We-Three-Kings

Greetings everyone! ♥

These I made for my blog headers, depicting the three kings who followed the Star to Bethlehem, in search of to look upon Baby Jesus, the Reason we celebrate the day, the season, of 'Christ'mas. Perhaps, next year I'll make a full desktop size. Merry Christmas! ♥

"We Three Kings"

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Merry Christmas!

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"Our Greatest Gift came from God above, When He sent His Son to show His Love."
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Christmas-Morning

Greetings everyone! ♥

Of all my childhood memories, my Christmas ones rank at the top. My Mom made Christmases simply magical and without a chance of being forgotten. May your Christmas be joyful and 'magical'. Merry Christmas! ♥

"Christmas Morning"

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Merry Christmas!

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"When we give the Gift of Love, we give the very best,

And the joy we bring to others, the same with, we are blessed."

~ Quotes by Artsieladie

Thanks-Giving

Greetings everyone! ♥

Happy Thanksgiving! ♥

"Thanks Giving"

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We set aside 'one' day for thanks to give,
But shouldn't we every day, this way choose to live?
Is this the only day we can be thankful for
All the ways we're blessed, too many to keep score?

We have warm get togethers with our friends and family.
We have good times, feast on good food, substantially.
We express our Love, our caring, and compassion,
But is this the only day for niceness to be in fashion?

We have so much to be thankful for every day we live;
So many ways we're blessed to share and from them, give.
Not just on this day set aside for Thanks Giving,
But throughout the year in our every day of living.

Yet, at the stroke of midnight, as this day ends,
We resort to our old familiar patterns and trends.
Christmas is the same, like sentiments we deploy.
So, why can't we see how giving brings us so much joy?

When we give to others, "truly from our heart",
We make others' lives better and warm our inner part,
Making giving an investment that cannot be surpassed.
Hence, feast on giving, but with taking tend to fast.

Thankfulness and giving fit together like a glove,
Since gratefulness reveals blessings, an abundance of,
Breeding in us generosity, to then with others share,
Since, we've learned, we have plenty we can spare.

Perhaps, with this Thanksgiving, when we give thanks,
We'll also choose to lift ourselves into better ranks
And be among those who, like with their daily bread,
Count their blessings daily and the abundance of, spread.

"If we ALL gave a little, it would add up to a lot
And not a single soul then would ever be forgot."
We would multiply our blessings in ways so profound,
Thanks Giving we'd have to celebrate then year around!

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"An 'attitude of gratitude' should be every day applied For all our many blessings of, we are not denied."
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Master-Artist

Greetings everyone! ♥

I am always so amazed when I look around and see all the wonderful, Masterly Created creations by God. To me, nowhere is this realization more profound than when I am surrounded by nature. Springtime is the grandest show of life, both with the new birth of and the renewal of life. But autumn just dazzles the eyes with such a splendid array of colour that just can't be unseen. When I think of all the damage and destruction humans have done to our earth and continue to do, I am sickened beyond description. ♥

"Master Artist"

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As I look around, the beauty I do see,
What an awesome picture, painted for you and me!
God, thee Master Artist, Master of Design,
Created ALL this wonder with His Touch Divine.
Only a Master's Golden Brush in every Stroke with Love,
A rainbow for His Palette, across the sky above,
Could possess such Magic, a Power so profound,
To paint in 'living' colour, giving life all around.

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"When we count our blessings, so many we will find, Filling us with gratefulness, a positive frame of mind."
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Halloween-2018

Greetings everyone! ♥

Halloween is great for stirring the imagination. ♥

"Halloween - 2018"

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It's all Hallow's Eve, with tricks up their sleeve,
Trick or treaters have begun their descending
Upon this spooky night, packed with fright,
Along with spirits of all sorts attending.

As Casper says, "Boo" and the owl says, "Who-o"
And Jack's face is lit up and bright;
The raven's arrived and is still unwived,
No change in his loveless plight.

The moon has risen, free of daylight's prison,
And now sheds light on an earth below,
That's ready and waiting and anticipating
Another grand and spooktacular show.

Over tall, naked trees, wherever they please,
Witches, on their brooms fly high,
Not wishing to spar, avoid bats' radar,
Searching for food in the sky.

