When Providence moves in to help

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, 
the chance to draw back, 
always ineffectiveness, concerning all acts of initiative
(and creation).


There is one elementary truth
the ignorance of which kills countless 
ideas and splendid plans:


that the moment
one definitely
commits oneself,
then Providence moves too!


All sorts of things occur to help one
that would never otherwise have occurred.


A whole stream of events issue from the decision,
raising in one's favour 
all manner of unforeseen incidents 
and meetings
and material assistance
which no person could have dreamed
would have come their way.


WHATEVER YOU CAN DO OR DREAM YOU CAN,
BEGIN IT!
BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER AND MAGIC IN IT.
BEGIN IT NOW.


(Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)

Wow...really? Let's think about this!

"Failure 


is 


impossible." 




Susan B. Anthony 

For Ash Wednesday

“I asked Jesus, 

‘How much do you love me?’ 

And Jesus said, 

‘This much.’ 

Then He stretched out His arms 

and died.”

- Unknown

If I leave 
and never return
who will miss me?


(Many will miss you and be very sad without you...
here's my 2 cents:  Better to be with those you love and love you
than to be far away with strangers that mean nothing to you...
Ask yourself:  Is it good for me to be where I am??? 
What will I gain???
When and if I get what I want so badly, can I go home or am I home already?)
ON THE OTHER HAND:
Most advances or successes in life are born out of great personal sacrifice.
One must make a tough choice:  How badly do I want this?

Prima di giudicare la mia vita (Before judging my life)

Before judging my life or 
my character 
put on my shoes, 
walk down the road that I
have travelled, live my pain,
my doubts, my laughters.
Live the years that I have lived and 
fall there where I fell and above all
try to get up like I did!
Each one of us has his/her own story,
and only then can you judge me!!!!

Amici

Friends 
are like diamonds...
only those that are real
last forever...

Know anyone who did THIS?

Then, 
must you speak
Of one
 that loved 
not wisely 
but too well.

~William Shakespeare, Othello

For all young women especially on Valentine's Day

"Find the guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot,

who calls you back when you hang up on him,

who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, 

or who will stay awake just to watch you sleep...

Wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, 

who wants to show you off to the world when you are in 


sweats, 

who holds your hand in front of his friends, 

who thinks you're just as pretty without any makeup on.

One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares

and how lucky he is to have YOU...

The one who turns to his friends and says,



"That's her."

M I R A C L E S

MIRACLES
HAPPEN
TO THOSE
WHO
BELIEVE
IN
MIRACLES.
(Are you a true believer, 
or do you just 
wish???)

A n g e r rrrrrrrr

Anger does as much 
damage
to the vessel it is
stored in
as it does
to anything
it is
poured upon.


"In your anger do not sin":  
Do not let 
the sun go down
while
you 
are 
still
angry.


Ephesians 4:26 NIV

The winning formula

Lord, grant me
 the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage 
to accept the things I can, and
 the WISDOM
to know the difference.


Signore, concedimi
la serenita'
di accettare le cose che non posso cambiare,
il coraggio
di cambiare le cose che posso,
e la saggezza 
di conoscerne la differenza.

"The value of your cross"

from St. Francis de Sales:



The Everlasting God has


in His wisdom


foreseen from eternity


 the cross that He now presents to YOU 


as a gift from His inmost Heart.

This cross He now sends you 


He has considered


 with his all-knowing eyes, 


understood with His divine mind, 


tested with His wise justice, 


warmed with loving arms


 and weighed with His own hands 


to see that it be not one inch too large


 and not one ounce too heavy for you. 


He has blessed it with His holy Name, 


anointed it with His grace, 


perfumed it with his consolation,


taken one last glance at YOU and YOUR COURAGE, 


and then sent it to you from heaven,


 a special greeting from God to YOU, 


an alms of the all-merciful love of God.

Wisdom

"Come poi e' beato l'uomo
che trova la sapienza,
cosi',  e'   beato pure, 
o anche piu' ancora,
 colui che 
dimora nella sapienza."
(San Bernardo)


(How then is blessed the man
who finds wisdom, 
so also, is blessed, 
or even more still,
he who
dwells in wisdom.)

Take it slow

THE SLOWMANDMENTS

The Slowmandments

Wake up five minutes earlier than usual so you have time to shave, do your make up or have breakfast without hurrying

While queuing at the supermarket or in traffic relax, don’t get angry and try to use your time for planning your day or talking to your neighbor in line

When you enter a café, make a habit of saying hello to the waiter before ordering and after enjoying your coffee remember to say goodbye (this rule works for all stores, offices and in the elevator!)

Write your text messages on your cell phone with no symbols or abbreviations and get in the habit of starting with “Dear…”

When possible, don’t do two things at the same time (for example don’t write while speaking on the phone). You run the risk of becoming impolite and imprecise

  

Avoid being so busy and full of work that you don’t have time for yourself and the delight of thinking about nothing

Don’t force yourself go shopping; most probably there is enough food in your cupboard to make something tasty for dinner

Sometimes go to the corner shop even to buy what you need, even if it’s not cheap; this will save you time and stress

Go for a walk, alone or in company, to a local restaurant rather than driving and waiting in traffic to get to your customary eatery across town

In the evening turn off the television and read the newspaper

In the weekends don’t always leave town, learn to enjoy your own city, wherever it is

If you have a two-week break from work, spend ten days on holiday and the remaining days relaxing before and after your trip

Stop saying: “I don’t have time to…” – these words won’t make you appear more important than you are and will only cause you stress