iT iS iMPORTANT TO FiND YOURSELF,
this is a very important part of The Journey !!!
BEFORE YOU EMBARK
on The Journey to The 13th Bridge...
FiND, and, KNOW THYSELF FiRST...
The process of FiNDiNG ANOTHER SOUL,
iS NOT one where another soul completes you,
YOU are always complete, and, whole.
iF YOU DO NOT HEED THESE WORDS...
YOU WiLL DAMAGE EVERY PERSON,
THAT YOU COME iNTO CONTACT WiTH,
ALONG YOUR JOURNEY THRU LiFE
and, THRU LiViNG...
SO...iT iS A GOOD iDEA
TO FiX THYSELF FiRST & FOREMOST
REMEMBER...
TO SiT STiLL
AND, REFLECT UPON eXchanges
iN YOUR LiFE...
THiS iS iMPORTANT !!!
Have you ever just slowed down,
have you ever just stopped,
spent some time reflecting over your life,
and, then just allowed yourself to realize,
that some people are there for a reason !!!
that some people are there for a few days !!!
that some people are there for a few weeks !!!
that some people are there for a season !!!
that some people are there for a year !!!
that some people are there for a lifetime !!!
and, that if you had NOT crossed paths
and, that if you had NOT met a certain animal,
that became a cherished pet,
and, that if you had NOT met a certain person,
who became an eXchanger in your life,
perhaps, a commarde, a confident, an eXchanger,
a friend, or, even a lover...
that your entire life would be completely different ?
When you cross paths with people,
sometimes, the cross-roads happen once,
sometimes, the cross-roads happen over and over again...
it is so important, what you choose to weave into each
and, every moment you are given to share with them.
Sometimes, it maybe the last chance
you are given to connect !!!
Give them the 'best' you got to give !!!
REMEMBER, before you choose to utter
the good, and, the strong words...
be sure, you also can back them up
with good, and, with strong actions
to reinforce their tenements...
because, the sum total in any
eXchange equation...
is, that if you put nothing of value in,
you are simply a 'nobody'.
And, this is something a good 'somebody'
does NOT need upon their path...
be a 'good' difference in the equations of life...
or, just choose to eXcuse yourself !!!
~ Susan Lynne Schwenger
13
"Sometimes we need someone
to simply be there.
NOT to fix anything,
or, to do anything in particular,
BUT, just to let us feel that we are cared for
and supported
and, just to let us know that we are appreciated
and valued
by, weaving measures of being
caring, kind and thoughtful
iNTO EVERY EQUATION
that we choose to eXchange iN !!!"
~ susan lynne schwenger
"Always KNOW, and, always REMEMBER...
that when something bad or horrible happens to you,
those unexpected things that should NOT happen to good people,
you always have choices:
You can choose to let it define you,
You can choose to let it refine you,
You can choose to let it destroy you,
or,
You can choose to let it strengthen you...
always, and, in all ways,
The Choice rests with you,
and, is always your choice to make !!!
REMEMBER...THE WiLL is THE WAY
~ susan lynne schwenger
"The person who dances with you in the rain
will most likely walk with you in the storm"
~ susan lynne schwenger
"the world is full of good people...
if you can NOT find one, be one ."
~ susan lynne schwenger
"karma is the great equalizer"
~ susan lynne schwenger
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass,
it's about learning how to dance in the rain."
~ susan lynne schwenger
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TRANSFERRED from old sites
SOME DAY AND ONE DAY
A friend of mine opened his wife's wardrobe
and picked up a silk paper wrapped package.
"This," he said, "isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper
and the box and silk satin dresses inside.
"She got this the first time we went to New York ,
8 or 9 years ago.
She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it."
He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing
he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said,
"never save something for a 'special occasion'.
Every day in your life is a *'Special occasion' "
I still think those words changed my life.
Now I read more and clean less.
I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of experience
to be lived up to, not survived through.
I no longer keep anything.
I use crystal glasses every day.
I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket,
if I feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume for special occasions,
I use it whenever I want to.
The words *'Someday....' and ' One Day'
are fading away from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing,
I want to see, listen or do it now.
I don't know what my friend's wife would have done
if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning,
this nobody can tell.
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.
If you're too busy to send this out to other people
and you say to yourself that you will send it
'One of these days',
REMEMBER
that 'One day' is far away... or might never come.....
~SUSAN LYNNE SCHWENGER
an e-MUSEn' MUSE
"The most important lesson i've learned this year
is do NOT let anyone make you cruel, or act mean !!!
No matter how poorly other treat you...and,
No matter how badly you want to give the world
a taste of its own bitter medicine,
do NOT do that...
as, iT iS never worth losing yourself
NEVER seek revenge...
excuse the bad, invite in the good
Be caring, be compassionate, be kind !!!
KNOW, most of humanity is good...
and, bad exchanges, are the exception to the rule !!!
always be loveable, and, always be loving
Bad things will sometimes happen,
BUT, do NOT allow them to define you
eXercise well-WELL into all eQuations you choose
to eXchange in !!!
~ susan lynne schwenger
13
Top Five Regrets of The Dying
December 1, 2011 By T Kelly
For many years I worked in palliative care.
My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared.
I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.
When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it,
it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.
It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late.
Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.
We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.
It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.
When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.
Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.
Source: http://www.activistpost.com/2011/11/top-5-regrets-of-dying.html
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