With moans and groans and rattling of bones,
Skeletons start their waking and stir,
To rise from their bed, the unresting dead,
As the wind gossips among the fir.

Goblins and ghosts and all such ghoulish hosts,
Are out and about for their party time.
Unmasked, naturally scary, all living be wary
And even before the midnight chime.

Now on the prowl, the werewolves howl,
Each one a starving, treacherous beast.
The thirsting vampires with bloody desires,
Are seeking necks to gorge on and feast.

Fast asleep is the sun. Hallow's Eve's begun.
As screams echo the sound of fright and fear;
The creepy are walking; prey, they're stalking,
Reaping souls before the dawn gets here.

To be up for the task, do wear your mask,
For you must blend in with the scene,
To keep safe through the night, hidden from sight,
And to survive the night of Halloween!

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"When true to ourselves and real we live, We need no mask for an illusion to give."
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Wounded-Healers

Greetings everyone! ♥

Wounded Healers have learned these lines well (from my poem, "Gifted By God"):

"Oftentimes, when with our life, we're dissatisfied,
We give in and accept that our misery's justified.
But just one adjustment, a change to/in our objective,
Can make all the difference when we alter our perspective.

When we understand why there are struggles in our life,
All with silver linings in spite of stress and strife,
We afford ourselves the ability to negate the negative,
Transform it into positive to be wiser how we live.

Not only wiser but more humble with our ego more subdued
To be more considerate of others, instead of callous, rude.
We're all a work in progress with each our own path to carve;
Who we are, become, depends upon what traits we feed or starve." ♥

Inspired by my dear friend, Naomi, Delilah, and all the Wounded Healers, who inspire us to have the courage, strength, and perseverance we need to get through our own struggles and challenges, by conquering and rising above their own painful experiences, whether they be physical, emotional/mental, or both, as is often the case, this poem needed to be brought out into the Light. Writing it, I thought of all those who have faced and who are facing great battles in their life, but instead of allowing them to define them, they 'choose' to define themselves through faith, hope, and courage, while maintaining Love and the traits of Love in their heart, instead of wallowing in self pity, with bitterness and resentment in their heart.

To post this poem, I wanted to also display with it an example of a true "Wounded Healer", and this lady, Delilah, surely fits this role. She uses her well known show to bless others, to encourage others, to spread the Message of Love. I listen to her show almost every night through the radio station I listen to, B95.5, WYJB-FM, which, if you look in the lower right hand column of this blog, you'll see I have there embedded a live stream to my radio station Delilah's show is aired on from 7:00 - Midnight, Eastern time. But it will only show on the "http" version of my blog currently, because I haven't figured out how to make it show over the "https" one. I'm not one who is savvy with technical stuff. You can listen to Delilah, however, at: https://www.iheart.com/live/delilah-4846/ and Delilah's website is: https://www.delilah.com/ ♥

Hence, I'm sharing this video, with Delilah talking with Robin Roberts, another lovely specimen of a beautiful soul, who has also faced and through her personal struggles and challenges, has inspired so many. These are people we need to inspire us through our own struggles and challenges. These are our best examples of human heroes, along with our service men and women, our firefighters, our police officers, and our emergency responders. ♥

We tend to get all gaga over movie actors/actresses, entertainers, sports players, politicians (regardless of what office they hold), wealthy people, etc., but they aren't our heroes. Our heroes are those who make a positive difference; who influence our lives in a positive way; who inspire us to want to keep the faith, to hang in there, to hold onto hope, and to remind us we have value, not in our wallets, but within us, within our hearts, and we each matter and have importance. ♥

Anyone who knows me well, knows I'm not one who gets all excited over a celebrity, entertainer, politician, etc.. I'm not one who publicly honours the same, either. So, when I do, you can bet I'm doing so because I believe in the person I'm honouring and because I want the person to KNOW they are valued and appreciated, which I do for/with the same thoughts and reasoning, when I compliment anyone. There's little point in saying words that aren't meant and felt within your heart. I'm a firm believer in "Credit earned is credit due", as well. I only advocate for those and what I believe in and I don't receive compensation for doing so, nor do I have any desire to. My blogs are simply for sharing with others the Gifts God blessed me with, creativity through writing and art, in the hopes others will in turn feel blessed in some positive way as well. ♥

