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“All Joys Lead to Him”

 
Life has many lessons to teach us.

Among these is finding the greatest of joys of life. 

When we look to others to bring us that joy

we will always find disappointment with our lives.

The light of true happiness is within our own selves.

It is shared and nurtured by only one Being

and that is our Lord and Savior.

Do not look to your fair weather friends

or those who claim to love you.

They will only bring you sadness and disappointment.

Perfection in Love and Friendship is only found in God.

Seek Him, Love Him, and Worship Him each day  of your life.

In so doing will you finally find

the joys of eternity

that are just before you.

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A great power exists with each of us.
It is the power to change our very DNA.
We can restamp our very mind
our hearts
our souls.
 
We no longer have to be our parents.
We can be something
new
different
and more wonderful.
 
Our creator gave us
a wonderful gift
in having free will
we now have the power of creation.
 
In awakening this morning
the question to ask yourself,
“Do you love yourself
as you are today?”
 
Make today
the day
you create the person
you want to be.

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“The gift is ourselves” line from poem, Amidst Series of Poetry Books by John J. Rigo

Negative thoughts destroying one’s body.
I have seen the results of this in my own life.
I have seen it in my own past
as well as many loved ones in my own life. 
 
A constant stream of fear
feeding one’s mind each day.
Fearful thoughts
which are a constant companion.
 
Our God given computers
in the physical mind 
is a wonderful gift.
 
Our minds will program
any stream
whether good or bad for us
in our daily stream of thoughts.
 
Let your spiritual mind
which is your true being
take charge of the programming
of your physical mind. 
 
In so doing
with the Grace of our Lord
will you find a long life
as well as a life of joy.
 
It is our Lord’s desire
for each of us to live
a long healthy
and properous life

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Courtesy of wn.com

 
 
There is nothing more devastating
then someone you have loved beyond all others
tells you they do not love you.
 
Suddenly the person before you
is a complete stranger.
 
You can feel your heart breaking
into a million pieces.
 
You know you deserve better than that
from the one you protected and cared for
over many years. 
 
Why does life seem so cruel when one finds themselves
turning away from
the person they thought of
as their best friend? 
 
To have this happen as one finds themselves
in their golden years is especially cruel.
 
Truly life on this earth
can be such a sad thing. 
 

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Courtesy of thefallenknight.com

 
 
 
Your lips move forming words of love.
They seem to be words without substance.
I tried to believe in the truth of them.
 
I now realize you do not look upon me
as your Knight in shining armor.
Nothing can be sadder than not having love in life.
 
Still I believe in love.
I have seen glimpses of love in my life.
There were moments that such love
touched my life.

I now believe love in its real meaning
will be with my Lord.
 
I now understand
that in spite of all its sham
life teaches us
that love indeed
is a rare thing.
 
It is a gift 
that is given to a few.
                                                                                       

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Courtesy of kdmummy.blogspot.com

 
 
It was sometime ago that a man
who I thought well of
praised a couple that are my sworn enemies.
He is a public official of many years in my community.
 
If he is like many politicians in my community
he will be shocked that I vote for his opponent this May.
One would think he would finally learn
after almost twenty-seven year in office
that one can not always walk the fence in politics.
 
So my once dear friend it would do good to remember
that when one’s sworn enemies are related by you
as your…….. good friends
you have now become…….no longer……..my friend.

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Taken morning of 5/30/2012 at 6:30 a.m. on Northwood Shores of Cedar Creek Lake in East Texas by John J. Rigo copyright 2012

 
 
This morning my eyes beheld ocean waves upon the morning sky.
The thought came to mind that it was an ocean from another world.
A preview of many that our Lord renders us each day.
 
Perhaps our concept of God is too small for our thoughts.
Perhaps our spirits have existed for thousands of light years.
In universes beyond our human comprehension. 
 
Was it the next world that my spirit will soon discover
upon an ocean scene in a morning sky?
What beauty
what adventures await us
in the many lives before us?
 
With my Lord at the helm of my ship
I only know that whatever voyage is before me
My Lord will bless and keep me safe. 

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Courtesy of sligofbay.hubpages.com

If I could have been anything I could have been
I would have been a healer in my life.
The placing of my hands upon a sick individual
would bring a healing.
 
What a wonderful gift it would be
to see the blind have sight
the lame walk
the mentally ill be whole
any sickness
any stage of pending death
all would be healed
while saying a prayer
in the name of Jesus.
 
If I could have been anything in my life
I would have been a healer.
I would not ask for this gift for myself
but to render it all those loving individuals
that I meet each day
that truly love Jesus.
 
Lord grant me the gift of a healer
thru my deeds
thru my poetry words
thru my prayers.

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Courtesy of txlady76.wordpress.com 
Above picture courtesy of txlady76.wordpress.com
 
 
Tears fall from my checks this day.
Tears for all the fallen soldiers of our land.
Tears for those who gave their all for our country.
 
These tears forever seal in eternity
the greatest gift they gave to protect us all.
God Bless and Protect our departed military men and woman
who rendered in their memorial of this day
their very lives for us.
 
 
 
 

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Courtesy of copingwithdepressioncenter.com

 
 
 
I have fought this battle before….. I lost.
It starts with those that are closest to us.
They remind us of our shortcomings
rather than our victories in life.
 
We fight but seem not to overcome
the weight that falls upon our spirit.
We cannot find anyone to reach out to.
 
Those that we thought cared about us or loved us
really are not sincere in their hearts.
We no longer live under illusions.
 
We feel that our life is over.
Our very breathing becomes heavy
the weight upon our lungs for air becomes heavier.
The battle for light begins.
 
We must reach again for the strength of our Lord.
We must armour ourselves.
Before us lays the battlefield.
Prepare for the good fight.

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