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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Posted on Sep 19th, 2006
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Samme
Samme
VOTE for this Project at Digg.com by clicking on their "Digg" button. Thank you!
September 19 at 2:28 AM. You can post any kind thoughts, short or long. Give blessings to the world. Make your posts and I will add the pennies. Come back and post everyday for a good cause. Just scroll down to the end of this page or press the "End" button on your keyboard to take you instantly to the "Add Comments" button for you to be able to post your thoughts which will add to the penny I have to give out to charity. GOAL: 5,000 Thoughts posted by January 1, 2007. In order to reach that goal we must have at least 50 posts everyday until the project end date. Please let me know if you would like to give a matching grant.
With all due respect, I know that your thoughts are worth more than a penny that is why at the end of this project a lucky participant will be given a surprise generous gift.
Just a note on posting for those who are new. In order to see the comments you have to click on the "comments" link below. The "Add Comment" button is at the end of the posts of comments. When you make a post and would like to make another post, you have to click on your "refresh" button on your server in order for you to see the "Add Comment" button again.
THANK YOUs:
Ladybear - donated 1,000 pennies thru the mail. Thank you for the lovely card as well.
September 19, Tuesday at 9:30 AM. Okay folks, a wonderful thing is happening, my dear friend Kelly MsCapriKell set up on her blog her project called PENNIES FROM HEAVEN. The power of collaboration.
September 26, Tuesday. Please make sure you go to Lisa's blog too because she set up her own fundraising too for a very good cause. Thank you all for the love and support.
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I like this idea…. and I will be back with more thoughts as I find them…. {giggles}
Kind thought: I hope nobody else finds themselves in the dentist's chair today.
Kind thought: This is a wonderful, creative and generous idea! Thanks for the opportunity.
Kind thought: MsCapri… Cool idea putting grapes and a grape vine there. I've always thought tattoos on lower backs were graceful decorations of the human body.
Thank you, TimD! I think it was a creative idea at the time!! Thinking of getting a new one soon.
1¢
Cool idea, Samme. You are full of creative ideas and inspiration!
What other wonderful idea will you think of next? Loving your energy.
Thank you Samme for starting this and Kelly is wonderful to follow suit. You are both wonderful.
See a penny ……..pick it up……..and all day long you will have good luck.
Heres one, When you meet the person being treated like the little dog,Be their Big dog.
Use your soul power for those the universe sends to you.
Hey … we are tied at 10¢ — oh wait… this will make you one penny ahead of me!!! LOL
1¢
Om Mani Padme Hum Om Mani Padme Hum Om Mani Padme Hum
Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. Viewing the written form of the mantra is said to have the same effect – it is often carved into stones, and placed where people can see them.
Om Mani Padme Hum Om Mani Padme Hum Om Mani Padme Hum
The Peace of God (Universe, All That IS) that passes all understanding floods your (our) mind, your body and your soul. :)
This is a great idea!
My profound statement of the day is by Charles Schulz. Happiness is a warm Beagle.
Small, seemingly insignificant actions can make a big difference!
My thought right NOW…
Thank GOD…
And NOW…
Love One Another.
NOW…
We Are All One as GOD IS ALL THERE IS…
Another thought?
ROD spelled backwards is DOR… kinda like the dors of perception… well, alright… without an “O”… I think it ended up in some kid's bowl of Cheerios and accidentally eaten.
Another thought?
When you look at Rod's avatar, he looks like the guy from Midnight Oil with something on his head… until you click on it and go look at the bigger picture.
It's funny how seeing a “bigger picture” changes a lot of small impressions.
A penny for your thoughts.
A nickle for your kiss.
A dime if you tell me that you love me. ; )
Teehee a penny for thee!
God Loves You!
Let Love flow!
Awesome thought: God!
I LOVE YOU ALL! Thank you and wonderful blissful amazing magical day to all !
Let love spread far and wide and let the world be world surrounded and filled with love.
We are not a body, We are Spirit, We are free. We are as God created us.
Fearlessness and creativity can help change the world. Don't be afraid to post.
This is one example where your thoughts can change the world. Think about it!
I would like to thank Renie for her invitation of friendship. Namaste! In Lak'ech.
Do you need some wonderful colors in your life? You folks should see Renie's artwork.
You can be anything you want to be. Be the change you want to see!
Healing energies to all for the good of all concern.
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
Kewl!!!
Enlightenment is no laughing matter… but, laughing is an enlightened manner. ;-)
Hope all are having a good day!
A penny for your thoughts, my friend. The celebration continues!
Be Free to Be
Thank you Christopher (Lovejoy, 2 comments above) for letting me know that. Great!
THE LUCKY PENNY
Some people would like to see the United States stop producing the one-cent piece. They say pennies are a nuisance, and they point out that they cost more to make than their one-cent value.
But a survey by Coinstar, a company that makes coin-exchange machines, says 65 percent of people polled favored keeping the penny in circulation. And groups such as Americans for Common Cents say they don't want to lose their cents.
At least for now, it appears the penny's luck is holding out.
Liberate yourself by examining and analyzing.
Don't wallow in self-pity.
Don't be jealous.
Don't be frivolous.
May all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, all the angels and archangels, bless this project of yours.
Thank you zen for the wishes and blessings. I notice those lojongs from the Gampo Abbey, thank you for putting that. Thank you all so far.
running on a “thought shortage” …. check out zQuotes and share your favorite one here!!! So many to choose from!! Who knows you might be inspired into a new one of your own!
Love is something if you give it away
You've got to give it away
Give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You'll end up having more
Love is like a Magic Penny
The tighter you hold it, you won't have any
Give it away
And you'll always have plenty
You'll end up having more
let your thoughts actively “be the ¢hange you wish to see in the world”….
Embrace the Shift
Today I received my Zaad T and stuff - great timing!!!!! Instead of wallowing in boredom, drink, food, anger or anything else that might derail my ultimate quest (which seems…. too big sometimes), to grow, stretch, learn, teach, laugh, heal, encourage, risk, give, love….. I jumped back on this site and here I am. Thanks! Seeking social interaction!!! ; )
Every great accomplishment was at one time a ”I wonder what would happen if….” thought.
with your poetry and Spirit breathe life into inanimate surroundings….have a wonderful day
LOVE WITH ABANDON
TAKE BIG BITES
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD
DARE TO BE REMARKABLE
LIVE WITH INTENTION
LISTEN HARD
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
LIVE AS IF THIS IS ALL THERE IS
PLAY WITH ABANDON
WALK TO THE EDGE
DANCE YOUR PRAYERS
HUG OFTEN
The world would have you agree with its dismal dream of limitation.
But the Light would have you soar like the eagle of your sacred visions.
Alan Cohen
take the red pill
Namaste
May you be blessed!
Here’s a sweet blessing video clip:
http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/
Peace and Pennies,
Elena
The Noble Eightfold Path is essentially a practical guide of ethics, mental rehabilitation and mind deconditioning, and is believed, by Buddhists, to result in an end to dukkha, or suffering, which is a goal that has informed and driven the entire Buddhist tradition since its inception 2500 years ago. As the name indicates, there are eight elements in the Noble Eightfold Path, and these are further subdivided into three basic categories as follows:
* Wisdom
1. Right understanding
2. Right intention
* Ethical conduct
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
* Mental discipline
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration
What a wonderful idea! Thanks for making a difference.
Where can I send a contribution of pennies. I have a habit of picking them up anytime I see them, so I have quite a few I could donate.
There are days when I feel like the person picking up the penny; and then there are days when I feel like the penny being picked up. ~mscaprikell
1¢
Thank you all again for those who posts and viewers. Just love all the posts. Thank you Lisa for your pennies collection, please find in your inbox my mail about mailing info. Kelly our project is growing, thank you for reminding me that all is well. ~Samme
September 22 is the International Day for Peace.
