A Smile

A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive,
without making
poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it
sometimes lasts
forever. None is so rich or mighty that they can get along without it,
and none is
so poor but that they can be made rich by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and
is the
countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the
discouraged,
sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something
that is
of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired
to give
you a smile.

Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as the one who has
no more
to give.

--James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton: Tyndale House
Publishers, Inc,
1988) p. 278.
Unknown "Gorgeous!" Sparkling - 15 years, 4 months, 28 days ago

A Christmas Story for people having a bad day:
When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.

Then Mrs Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where.

Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.

Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.

Just then the doorbell rang, and irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.
The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'

And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
Unknown "Gorgeous!" Sparkling - 15 years, 4 months, 28 days ago

PHILOSOPHY OF HOUSECLEANING!
1. I don't do windows because ... I love birds and don't want one to run into a clean window and get hurt.
2. I don't wax floors because ... I am terrified a guest will slip and get hurt then I'll feel terrible ( plus they may sue me.)
3. I don't mind the dust bunnies because ... They are very good company, I have named most of them, and they agree with everything I say.
4. I don't disturb cobwebs because ... I want every creature to have a home of their own.
5. I don't Spring Clean because... I love all the seasons and don't want the others to get jealous
6. I don't pull weeds in the garden because .. .I don't want to get in God's way, HE is an excellent designer!
7. I don't put things away because ... My husband will never be able to find them again.
8. I don't do gourmet meals when I entertain because ... I don't want my guests to stress out over what to make when they invite me over for dinner.
9. I don't iron because ... I choose to believe them when they say "Permanent Press".
10. I don't stress much on anything because ... "A Type" personalities die young and I want to stick around and become a wrinkled up crusty ol' woman!!!!
11. REMEMBER .... a clean house is a sign of a broken computer!
Unknown "Gorgeous!" Sparkling - 15 years, 6 months, 18 days ago

Laas nag lê ek in my bed en
kyk na die bome se blare wat
ritsel in die wind, die magdom
blink sterre, pragtige hemelruim,
eindlose horizon, die oneindige heelal ...


en skielik dink ek ... aan die
nuwe Suid Afrika en besef ...



... waar de fok is my dak?

Unknown "Gorgeous!" Sparkling - 15 years, 8 months, 1 day ago

"Only when the last tree has been cut down...
Only when the last river has been poisoned...
Only when the last fish has been cought...
You will find out that money cannot be eaten."

19th Century Indian Prophecy
Unknown "Gorgeous!" Sparkling - 15 years, 8 months, 3 days ago