Spend everyday preparing for the next,
As you reach forward with one hand
accept the advice of those who have gone before you
and in the same manner
reach back with your other hand
to those who follow you for life is a fragile chain of
experiences held together by love.

Take pride in being a strong link in that chain. Discipline yourself, but do not be harsh.
The pleasures of life are yours to be taken.
Share them with others, but always remember
that you too have that right to partake.

Know those who love you.
Love is the finest of all gifts
and is received only to be given;
embrace those who truly love you,
for they are few in a lifetime.

Then return that love tenfold,
radiating it from your heart,
to fill their lives as sunlight warms
the darkest corners of the earth.

Love is a journey, not a destination;
travel it's paths daily.
Do this and your troubles will be as fleeting as footprints in the sand.

When loneliness is your companion
and all about you seems to be gone,
pause, and listen,
for the sound of lonliness is silence,
and in silence we hear best.

Listen well,
and your moments of silence will be broken
by the gentle words of encouragement
spoken by those of us,
who truly love you.


Stripr

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