Your outer world of form and experience is a reflection of your inner world of thoughts and feelings. As above, so below. As within, so without. That is the law.
The greater your awareness of the Presence of God within you, the more the Presence fills your consciousness. That is the law.
The deeper your understanding of Spirit as the Source, Substance, and Activity of your supply, the more permanently that Truth will be etched in your consciousness. That is the law.
It is your spiritual consciousness - your Knowledge of the Presence of God within you as total and complete fulfillment - that interprets itself as every form or experience in your world. That is the law.
God is lavish, unfailing Abundance, the rich omnipresent substance of the Universe. This all-providing Source of infinite prosperity is individualized as me - the Reality of me.
I lift up my mind and heart to be aware, to understand, and to know that the Divine Presence I AM is the Source and Substance of all my good.
I am conscius of the Inner Presence as my lavish Abundance. I am conscious of the constant activity of this Mind of Infinite Prosperity. Therefore, my consciousness is filled with the Light of Truth.
Through my consciousness of my God-self, the Christ within, the Buddha within, as my Source, I draw into my mind and feeling nature the very substance of Spirit. This substance is my supply; thus, my consciousness of the Presence of God within me is my supply.
Money is not my supply. No person, place, or condition is my supply. My awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the all providing activity of the Divine Mind within me is my supply. My consciousness of this Truth is unlimited; therefore, my supply is unlimited.
The Divine Consciousness that I am is forever expressing its true nature of Abundance. This is its responsibility, not mine. My only responsibility is to be aware of this Truth. Therefore, I am totally confident in letting go and letting God appear as the abundant all-sufficiency in my life and affairs.
My consciousness of the Spirit within me as my unlimited Source is the Divine Power to restore the years the locusts have eaten, to make all things new, to lift me up to the High Road of abundant prosperity. This awareness, understanding, and knowledge of Spirit appears as every visible form and experience that I could possibly desire.
When I am aware of the God-Self within me as my total fulfillment, I am totally fulfilled. I am now aware of this Truth. I have found the secret of life, and I relax in the knowledge that the Activity of Divine Abundance is eternally operating in my life. I simply have to be aware of the flow, the radiation, of that Creative Energy, which is continuously, easily, and effortlessly pouring forth from my Divine Consciousness. I am now aware. I am in the flow.
I keep my mind and thoughts off “this world,” and I place my entire focus on God within as the only Cause of my prosperity. I acknowledge the Inner Presence as the only activity in my financial affairs, as the substance of all things visible. I place my faith in the Principle of Abundance in action within me.
Keep your money circulating. If you hoard it for a rainy day, you may have to spend it on an ark.
~Hellllp! ; )
Love inspires me every day…
Today feels like a new beginning and so it is-U are a blessing Samme, such an inspired soul…
Your art creations warm up Zaadz and being part of this project is such an important loving place to BE…
Thank you zen for all those wonderful abundance and prosperous thoughts. Thank you Katrina for such a loving tribute, you made me cry.
what an absolutely lovely thing to do! thank you Samme
“Be the Joy you want to see.” Violetflame And So YOU ARE, Samme!
What a wonderful idea, intention and unfolding!
We shall let our ideas flow and pennies circulate like never before!
So be it. And so it is.
D a r i n a :)
“Bhavattu Sabba Managalam” = May All Things Be Happy!
If Love is The Answer, Joy is the Way!
Enjoy, Share & Inspire!
You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate this last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark
Man, they said we better
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between :-)
“This is a song I've been singing for a long time.
It's like an old friend.
But, you know, I think it,
it's only recently that I discovered what it's really about.”
You've got to give a little, take a little,
and let your poor heart break a little.
That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
You've got to laugh a little, cry a little,
until the clouds roll by a little.
That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
As long as there's the two of us,
we've got the world and all it's charms.
And when the world is through with us,
we've got each other's arms.
You've got to win a little, lose a little,
yes, and always have the blues a little.
That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
man, Samme, you made me work in my blog for you! The work I put into that could have been posted here and it will probably cost 2,000 pennies. : )
Thanks, zen, I appreciate all your efforts and I am grateful to you. You made a huge contribution to my projects here at the penny project and my Book Lovers pod. I now promote you from angel to the rank of Archangel.
I am just teasing and not complaining. My pleasure. Hey guess what?
This is the 100th post. The lucky penny to the lucky dollar.
Let us learn to think of dollars, as we do of leaves on trees or oranges, as the natural and inevitable result of the law active within. There is truly no need to be concerned even when the trees appear to be bare, as long as we are conscious of the truth that the law is even now operating within to bring forth fruit after its own kind. Regardless of the state of our finances at any given moment, let us not be concerned or worried because we now know that the law acting in, through, and as our consciousness is at work within us, when we are asleep as well as when we are awake, to provide all those added things.
I like to invite you all to read Peter's blog here. I just like to promote people.
You are a beautiful spirit for this planet.
Perhaps you will start another PFYT as we count down to the launch of
The ABC4All Bridge of Relief:
07/07/07 at 07:07:07
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what a fantastic idea . Samme you are a great man .
Oh I've been traveling on a boat and a plane
In a car on a bike with a bus and a train
Traveling there and traveling here
Everywhere in every gear
But oh Lord we pay the price with a
Spin of a wheel - with a roll of a dice
Ah yeah you pay your fare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
And I've been traveling through the dirt and the grime
From the past to the future through the space and the time
Traveling deep beneath the waves - in
watery grottoes and mountainous caves
But oh Lord we've got to fight
With the thoughts in the head with the dark and the light
No use to stop and stare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
You may not known where you came from
May not know who you are
May not have even wondered how
you got this far
I've been traveling on a wing and a prayer
By the skin of my teeth by the breath of a hair
Traveling where the four winds blow
With the sun on my face - in the ice
and the snow
But oooeeee it's a game
Sometimes you're cool, sometimes
you're lame
Ah yeah it's somewhere
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
But oh Lord we pay the price
With the spin of the wheel with the roll of the dice
Ah yeah, you pay your fare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
I keep traveling around the bend
There was no beginning, there is no end
It wasn't born and never dies
There are no edges, there is no size
Oh yeah, you just don't win
It's so far out - the way out is in
Bow to God and call him Sir
But if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
But if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
RIP, George Harrison :-)
No matter how small the act… if done with Loving Intent… the effects will be unbelievably dynamic!!!
Here's another penny for today!
Today Monday, September 25 is powerfully and positively energized day. I just joined two blogging sites, one is free and the other one I paid premium where it offers unlimited blogs and where I can invite another to blog. Check it out at samme.vox.com and the other one at samme.typepad.com . I am so happy I was able to use my name for the URL. I also joined an online diary service but it's not set up yet. With these new tools, hopefully we can get more people to participate in this wonderful projects and bring more members to zaadzland. I also joined a transformational books circle here on the net and I will bring all what I learned from that in the pod that I administer Book Lovers Pod. I thank all of you for your support and you made me think of more projects to do. Keep coming back. I am wonderful because of all of you are wonderful and you made me so!
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” - George Elliot
Everyday is loaded with creative potential.
“We must rediscover that reality from which we became separated as the formal knowledge we substitute for it grows in thickness and imperviousness - that reality which there is a grave danger we may die without having known, and which is simply our life.”
- Marcel Proust
“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper understanding.” - Vincent Van Gogh
“This project is done for one reason only, to see before I die.” - Samme S. S.
Thank you again for all the love and support in our project. Yes this is not just my project but our project. Lisa just emailed me and I found out that she made a link on her profile page about this project and also Kelly's Pennies From Heaven project. Thank you Lisa, that will attract some other souls to these projects who may have not otherwise gotten to know it if not for your lovely links.
