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Saturday, 7 April 2012

VISIT TO BUDDAH

SOME OF THE PHOTOS AT THE BIG BUDDAH

AND YES WE DID WALK UP THE 252 STEPS TO SEE HIM

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"WE SHOULD GIVE THANKS TO GOD"

FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY IN HELPING TO TRANSFORM A LITTLE CORNER OF HIS WORLD INTO THE KINGDOM.

MAY GOD BLESS US ALL NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, AND HELP US TO BE GRATEFUL AND GENEROUS THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES.

AMEN

"QUOTE"

"NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF PERSISTANCE,

TALENT WILL NOT

NOTHING IS MORE COMMON THAN UNSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WITH "TALENT"

GENIUS WILL NOT:

UNREWARDED GENIUS IS ALMOST A PROVERB.

EDUCATION WILL NOT:

THE WORLD IS FULL OF EDUCATED DERELICTS.

PERSISTANCE AND DETERMINATION ALONE IS IMPORTANT.:

CALVIN COLLIDGE
PRESIDENT OF U.S.A 1872- 1933.

Self

"There's only one corner of the universe that you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

LORD

I DON'T ASK FOR FAITH
TO MOVE YONDER MOUNTAIN.
I CAN TAKE ENOUGH DYAMITE
AND MOVE IT IF IT NEEDS A MOVIN
I PRAY LORD,
FOR ENOUGH FAITH TO MOVE ME.

INDIAN PROVERB

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

DELICOUS AUTUMN :
MY VERY SOUL IS WEDDED TO IT,
AND IF I WERE A BIRD
I WOULD FLY ABOUT THE EARTH
SEEKING SUCCESSIVE AUTUMNS

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR HOLINESS
WHEN I GAZE INTO YOUR LOVLINESS,
WHEN ALL THINGS THAT SURROUND ME BECOME SHADOWS IN THE LIGHT OF YOU
WHEN I'VE FOUND THE JOY OF REACHING YOU
WHEN MY WILL BECOMES ENTHRONED IN YOUR LOVE WHEN ALL THINGS THAT SURROUND ME BECOME SHADOWS IN THE LIGHT OF YOU
THEN O'LORD I'LL WORSHIP YOU

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

WHERE THERE ARE PLACES FOR RELAXATION IN THE

MUNDANE WORLD

THERE IS NO NEED TO LIVE AS A RECLUSE IN THE

MOUNTAINS

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO DREAM DREAMS,

AND ARE READY TO PAY THE PRICE TO MAKE THEM

COME TRUE

THOUGHT FOR TODAY : FOR"

O'GOD I THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY OF LIFE,

FOR EYES TO SEE THE SKY,

FOR EARS TO HEAR THE BIRDS

FOR FEET TO WALK AMIDST THE TREES

FOR HANDS TO PICK THE FLOWERS FROM THE EARTH

FOR A SENSE OF SMELL, TO BREATHE THE SWEET PERFUMES OF NATURE

FOR A MIND TO THINK ABOUT, AND APPRICIATE THE MAGIC OF EVERYDAY MIRACLES

FOR A SPIRIT TO SWELL IN JOY AT YOUR MIGHTY PRESENCE EVERYWHERE

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "LITTLE PLANS:

THE LITTLE PLANS I TRIED TO CARRY

HAVE FAILED

O'DEAR GOD.

BUT, I WILL NOT SORROW

I WILL PAUSE A LITTLE WHILE

AND TRY AGAIN TOMORROW

ANUSHREE KARANI

LITTLE THINGS

LITTLE DROPS OF WATER,

LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND,

MAKE THE MIGHTY OCEAN

AND THE PLEASANT LAND.

THUS THE LITTLE MINUTES,

HUMBLE THOUGH THEY BE,

MAKE THE MIGHTY AGES,
OF ETERNITY.

THUS OUR LITTLE ERRORS

LEAD THE SOUL AWAY.

FROM THE PATH OF VIRTUE,

OFF IN SIN TO STRAY.

LITTLE DEEDS OF KINDNESS,

LITTLE WORDS OF LOVE,

MAKE OUR EARTH AN EDEN,

LIKE THE HEAVEN ABOVE.

