GRATEFUL
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY PEOPLE
AND THOSE WHO
AREN'T, AREN'T
Another
wonderful year has passed, and with the old saying; "Everyday Above Ground
Is A Darn Good day". No kidding huh?
An old timer
friend adds to this cliché; "It's Better To Be Looking Down That
Hole, Than Looking Up From It."
...And so we
all have a lot to be grateful for.
Slow
me down, Lord!
Ease
the pounding of my heart
By
the quieting of my mind.
Steady
my harried pace
With
a vision of the eternal reach of time.
Give
me,
Amidst
the confusions of my day,
The
calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break
the tensions of my nerves
With
the soothing music
Of
the singing streams
That
live in my memory.
Help
me to know
The
magical power of sleep,
Teach
me the art
Of
taking minute vacations
Of
slowing down
To
look at a flower;
To
chat with an old friend
Or
make a new one;
To
pat a stray dog;
To
watch a spider build a web;
To
smile at a child;
Or
to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind
me each day
That
the race is not always to the swift;
That
there is more to life
Than
increasing its speed.
Let
me look upward
Into
the branches of the towering oak
And
know that it grew great and strong
Because
it grew slowly and well.
Slow
me down, Lord,
And
inspire me to send my roots deep
Into
the soil of life's enduring values
That
I may grow toward the stars
Of
my greater destiny.