May love find you all today and everyday.
How many creative people does it take to change a lightbulb?
Does it have to be a lightbulb?
LOL! Haha. I know you'll get it. : )
Survey: How many people are at work and doing zaadz or cannot post because you are at work? Well I guess you cannot answer the second question if you cannot, huh?
I love to work for zaadz!
Me too, and I love surfing Zaadz!
Danza come se nessuno stesse guardando, Ridi come se nessuno stesse ascoltando,
Ama come se tu non potessi essere ferito, Vivi la vita come se il paradiso fosse sulla terra
Sorry, zen, I can't answer your survery, just because, : )
Ladybear, I love surfing Zaadz too. Are you making a book of your life story? I love your website and the features you have there.
Hi Samme,
Thanks so much for visiting my website and the kind words regarding it!
I have one long story written for the book, and i have the book title,
Memoirs of a Trailblazing Ladybear!
Thanks for the inspiration for me to get to it.
We All Shine on, Like the Moon & The Stars & The Sun…
Peace on…
It's time to sing again, let's sing….,
There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
I just got an email from Ladybear and she would like to send some gift donation thru the mail and I am so happy for that, it will add to the amount that we all can give to bring a little bit of hope or a huge difference of hope to whoever we chose to give the money to. Thank you again Ladybear, that is so nice and wonderful and compassionate of you.
~K if your reading this, this is wonderful. I love and trust your choice of charity.
Peace and ripple on the love energy.
Me too count me in, I'll send you something in the mail to add to the total amount.
Keep up the good work, here's my comment for the day. Be sure to stop by my page and comment on my blog if you will!!!
OMZ! Thanks zen, you're an angel. Thank you, thank you. Look for my email. Much love to you, ~ Samme
Super idea. I'll match your pennies up to $25. Wish it could be more but it's a start!
Love, Ayla
This is like one of the best fundraiser ideas. I don't realize how you think all these up :) Try to donate every day. sophie
Good day to you, another comment, another penny. Great idea about the book swapping!
I am grateful for my ability to choose today.
I choose to expand my experience of life as heaven on earth.
I receive all that Spirit offers me.
The time for easy and convenient bookswapping is here.
Join today for free, and start swapping for books you want. The only cost is shipping, which is a flat rate of $3.99 per book you receive. When you send books, you do not pay for stamps. Bookins provide free postage from your own printer. There are no other fees or charges. Check out this great service at Bookins.com.
I am grateful for all the blessings, the help, the love, the gifts, the books, the wonderful synchronicities that are coming my way.
Got a late start today, where's everybody! Come out, come out and play.
I love your profile page Samme, I notice a new thing, the moving coins into the box picture, that is awesome. I am also making friends from the people posting here, so thanks to you because of all your lovely efforts. Hello everybody, isn't it fun here in Samme's blog? It's like a pod. : )
Pennies pennies everywhere
more abundance to share!!
Keep the pennies, I mean thoughts, flowing!
Hey all you wonderful,
Here's another cause worth supporting, inspired by Samme and MsCapriKell and nitiated by Lisa and C^3 aka Christopher Chad.
Helping those who are making a difference! - http://www.aldeayanapay.org/
A young Peruvian man, Yuri who has started a not for profit organization in Cusco to help a community of underpriviledged children with education, nutrition and the basic knowledge how to be self supportive, self sustaining, contributers to their own lives and community one day. What he is doing is truly wonderful and you can see from the photos what a difference he is already making in these childrens' lives.
So if you want to support this worthy cause, post comments on Lisa's blog and the pennies from which will be matched by several other great souls who already made the commitment…
Let us keep making our thoughts & comments work for such amazing people and causes,
Darina :)
Thanks for spreading the word Darina! You ROCK! Samme here's my daily post!
Saw this bumper sticker today…
My Peaceful Loving God can beat up Your Peaceful Loving God!
:-)
This is so beautiful!
God Bless..
LIFE loving LIFE
Wow. What a wonderful concept. Best of luck. For every negative thought think 10 poistive ones. Namaste-Lisa
Right now I'm thinking about sea turtles.
Tag, You're It!
After my last thank you, I would like to thank zen, MsCapriKell, Joy Bringer, Lisa, Ladybear, Nikki (thank you for finding us), Lisa, and Pace (just above). Thank you all for posting and those of you reading out there for your support and love and wishes.
I just created a new pod, Media & Technology. You are all invited. Have a wonderful day!
YAY FRIDAY! … it's been a busy week - ready for a restful weekend!
I am hoping for a restful weekend too :) If you read this and are a praying person, please pray for my husband and me to find inspiration.
May you both find divine inspiration and may love prevail all over the land.
sending love to everyone who reads this …may your day be filled with wonder
OK everybody imagine with me! Let's say all these comments are over 500 comments and imagine that however you see them on the screen, is how they look like painted on a winding cement path surrounded by green mowed grass and flowers everywhere. From the end of the comments you will be walking barefoot and your eyes look down on the ground reading each kind comment as you walk along. Right now you are reading my comment on the ground and then you will read 11 days later ayla said and then MsCapriKell said 10 days later and then Ladybear said 9 days later…, You read each comment and the one who posted it as you walk along barefoot. And what would this path be called? Possibly ”Penny Lane” in the Kindness Park of Peace Valley. Imagine that!
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of dakota
There lived a young boy named rocky raccoon
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young rocky in the eye, rocky didnt like that
He said Im gonna get that boy
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon
Rocky raccoon checked into his room
Only to find gideons bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girl of his fancy
Her name was magil and she called herself lil
But everyone knew her as nancy
Now she and her man who called himself dan
Were in the next room at the hoe down
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
He said danny boy this is a showdown
But daniel was hot - he drew first and shot
And rocky collapsed in the corner
Now the doctor came in stinking of gin
And proceeded to lie on the table
He said rocky you met your match
And rocky said, doc its only a scratch
And Ill be better, Ill be better doc as soon as I am able
Now rocky raccoon he fell back in his room
Only to find gideons bible
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good rockys revival
A series of synchronicities lead me to this beautiful poem, person and web site… Created as part of a project to heal the divide of autism, Eric Chen was inspired by the original prayer of St. Francis in creating the beautiful Prayer of Practicality below. There is also a wonderful mural that reflects it which I posted in my blog thanks to Karuna. Be inspired!
Prayer of Practicality (inspired by the Prayer of Saint Francis)
Inner Inspiration
Remind me of why I came into this life
So that I may pray with sincerity
<a moment of silence for reflection>
Inner Inspiration, lead me to practice my ideals
May I learn from those whom I dislike
May I appreciate criticism which insults me
May I learn the key to harmony from conflicts
May I demonstrate wisdom in times of error
May I remain clear when faced with my desires
May I honor this prayer when facing trouble
May I inspire those whom I find wanting
May I be wise enough to celebrate my suffering
Inner Inspiration, lead me to use myself as my instrument
To comfort others through comforting myself
To understand others through understanding myself
To love others through loving myself
And to become the change that I seek
For it is by self-experience that one is touched
Amen.By self-forgiving that one is forgiven
By moving with the world that one moves the world
And by making history that one understands history
- Made by Eric Chen (http://iautistic.com)
As part of a project to heal the divide of autism
Hi Samme….keeping it going
It is said that soon after his enlightenment the Buddha passed a man on the road who was struck by the Buddha's extraordinary radiance and peaceful presence. The man stopped and asked,
“My friend, what are you?
Are you a celestial being or a god?”
“No,” said the Buddha.
“Well, then, are you some kind of magician or wizard?”
Again the Buddha answered,
“No.”
“Are you a man?”
“No.”
