This is a small collection of touching and thought provoking poems and lines of prose I've gathered over the years. I give credit where credit's due, otherwise, if their not mine, or I don't know who the author is, then it's considered anonymous. If you recognize a poem and know who wrote it, please let me know. Enjoy!
HAPPINESS
Happiness doesn't occur by itself,
You cause it to happen or not.
Yours is the choice to be unhappy in life,
Or to be content with the life you've got.
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How you relate to life's events,
Determines your joy and your misery.
Whether your feeelings are mean or kind,
Your attitude to life is the key.
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You can make up your mind to be happy,
Life will be more rewarding if you do.
For happiness is a state of mind,
Developed and controlled by you.
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Don't wait to be happy untill things are just right,
Don't let life's little annoyances get in the way.
You can be as happy as you've decided to be,
And you can decide to be happy today.
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Hold On To Your Dream
There is inside you
all of the potential to be whatever you want to be-
all of the energy to do whatever
you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to be,
doing what you want to do,
and each day,
take one step towards your dream.
And though at times it may seem
too difficult to continue,
hold on to your dream.
One morning you will
awake to find
that you are the person you dreamed of-
doing what you wanted to do-
simply because you had the courage
to believe in your ptential
and to hold on to your dream.
Healing
There are times in every life
when we fell hurt or alone...
And I believe that these times
when we feel lost,
and all around us seems
to be falling apart,
are really bridges of growth.
We struggle and try to recapture
the security of what was,
but almost in spite of ourselves,
we emerge on the other side
with a new understanding,
a new awareness,
a new strength.
It's almost as though
we must go through the pain
and the struggles
in order to grow
and reach new heights.
