The More You Give, The More You Get

I'm heading off to work at a Spiritual Retreat for the weekend. 
 Last year I attended as a candidate,
and this year I'm going back to serve. 
 I am so blessed, and excited to be giving back. 
 Our motto for the weekend is, "Serve the Lord with gladness." 
 My personal motto is:
"All you need is Love".

The more you give, the more you get

The more you laugh, the less you fret

The more you do unselfishly,

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share,

The more you’ll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you’ll find

That life is good and friends are kind,

For only what we give away

Enriches us from day to day

Helen Steiner Rice



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Choose to Lead a Life that Matters

This was a forwarded e-mail that I received. It was so poignant I had to pass it on. Enjoy!

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass
to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally
disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived
on at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what
you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or
sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your
example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel
a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in
those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for
what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to lead a life that matters.

Living in the Present Moment

Yesterday I caught myself smiling from ear to ear. It was a beautiful morning, I was with my significant other and we were riding our Wave Runners down a quiet slough on the Delta. It reminded me of being a child, without a care in the World. For that moment, I had no problems, and no worries. I was living in the present moment, I was having a blast, and I was truly happy. There were no other boats around, and the water was as calm and still as glass. There were Egrets flying overhead, and fish jumping. In the distance I could see Mt. Diablo. It was one of those "aha moments", or as I like to call them "God moments". All I could think about was, how blessed I am. We all have those moments, but we have to be conscious and present to be able to appreciate them. Yes, we all have bills to pay and issues to deal with, but if we focus on the negative we blind ourselves to the beauty and joy that surrounds us, and the reminders of our blessings.
What makes you smile from ear to ear? Have you let yourself enjoy those activities lately? What are you waiting for? It can be anything, the sky is your limit. And...remember focus on the positive and be present in the moment!