“Well, my friend, then what are you?”
The Buddha replied,
“I am awake.”
Hi Joy Bringer, Ladybear, and ayla. Thank you for keeping it going. Hi everybody out there.
I am awake! Happy October to everybody! Keep those kind thoughts posted.
hugs = healing, happiness
Name seven movies containing the word “penny” and its variations?
Pennies flowing, storming, rejoicing… :)
And in honor of Gandhi's Day today - here are few favorite timeless Gandhi quotes:
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Learn as if you would live forever, live as if you would die tomorrow.
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected.
I eat to live, to serve, and also, if it so happens, to enjoy, but I do not eat for the sake of enjoyment.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
True morality consists, not in following the beaten track, but in finding out the true path for ourselves and in fearlessly following it.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
I look to Gandhi for inspiration. Taa Joy Bringer. I am going to copy them.
Here is another that I use on the bottom of my emails-
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love. Gandhi
Sorry I was out…
For a few days but…
I am here….
NOW!
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.—Thoreau
In Australia it took 4 farthings to equal a penny….before my time.
I do remember if I really, really go back a loooooong way - “hape-knees”.That is what Aussies called half pennies, obviously 2 equaled one penny.
We are already making a better world!
When you are asked to spare a coin, and you’ve got some money to spare… don’t hesitate, don’t let your mind wander as to where this money would go. People become better once they have satisfied their most basic needs, when they accomplish survival. If you can help one person to make it through day this person might one day become a healer, a master, a prophet, a hero. If not, it doesn’t matter, you will feel better for helping someone. A charitable soul is a happy soul. You will charge yourself with positive energy. You will do good to yourself by doing good to others.
Good Morning to all! Have a wonderful day! I love you!
Good Morning Lisa and good morning everybody! I ♥ you! I feel the Divine Love right now because of a simple artwork that I did that resonate thru my whole being. I listened to my intuition and did this artwork and I am at peace when I finished it. ♥ to all of you ~Samme
I would love to thank Ladybear for a donation grant of 1000 pennies thru the mail along with a lovely card. People who donate are also thanked up on the very first announcement on the very top of this thread. Thank you. I ♥ you all!
My co-workers' wife is having a baby right about now - or working on it anyway. This little/big miracle never ceases to delight, amaze & excite me! Here's to life!
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them theres no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~ by Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
such fabulous energy here! All translating into a great cause!
I am going to rest today see you all soon. ♥samme
Dear God,
May the diamond center
of my love
shine forth
to magnify
Your Light.
May my love
not be hidden
from me
or from others.
May You
come forth
in who I am
that
I am.
Amen ~Marianne Williamson, “Illuminated Prayers”
Ayla,
Thank you for sharing this lovely prayer from the Goddess of prayers…
Marianne has a truly divine gift of turning words into more than a prayer…
And since the Hugathon continues with full joy, if you have not seen the Hugathon movie may be now is the right time for you will enjoy if… See why and how youtube is going abuzz with so many hugs… www.youtube.com/watch
Also I just found out that anyone can get a hug counter so I am sharing the little joy of it.
A warm hug to each one of you!
Darina :)
On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom. - Buddha
the leaves flying to crunchy parapets, over rooftops
mountains crumbling in the sand,
hearts pouring lifeblood into earth's veins
these seeds you offer bloom in the gardens of our love
infinitely abounding in more generosity
beating to the pulse of all humanity
Change is the energy of New Opportunities!
I thank my children
for opening up
my ability to now
look into the eyes
of others
and see them as
the children they once
were too….
Remember, we're
all trying our best….
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage.
~ by Lao Tzu ~
God is love, the only truth in the world, everything else is temporary, thank God
Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried.
~William Shakespeare
When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.
Harold Kushner
What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.
HH The Dalai Lama
Wonders never cease. Please check out Samme's blog on Native American Ceremony. It is to take place tomorrow night and the more people that could lend their collective thoughts, energies, and prayers into this the more universal success we will see. After all, we are the earth and each other, this isn't suicide it is living!
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” –Colin Powell
I am positively optimistic about these pennies!!!
Here's to all of us overcoming the odds where we must… and finding community. That is where dreams and intentions become tangible. Samme, I love to see that you are doing so much to live out your heartfelt intentions. You are an inspiration.
I hope you'll let us know where all of the pennies will go. Matching grants could come pouring in…
Reach out and hug the next person who touches your world.
I send you love.
Hey, I caught one of those heart hugs, Ladybear . Here is one for you, and you, and you, and you and…..♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
P ure
E nergy
N ow
N ow
I
E specially
S ee
here’s some secret thoughts: I love ____ and ____ the most even though they ignore me sometimes, but I love ____ the easiest ‘cause his fool’s wisdom never fails. Life is naught but sweet paradox, I want a white belt with a big shiney buckle, my apartment is too clean (too mine), I love my new porch spider, I want to punch Che Guevara in the nose (right after I make out with him), let’s go live on a farm/art co-op, let’s forget about cars and cities and newpapers, let’s drink ‘til we’re half-blind from colors, let’s wish the night away.
All that’s worth at least a nickle.
Waiting On The World To Change
me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want
that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
so true…heart moving, SAMME. Thank you.
we who “see” the chaos, and the light, can join in bodymind, spirit and heart.
maybe we are the guiding light for a new, blissful, transformational start?
Thank you Jaguar Goddess. Ladies and gentlemen, that's the lyrics to the song by John Mayer, I heard it on the radio and it's really a good song. Samme
And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you
And if I should ever go away
Well, then close your eyes and try to feel
The way we do today
And then if you can remember
Keep smilin', keep shinin'
Knowin' you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Well, you came and opened me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you
Whoa, and then for the times when we're apart
Well, then close your eyes and know
These words are comin' from my heart
And then if you can remember, oh
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
In good times, in bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
Oh, that's what friends are for
Whoa… oh… oh… keep smilin', keep shinin'
Knowin' you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Keep smilin', keep shinin'
Knowin' you can always count on me, oh, for sure
'Cause I tell you that's what friends are for
For good times and for bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for (That's what friends are for)
On me, for sure
That's what friends are for
Keep smilin', keep shinin'
Ooh you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you you're all I see
Ooo you make me live now honey
Ooo you make me live
Ooh you're the best friend that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine and I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
Oh you're my best friend
Ooo you make me live
Ooh I've been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You've stood by me, girl
I'm happy at home
You're my best friend
Ooo you make me live
Whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you to help me forgive
Ooo you make me live now honey
Ooo you make me live
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things
I really love the things that you do
You're my best friend
Ooo you make me live
I'm happy at home
You're my best friend
Oh
Oh you're my best friend
Ooo you make me live
You you're my best friend
Oooeee! I am the hundredth post marker again, this is the 200th post. Keep 'em coming.
“Dance like nobody's watching, Laugh like no one is listening, Love like you can't be hurt, Live life like it's heaven on earth”
Expect miracles everyday.
Create a God Box.
Find a beautiful box that you like. On a piece of sheet paper that will fit inside the box “write whatever you want God to give you.” Write as many requests as you like and place them face up the box. Put a special pen inside the box too. Put your box in your sacred place. Whenever a request has been fulfilled, find that sheet of paper where the request was written and fold that piece of paper. You can either put the folded paper underneath the pile or put it in another box to collect all your answered prayers.
My friends are so distressed
And standing on
The brink of emptiness
No words… I know of to express
This emptiness
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself
Imagine me taught by tragedy
Release is peace
I heard a little girl
And what she said
Was something beautiful
To give… your love
No matter what…
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself
That is so beautiful ayla, thank you for sharing that here.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and also Domestic Abuse Prevention Awareness Month.
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and mean while back
In penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway.
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange.
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and mean while back.
