Inspirational prayer:Beloved by Francis Nuttall

Beloved, to thee I raise my whole being, a vessel emptied
of self,Accept Lord, this my emptiness, and so fill me
with Thyself -Thy Light, Thy Love, Thy Life, that these
Thy precious Gifts may radiate through me and over-flow
the chalice of my heart into the hearts of all with whom
I come in contact this day revealing unto them the beauty
of Thy Joy and Wholeness and the serenity of Thy Peace
which nothing can destroy.
Francis Nuttall

Open your inner voice by Timothy Ray Miller.

This is the precious present, regardless of what yesterday
was like, regardless of what tomorrow may bring. When your
inner eyes open, you can find immense beauty hidden within the
inconsequential details of daily life. When your inner ears open,
you can hear the subtle, lovely music of the universe everywhere
you go. 

When the heart of your heart opens, you can take deep
pleasure in the company of the people around you -- family, friends,
acquaintances, or strangers -- including those whose characters are
less than perfect, just as your character is less than perfect. 

When you are open to the beauty, mystery, 

and grandeur of ordinary existence,
you "get it" that it always has been beautiful, mysterious,
and grand and always will be. This is the precious present."
Timothy Ray Miller.

Excerpt from Sand and Foam By Khalil Gibran

Excerpt from Sand and Foam

By Khalil Gibran

Seven times have I despised my soul:

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.

The third time when she was given to choose between

 the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself

 that others also commit wrong.

The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and 

attributed her patience to strength.

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, 

and knew not that it was one of her own masks.

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.

SymphonyForLove: Sand and Stone-An Inspiring Story for Forgiveness....

SymphonyForLove: Sand and Stone-An Inspiring Story for Forgiveness....: "An Inspiring Story for Forgiveness.. Sand and Stone A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point o..."

Sand and Stone-An Inspiring Story for Forgiveness..

An Inspiring Story for Forgiveness.. 

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." 

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE." 

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" 

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it." 

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND,

 AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE

mother quote

If I was damned of body and soul,

I know whose prayers would make me whole,

Mother o' mine, O mother o'mine.

Rudyard Kipling

A Mother's Love

A Mother's LoveAuthor Unknown. 

There are times when only a Mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm all of our fears.
There are times when only a Mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a Mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.