Be Encouraged!!!

ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER...

 

The Dash Poem
by Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth
And spoke of the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own,
The cars, the house, the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard;
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile,
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So when your eulogy is being read
With your life's actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

 

WORDS TO LIVE BY...

 

If you are going through hell, keep going.
Winston Churchill

 

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln

 

Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.
John Wooden
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

 

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius

 

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.
Charlie Brown

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.
Robert Frost

 

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
William Arthur Ward

 

LET'S MAKE THIS THE BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR!!!