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I can't give solutions
to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears,
 But I can listen to you,
and together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past
with all it's heartache and pain,
nor the future with its untold stories,
But I can be there now
when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling,
I can only offer my hand
that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes,
and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,
from your values, or from me;
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,
room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces
and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

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High Hopes

Can

the ant

move the

rubber

tree

plant??

Yes he can;

because he has high hopes.

With the help of your Higher Power you to can hope to move mountains,

just remember to bring along your shovel.

"Hope is the parent of faith."    ~ Cyrus A. Bartol

Plan, wish, hope or faith, it is necessary that one awakes

every day with thoughts of positive confidence.

Today, you may not have to move a rubber tree plant or a mountain 

but be prepared to do your best in service to yourself, mankind 

and your Higher Power.

Don't lose hope, when the sun goes down, the stars come out.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

The most important thing is to get out of bed and live life to its fullest.

Unless you are making your gratitude list or planning life's activities, 

sitting around thinking could get you into a bad space, your head.

Idle time produces idle thoughts and idle thoughts bring trouble.

Do not look at responsibilities in life as a burden and feel blessed if 

someone thinks you are responsible enough to help them to live, 

love and hope.

Family dysfunction is caused by a fear of expressing feelings

or by displaying inappropriate feelings at the wrong time, even though 

we know there is never an appropriate time to display bad manners??

Everyone in the family becomes selfish, self centered and hopeless.

To make your family functional, establish boundaries

and put love on top of the list of appropriate feelings.

Temper tantrums are never on the list of appropriate feelings:

"Where did that child learn those behaviors??".

Do not let negative people drag you down into their dismal swamp of despair.

There will be negatives in everyone's life, you do not need to go looking for more.

Today, have high hopes that  that you can make at least one person smile 

because you truly care about them.

"To love means loving the unlovable.
To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.
Faith means believing the unbelievable.
Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless."  ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

My wish for you today is that you will find your Higher Power

and that She or He will give you more than you could ever hope for.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

Michael_e

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