A Smile

A Smile costs nothing, but gives much

It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give

It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever

None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it,

and none is so poor, but that he can be made rich by it

A Smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business,

and is the countersign of friendship

It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged,

sunshine to the sad,

and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen,

for it is something that is of no value to anyone, until

it is given away

Some people are too tired to give you a smile;

Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so

much as he who has no more to give.

Grace

Grace is of music…and the wind, invisible to my eye.
Grace is of my heart and soul, my guardian, first and last friend.
~Celebrator of my spirit~

Grace is hard to understand when I demand to touch and see.
It is the answer in between…the lines…
Intuition opens the door to readiness ~
sometimes doesn’t a special coincidence…
…happen at just the right time?

When I am utterly exhausted
Grace keeps me in the game.

We say that we don’t deserve grace, or need any special favors.
Why is it so hard for us to accept a gift we didn’t “earn”?
That is EXACTLY WHY we are given Grace.
Because we believe that we aren’t “good”…enough.

Grace is my Higher Power’s visibly invisible proof…
…of love, protection, and knowledge…
…that we are loved by God.