"If we compliment more, criticize less,
Hearts respond, minus bitterness."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

"With words of kindness, generous be;
While words to criticize use sparingly. 
Give compliments without hesitation;
Criticize with caution and reservation."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

From my poem, "Thank You, Leticia":

"When we know we're appreciated, we feel positive and uplifted;
We feel blessed with worthiness and with value we feel gifted."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

Since I'm not one who gets excited or goes gaga over celebrities and such, I likewise feel no need whatsoever to go to a show to watch a performance, singing or otherwise. I can think of much better ways to use the money such would cost. I've never had much money, but I'm not a materialistic person, either. Even if I had more money, I highly doubt I would be wasteful with it, simply because 'things' aren't what matters most. Lives do and lives in need especially do. For e.g., clothes at a thrift store or a yard sale, as long as they are still in good, wearable condition, are just as good as those in the store, where they cost a lot more, and wearing them is more than fine with me. Practical is wisest, I think, but there's nothing more practical, more fitting than helping someone in need. ♥

I recall a number of years ago now, when I was about to leave a Stewart's Shop. I had bought gas for my car, milk, and a few other needed items and I had just $20 left to my name. But that $20 I held onto in case we'd need something else in the near future before I was able to earn more. As I was leaving, a woman approached my car and wrapped on my window. She clearly was desperate for help and was crying. 

She told me her situation and I remember thinking, "Suppose this is a con. I only have $20." But then I thought, "Suppose she really is in need and if I don't help her, then what?" The latter thought outweighed the fore and so, I gave her my last $20. I even felt bad that I didn't have more to give her. She was so grateful and she said it was enough as we both said to each other, "God bless you." ♥

There's a point, a moral, to this true story and it is, giving to another from the heart, without expecting anything in return, is NEVER a bad thing, only good. If the receiver is unappreciative, is pulling a con, or chooses to give a negative response for whatever reason, how they receive, react, or reply, has NO bearing on the giving or the giver. The giving cannot be made into something bad. I gave her my last $20, but what I received in return is priceless, in spite of expecting nothing. The feeling inside I felt knowing I had done something, though very small, for another that made their life a little better, a little easier, all the money and possessions in the world cannot facilitate. My advice: Don't worry about giving. Just give and give from the heart. The giving reflects well on you. How your giving is taken, whether appreciated or not, reflects on the receiver. So, don't ever let fear of how your giving will be received, stop you from giving. ♥

Back to Delilah, if you're looking for, yearning for, more than the everyday bickering, bitterness, and overall disrespect so well portrayed in our world today, especially on the Internet, and you want to listen and connect to/with something/someone positive, inspiring, exhibiting and promoting Love, caring, respect, etc., I suggest to give a listen to Delilah. In this bleak and troubled world, she is surely a powerfully bright ray of sunshine, who shines the Light of Love this world so DESPERATELY needs. ..And her latest book, which I'm going to purchase, which I view as practical, since inspiration is priceless, is "One Heart At A Time". The link to: https://www.oneheartatatime.com/ ♥

Like Delilah, I so believe in the awesome and tremendous power of Love. Love is the only true Magic and I believe that God's Message to the world, to all His Children, is to "Love one another". I believe in God. My religion is Love. ♥

"If only in your heart is sowed and grown Love,
There can be no hate and bitterness to ever then speak of."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

"If we'd each give a little, it would add up to a lot
And not a single soul would then ever be forgot."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

"Peace and harmony help to create
By spreading Love instead of hate."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

"Instead of allowing our differences to bring about division,
We should embrace our differences to magnify our vision."
~ Artsieladie Quote ♥

"Wounded Healers" https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/video/radio-icon-delilah-talks-faith-raising-13-children-58564584
The strongest of those among us are
The Wounded Healers who have fought,
Against all the odds they've faced,
Disallowing any being all for naught.

Through trials and tribulations,
Through much suffering and much pain,
Their will and spirit succumbs not,
Denying satan, their soul, to gain.

Many wounded walk among us
Caused by pain of many types,
But keep their pain invisible
With few complaints or gripes.

