a dream that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, ‘This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.’

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section..

The angel then said to me, ‘This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them.. ‘I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. ‘This is the Acknowledgment Section,’ my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed ‘How is it that there is no work going on here?’ I asked.

‘So sad,’ the angel sighed. ‘After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments .’

‘How does one acknowledge God’s blessings?’ I asked.

‘Simple,’ the angel answered. Just say, ‘Thank you, Lord.’

‘What blessings should they acknowledge?’ I asked.

‘If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy .’

‘And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity.’

‘If you woke up this morning with more health than illness … You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day .’

‘If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation … You are ahead of 700 million people in the world.’

‘If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world. ‘

‘If your parents are still alive and still married …you are very rare .’

‘If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you’re unique to all those in doubt and despair.’

Ok, what now? How can I start? If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

ATTN:
Acknowledge Dept.:

‘Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with.’

If you have read this far, and are thankful for all that you have been blessed with, how can you not send it on????

I thank God especially for all my family and friends!!

Author Unknown

Music © Margi Harrell