Some time ago I saw a woman whose face
had been severely disfigured from burns.
Several times I caught myself avoiding as much
eye contact as I normally would allow because
it was distracting. And if I’m distracted…
well, you who know me know I have to keep
starting things over and over again if distracted.… —-> Continue…
I heard these words tonight;
” Who are you to end a war?
I’m here to tell you
Who are you not to? “
Let that… simmer a bit.
Actually – let’s be real.
Who are you to end a war?… —-> Continue…
The scars of our life
are the score of our living -
evidence that we have risen
from the shadows and fought.
We may not win every battle,
and we will falter, fall, and even fail
in our advances and endeavors.… —-> Continue…
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to cause us
to take hold of our lives and create triumph.
From the rumble of toppled buildings
to crushed & shattered dreams and hopes;
where we go from here all starts at a beginning.
Do we rebuild from rubble with the same anger,
greed, hate and self centered agenda that brought
them down – brought Us down – in the first place?… —-> Continue…
There are many reasons to bring this to you tonight.
Some old, some new, some recent, and those
that are all too frequent and familiar.
I’m sure you’ve had moments where you’ve
thought that things just couldn’t get any worse.
Murphy’s Law, right?… —-> Continue…
I thought I’d switch gears here,
and talk about “relationships”.
So, this whole boy / girl / love thing -
let’s skip past the first part (meeting).
Let’s talk about the fall…
What I’ve observed is that the first months
of any relationship both parties are really
pouring on the charm & pulling out the stops
while at the same time throwing out little “tests”
for the other person to see how they’ll react.… —-> Continue…
Have I told you lately…
Wait a minute.
It doesn’t matter if I have;
you’re going to hear this anyway -
so listen up…. Please 
When I tell you that you may not know
the difference you have made in my Life,
I hope you do not take that lightly -
for I doubt you will ever know in this Lifetime
the impact that will have made for countless others…
So I am sharing this with you as it, along with so many
other forces keeps me picking myself up off the floor
and walking another day with hope and a smile.… —-> Continue…