"E.C.BREWER"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

ALWAYS GIVE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT:

A SMILE TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE'S DAY.

AND WHEN SHARED WITH OTHERS

WILL MAKE OUR OWN JOURNEY EASIER.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "FROM TODAYS MASS READING'

JESUS SAID THAT WHAT MATTERS IS NOT WHAT GOES INTO A PERSON FROM THE OUTSIDE,

BUT WHAT COMES OUT FROM THE INSIDE.

RELIGION IS NOT ABOUT THINGS.

IT IS ABOUT 'YOU'

IT IS ABOUT THE KIND OF RESPONSE YOU MAKE TO THE WORLD TO OTHERS AND TO GOD.

IT IS ABOUT WHETER THAT WONDERFUL 'CHEMISTRY' OF THE GOSPEL HAPPENING TO YOU:

THE KIND OF 'CHEMISTRY' THAT CAN TURN BAD STUFF INTO GOOD

CURSES INTO BLESSINGS

AND SUFFERING INTO PRAYER.

OLD PEOPLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY

THE BULK OF AN OLD PERSONS LIFE LIES IN THE PAST,

AND SO WE EXPECT HIM OR HER TO BE FIXED IN THE
PAST,
AND SOMEHOW OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE
PRESENT.

BUT THEY HAVE EYES TO RECOGNISE THE NEW

THINGS, WHEN THEY SEE IT.

THEY HAVE A FRESHNESS OF MIND AND SPIRIT THAT

GENUINELY SAINTLY PEOPLE HAVE.

SUCH PEOPLE BECOME OLD ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE.

INSIDE THEY ARE YOUNGER THAN ANY OF US ARE!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

BY HENRY BEECHER

WHEREVER A MAN WALKS FAITHFULLY,

IN THE WAY THAT GOD HAS MARKED OUT FOR HIM.

PROVIDENCE, AS CHRISTIANS SAYS....

WILL BE ON THAT MANS SIDE

THOUGHT FOR TODAY " M GANDHI"

LIVE AS IF YOU RE TO DIE TOMORROW

LEARN AS IF YOU ARE TO LIVE FOREVER

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

LIVE FOR THOSE WHO LOVE YOU,

FOR THOSE WHO KNOW YOU TRUE;

FOR THE HEAVEN THAT SMILES ABOVE YOU,

AND AWAITS YOUR COMING TOO.

FOR THE CAUSE THAT LACKS RESISTANCE,

FOR THE FUTURE AND THE DISTANCE,

AND ALL THE GOOD THE YOU CAN DO.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"I THINK HOUSEWORK IS THE REASON THAT MOST WOMEN WORK IN AN OFFICE"

Heloise Cruse.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "WORDS OF WISDOM"

"LIFE IS ETERNAL

LOVE IS IMORTAL

AND DEATH IS ONLY A HORIZON;

AND A HORIZON IS NOTHING SAVE THE LIMIT OF OUR SIGHT."

Rossier Worthington Raymond

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "HAPPINESS"

HAPPINESS CANNOT BE TRAVELLED TO,

OWNED,

EARNED,

WORN OR CONSUMED.

HAPPINESS IS A THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF LIVING EVERY MINUTE WITH LOVE, GRACE AND GRATITUDE."

Denis Waitley

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "QUOTES ON MIXED BLESSINGS"

"FIND A WAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR TROUBLES, AND THEY CAN BECOME YOUR BLESSING"

"REFLECT UPON YOUR PRESENT BLESSINGS OF WHICH EVERY MAN HAS MANY- NOT ON YOUR PAST MISFORTUNES,OF WHICH ALL MEN HAVE SOME"

"CHARLES DICKENS"

"I ALWAYS COUNT MY BLESSINGS

BUT I'M NO GOOD AT FRACTIONS"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "HAPPINESS"

"ONE IS HAPPY AS A RESULT OF ONE'S OWN EFFORTS,

ONCE ONE KNOWS THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS OF HAPPINESS-

SIMPLE TASTES,

A CERTAIN DEGREE OF COURAGE

SELF DENIAL TO A POINT,

LOVE OF WORK,

AND, ABOVE ALL, A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.