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
Penny Lane.
“Holiday”
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate
[Chorus:]
If we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
It would be, it would be so nice
Everybody spread the word
We're gonna have a celebration
All across the world
In every nation
It's time for the good times
Forget about the bad times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure
We need a holiday
[chorus]
You can turn this world around
And bring back all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
It's time to celebrate
Let love shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things better
We need a holiday
[chorus]
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate
[chorus]
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday, Celebration
Come together in every nation
HAPPY HOLIDAY TO EVERYBODY! from, Samme♥
It's Friday…. do you know where your pennies are?
Time to multiply!
Hello everyone! WooHoo, passed 200 and still two more months to go! Awesome.
We sat side by side in the morning light
and looked out at the future together.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a poem for those dealing with cancer themselves, as supporters, friends, or any other way…
Cancer Can be a Blessing
Just imagine. Just think it is possible
That cancer can be a blessing
In a very clever and interesting disguise
A really surprising but a good one
We don’t need to compare and contrast
But we will if it can help alleviate some fears
Cast some precious light in its darkness and
Move hope and faith in the plenty of doubts
Cancer is a terrible disease but not a chronic one
Once conquered, the victory can be for life
It doesn’t leave you without organs or limbs
Neither does it have to unless you decide to
It doesn’t ask you to be on a daily dialysis
Or ties you to breathing or pumping machines
It doesn’t force you to forget your senses
Or be unable to control your urges and needs
It doesn’t make you reliant on others
For eating, walking, shopping or planning
It doesn’t rob you of your outappearance
Nor does it make you obese or utterly overweight
It doesn’t deprive you from your senses
It lets you enjoy vision, smell, taste, touch and hearing
It doesn’t make you live in self-pity and denial
Neither does it let you survive without sharing the lessons
It doesn’t alter your personality
To a point of no recognition or control
It doesn’t mess with your brain and nerves
And doesn’t leave you psychotic, insane or even crazy
It doesn’t present the luxury of a rare condition
Of an unknown and mysterious disease
Even though still proclaimed to be without cure
There are plenty of survivors, stories and cures
Best of all, it does not have limitations
To the ways and times we can fight it
For in the wisdom of its acceptance and embrace
Lies the secret to our healing and its blessing.
Happy Saturday!
My very first thought is one of the most powerful statements anyone had every said to me in my youth and was the product of my very first “glitter and glue” art project.
“pretty is what pretty does”
My thought for you and everyone is you are a beautiful child of the universe, you have talents and gifts to share with the world. Be yourself, authentically and pursue your dreams. They are there for a reason just like we are all here for a reason. Shine your brilliant light to the world.
Namaste,
Marcya
Found this in someone's blog. I love this one. Click on the saying to go to the blog and make a kind comments there.
Live every day so as to maximize the probability that it is NOT your last.
repeat:
“i am guided throughout this day in making the right choices. Divine Intelligence continuously guides me in the realization of my goals. I Am Safe.”
let divine wisdom guide you.
Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth
That this love I have inside is everything it seems
But for now I find it's only in my dreams
CHORUS:
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
If I could be king even for a day
I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way
And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made
Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day
CHORUS:
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
- GUITAR SOLO -
CHORUS:
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
I had to chase a cow out of my yard this morning. This is not a kind thought or profound statement - I just thought it might make someone smile to think of me in my pajamas and messy hair chasing after a cow determined to eat my grass, yelling “ha! Ha! Ha!” first thing on Sunday morning. I wonder who's cow it was?
Oh my, between goats and cows I get a daily laugh around here! Thank you.
In his later years Pablo Picasso was not allowed to roam an art gallery unattended, for he had previously been discovered in the act of trying to improve on one of his old masterpieces.
George Bernard Shaw
Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were and say, “Why not?”
Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
~ Helen Keller
No one has ever become poor by giving.
~ Anne Frank
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
~ Winston Churchill
Love the quotes Samme! The Picasso one gave me a good Monday morning giggle!
The following is taken from the book 'Awakening the Buddha Within - Tibetan
Wisdom for the Western World' by Lama Surya Das. It has become one of my
favourite books, and I would strongly recommend you buy a copy. Lama Surya Das
is the most highly trained American Lama in the Tibetan tradition and presents
a comprehensive book full of wisdom.
*Tips and Pointers for Building a Spiritual Life from Scratch*
Extraordinary energy here, Samme!!! Abundance be with you all!!
Pennies… I am thinking of pennies right now!
Everything that CAN go right WILL go right. EXPECT MIRACLES!
I would like to invite everybody and those who like can go on a journey with me to
Absolutely Effortless Prosperity.
Day 1 ~ Lesson 1 I WATCH WHAT I SAY
Today I am aware of all the things I say. I look at what I am saying, how much I am talking, and how much of what I am saying is making a difference in my life…,
Recommended Reading
About Ego (p. 53)
Keeping Your Word (p. 55)
You Always Get What You Want (p. 57)
Assignment for Day 1 - Be aware of how much you keep your word today.
Affirmation: I speak only for peace. (more in the book)
namaste!
Now is all we have, be happy and enjoy the blessings
Happy Day to all!
namaste
Wonderful Greetings, friends!
Good Morning tooo y'all. Goddess bless.
Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body.
Buddhist saint and poet, Saraha
Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you
Wanted to say…
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!
Thanks to everyone who shares so much daily, i consider you all friends.
XOXOX Big Hugs XOXOX
Thank you All = what a joy to share every day! :)
And here's a lovely quote I found that resonates perfectly with this Samme's Letter project:
“We are all pencils in the hand of a writing god, who is sending love letters to the world.” ~ Mother Theresa ~
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
Rollo May - American Psychologist
That one is dedicated to Darina, a tireless and joyous friend who brings joy to the multiverses. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my deepest gratitude for all of you who comes here and read and post. Thank you for your patience and perseverance as this post is getting longer, hence it loads and refreshes slower, at least on mine some of you may have a faster connection. My deepest gratitude. ~ Samme
“Out beyond the idea of right doing and wrong doing, there is a field, I will meet you there.”
Rumi
This is one of the most beautiful and inspiring places in cyber space…and I am so very happy and grateful WE are all here.
Blessings to All ….think Love, Love, Love and so shall it be our reality…
It's not too late for making a new world….I am honored to be in the company of those who are inspired by a vision of beauty and renewal…rather than the doom and gloom of those that cannot see past their own limiting beliefs….
Thank you Samme for being the light that you are…..you have inspired us all to continue to shine ours….
Absolutely Effortless Prosperity.
Day 2 ~ Lesson 2 I NOTICE WHAT I HEAR
Today I am aware of what really attracts me the most. Am I listening for miracles, peace and love, or am I listening for stories, turmoil and fear?…,
Recommended Reading
I am Just the Messenger (p. 60)
A Message from 'Our Friend' (p. 63)
Assignment for Day 2
Be aware of what you are listening to; be aware of whether you enjoy listening to Spirit or to Ego.
Affirmation: I listen only for peace. Remember to keep your word today.
Love: a fruit always in season
~Mother Teresa
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street
Can't you hear the pitter-pat
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be complete
On the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with my blues on parade
But I'm not afraid…this rover's crossed over
If I never had a cent
I'd be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with them blues on parade
Now I'm not afraid… this rover has crossed over
Now if I never made one cent
I'll still be rich as Rockefeller
There will be goldust at my feet
On the sunny
On the sunny, sunny side of the street
Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Heaven, I'm in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing (swinging) cheek to cheek
Oh I love to climb a mountain
And reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill (boot) me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
Oh I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
(come on and) dance with me
I want my arm(s) about you
That (those) charm(s) about you
Will carry me through…
(right up) to heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing, out together dancing (swinging)
Out together dancing cheek to cheek
Blissfully posting pennies today!!!! Here's your penny! Now off to Lisa's to deliver a penny there!
