We cannot cure the world of sorrows but we can choose to live in joy.
– Joseph Campbell
Tag Archives: joy
Quote of the day – Jim Rohn
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out…
also keeps out the joy.” – Jim Rohn
Quote of the day – Eeyore
I was just sitting here enjoying the company.
Plants got a lot to say if you take the time to listen.
– Eeyore
Blessed Easter ／(=∵=)＼
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair.
We are the Easter people and
hallelujah is our song.”
– Pope John Paul II
Quote of the day – Martin Firrell
“The road to freedom is bordered with sunflowers.”
– Martin Firrell
The old bus stop
Bus stop –
a place where buses stop for passengers
to board or alight from a bus.
But there’s an old bus stop that
I pass by often.
one that brings back happy memories.
A special bus stop where
my friend, J & I used to
hang out many years ago.
We both went to the same college.
She rented a room in a house
right opposite the bus stop
and I rented a room in another house
about 50 meters down the street.
This old bus stop is the place
where we spent hours talking
about anything and everything.
I’m grateful we are still good friends,
though she resides in another country.
Over the years, we both had our own
shares of joy and heartaches in life.
But, I believe we had risen
stronger each time we fall.
Because we’re both fighters.
We will find our way
through every adversity.
The rocky paths that
we sometimes had to take
and all we could do is
keep moving forward
and hope for brighter days.
And, just like the old bus stop,
may we be resilient, and may we keep standing!
Quote of the day – Rumi
“When you do things from your soul,
you feel a river moving in you,
a joy.”
– Rumi
Hello Dad…
Hello Dad,
today is January 7th
the same date seventeen years ago
at the wee hour of the morning
when I held you in my arms as you
struggled and breathe your last.
The last time Mom and I visited you
at the cemetery was quite some time ago
Not that we have forgotten you but
we believe your spirit dwells
in our hearts and not at the place
where we laid you to rest.
I’m glad I visited you today, Dad
I believe you were at the cemetery too.
I found peace within as I reminisce on the
lessons learned after your passing…
Life is too short to be grumpy
There’s hope in the midst of adversity.
Our success or failures does not
define who we are.
Life is about being joyful.
And there’s joy…
in being yourself
in giving & sharing
in the midst of pain and suffering,
May we find the strength
to let go of our past…
the years of pain and difficulties that
we had somehow survived and have made
us more compassionate and resilient.
May our hearts be filled with
love, joy and peace
as we continue to live
joyfully in the moment.
To all who are celebrating Diwali,
the festival of lights ;
A celebration of triumph
of light over darkness and good over evil,
A festival where thousands of oil lamps
will be illuminated throughout the night;
May the light of hope be there
when we seek it in our darkest hours;
May the light of faith be seen with our hearts
even when our eyes see only darkness;
Let us shine and share this beautiful light
with those around us;
Wishing you delightful moments and
overflowing joy this Diwali and always!
– NBC
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