Some Inspiration
Two Traveling Angels

Keep reading to the bottom of the page -- don't 
  stop at the feet (You'll see). 

  Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night 
  in the home of a wealthy family. 

  The family was rude and refused to let the angels 
  stay in the mansion's guest room. 


  Instead the angels were given a small space in 
  the cold basement. 


  As they made their bed on the hard floor, the 
  older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. 


  When the younger angel asked why, the older angel 
  replied, 


  "Things aren't always what they seem." 


  The next night the pair came to rest at the house 
  of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his 
  wife. 


  After sharing what little food they had the couple 
  let the angels sleep in their bed where they could 
  have a good night's rest. 


  When the sun came up the next morning the angels 
  found the farmer and his wife in tears. 


  Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole 
  income, lay dead in the field. 


  The younger angel was infuriated and asked the 
  older angel how could you have let this happen? 


  The first man had everything, yet you helped him, 
  she accused. 


  The second family had little but was willing to 
  share everything, and you let the cow die. 


  "Things aren't always what they seem," the older 
  angel replied. 


  "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I 
  noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the 
  wall. 


  Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and 
  unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the 
  wall so he wouldn't find it." 


  "Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, 
  the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him 
  the cow instead. 


  Things aren't always what they seem." 


  Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things 
  don't turn out the way they should. If you have 
  faith, you just need to trust that every out come 
  is always to your advantage. You just might not 
  know it until some time later... 
                     v             Oooo 
  Some people            (    ) 
  come into our lives   )  / 
  and quickly go.       (_ / 

oooO  jjjjj jjjjjjjjj
          (    )       Some people
              \  (        become friends
               \_)    and stay awhile..


  leaving beautiful          Oooo 
  footprints on our         (    ) 
      hearts..                     )  / 
                                     (_/


oooO  ccc
                    (    )      and we are 
              \  (          never 
                      \_) quite the same 
                                 because we have 
                                made a good 
                                  friend!! 


  Yesterday is history. 
  Tomorrow a mystery. 
  Today is a gift. 
  That's why it's called the present! 


  I think this is special...live and savor every 
  moment... This is not a dress rehearsal! 


 (\        /) 
 ( \ __ / ) 
 (  \()/  ) 
(  /  \  )
(  /  \  )
/      \
(        )
   TAKE THIS LITTLE  ANGEL
AND KEEP HER CLOSE TO YOU
SHE IS YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL
SENT TO WATCH OVER YOU
               ____ 


  THIS IS A SPECIAL GUARDIAN ANGEL.... YOU MUST 
  PASS THIS ON TO 5 PEOPLE WITHIN THE HOUR OF 
  RECEIVING HER, AFTER YOU DO MAKE A WISH... 
  IF YOU HAVE PASSED HER ON, YOUR WISH WILL 
  BE GRANTED AND SHE WILL WATCH OVER YOU FOREVER... 
  IF NOT, HER TEARS WILL FLOW AND NO WISHES 
  WILL BE GRANTED.... 


  Now don't delete this message, because it comes 


  from a very special angel. 


           Right Now - 


  -somebody is thinking of you. 
  -somebody is caring about you. 
  -somebody misses you 
  -somebody wants to talk to you. 
  -somebody wants to be with you. 
  -somebody hopes you aren't in trouble. 
  -somebody is thankful for the support you have provided. 
  -somebody wants to hold your hand. 
  -somebody hopes everything turns out all right. 
  -somebody wants you to be happy. 
  -somebody wants you to find him/her. 
  -somebody is celebrating your successes. 
  -somebody wants to give you a gift. 
  -somebody thinks that you ARE a gift. 
  -somebody loves you. 
  -somebody admires your strength. 
  -somebody is thinking of you and smiling. 
  -somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on 



  SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU TO SEND THIS TO THEM 
 
  Never take away anyone's hope.  That may be all they have
A well-known Speaker

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you

but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?"

Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?"

And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.

It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.

You are special- Don't EVER forget it."

Count your blessings, not your problems.

And remember: amateurs built the ark... professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU  PLANT

Very interesting - If yo don't have time to read the whole story, just skip the story and go to the 5th paragraph. Basheer

An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it  was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided something different. He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you.” The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here after one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!"

One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.  Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.  3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks went by. Still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went
by, still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed.  Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends, however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But honest about what happened, Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to the palace.  When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other youths. They were beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kids laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people.  Ling just tried to hide in the back. "What great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the emperor.  "Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor!" All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot.  He ordered his guards to bring him to the front.

Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!" When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name.  "My name is Ling," he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't believe it.  Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor? Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds, which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.

But
If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust.
If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness.
If you plant pride, you will reap destruction.
If you plant envy, you will reap trouble.
If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation.
If you plant greed, you will reap loss.
If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies.
If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles.
If you plant sin, you will reap guilt.

So be careful what you plant now, It will determine what you will reap tomorrow, The seeds you now scatter, Will make life worse or better, your life or the ones who will come after. Yes, someday, you will enjoy the fruits, or you will pay for the choices you plant today.