Samme, Samme, Samme,
Your kind words and amazing deeds are such a wonderful reflection of your soul! Thank YOU! And another favorite Rumi gem:
“When you do things from your soul, a river moves through you. Freshness and a deep joy are the signs.” ~ Rumi ~
And as Elena said so beautifully: Let us be the Joy we want to see! :)
D a r i n a :)
cha ching
Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the morning last.
Just kicking down the cobble stones.
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy.
Ba da, Ba da, Ba da, Ba da…Feelin' Groovy.
Hello lamp-post,
What cha knowin'?
I've come to watch your flowers growin'.
Ain't cha got no rhymes for me?
Doot-in' doo-doo,
Feelin' groovy.
I've got no deeds to do,
No promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
Life, I love you,
All is groovy.
Absolutely Effortless Prosperity.
Day 3 ~ Lesson 3 I AM AWARE OF WHAT I SEE
Today I am aware of what I am looking at and what I am watching for. Am I more interested in looking at an accident and someone getting a ticket on the freeway, or do I enjoy seeing the sunlight filter through my window?…,
Recommended Reading
Reliving Hurtful Experiences (p. 66)
Choosing Joy or Fear (p. 67)
Assignment for Day 3
Give some money away – not because the recipient deserves it. Bless it. Notice how you feel.
Affirmation: I see peace everywhere.
Hallo! Sorry to be amiss for a couple of days. I am off for the weekend too. I'll count this one as a dime!
Does anyone remember “Deep Thoughts” from the old Saturday Night Live show (maybe they still have them - I don't watch anymore so not sure).
I am so happy and grateful that we are cultivating a world of peace, kindness and giving.
as we heal ourselves the whole planet heals…
It is sometimes the courage of just One person, that can change the lives of millions…may we all be that “one” person.
“Prayer without action is no prayer at all.”
Mother Teresa
Tend to your heart as if it was your most delicate garden. Cultivate Joy and kindness this lets your heart know that you are listening.
When whippoorwills call and evening is nigh,
I hurry to my Blue Heaven.
A turn to the right, a little white light,
Will lead me to my Blue Heaven.
I'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,
A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom;
Just Julie and me, and baby makes three,
We're happy in my Blue Heaven.
You know I'm gonna see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,
A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom;
Just Julie and me, and baby makes three,
We're happy in my Blue Heaven.
I feel so bad I got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind
On Blue Bayou
Saving nickles saving dimes
Working til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
Where those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be
Gonna see my baby again
Gonna be with some of my friends
Maybe I'll feel better again
On Blue Bayou
Saving nickles saving dimes
Working til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
Where those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be
Oh that boy of mine
By my side
The silver moon
And the evening tide
Oh some sweet day
Gonna take away
This hurting inside
Well I'll never be blue
My dreams come true
On Blue Bayou
RISE ABOVE.
I saw her sitting in the rain,
raindrops falling on her.
She didn't seem to care.
She sat there and smiled at me.
And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)
she could make me happy (happy, happy).
Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere.
I love the flower girl, oh, I don't know just why.
She simply caught my eye.
I love the flower girl, she seemed so sweet and kind.
She crept into my mind.
Suddenly the sun broke through (see the sun).
I turned around she was gone (where did she go).
And all I had left was one little flower from her hair.
But I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)
she had made me happy (happy, happy).
Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
but it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
No one I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know, tune in
but it's all right
That is I think it's not too bad
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Always know sometimes think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean, ah yes
but it's all wrong
that is I think I disagree
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Strawberry fields forever
strawberry fields forever
The Nobel Prize winner grants a microcredit loans of 10 to 15 dollars to poor people (mostly women) to help them set up their own businesses. Ten to 15 dollars is not a lot of money for most of us but this little amount can change the lives of people who are lucky enough to be granted with a loan. Thats what the idea behind this Pennies Project, stuff that we take for granted means a world of difference for a lot of people overseas.
Yes Samme,
both the Nobel Prize for Peace and Literature are so well deserved and symbolic of the changes happening in and around us. What beautiful times we live in!
Ladybear - I LOVE your postings and wisdom. Thank you ALL for sharing all this joy! :)
And here's a poem about a SMILE that changed the world….
A Poem called “Smile” By Barbara Hauck, age 13
SMILE
She smiled at a sorrowful stranger.
The smile seemed to make him feel better.
He remembered past kindness' of a friend
And wrote him a thank you letter.
The friend was so pleased with the thank you
That he left a large tip after lunch.
The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip,
Bet the whole thing on a hunch.
The next day she picked up her winnings,
And gave part to a man on the street.
The man on the street was grateful;
For two days he'd had nothing to eat.
After he finished his dinner,
He left for his small dingy room.
He didn't know at that moment
that he might be facing his doom.
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy
And took him home to get warm.
The puppy was very grateful
To be in out of the storm.
That night the house caught on fire.
The puppy barked the alarm.
He barked till he woke the whole household
And saved everybody from harm.
One of the boys that he rescued
Grew up to be President.
All this because of a simple smile
That hadn't cost a cent.
- from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger
Keep smiling :)
D a r i n a
“be cool, but don't freeze” ….Monica Gail
Thank you Darina, Ladybear, Lisa, Ayla, Sorcha303, Rommy, Kelly, smileweaver, and all of you out there reading these posts. Join in on the fun! You may touch someone's life today or in the future.
Bertrand Russell:
Dharma Quote of the Week
If there is someone who always harms us, and we discover that this person lives in our own house, we think, “This is too much!” Once we figure out that he is causing all our hardships, we kick him out; we do not see it as a laughing matter at all. Here, it is worse: we have been wandering in the six realms of cyclic existence since beginningless time, undergoing great pain and confusion. What is the main cause of all this? Self-centeredness and its basis, self-grasping ignorance. These two are right inside us, in our own mindstream. How can we continue to tolerate that? It is just too much! We definitely must evict these sources of harm. When we know the antidotes to them, we will use them, just as we would go to any length to evict a troublemaker from our home. With strong determination, we will find out what harms self-centeredness and self-grasping and then go ahead and destroy them.
–from Transforming Adversity into Joy and Courage: An Explanation of the Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Geshe Jampa Tegchok, edited by Thubten Chodron, published by Snow Lion Publications
VOTE for A Penny For Your Thoughts at Digg.com by clicking on their “Digg” button. Thank you!
Thank You SAMME for creating this! We are having so much fun!
Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
In other words hold my hand
In other words darling kiss me
Fill my life with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I hope for
All I worship and adore
In other words please be true
In other words I love you
Dear God,
It's me, Margaret.
Any other women out there remember and love this book? I just shared it with my step daughter, Amanda, and it was so fun watching her laugh and giggle.
I make many friendly connections, and cause many to think, I think……when I say hello with a loving touch, hopefully a yummy, warm hug, always a smile, and a secret wish of abundance and blessings.
Blessed be…..a Bliss Faerie….♥♥♥♥♥ (my heart basket is magical, bottomless)
That's two Diggs… 8)
Hey, hey : ) we have a new visitor, say hi to J.K., welcome here to A Penny For Your Thoughts pod, I mean blog, the blog that thinks like a pod or vice versa. I would like to invite you all to read J.K.'s blog, I found it informative and fun to read. Thank you for “Digging” us here.
Thank you Ladybear for your words of support at my new page at Digg.com.
Thank you Jaguar Goddess, keep on shining your light and love.
Ayla, I have to get that book and read it. Thanks for the reminder. And like you I have some more new readings to do as I would like to buy all the books by the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Thank you Joy Bringer for your email. I have to think creatively on how I can send you a friend invitation again without “unfriending” you. Wait and see.
