The story of the three old visitors…

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house home?”, they asked.

“No”, she replied. “He’s out.”

“Then we cannot come in”, they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

“Go tell them I am home and invite them in!”

The woman went out and invited the men in”

“We do not go into a House together,” they replied.

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, “He is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!!”, he said. “Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”

His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?”

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”

“Let us heed our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife.

“Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: “I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would’ve stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!”

MY WISH FOR YOU…

-Where there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy.
-Where there is self-doubting, I wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through it.
-Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, I wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength.
-Where there is fear, I wish you love, and courage.

We dreamers have our ways

Sunshine comes into our lives at the most unexpected of times…

We dreamers have our ways
Of facing rainy days
And somehow we survive
We keep the feelings warm
Protect them from the storm
Until our time arrives
Then one day the sun appears
And we come shining through those lonely years

I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain

And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through
When friends are hard to find
And life seems so unkind
Sometimes you feel so afraid
Just aim beyond the clouds
And rise above the crowds
And start your own parade
‘Cause when I chased my fears away
That’s when I knew that I could finally say

I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain

And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through

I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain

And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through
And made it through
I made it through

When life … a random ISF thought…

Sometimes life will throw the oddest of things in your direction…

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Things that can at times feel like a royal kick in the …

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… giving you the surprise of your life…

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In times like these it is always best to wear a helmet of healthy proportions…

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… and persevere through the half closed window, reaching for the key to recovering, growing, surviving, living, one spiritual millimetre at a time…

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Nothing is impossible as long as you are willing to try, to live, to breathe, to be…

Song of the day.. Here comes the sun.. The Beatles..

I think this is a good for Sanityfound to wake up to… it has been a long cold lonely winter for her in her life.  And I think she is finally seeing some sunshine.  We could all use some sunshine now and then.  I could sure use some. Can’t you?  How appropriate this song….

 

Here comes the sun, doot in doo doo, here comes the sun,
And I say it’s all right

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, doot in doo doo, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right

Little darling, the smile’s returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun,doot in doo doo, here comes the sun,
And I say it’s all right
Here comes the sun, doot in doo doo, here comes the sun, 
It’s all right
It’s all right

Hope & Friendship

This song, from the first time I heard it, spoke to my heart and soul, a song that speaks of who I am and the friendships I hold so dear.

To each of you

This one is for you.

The rain had started tapping
on the window near my bed
There was a loop hole in my dreaming
so I got out of it
And to my surprise my eyes were wide and already open
Just my nightstand and my dresser
where those nightmares had just been

So I dressed myself and left then
out into the gray streets
But everything seemed different
and completly new me
The sky, the trees, houses, buildings
even my own body
And each person I encountered,
I couldn’t wait to meet

And I came upon a doctor
who appeared in quite poor health
I said, “there’s nothing I can do for you, you can’t do for yourself”
He said, “oh yes you can, just hold my hand, I think that that would help”
So i sat with him a while and i asked him how he felt
he said, “I think I’m cured, no infact I’m sure of it
thank you stranger… for your theraputic smile.”

So that’s how I learned the lesson
that everyone’s alone
And your eyes must do some raining
if you’re ever gonna grow
When crying don’t help, you can’t compose yourself,
it’s best to compose a peom
An honest verse of longing
or a simple song of hope

That’s why I’m singing, baby, don’t worry
cause now i’ve got your back
And everytime you feel like crying
I’m gonna try to make you laugh
And if i can’t, if it just hurts too bad,
then we’ll wait for it to pass
And i will keep you company
through those days so long and black

We’ll keep working on the problem
we know we’ll never solve
Of love’s uneven remainders
there lies fractions of a whole
But if the world could remain within a frame
like a painting on a wall
then i think we’d see the beauty then
And stand staring in awe
At our still lives posed
like a bowl of oranges
like a story told
by the fault lines and the soul

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