Friday, August 29, 2014

Thoughts














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cartoon a person! cartoon yourself! these are good for valentines and birthday gifts! or even anniversary gifts! http://cartoonmeplease.multiply.com

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Sacred Bath of Lourdes

ORIGINAL SPOT WHERE WATER SPOUTED IN LOURDES, FRANCE



October 6, 2009  Tuesday: Mass at the Grotto of Lourdes, a previously unknown location revealed by the Virgin Mary to St. Bernadette in a vision.  In the year 1858, Lourdes became an important pilgrim destination when a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary as she was collecting firewood.  Over a five month period, 18 visions in total appeared to Bernadette, many of them selecting the precise spot where a chapel was to be built.  In 1933, Bernadette was canonized a saint.  After the Mass, our group went to the sacred bath and later did a tour of Lourdes.


Lourdes pilgrims waiting to take a dip


Before taking a short dip you are told to pray (Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be) 





Published  12/8/12  ust1611  multiply
Web Page:  Sacred Bath of Lourdes

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Good Morning Blessings

Spread the good feeling







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.No regrets!  Things happen for a reason.Nope

I don't usually forward an email but this one is worth reading.




Top Five Regrets
By Bronnie Ware

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.
When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me

This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. It is very important to try and honor at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn't work so hard

This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence. By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings

Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.
We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends

Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying. It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier

This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.
When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying. Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
-Frederick Koenig



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Published  7/12/11   ust1611  multiply
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Friday, August 22, 2014

Enjoy the Ride



http://www.lshs64.com/enjoytheride.html

Cool site; Impossible Dream Tune


Published  5/29/10  ust1611 multiply
Web Page:  enjoytheride

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HUMBLE HEART POEM









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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Ave Maria Video

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AVE MARIA!



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DECEMBER 1, 2012 SATURDAY
Today is Blessed Virgin Mary Day

In Veneration and Adoration!!!



This powerpoint was e-mailed by Sandy L. of Illinois, a UST Pharmacy-Medical Technology alumni.

The Ave Maria song is so beautiful.  


 http://youtu.be/aQVz6vuNq7s



Published  12/1/12  ust1611 blogspot




Here's a PRAYER TO MARY ( by the Marist Brothers) before you click:
O blessed Virgin, pray to God for us always, that He may pardon us and give us grace.
O blessed Virgin, pray to God for us always, that He may grant us peace in this life.
O blessed Virgin, pray to God for us always, that He may reward us with paradise.
Amen.


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Previous Publication on April 9, 2010 ust1611Multiply website

Note: I wonder if all pps are still connected after the December 1, 2012 deadline for deletion? Save if you like it

Saturday, August 16, 2014

O My God Everything Happens for a Reason

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Video Link http://youtu.be/zyQ5ZSMENF0  Everything Happens for a Reason



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Turn on your speaker - the powerpoint song is very inspiring.  So beautiful!
With God nothing is impossible
 for everything is possible.
God made everything
out of nothing.
Everything in this earth
is God's will.
Always remember,
God has our blueprints.
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Published  6/2/11   ust1611 multiply
Web Page: God Will PowerPoint