Thank you all and y'all come back again.
This one is for your other project, Samme!
I'm gonna sit right down
And write myself a letter,
And make believe it came from you.
I'm gonna write words oh, so sweet
They're gonna knock me off of my feet,
A lot of kisses on the bottom,
I'll be glad I got 'em.
I'm gonna smile and say,
“I hope you're feeling better,”
And close with love, the way that you do.
I'm gonna sit right down
And write myself a letter,
And make believe it came from you.
I'm gonna sit right down
And write myself a letter,
And make believe that it came from you.
I'm gonna write words oh, so sweet, yeah!
Lotta kisses on the bottom,
I'll be glad I got 'em.
I'm gonna smile and say,
“I hope you're feeling better,”
And close with love, the way that you do.
I'm gonna sit right down
And write myself a letter,
And make believe it came from you…
I'm gonna sit right down
And write myself a letter,
And make believe it came,
Make believe that it came from you!
I think this post should be worth six pennies because I had to click on “add a comment “six times to finally be allowed to do it! whooo - wiping the sweat off my brow - all of that hard work !!!! ;0)
Oh, Ladybear that is so wonderful to find that song and put the lyrics here. What a tribute and very fitting. Thank you!
Ayla I thought I am the only one with that challenge. Thank you for your support and patience.
It's very clear
Our love is here to stay.
Not for a year,
Forever and a day.
The radio and telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies
And in time, may go…
But oh my dear,
Our love is here to stay.
In time the Rockies may tumble,
Gibraltar may crumble and fall,
They're only made of clay.
But…
Our love is here to stay.
In time the Rockies may tumble,
Gibraltar may crumble and fall,
They're only made of clay.
But…
Our love is here to …
Our love is here to…
Our love is here to stay.
'S Wonderful 'Samme
(George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
You should care for me!
'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
'S what I love to see!
You've made my life so glamorous
You can't blame me for feeling amorous.
Oh! 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
'S what I love to see!
My dear, it's four-leaf clover time
From now on my heart's working overtime.
Oh! 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
I would love to thank you all again and again for your wonderful support and love that you shower thruout the world. I can fly because you are all the wind beneath my wings. I dedicate this song to all of you.
THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS (Bette Midler)
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way,
you always walked a step behind.
So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name – for so long,
a beautiful smile to hide the pain.
CHORUS:
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and ev'rything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it,
I would be nothing with out you.
(CHORUS)
Fly, fly, fly away,
you let me fly so high.
Oh, fly, fly,
so high against the sky, so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you,
the wind beneath my wings.
I love that song, Samme! I love that movie (tissues please), I love Bette Midler & I love YOU!
Thank you Ayla, love you love your show : )
And I can sing that song in karaoke. Alright signing off, just giving love.
peace, samme
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.”
John Lennon
Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?
It is the music of a people
Who are climbing to the light.
For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise.
They will live again in freedom
In the garden of the Lord.
They will walk behind the plough-share,
They will put away the sword.
The chain will be broken
And all men will have their reward.
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes…
Tomorrow comes!
(Les Miserables)
Most people live on a lonely island,
Lost in the middle of a foggy sea.
Most people long for another island,
One where they know they will like to be.
Bali Ha'i may call you,
Any night, any day,
In your heart, you'll hear it call you:
“Come away…Come away.”
Bali Ha'i will whisper
In the wind of the sea:
“Here am I, your special island!
Come to me, come to me!”
Your own special hopes,
Your own special dreams,
Bloom on the hillside
And shine in the streams.
If you try, you'll find me
Where the sky meets the sea.
“Here am I your special island
Come to me, Come to me.”
(Bali Hai)
Good Morning Everyone!
Jaguar Goddess, LOVE that Les Miz song!
Let's all get together for a Zaadz event and do karaoke with Samme!
You each make my day brighter everyday! Thanks so much!
Good morning starshine, the earth says hello
you twinkle
above us, we twinkle below
good morning starshine, you lead
us along
my love and me
as we sing our
early
morning singing song
gliddy glub gloopy nibby nabby
noopy
la la la - lo lo
sabba sibbi sabba nooby aba
naba
lee lee - lo lo
tooby ooby wala
nooby aba
naba
early morning singing song
Good morning …
gliddy glub gloopy …
Singing a song, humming a
song
singing a song
loving a song, laughing a song
singing a song
sing the song
song the sing
song
song song sing
sing sing sing song
song song song
sing
sing sing sing song
Jaguar Goddess, Is that from the musical Les Miserables? I've never seen the book is surely one of my top ten in fiction! I hadn't thought about it for awhile and now I'm wondering, where did that book go? because I want to read it again.
Samme=Sweet Love, I'm releasing two books today. I'm excited! The kids will be home for their two weeks tonight as well (shared/joint custody arrangement with my hubby & their Mom) so after the dust of excitement settles we will weed out books & school supplies and send them off to Belize! Fun Fun Fun
Don't start with me with Les Miz Ladybear, Ayla, and Jaguar Goddess, love the book and love the broadway musical. I love that song “On My Own”, I can do the one tear going down my cheek. Ayla, I actually have not release any books yet, if you are I will now do it. Wow the kids in Belize will love that, thank you so much for donating to the kids over there. Fun indeed.
And now for some more singing fun…,
If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle
Good morning pussy cats.
Ahhhhhh, such a beeeeeuuuutiful day. A new day to touch, to love, to be the adventure, to serve. Thank you Goddess for this gift of NOW.
Ayla, I used to live in Hawaii. Once in awhile I would fly to New York and buy a bunch of theatre tickets and absorb as many shows as I could fit in. Somehow I landed a really good seat for Les Miz. By the end of the first song I had sweat from the lead showering me. Tears rolled down my cheeks for the entire show - such a powerfully moving, touching and inspiring story. The amazing music and lyrics will transport you back to France, to the time of revolution.
I suggest buying the soundtrack.
RUSTY
Starlight Express, Starlight Express…
STARLIGHT
Only you have the power within you.
Just believe in yourself -
The sea will part before you,
Stop the rain, turn the tide.
If only you use the power within you
Needn't beg the world
To turn around and help you
If you draw on what you have within you
Somewhere deep inside.
RUSTY
Starlight Express, Starlight Express
Are you real, yes or no?
Starlight Express, answer me yes.
I don't want you to go.
STARLIGHT
Rusty you're blind, look in your mind -
I'm there. Nothing's new
The Starlight Express is no more nor less
Than you Rusty. I am you.
I'm you and
STARLIGHT / RUSTY
Only you/I am the Starlight.
Have the power within you/I can achieve
Just believe in yourself/anything
The sea will part before you
Stop the rain and turn the tide/
All the things I didn't believe.
If only you/I am the Starlight.
Have the power within you/I can achieve
Just believe in yourself/anything
The sea will part before you
Stop the rain and turn the tide/
All the things I didn't believe.
If only you/I am the Starlight,
Use the power within you/I can see it through.
Needn't beg the world to turn around and help you
If you draw on what is deep inside.
RUSTY
I won't let you down.
Rusty Lyrics
Song: I Am the Starlight Lyrics
To all the pussycats,
Song: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats Lyrics
Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?
Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?
Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark?
Are you cock of the walk when you're walking alone?
Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles would
Jellicles would and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
When you fall on your head, do you land on your feet?
Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air?
Can you find your way blind when you're lost in the street?
Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer?
Because Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with candle, with book and with bell?
Were you Whittington's friend? The Pied Piper's assistant?
Have you been an alumnus of heaven or hell?
