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IrishLove

I don't know what I'm doing in life
I just know that I do things so I feel alive
With my own morals
I live one day at a time
And it's great
It's a gift
And I don't want to miss out on anything
Before God takes me
In death or end times...

But let me tell you, I can't wait
For the day when I will be rejoicing
And all that makes me unhappy here in this world
is gone...

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  • A Dreamer Awake : I just read this amazing story, and I thought you might like it, Heather. on May 12, 2007
    >> A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
    >> things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make
    >> it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It
    >> seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
    >>
    >> Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and
    >> placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she
    >> placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed
    >> ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
    >>
    >> In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
    >> carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed
    >> them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
    >> Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." "Carrots,
    >> eggs, and coffee," she replied.
    >>
    >>
    >> Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did
    >> and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take
    >> an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard
    >> boiled egg.
    >>
    >> Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter
    >> smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does
    >> it mean, mother?"
    >>
    >> Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
    >> adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in
    >> strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the
    >> boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its
    >> thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after
    >> sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground
    >> coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water,
    >> they had changed the water.
    >>
    >> "Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your
    >> door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
    >>
    >> Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with
    >> pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
    >>
    >> Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
    >> heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a
    >> financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?
    >> Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with
    >> a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
    >>
    >> Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water,
    >> the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it
    >> releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things
    >> are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
    >>
    >>
    >> When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
    >> elevate yourself
    >> to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg
    >> or a coffee bean?
    >>
    >> May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make
    >> you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you
    >> happy.
    >>
    >> The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
    >> they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The
    >> brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go
    >> forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
    >>
    >> When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
    >>
    >> Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone
    >> around you is crying.
    >>
    >> You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to
    >> you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or
    >> another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those
    >> who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to
    >> those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in
    >> your life.
    >>
    >> If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to
    >> brighten someone's day with this message!
    >>
    >> May we all be COFFEE?
    >
  • A Dreamer Awake on May 12, 2007
    This box is asking me why this author is great...so, I will answer it. I'm so glad that this author is my friend, and that she is always there for me, especially when I'm down. You make my day, and I thank you for all of your wonderful comments and for always sticking with me.

    To a wonderful poet, a best friend, and a lovely person who is certainly not a failure in any way shape or form (referring to earlier comment), I wish for you all the happiness in the world.

    Heather.
  • Sharcu on September 12, 2006
    Hey Haven't talked to you in a while and hope you are doing good
    --Tim
  • InvisibleSoul on May 29, 2006
    I saw your ma and pa today at Giant Eagle! lol...Just had to say that! Miss ya chickie!

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