HAPPINESS IS NO VAGUE DREAM, OF THAT I NOW FEEL CERTAIN."

Quote by George Sand

THOUGHT FOR TODAY " HORSE SENSE

"HORSE SENSE IS THE THING A HORSE HAS,

WHICH KEEPS THEM FROM BETTING ON PEOPLE"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "GOD BLESS YOU"

HOW SOFTLY FALL THOSE SIMPLE WORDS

UPON THE HUMAN HEART;

WHEN FRIENDS IN HOLIEST
TERMS THUS SEEK

THEIR BEST WISH TO IMPART.

FROM FAR OR NEAR, THEY EVER SEEM

TO BEAR A POWER TO CHEER YOU;

AND SOUL RESPONSIVE BEATS
TO SOUL

IN BREATHING OUT:-

"GOD BLESS YOU!"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "THE DIFFERENCE"

I GOT UP EARLY ONE MORNING AND RUSHED RIGHT INTO THE DAY;

I HAD SO MUCH TO ACCOMPLISH THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PRAY.

PROBLEMS JUST TUMBLED ABOUT ME, AND HEAVIER CAME EACH TASK

WHY DOESN'T GOD HELP ME?" I WONDERED.

HE ANSWERED, "YOU DIDN'T ASK"

I WANTED TO SEE JOY AND BEAUTY,

BUT THE DAY TOILED ON, GRAY AND BLEAK;

I WONDERED WHY GOD DIDN'T SHOW ME.

HE SAID, "BUT YOU DIDN'T SEEK."

I TRIED TO COME INTO GOD'S PRESENCE;

I USED ALL MY KEYS AT THE LOCK.

GOD GENTLY AND LOVINGLY CHIDED,

"MY CHILD, YOU DIDN'T KNOCK."

I WOKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING,

AND PAUSED BEFORE ENTERING THE DAY;

I HAD SO MUCH TO ACCOMPLISH THAT

I HAD SO MUCH TO TAKE TIME TO PRAY.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY HAPPINESS

"SURLEY HAPPINESS IS REFLECTIVE LIKE THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN:

AND EVERY COUNTENANCE,
BRIGHT WITH SMILES AND GLOWING WITH INNOCENT ENJOYMENT,
IS A MIRROR, TRANSMITTING TO OTHERS
THE RAYS OF A SUPREME EVERSHINING BENEVOLENCE"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "A PRAYER FOR TODAY"

" PRAYER FOR TODAY"

EVERY DAY I NEED YOU LORD,
BUT THIS DAY SPECIALLY"

I NEED SOME EXTRA STRENGHT TO FACE WHATEVE IS TO BE..

THIS DAY MORE THAN ANY OTHER DAY, I NEED TO FEEL YOU NEAR- TO FORTIFY MY COURAGE AND TO OVERCOME MY FEAR

BY MYSELF I CANNOT MEET THE CHALANGE OF THE HOUR.

AND SO, DEAR LORD, I PRAY- HOLD ON TO MY TREMBLING HAND AND BE WITH ME TODAY.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY FROM MOTHER TERESA BOOK " A SIMPLE FAITH"

PRAYER IS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN AND IN FAMILIES.

LOVE BEGINS AT HOME AND THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRAY TOGETHER.

IF YOU PRAY TOGETHER YOU WILL STAY TOGETHER

AND LOVE EACH OTHER AS GOD LOVES EACH ONE OF YOU.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "BEAUTY"

"WHO DREAMED THAT BEAUTY PASSES LIKE A DREAM?"

AND NOW ONE FOR ONIONS

"HAPPY IS SAID TO BE THE FAMILY WHICH CAN EAT ONIONS TOGETHER.

THY ARE FOR THE TIME BEING, SEPARATE, FROM THE WORLD, AND HAVE A HARMONY OF ASPIRATION

"CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER"

INTERESTING THOUGHT ON TOMATOES

"A NUMBER OF RARE OR NEWLY EXPERIENCED FOOD HAVE BEEN CLAIMED TO BE APHRODISIACS.