The wounded souls, who among us
Have learned well to cultivate
The right perspective to inspire us,
We should honour and celebrate.

The tragedies they've endured,
The injustices they've survived
With pain and grief immeasurable,
Yet, have risen above and thrived.

Warriors of substance, valiant,
With values deeply in engraved
Cannot be defeated nor to pity
Be servants to, enslaved.

Though with ample reasons to seek
The path of hatred's bitter traits,
They hold more fiercely onto Love
And what Love in us cultivates.

Wounded Healers do not wallow
In a quagmire, pitying their pains,
But invert negatives into positives
By changing losses into gains.

With immense courage unrelenting
Fueling their strong determination,
Their unwavering perseverance,
Makes them our best inspiration.

Their choice to rise above
And preserve their dignity
Gives proof of their resilience
In no greater human capacity.

There are many Wounded Healers
Who've suffered and have grieved,
Not deserving human vileness,
Though innocent, they've received.

Regardless of what pain
Or by what means derived,
Wounded Healers show us best with
How they've conquered and survived.

Wounded Healers are among us;
Angels, with wings and without,
Exemplary souls showing us what 
Faith, hope, and Love are about.

They are our shining stars
Who show for us the way
How faith and courage works
To reap, in spite of what we pay.

Wounded Healers use their own pain
To help others then to heal,
Since they understand perfectly
And relate to the pain others feel.

When we, ourselves, are suffering,
We can look to them and gain
The strength we need to carry on,
Knowing we can rise above our pain.

Wounded Healers are our heroes
Who fight adversity with grace.
They are our grandest champions
Who inspire the entire human race!

💗 Have a Blessed Day! 💗 Art/Poem by Artsieladie /Artsieladie Sharon Donnelly  ©2018-10-11 21:43:00 (EDT)  All rights reserved. To see more posts, check out the Sitemap.
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Inspirational Credits:
My dear friend, Naomi, who has, with great odds against her, risen above all and is a blossoming, beautiful soul, whom I admire, respect, adore, and cherish more than mere words could ever hope to convey. ♥
Delilah, the uplifting, inspirational lady I listen to on her radio show. Though we've never met or even spoken to each other, I have and feel a tremendous amount of respect for her. Spreading the Message of Love, as she does, there is NO better, NO greater, NO more needed message than of Love. ♥
"When we close the door to ordinary, the door to 'fitting in', We welcome 'extraordinary' to commence in us, begin."
~ Quotes by Artsieladie

Happy-Birthday-Evah-Jane-2018

Greetings everyone! ♥

We share a love for animals and have several, including ratties. ♥

"Happy Birthday, Evah Jane!"

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💗 Your Mom LOVES YOU! 💗

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My inspiration, my world, Evah Jane!
"There's no greater blessing than being a Mother,
An honour, a privilege like no other!"
~ Quotes by Artsieladie

Valentine-Bear-Hugs

Greetings everyone! ♥

I love teddybears and giving/receiving hugs are simply simple, yet such wonderful gestures of caring and Love. Hence, this piece of art...  ♥

"Valentine Bear Hugs"

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"Hug someone you Love today  and place upon their face  A smile they can deeply feel  within their inner place."  ~ Artsieladie/Sharon Donnelly
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"Hugs are simple gestures that cost not a cent, But are invaluable to show feelings truly meant."
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Romantic-Setting

Greetings everyone! ♥

I'm sorry to my readers that I haven't posted in my blogs for awhile. Every year is a bit tough for me to get through, beginning with Thanksgiving, through Christmas, and then throughout the month of January.

I lost my beloved Mother eleven years ago, January 18, which makes this time of year especially difficult for me. Regardless of what anyone may say, a profound loss never gets any easier to cope or live with. You just have to find a way to carry on without them and for the most part you do, but not without moments and times that are more difficult than the rest.

However, besides this, one year ago on January 28th, 2017, I also lost my beloved sister to cancer. She lived a clean, honest, faithful to God, life. She didn't smoke, drink, or engage in an unhealthy living style whatsoever. She was a modest, reserved, studious, intellectual type with integrity and valued human values. Yet, she was afflicted with the dreaded and horrific disease of cancer.