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
We can dive through the air like a flying trapeze
We can turn double somersaults, bounce on a tire
We can run up the wall, we can swing through the trees
We can balance on bars, we can walk on a wire
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Can you sing at the same time in more than one key
Duets by Rossini and waltzes by Strauss
And can you (as cats do) begin with a C
That always triumphantly brings down the house
Jellicle cats are queen of the nights
Singing at astronomical heights
Handling pieces from the Messiah
Hallelujah, angelical choir
The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity
Round the cathedral rang “Vivat!”
Life to the everlasting cat!
Feline, fearless, faithful and true
To others who do what
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicle cats sing Jellicle chants
Jellicles old and Jellicles new
Jellicle song and Jellicle dance
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Practical cats, dramatical cats
Pragmatical cats, fanatical cats
Oratorical cats, delphioracle cats
Skeptical cats, dispeptical cats
Romantical cats, pedantical cats
Critical cats, parasitical cats
Allegorical cats, metaphorical cats
Statistical cats and mystical cats
Political cats, hypocritical cats
Clerical cats, hysterical cats
Cynical cats, rabbinical cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle bells that Jellicles ring
Jellicle sharps and Jellicle flats
Jellicle songs that Jellicles sing
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
There's a man over there with a look of surprise,
As much as to say, “Well now how about that!”
Do I actually see with my own very eyes
A man who's not heard of a Jellicle cat?
What's a Jellicle cat? What's a Jellicle cat?
continued abudance wishes!!! :)
Hi ~K love the pictures of the doggie event. ~Samme
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow,
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow,
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye,
An' it looks like its climbin' clear up to the sky.
Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.
All the cattle are standing like statues,
All the cattle are standing like statues,
They don't turn their heads as they see me ride by.
But a little brown mav'rick is winking her eye.
Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.
All the sounds of the earth are like music,
All the sounds of the earth are like music,
The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree,
And an ol' Weepin' Willer is laughin' at me.
Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.
I've been known to drive my kids nuts singing that song ( loudly - exuberantly! - maybe badly?) in the morning, Ladybear. “C'mon Mom!, please! I just woke up!”
Yes it is a beautiful morning and day .
Twenty-four little hours
Brought the sun and the flowers
Where there used to be rain
My yesterday was blue, dear
Today I'm part of you, dear
My lonely nights are through, dear
Since you said you were mine
What a diff'rence a day makes
There's a rainbow before me
Skies above can't be stormy
Since that moment of bliss, that thrilling kiss
It's heaven when you
Find romance on your menu
What a diff'rence a day makes
And the difference is you
What a diff'rence a day makes
There's a rainbow before me
Skies above can't be stormy
Since that moment of bliss, that thrilling kiss
It's heaven when you
Find romance on your menu
What a diff'rence a day makes
And the difference is you.
Sorry I have been out and away, blown computer. I will try to stop in and comment whenever I can borrow a computer. Love to you all.
I am sitting here in San Diego listening to my little garden embracing this new, sunshiny day. I am soooo happy to invite in my dearest friend, the warm, wondrous Sun.
Hope your computer troubles are over, soooon, Lisa.
Warm, furry hugs to everyone who would enjoy a loving cuddle from a warm, snuggly kitty, especially Samme, the heart and soul of this blissfilled stream of humans reaching out and touching, and loving, and caring, and sharing, and inspiring, and being.
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be
greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career
however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you
to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham,
drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
by Max Ehrmann
“when your smiling the whole world smiles with you.”
keep on smiling!
light &laughter
Rommy, You've got me singing again!….
When you're smilin….keep on smilin
The whole world smiles with you
And when you're laughin….keep on laughin
The sun comes shinin through
But when you're cryin…. you bring on the rain
So stop your frownin….be happy again
Cause when you're smilin….keep on smilin
The whole world smiles with you
Oh when you're smilin….keep on smilin
The whole world smiles with you
Ah when you're laughin….keep on laughin
The sun comes shinin through
Now when you're cryin…. you bring on the rain
So stop that sighin….be happy again
Cause when you're smilin….just keep on smilin
And the whole world gonna smile with
The great big world will smile with
The whole wide world will smile with you
Being conscious is cutting through your own melodrama and being right
here. Exist in no mind, be empty, here now, and trust that as a situation
arises, out of you will come what is necessary to deal with that situation
including the use of your intellect when appropriate. Your intellect need
not be constantly held on to keep reassuring you that you know where
you're at, out of fear of loss of control. Ultimately, when you stop
identifying so much with your physical body and with your psychological
entity, that anxiety starts to disintegrate. And your start to define
yourself as in flow with the universe; and whatever comes along ~ death, life joy,
sadness ~ is grist for the mill of awakening. Not this versus that but
whatever.
~ Ram Dass, Grist for the Mill
Sorry Ayla for your unsuccesful attempt to post. You said you attempted 20 times I will add 20 pennies for your effort.
(F. Loesser)
[Recorded July 25, 1963, Los Angeles]
They call you lady luck
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very un-lady-like way
Of running out
Your on this date with me
The pickin's have been lush
And yet before the evening is over
You might give me the brush
You might forget your manners
You might refuse to stay
And so the best that I can do is pray
Luck be lady tonight
Luck be lady tonight
Luck if you've been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck let a gentleman see
Just how nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck be a lady with me
A lady never leaves her escort
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guys dice
Lets keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, I'm the guy that you came in with
Luck be lady tonight
A lady never flirts with strangers
She'd have a heart, she'd be nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guys dice
Lets keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, I'm the guy that you came in with
Luck be lady tonight
PHANTOM of the Opera:
Night-time sharpens,
heightens each sensation …
Darkness stirs and
wakes imagination …
Silently the senses
abandon their defences …
Slowly, gently
night unfurls its splendour …
Grasp it, sense it -
tremulous and tender …
Turn your face away
from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away
from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to
the music of the night …
Close your eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life
you knew before!
Close your eyes,
let your spirit
start to soar!
And you'll live
as you've never
lived before …
Softly, deftly,
music shall surround you …
Feel it, hear it,
closing in around you …
Open up your mind,
let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which
you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of
the music of the night …
Let your mind
start a journey through a
strange new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world
you knew before!
Let your soul
Take you where you
long to be !
Only then
can you belong
to me …
Floating, falling,
sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me
savour each sensation!
Let the dream begin,
let your darker side give in
to the power of the music that I write -
the power of the music of the night …
Goddess bless.
This song from the Phantom of the Opera has been sung beautifully in a duet by Michael Crawford and Barbra Streisand. Barbra gave a very excellent rendition of this song. Brava!
I bet! Two most beautiful voices making music together. Wowwwww.
All I Ask of You Lyrics
RAOUL
No more talk
of darkness,
Forget these
wide-eyed fears.
I'm here,
nothing can harm you -
my words will
warm and calm you.
Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry -your tears.
I'm here,
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you …
CHRISTINE
Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime …
Say you need me
with you,
now and always …
promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you …
RAOUL
Let me be
your shelter,
let me
be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you
your fears are
far behind you …
CHRISTINE
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night …
and you
always beside me
to hold me
and to hide me …
RAOUL
Then say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime …
Iet me lead you
from your solitude …
Say you need me
with you
here, beside you …
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you …
CHRISTINE
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime …
say the word
and I will follow you …
BOTH
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning …
CHRISTINE
Say you love me …
RAOUL
You know I do …
BOTH
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you …
(They kiss)
Anywhere you go
let me go too …
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you . .
i'm going to see Barbra in San Jose on Nov 13!
Haven't seen her live since Funny Girl on B'dwy in 1965!
check out the photos on my profile to see how far addicted i got to Phantom!
XOXO
'Waltzing Matilda'
Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong,
Under the shade of a coulibah tree,
And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuck to drink beside the billabong
Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee
And he sang as he tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
And he sang as h