sketches of my day May 2008 - Nov 2010

 August 15, 2009

Welcome

While looking around in my garden yesterday evening, I noticed two signs I have “posted” there, both say ”Welcome”. I wondered why I chose two signs that say the same thing in such a small space as my garden. I rather liked the subliminal message I was sending. I thought of this idea of welcoming people and changes into our lives, not just accepting them but opening your heart up and saying “welcome” and really meaning it, saying “I am glad you are here and now part of my world and from this point on I will try to make you feel welcome and I will be grateful that you are here and understand that God put you here for a reason”. I know this statement is cliché and I try hard not to use clichés, but I have to classify that as a belief of mine and until I can figure out a more rhythmical way to say it, I will humbly (and graciously) use it.

 Anyway, welcome to you and I am glad you are "here" reading my little musings, trying to put just a bit of positive energy in your day. I do not mean to be so presumptuous to think I have any effect upon you or your day, but I think that when we read or see positive images, we are affected by them and that is really all I am trying to do.

 “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.”

“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.”

 

Till next time,

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