AT ONE TIME THIS QUALITY WAS EVEN ASCRIBED TO THE TOMATO.

REFLECT ON THAT, WHEN YOU ARE NEXT PREPARING THE FAMILY SALAD"

"JANE GRIGSON"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "RAINY" (BY RAWAN 021 SAW THIS ON YOU TUBE) IT'S BEAUTIFUL

"RAINY"

WARM INSIDE, COLD OUTSIDE..

THERE IS NO SUCH THING THAT IS CALLED BAD WEATHER,

IT IS ONLY DIFFERENT KINDS OF GOOD WEATHER..

WHEREVER YOU GO, NO MATTER WHATEVER THE WEATHER,

ALWAYS BRING YOUR OWN SUNSHINE..

CLOUDS COME FLOATING INTO OUR LIVES,

NOT TO CARRY RAIN OR STORM,

BUT TO ADD COLOUR TO OUR SUNSET SKY..

THEN, YOU WILL FIND THE RAINBOW..

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "IN MEMORY OF FR JOHN"

MEMORIES

MEMORIES ARE TREASURES

WE KEEP DEEP WITHIN THE STOREHOUSE OF OUR SOULS,

TO KEEP OUR HEARTS WARM

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "IRISH PROVERB"

"ALWAYS REMEMBER TO FORGET

THE THINGS THAT MADE YOU SAD.

BUT NEVER FORGET TO REMEMBER

THE THINGS THAT MADE YOU GLAD"

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "IRISH BLESSING"

"MAY THE GOOD SAINTS PROTECT YOU

AND BLESS YOU TODAY

MAY TROUBLE IGNORE YOU

EACH STEP OF THE WAY

THOUGHT FOR TODAY PRAYER OF ST FRANCIS

"LORD, MAKE AN INSTRUMENT OF YOUR PEACE.

WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET ME SOW LOVE;

WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON;

WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH;

WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE;

WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT;

AND WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY;

O DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT I MAY NOT SO MUCH SEEK TO BE CONSOLED AS TO CONSOLE;

TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND;

TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE;

FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE;

IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED;

AND IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE.

AMEN

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "LOVE"

"LOVE THAT MY LIFE BEGAN,

LOVE, THAT WILL CLOSE LIFE'S SPAN,

LOVE, FROM THE FIRST TO LAST,

LOVE, TILL ALL LIFE BE PASSED,

LOVE THAT LIVES ON AFTER LIVING."

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"THERE'S SO MUCH BAD IN THE BEST OF US,

AND SO MUCH GOOD IN THE WORST OF US.

IT DOESN'T DO FOR ANY OF US, TO TALK ABOUT THE REST OF US."

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "KEEP ME OUT OF YOUR WAY LORD"

" LORD, TAKE ME WHERE YOU WANT ME TO GO;

LET ME MEET WHO YOU WANT ME TO MEET

TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY, AND

KEEP ME OUT OF YOUR WAY."

THIS WAS THE PRAYER FOUND IN THE POCKET OF FR MYCHAL JUDGE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN WHO WAS KILLED BY FALLING DEBRIS AFTER THE
ATTACK ON THE WORLD CENTRE

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING WE CAN

EXPERIENCE IS

THE MYSTERIOUS!"

ALBERT EINSTEIN

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

" WE ARE ALL WANDERERS ON THIS EARTH

OUR HEARTS ARE FULL OF WONDER

AND OUR SOULS ARE DEEP WITH DREAMS"

GYPSY PROVERB

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"LITTLE DROPS OF WATER

LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND

MAKE THE MIGHTY OCEAN AND

THE PLEASANT LAND"

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Maureen: Born at Ardee Eire, third child to Joseph and Annie McKeown, my father was a Lorry driver for a Company called JJ O'Hare which distributed grain to the farmers, it was hard work as he had to carry the sacks on his back, We lived in Ballenclare in a small white washed cottage with a thatch roof which and then when I was 11 yr old we got a Council house in Little Mills, we lived there for 5yrs and then migrated to Australia in 1957 and have lived in Queensland since.

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Saturday, 7 April 2012

VISIT TO BUDDAH

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