tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329171852013-09-11T23:13:09.762-04:00The Journey of a Philosopher &amp; Poetsjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-15406695371367175462009-08-29T13:29:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:30:19.527-04:00Attitude is everything! It tells the truth even when your lips do not.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-52848894050401089182009-08-29T13:28:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:29:25.045-04:00Even if you leave home in haste, you may soon return home to find the missing piece of your puzzle. Remember, when you complete 360 degrees, you must always return to the place where you began.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-9831562581039529802009-08-29T13:26:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:28:00.764-04:00Some people spend their entire lives worrying about how they are perceived; unfortunately, these individuals can rarely define themselves, for that is someone else’s job to do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-44621555036661897812009-08-29T13:25:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:26:00.548-04:00In life, it is important to find many lasting impressions, so that your canvas is never void of beauty.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-24558532354911286562009-08-29T13:22:00.002-04:002009-08-29T13:24:25.430-04:00It is important to enjoy life, even when it is hard to smile. In reality, most people have a memory or two of a person or of an event that can cause a constant flow of tears. But be thankful for the wonderful people that have crossed your path in life, for these individuals have given you uncountable treasures.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-4315732324762720272009-08-29T13:20:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:22:13.722-04:00A new book cannot be written if its author possesses idle hands. Therefore, life's obstacles must not prevent you from writing a philosophy, a poem, or a prayer, regarding the fruits and labors of this journey.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-58881808899973824992009-08-29T13:15:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:18:37.441-04:00When a machine breaks down, we usually can afford to buy a new one. In some cases, the new machine may perform better than the old machine ever did. But as humans, if we break down, we must learn to fix ourselves, for we do not possess the knowledge to create a new us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-32544159435494478492009-08-29T13:14:00.000-04:002009-08-29T13:15:08.325-04:00The price of love is a heavy burden on society; otherwise, everyone would have enough to eat and to get well regardless of fundamental changes in economics.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-55202031721087006112009-08-29T12:48:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:50:17.785-04:00Do not be indecisive about moving on! Sometimes change is meant for you. Remember, some seeds cannot grow if sunlight is not present and if the land remains unfertile. So do not seek unproductive unions, regardless of their affiliation to you. Souls are meant to expand with goodness and not to be polluted by evil thoughts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-49486843763713729932009-08-29T12:47:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:48:17.302-04:00Any accomplishment is not worth mentioning unless you pay homage to the individuals that helped you to reach your goal.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-681703965987065442009-08-29T12:45:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:46:26.366-04:00Without hope, you will always find a reason to fail; without a plan, you will always need someone else to lead you; without dreams, you will always find value in someone else's goals, but you will never find value in your own goals.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-12264868121765255452009-08-29T12:41:00.001-04:002009-08-29T12:44:09.110-04:00Life is always a game of inches. Therefore, we drive carefully through life, so that we have fewer accidents that cause harm to ourselves and to others. Unfortunately, we sometimes ignore the obvious. Life’s greatest gifts are often within our rear view mirrors. Yet we have a tendency to overlook these gifts, because we are blinded by our fear of the unknown.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-54738720418378782512009-08-29T12:37:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:41:10.866-04:00Hope must never be buried in the sand, for the sun has enough light to provoke everyone to think. But when you speak, be humble as a robin bird who seeks food for its young, regardless of time of day. And do not hold back your tongue when your words are able to motivate others to perform even greater acts of kindness. Furthermore, there is no need to expect any reward, for life is an endless surplus of rewards.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-26168749620952569552009-08-29T12:35:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:36:47.667-04:00Love must never be based on conditions. Otherwise, it will fade away when winter frost causes its rose pedals to crumble. In addition, love must never be distant. Therefore, in the midst of danger, love remains steady, for the faithful pilot does not abandon the plane because of turbulent weather.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-27092196173861217352009-08-29T12:33:00.001-04:002009-08-29T12:34:42.750-04:00If I ever define what beauty means to me, you will know beauty when you see her. And yet, many radiant figures have walked this earth before our time. However, this beauty is both more radiant than the sun bursting from its sleep, and more radiant than the moon falling between two lovers. Truly, beauty is one of a kind!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-43303253703447833032009-08-29T12:31:00.000-04:002009-08-29T12:32:31.781-04:00Some memories are priceless gems, while other memories cause sleepless nights. Therefore, we all have special moments that bring us comfort, but we attempt to avoid reminders of our failures, our regrets, and our mistakes. Life can be a painstaking journey; however, we must find peace within our souls, so that we may enjoy the pieces of goodness that we embrace throughout this journey.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-77636144238925247972009-08-29T12:28:00.001-04:002009-08-29T12:29:50.988-04:00There is no substitute in life for experience, for it finishes the thought of an author suffering from writer's block.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-44502320615333283672009-08-12T18:04:00.001-04:002009-08-12T18:06:34.302-04:00A philosophy is dangerous if used for self gratification. Therefore, self-improvement of mind, body and spirit is a more desirable state.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-44235996686578159072009-08-04T20:07:00.000-04:002009-08-04T20:08:31.316-04:00Regardless of our life achievements, we are born humble babes into this world, and we will die as humble as we came into this world.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-84502421914465335942009-08-04T20:06:00.000-04:002009-08-04T20:07:28.214-04:00No one would tell a seed on the ground to plant and to water itself. Unfortunately, there are too many children (posing as seeds) around this country that have no other choice.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-58013002520789896462009-08-04T20:02:00.001-04:002009-08-04T20:05:12.424-04:00Sometimes we fail 1,000 times before we succeed. However, how many of us have the courage and belief to reach the 1,001 attempt? Remember, failure only brings us closer to success, for we will not become wiser by sitting idle.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-33628395187009486742009-08-04T19:54:00.001-04:002009-08-04T19:57:32.653-04:00You will not reach your full potential if you are consumed with being someone else. You may eventually lose your identity by desiring someone else’s bank account, house or spouse. Therefore you must aim to become the best you, for you were not born to wallow in pity.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-31136200451874646712009-08-04T19:53:00.001-04:002009-08-04T19:53:51.694-04:00Do not let your past prevent you from being successful. It is easy to continue to look back at your rear view mirror. But remember, hummingbirds must sing sweet melodies daily, while the grass must learn to grow in spite of the weather’s elements, including snow, wind, and drought. So we must build a lifetime resume of worthy accomplishments.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-46897865735218875882009-08-04T19:49:00.001-04:002009-08-04T19:52:19.752-04:00Beauty has been known to captivate us all. Beauty rises in the morning when the sun awakes its young, and beauty becomes more radiant as the sun sets and as the moon appears above the horizon. However I speak not of the beauty of an actress that has graced a 1,000 magazine covers or more, but the countless parents who care for their children with loving arms.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32917185.post-41641729663878884872009-08-04T19:48:00.000-04:002009-08-04T19:49:13.310-04:00Family is the strongest bond on earth. You may meet as strangers, but you will soon become the best of friends. In addition, family tells stories of our ancestral pasts, for we all came from somewhere. As family, we pray, we sing, and we unite to form a bond that stands firm despite our differences, for we love one another unconditionally. And when we depart, we cannot wait until the day that we meet again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8195503709483346"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>sjbc4119http://www.blogger.com/profile/16593826465720724139noreply@blogger.com0