WORDS TO LIVE BY

   i heard something disturbing today that made me think of these words to live by

            LIVE TO TELL THE STORY, NOT TO BE THE STORY TOLD...

if you find yourself in a bad situation and it's possible you can get hurt in some way.                  
                                   just RISE ABOVE the bad and leave...

SCHOOLS OUT

WOW! ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR GONE THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO MY BOYS.
REMEMBER THAT FEELING THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL COMING HOME KNOWING
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BUT JUST HANG OUT AND HAVE FUN...

SO I'M SITTING HERE AND I'M THINKING HOW GREAT THE BOYS DID THIS YEAR.

AND THEN BAM IT HIT ME EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE TO WORK
IT'S LIKE I HAVE THE SUMMER OFF.
I DON'T HAVE TO GET UP EARLY TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL
NOW I'M WALKING AROUND WITH A SMILE...

AND THEN I'M THINKING OH MY GOD IT TOOK ME THIS LONG TO REALIZE
THIS IS WHAT MY PARENTS FELT WHEN I GOT OUT OF SCHOOL!
I NEED TO RISE ABOVE THE THOUGHT THAT I COULD SLEEP A EXTRA TWO HOURS
AND REALIZE THAT I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING FOR MY SONS TO DO ALL SUMMER!

IS TODAY THE END

IF THIS WAS YOUR LAST DAY
WOULD YOU BE ON FACEBOOK?

WOULD YOU TELL SOMEBODY
SOME DEEP DARK SECRET THAT
YOU NEVER TOLD ANYBODY...

WOULD YOU BE ON TWITTER?

WOULD YOU GO OUT AND SPEND
ALL THE MONEY YOU DON'T
HAVE ON SOMETHING CRAZY?

BY THE WAY THAT'S THE
ONE I WOULD DO!

WOULD YOU TAKE TODAY OFF
AND SPEND IT WITH YOUR FAMILY?

WOULD YOU PANIC EVEN
THOUGH IT WOULDN'T HELP?

WOULD YOU EVEN REALLY
WANT TO KNOW...

I SAY WE RISE ABOVE AND LIVE
LIFE LIKE TOMORROW IS THE END...

BECAUSE THE ONE THING I DO KNOW
FOR SURE IS IT WILL BE THE END
TOMORROW FOR MANY PEOPLE
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE...

LIVE LOVE AND RISE ABOVE.

POSITIVE IS

   THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ONES YOU LOVE.
THE WORD YOU BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FOR YEARS.

POSITIVE IS ELECTRIC, ENCOURAGING, DANGEROUS!

      IT'S WHEN YOU FIND OUT WITHOUT A DOUBT
                 AND NEED TO MAKE A DECISION...

                                     POSITIVE IS
                  WHAT THE WORST DISEASES ARE.
                                           AND
                          WHAT THE BEST CURE IS!

                    POSITIVELY RISE ABOVE YOU...

WORDS

WORDS ARE EVERYTHING.
I MEAN THINK ABOUT IT
WORDS CAN MAKE YOU
FALL IN LOVE AND THEY
CAN MAKE YOU HATE!

WORDS IN ADVERTISING
CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND
EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T
KNOW IF THEY ARE TRUE!

WORDS DIRECT YOU ON
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT
TO DO EVERY DAY!

TO HEAR
I LOVE YOU.
I MISS YOU.
IT'S A BOY.
IT'S A GIRL.
DADDY I LOVE YOU.
MOMMY I LOVE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR GRANDPARENTS...

I CAN GO ON WITH SOME BAD WORDS
I'M SURE YOU GET THE POINT...

AND THE REASON FOR THINKING OF WORDS TODAY.
I WAS THINKING OF THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE DEAF AND BLIND...

RISE ABOVE YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS
THEY MEAN MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK...

CREATIVITY IS IN ALL OF US

THE LIFE YOU WERE GIVEN IS LIKE A BLOCK OF CLAY!
ONLY YOU CAN MOLD IT IN TO SOMETHING GREAT...

THIS IS SUCH A TRUE STATEMENT.
THE ONLY THING IS MY BLOCK OF LIFE HAS BEEN
REMOLDED SO MANY TIMES I WORRY I WON'T
FIND MY GREATNESS...

BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY THE POINT.
THE POINT IS TRYING TO BE A BETTER PERSON!
WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

I THINK IN REALITY I KNOW I HAVE A GREAT LIFE!
I JUST TRY TO DO TOO MUCH AT LEAST IN MY HEAD THAT IS...

ASK YOURSELF DO WANT TO BE A REPLICA OF OTHERS
OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN MOLD...

SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE NO TALENT.
LITTLE DO THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF A GREAT SCULPTURE...

RISE ABOVE YOU.
AND WORK ON YOUR GREATEST MASTERPIECE!

BAD WATER

OK I KNOW IT IS A GOOD THING THAT BIN LADEN IS DEAD...
BUT IT KIND OF SCARES ME.
FIRST OF ALL BEING FROM NEW YORK AND SINCE I WAS
THERE ON 911
I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO SO MANY PEOPLE
FINALLY SOME KIND OF CLOSURE....

ONE OF THE SCARY THINGS IS YOU REMEMBER I LIVE IN
THE DESERT IN ARIZONA. AND I WENT TO WORK ON 5-2-11
AND NOT ONE PERSON MENTIONED THAT WE GOT HIM!

THAT ALONE IS SCARY...

I THINK MOST PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED
BY 911 DON'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.

ANYWAY, I THINK ABOUT ALL THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON
IN THE WORLD SINCE 911 TORNADOES,TSUNAMIS,HEAT
SNOW STORMS, THE ECONOMY,OIL SPILLS...

AND IT MAKES ME THINK OF A BOOK THAT SAYS
THIS STUFF WOULD BE HAPPENING...

AM I A BELIEVER ?

THIS BOOK SAYS THAT OUR WATER WILL BE CONTAMINATED
AND WE HAD THAT BIG OIL MESS BUT NOW AFTER BIN LADEN
HAS BEEN BURIED AT SEA I'M THINKING YOU CAN'T GET
ANYMORE CONTAMINATED THAN THAT....

RISE ABOVE AND DON'T SWALLOW THE WATER...