Wise Advice from Mother Teresa
( because it was never between you and them )

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

This poem is engraved on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta.

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LIFE IS******
Life is an opportunity—benefit from it.

Life is beauty—admire.

Life is bliss—taste it.

Life is a dream—realise it.

Life is a challenge—meet it.

Life is a duty—complete it.

Life is a game—play it.

Life is costly—care for it.

Life is wealth—keep it.

Life is love—enjoy it.

Life is a mystery—know it.

Life is a promise—fulfil it.

Life is sorrow—overcome it.

Life is a song—sing it.

Life is a struggle—accept it.

Life is a tragedy—confront it.

Life is an adventure—dare it.

Life is luck—make it.

Life is too precious—do not destroy it.

Life is life—fight for it!Mother Teresa

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Time and time again I think of you . . . and smile

Jamie Delere

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Its easy to look on the bright side of things, when all is going well...

when the smiles outweigh the frowns and the sunshine is streaming in the window

- But the happiest people are the ones who can say

- when all is going wrong, when the clouds get in the way,

that a little unhappiness must balance the joys,

and that a bit of sadness has its place in the world, too.

For they know, these special people, of the balace of natures ways.

They know that nothing grows where the sun always shines,

and that gray skies and rain can be an unregrettable sign of the day...

For these fortunate people, their favorite season is always the one they are in,

and they continue to look on the bright side,

knowing that the sunshine might leave for awhile,

but that it will never be gone for long!!! Jamie Delere

Helen Razer writes in response to Rudds excision of carers payments

This strange vinyl seat is neither pretty nor particularly comfortable. Nonetheless, it offers a sort of nervous intimacy. As I sit in the chair, holding a blended spoonful of something between puree and broth, I ease into its familiar slouch.

Thousands of people were sat in this chair before me in, what I imagine to be, an almost identical humour. We offer food. We cajole, "Go on. Eat something. Keep your strength up!" And we hope that the patient will just eat a little. And we hope (although we wouldn't tell you) that the patient will eat nothing at all.


It is clear that my grandmother is dying. She's just doing it very slowly.


I'm sitting on a sofa in a room that will shortly be described by real estate copy writers as a "family" area. It's far too big for my parents who are on their own for as long as the respite centre will care for my grandmother. My mother, who looks at least ten years older than her physical age, has been crying and asking the same question for an hour or two.


It is clear that my mother is dying. She's just doing it very slowly

Unleashed: Crying for carers

danke :)

hattip mothy
"The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore"

I've been twisting and turning in a space that's too small
I've been drawing the line and watching it fall
You've been closing me in , closing the space in my heart
Watching us fading and watching us fall apart

Well I can't explain why it's not enough
Coz I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
Oh just leave me now
It's the better thing to do

It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces don't fit anymore

Oh, don't misunderstand how I feel
Coz I've tried, yes I've tried
Still I don't know why
No I don't know why

Why I can't explain why it's not enough
Coz I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
Oh just leave me now
It's the better thing to do

It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces don't fit anymore
The pieces don't fit anymore

You pulled me under so I had to give in
Such a beautiful mess that's breaking my skin
Well I'll hide all the bruises; I'll hide all the damage that's done
But I show how I'm feeling until all the feeling has gone

Well I can't explain why it's not enough
Coz I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
Oh just leave me now
It's the better thing to do

It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces don't fit anymore
The pieces don't fit anymore

For many years now I have been a follower/supporter/promoter of Catherine Hamlins' work in Ethiopia. Her book The Hospital by the River has been a constant seller over many years. Late last year Catherine was airlifted out of Ethiopia with an acute illness, but is recovering.

She is coming to Canberra this month and speaking at Canberra Girls Grammar..

The ABC promoted her work in late 2007, and a movie has recently been released, WALK TO BEAUTIFUL.


Wiki biography.

USA readers of my blog can contribute to her work here. Thank You.

Heroes are important, Catherine is one of mine.