The Presence of Christmas

"May I take your wrap?" he said
As I stepped just past the door.
His words were clear and welcoming,
But his eyes said so much more.

With arms outstretched he beckoned me;
I stepped quickly to his side.
With clasp released and belt unfurled,
My coat began to slide.

Off my shoulders strained from the day,
Away from my hungry heart.
Down my back of history,
Exposing each tender part.

"I'll set it here," he said protectively,
"In case you feel a chill."
Then he led me by the hand
And whispered, "I truly doubt you will."

Mixing with others, I soon lost sight of him,
And yet I felt his warmth all night.
I wore a cloak of threads unseen,
Woven from love and light.

"Who was that man who took my coat?" I asked,
But no one seemed to care.
"Perhaps it was my Uncle Bill," Jane said.
"Or maybe our neighbor upstairs."

He was kind and calm and so accepting.
Such non-judgment is truly rare.
I felt so loved and safe with him,
That I freely shed my cloak of fear.

"I wish that others could feel his presence,"

I thought. "I wish that I could see him again."
Suddenly I was drawn to a flickering candle
And there at its base, a small card read:

"May you find grace in the face of adversity;
And see the fear behind a critic's eye.
May you embrace love and joy as they're offered;
And give generously of your heart and time.
It is then you'll feel the presence of Christmas."


- Dr. Suzanne Zoglio

What did the gangster's son tell...

What did the gangster's son tell his dad when he failed his examination?
Dad they questioned me for 3 hours but I never told them anything."

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The president of a large corporation opened his directors meeting by
announcing, "All those who are opposed to the plan I am about to propose
will reply by saying, 'I resign'

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What's the difference between people who pray in church and those who
pray in casinos?
The ones in the casinos are serious

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When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God
doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.

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A little boy went up to his father and asked, "Dad, where did all of my
intelligence come from?" His father replied, "Well, son, you must have
gotten it from your mother, because I still have mine."

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The First Law of Philosophy: For every philosopher, there exists an
equal and opposite philosopher.
The Second Law of Philosophy: They're both wrong

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Sunny's teacher sent a note home to his Mother saying, "Sunny seems to
be a very bright boy, but spends too much of his time thinking about
girls."
The Mother wrote back the next day, "If you find a solution, please
advise. I have the same problem with his Father."

Awesome Presence of Mind

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who
would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son  and mentioned his situation:


Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden,because  your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be  digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all
my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't in prison.

............................Love, Dad


Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden!! That's where I buried
the GUNS!!"

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without
finding any guns.


Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and asked him what to do next.


His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad.......................... It's the best I could do for you from here."


Moral:

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.


GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

~ Author Unknown ~

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Some affairs to remember :-)

The First Affair:

A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day, their passions overcame them and they took off for her house, where they made passionate love all afternoon. Exhausted from the wild sex, they fell asleep, awakening around 8:00 pm. As the man threw on his clothes, he told the woman to take his shoes outside and rub them through the grass and dirt.Mystified, she nonetheless complied. He slipped into his shoes and drove home. "Where have you been?" demanded his wife when he entered the house. "Darling, I can't lie to you. I've been having an affair with my secretary and we've been having sex all afternoon. I fell asleep and didn't wake up until eight o'clock." The wife glanced down at his shoes and said, "You liar! You've been playing golf!".



The Second Affair :

There was a middle-aged couple that had two stunningly beautiful teenage daughters. The couple decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted. After months of trying, the wife finally got pregnant and sure enough, delivered a healthy baby boy nine months later. The joyful father rushed into the nursery to see his new son. He took one look and was horrified to see the ugliest child he had ever seen. He went to his wife and told her there was no way he could be the father of that child. "Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered!" Then he gave her a stern look and asked, "Have you been fooling around?" The wife just smiled sweetly and said, "Not this time!"


The Third Affair:

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. "Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner. Then she quickly rubbed baby oil all over him and then dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you to," she whispered. "Just pretend you're a statue." "What's this, honey?" the husband inquired as he entered the room. "Oh, it's a statue," she replied nonchalantly. "The Smiths bought one for their bedroom. I liked it so much, I got one for us too." No more was said about the statue, not even later when they went to sleep. Around two in the morning, the husband got out of bed, went to the kitchen and returned a while later with a sandwich and a glass of milk. "Here," he said to the statue, "eat something. I stood like an idiot at the Smiths for three days and nobody offered me as much as a glass of water."


The Fourth Affair:


Jake was dying. His wife, Becky, was maintaining a candlelight vigil by his side. She held his fragile hand, tears running down her face. Her praying roused him from his slumber. He looked up and his pale lips began to move slightly. "Becky my darling," he whispered. "Hush my love," she said. "Rest, don't talk." He was insistent. "Becky," he said in his tired voice, "I have something that I must confess." "There's nothing to confess," replied the weeping Becky, "everything's all right, go to sleep." "No, no. I must die in peace, Becky. I ... I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend and your mother!" "I know, my sweet one" whispered Becky, "that's why I poisoned you!"

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Thoughts

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
~Marilyn vos Savant

Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.
~Helen Hayes

A successful man is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
~David Brinkley

Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for. It is a thing to be achieved.
~William Jennings Bryant

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow".


Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
~Anne Frank

There are many ways of being frivolous, only one way of being intellectually great; that is honest labor.
~Sydney Smith

Don't avoid obstacles.....Defeat them !
~Gabriel Yared

If the things we believe in are different than the things we do, there can be no true happiness.
~Dana Telford

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.
~Epicurus

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.
~Charles Jones

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
~Elbert Hubbard

Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.
~George F. Tiltonood

If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
~Anna Quindlen

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.
~Simon Patrick

This very moment is a seed from which the flowers of tomorrow's happiness grow.
~Margaret Lindsey

Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.
~Norman Mailer

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
~Doug Larson

The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves a wise man.
~Buddha

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.
~Ayn Rand

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.
~John MacNaughton

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
~M. Scott Peck

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it.
~Mark Twain

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