Optimist Creed

Promise Yourself

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to
every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel like there is
something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your
optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best,
and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on the
greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give
every living person you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, and too
strong for fear, and to happy to permit the
presence of trouble.

The Optimist Creed

Despite it all

Despite It All
*author unknown

Despite the place
That I'm now in,
This corner of my life
That tells where I've been...

Despite the set backs
That I face,
Or of the tears
That leave a trace...

Despite the time
That distance brings,
Or life's little quirks
And all other things...

Despite that fact
That I still live,
Memories of a past
I can't forgive...

Despite the rains
That flood the trail,
Despite life's winds
A force of gale...

Despite the moon
Lay hidden behind,
The tracks of time
Within my mind...

Despite harsh words
Whispered allowed,
Or of the sun
Behind the clouds...

Despite the way
Life comes about,
My love for you
There is no doubt...

For no force is greater
Then how I feel,
No wall strong enough
To conceal...

No time or distance
Will ever end,
My love for you
transcends.

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tran·scend (trn-snd)
v. tran·scend·ed, tran·scend·ing, tran·scends
v. tr.
To pass beyond the limits of: emotions that transcend understanding.
To be greater than, as in intensity or power; surpass: love that transcends infatuation. See Synonyms at excel.
To exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe): “One never can see the thing in itself, because the mind does not transcend phenomena” (Hilaire Belloc).

v. intr.
To be transcendent; excel.

Remembering 9/11

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love
by BigDawg

A treasure to be cherished
A gift from God above
Is the beauty of a woman
Touched by unconditional love

A love that asks no questions
Believes in all the best
Never doubting, ever trusting
Withstanding any test

A love that weathers any storm
And yet that love that stands
Reaches out through
That darkest hour
It still lends a hand

There in that hand
The sweetest gift
That you can give a woman
A heart that cares
A love that shares
That will be there till the end

A treasure to be cherished
A gift from god above
Is what I share with you my love
An unconditional love