As I will and often do when I'm going through an emotional overload, I have been lost on my computer with my art. Not only is being creative at the core of my being with art and writing, it is also very therapeutic for me.

In the past I used to be able to work on my computer and be online at the same time. So I didn't usually get lost lost while delving into being creative. Now, however, and since October 4th, 2015, when the computer programmer (who has been stalking me and invading my privacy since at least the beginning of 2007, hacking into my computers and phones) destroyed my computer's harddrive, I now do not put my computer online, making spending time on it creating a separate activity from my online time. Besides this, anything I do on my computer I have to move onto a flashdrive and plug it into then, my Chromebook. Because of this inconvenience I tend to work on my computer until I get a considerable amount done before I follow through as I've explained. Often I don't even realise I've been on my computer a long time without also going to my Chromebook to go online. When I do take a brief break from my computer, it's usually because my daughter or my sister has brought something or wants to bring something to my attention. Even then though, if I'm heavily involved with an artistic endeavor or endeavors, my stay online is brief because of wanting to get back to it/them.

Working with/on my computer is especially enjoyable for me now since Mr. Spy On Me can no longer access my computer to see and watch everything I'm doing on it as he used to do, which he proved to me beyond all doubt when I had convinced him I needed to re-create a particular event back in 2009, which implicated him and his 'extra curricular activities' related to his 'watching/stalking/playing his mind games' with me. When he thought I "needed to" re-create the event, he proceeded to do a number of things to prevent me from fulfilling my mission, which in turn proved to me that he KNEW what I was doing on my computer, thereby incriminating himself even more.

A close male friend of mine had asked me to carry out the project because he suspected Mr. Spy, if he was guilty of invading my computer, would inevitably prove he was. ..And Mr. Spy did exactly this. So then I wrote where I knew Mr. Spy would see what I wrote that my friend was smarter than he. This hurt Mr. Spy's ego and so then he had to prove "he" was the smarter one and then proceeded to access my computer and move a file from one folder to another, a brand new one I had just created, and then back to it's original place, AND this while my friend and I watched in complete astonishment. Mr. Spy HAD TO PROVE to me what all he is capable of doing, HAD TO PROVE I was wrong about my friend being smarter than him. But in so doing, he volunteered more incriminating evidence that he was hacking into my computer. Arrogance makes its host do really stupid things!

I dare say that most people who use a computerized device, such as a computer or a cell phone, are completely unaware of how vulnerable the majority of us users are for someone with extreme, extensive computer technology skills to gain access to us, everything about us, through the tech devices we use. But NOT I! Mr. Spy has taught me impeccably well, has burned me indescribably so, and I've become incredibly, acutely aware of just how unconscionably malicious a person can be through the wrongful use of computer technology. I can't hate such a person because it's been made crystal clear how pathetic his life must truly be to engage himself in such vile, detestable behaviour. I can only feel sorry for such an individual who apparently believes his life, his self, is so worthless he has to resort to such drastically low measures as his purpose in life.

To add another delay in my being online, I was sickened on February 11th by drinking 3-4 ounces of a brand of buttermilk I've never had before from Kate's Creamery. I'm just now starting to feel better. Hopefully, I will be posting more often. However, my online presence does not and will not ever take precedence over my life offline, my real life. As much as I enjoy having and posting on my blogs, my life and people in my life whom I Love dearly, come first, is and always will be my primary focus and concern. Hence, I post on my blogs as "my life permits". Be safe and God bless everyone! ♥

"Romance In The Air"

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Hope your Valentine's Day was a wonderfully special occasion.
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"When Love is in the air with feelings electrified, Romancing of two hearts cannot be denied."
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Gift-Of-Love

Greetings everyone! ♥

My Christmas artwork for my desktop this year, based around my original "snow person" (Why do we call them snow'men'? Why not 'snowwoman' and 'snowman'?). ..And from my original candy cane image, which I derived from scanning an actual candy cane. Put altogether to spell, "L-O-V-E", our greatest Gift. ♥

"Gift Of Love"

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"Of all our gifts, Love is the best, To give from our heart without request."
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Blessed-Christmas

Greetings everyone! ♥

I Love the Nativity Scene....

