The Lesson from the Donkey

imageOne day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well.  The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.

Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.

imageHe invited all his neighbours to come over and help him.  They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. 

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly..

Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well.  

He was astonished at what he saw.

With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing.  He would shake it off and take a step up.

imageAs the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.
The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
Each of our troubles is a steppingstone.
We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up.


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Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred – Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries – Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from God.

Enjoy Life & Stay Happy

Friday Funnies…

image This little boy goes to his Dad and asks, “What is politics?” Dad says, “Well, son let me try to explain it to you this way… I’m the breadwinner of the family, so let’s call me ‘Capitalism’. Your Mom, she’s the administrator of the household, so we’ll call her the Government. We’re here to take care of YOUR needs, so we’ll call you ‘The People’. The nanny, well, she works hard all day for very little money, so we’ll consider her ‘The Working Class’ And your baby brother… we’ll call him ‘The Future’. Now, think about that and see if it makes sense.”

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what his Dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents’ room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door locked, he peeks into the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, “Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now.” The father says, “Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about”.

The little boy replies, “Well, While Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, The People are being ignored,
and the Future is in Deep Sh*t.”

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image A guy joined a nudist camp and when he told his mom she didn’t believe him. So he sent her a picture of his top half. A week later his grandma wanted a picture but he accidentally sent the bottom half.

Knowing she had bad eyesight, he didn’t think much of it. A week later his grandma wrote a letter saying, that she didn’t like his haircut, because it made his nose looks too big.

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OTHER FRIDAY FUNNIES

Amber with

Women Jokes – ROFL Not to be outdone by the guys!

Funny “Men” Quotes – hilarious!

Bojinx with

The blonde… and the Frog

Psychscribe with

Baby Laughing at Wii

Feel like joining in? Just post a funny, be it joke or images, and link back here so we can all see them!

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Don’t Give Up – Eagle Eye Cherry

There is something to be said about not giving up and giving all we got no matter what.  This song is close to my heart, it is one that has travelled with me for many many years and is a theme song of sorts.  I love it! 

All our dreams are gone
With a loss of faith
We’re still hanging on
For another day
It’s so hard to see
That it’s going to get better
And when will that be
It’s hard to say

We must believe
That if we give we will receive
Yes we must believe
That it’s going to get better

Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

Now we’re breaking away
From what holds us down
And this could be the day
That brings out the light
Now we’re marching on
With the will of never giving up
This time we’ll have won
Without a fight

We must believe
That if we give we will receive
Yes we must believe
That it’s going to get better

Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

Forgive and forget
And don’t hold on to the bitterness
A fill with regret
We don’t wanna go there again
The glass is half full
So lets get it on with togetherness
And our number will grow
We will prevail in the end

(softly)
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

(louder)
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

(fading)
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got
Don’t give up, never give up
We won’t stop giving all we got

You Gotta Be…

Music is my world, as you read you will see that I gather a lot from the words written by others… sometimes they say it best and capture the essence in a way I could never do.

Ultimately this song is a song of hope, even in dark times we can rise, even when the clouds have covered the sky in its entirety and there looks to be no chance of sunlight pushing through… wait, hold on, look to it and you will see that the clouds do pass, the sunlight does shine again… you can not give up on life before it has even started, you can not give up your dreams before you have had a chance to realise them… don’t give up, try another day for you never know what the new day may bring…

Listen as your day unfolds,
challenge what the future holds
Try to keep your head up to the sky
Lovers they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted,
don’t be shamed to cry
You gotta be..

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold,
you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough,
you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm,
you gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know
Love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles
in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my,hey hey hey

Time asks no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can’t stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning, can’t stop it if you tried to
The best part is danger staring you in the face

Remember Listen as your day unfolds,
challenge what the future holds
Try to keep your head up to the sky
Lovers they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
my oh my,hey hey hey….

Got to be bold. Got to be bad
Got to be wise. Not ever sad
Got to be hard. Not too, too hard
All I know is, love will save the day

Lean on Me

Just get the feeling that someone may need to hear this song today/night,  I have been singing it all day … Lean on Me is one of my all time favourites, it is the first song I learnt the lyrics to and the first I could actually sing in tune lol…

Hang in there

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there’s always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long
‘Til I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you WON’T let show

you just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that YOU’LL understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For ,it won’t be long
‘Til I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on

YA just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that YOU’LL understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can’t carry
I’m right up the road
I’ll share your load
If you just call me
call me (if you need a friend)
call me (call me)
call me (if you need a friend)
call me (if you ever need a friend)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me (if you need A friend)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me (call me)
call me

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