WHAT IS LIFE ?

(Poem by  Carol Shaffron)

Life is

making choices
taking risks
knowing who you are
being sure of what you know
And looking at the stars.

Life is
keeping focused
staying calm
being faithful to your dreams
ignoring all the other stuff
no matter how things seem  

Life is
doing what needs doing
whether you like it or not
getting up
and starting over
climbing to the top

Life is
keeping on
when the going is tough
proving you're tougher
than tough

Life is
seeing the trouble
as a stepping stone
to take you to the sky
and flying on the winds of dreams
higher than the sky

Life is enjoying all
the simple things
And taking time to see
that what really counts
is keeping on
no matter what may be....

You Are

By Russell Kelfer
Taken from Purpose Driven of Life - Rick Warren
Miniature Edition

You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan,
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master' seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.

You are who you are for a reason,
You're been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are , beloved,
Because there is a God !