*laughing* I needed to change the battery in my wireless mouse and in the process I must have hit "publish". So now I'm resuming...

This work had its roots with taking some pictures of a little Nativity Scene I have and I bring out and display every Christmas. It plays Christmas Carols as well. Although very inexpensive, to me the miracle of all miracles it represents is what's priceless.

So, I took some photos (which I entered in an Elftown contest) and then in 2014 I decided to create a digital work of a Nativity Scene. I worked a couple months on it in 2014 but I still needed much more time. In 2015 I had no computer because its harddrive was destroyed on October 4th, 2015. In 2016 I resumed my working on this with another couple of months, but I was able to finish it by Christmas. ..And here you see the finished work. ♥

"Blessed Christmas"

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"A Blessed Merry Christmas"

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"There is no greater gift than the Gift of Love; Onto us a Saviour was born, the Son of God above."
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Spooktacular-Halloween

Greetings everyone! ♥

It's nearing Halloween... and so, spooky sights are bound to be seen! ♥

"Happy Spooktacular Halloween" (Second, more detailed version)

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~ First, much simpler version ~

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"When guilt we feel within, we are chained by fear; Freedom we can't know, until we make our concience clear."
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Have-A-Blessed-Day

Greetings everyone! ♥

I wrote this poem in about twenty minutes one day while I was working on my Rhymetyme Blog and it's on a page there, Have a Blessed Day, instead of as a post here on Heartbeats.

This poem creates an example of someone wishing another or others a blessed day, with an expression of understanding they know it's not always as easy to do as it may sound, but also suggests how another or others might accomplish actually turning a downer day into one better and feeling blessed. Oftentimes the best way we can help another is to help and encourage them to find and utilize what they already have within themselves because this helps them to find their own courage and strength, while building their confidence, self esteem, and so, their self worth. When we help others, if we simply do 'for them' what they need, they don't learn then how to do for themselves. When people don't do for themselves, they can't gain confidence, self worth, and so forth that are the most basic traits needed for a well balanced, emotionally and mentally stable individual.

I've been at some very low times in my life. Likely, most folks have been at one time or another. The one common denominator I've come to learn that is what saved me and pulled me out of the quagmire of feeling hopeless is finding and grasping onto the lifeline of being grateful for something, which may be some 'thing' or some 'one'. Usually, if you can find one thing to be grateful for, you'll find there is much more as well to be grateful for. 

We can't be dependent upon others for our emotional state of being nor should we be. Cultivating an "attitude of gratitude" is not only an asset for our character, but it may also serve as our emotional and mental lifeline as well. ♥

"Have a Blessed Day"

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I wish for you a blessed day right from the start,
With joy and Love abundantly felt within your heart.
But if you are feeling somewhat sad and blue,
Then may these words bring some hope just for you.

It's difficult to dismiss the troubles on our mind,
Such can steal our joy, be to our heart unkind.
Yesterdays can spill over into the new of today,
Especially fears and worries that can get in our way.

Life can surely beat us down into a deep ravine,
With walls so steep our blessings can't then be seen
And when we're separated from reasons to be grateful,
This can lead a heart to bitterness, even turn to hateful.

If we practice every day, our blessings, we rehearse, 
Life's tribulations can't, our state of mind, reverse.
When we feel ourselves struggling with holding onto hope,
Our blessings we are grateful for, supplies our life rope.

All those deep ravines with quicksand at their base,
Waiting to suck us in, into a dark, hopeless place,
Where our hope and happiness can then be devoured,
Unless with gratitude for blessings we remain empowered.

I wish for you a day full of blessings to be grateful for,
And if trouble comes a knocking, to pound down your door,
You'll have the power within you, in your hands and in your heart,
If with gratitude you are, allowing it to play its key role and part.

Have a Blessed Day; count your blessings, every one,
As your day begins, throughout, and when your day is done.
You'll always be well armed then against every darker force
Attempting to steal your hope away and your peaceful course.

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"Have a Blessed Day; count your blessings, every one, As your day begins, throughout, and when your day is done. You'll always be well armed then against every darker force Attempting to steal your hope away and your peaceful course." ~ Quotes by Artsieladie