Miserable

 from "Old Collection"

How to Be Miserable

1.  Use "I" as often as possible.

2.  Always be sensitive to slights.

3.  Be jealous and envious.

4.  Think only about yourself.

5.  Talk only about yourself.

6.  Trust no one.

7.  Never forget a criticism.

8.  Always expect to be appreciated.

9.  Be suspicious.

10. Listen greedily to what others say of you.

11. Always look for faults in others.

12. Do as little as possible for others.

13. Shirk your duties if you can.

14. Never forget a service you have rendered.

15. Sulk if people aren't grateful for your favors.

16. Insist on consideration and respect.

17. Demand agreement with your own view on everything.

18. Always look for a good time.

19. Love yourself first.

20. Be selfish at all times.

Weaver

 from "Old Collection"

The Weaver

My life is but a weaving

Between my Lord and me,

I cannot choose the colors

He worketh steadily.

Ofttimes He weaveth sorrow,

And I in foolish pride

Forget He sees the upper

And I, the underside.

Not till the loom is silent

And the shuttles cease to fly

Shall God unroll the canvas

And explain the reason why.

The dark threads are as needful

in the Weaver's skillful hand

As the threads of gold and silver

In the pattern He has planned.

~Grant Colfax Tullar

The present

 from "Old Collection"

Newspaper cut-out from Dear Abby

Dear Readers: If you read only one book this year, make it "Real Moments" by Barbara DeAngelis (Delacorte Press). It's about real moments that make life matter--and how to have more of them.

It's about experiencing fulfillment in your life NOW, not when you have more money, or find the right partner, or achieve your perfect weight. It's about one's quest for happiness:

"First I was dying to finish high school and start college.

And then I was dying to finish college and start working.

And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough for school, so I could return to work.

And then I was dying to retire.

And now, I am dying...and suddenly I realize I forgot to live."  (Anonymous)

Another gem from this philosophical little book (available in bookstores) by Barbara DeAngelis:

"Yesterday is history

Tomorrow is a mystery.

Today is a gift.

That's why we call it 'the present.'"

Done it

from "Old Collection"

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing. It's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.  ~Margaret Thatcher

Way you taught

 You will teach them to fly,

but they will not fly your

flight. You will teach them to

dream, but they will not dream

your dream. You will teach

them to live, but they will

not live your life.

Nevertheless, in every flight,

in every life, in every dream,

the print of the way you

taught them will remain.

~Mother Teresa

Practice

 Sent this to Carter and knew you would appreciate it too, my boy

You earn

your trophies

at practice.

You just pick 

them up at 

competitions.

Expecting you

 from The Irish Owl

Stop expecting YOU from people