Quote from Forum Archives on May 3, 2005, 11:12 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"The Treasures in You"

 

          

 

There are treasures in life,
but owners are few
Of money and power
to buy things brand new.

 

Yet you can be wealthy
and feel regal too,
If you will just look
for the treasures in you.

 

These treasures in life
are not hard to find
When you look in your heart,
your soul, and your mind.

 

For when you are willing
to share what's within,
Your fervent search
for riches will end.

 

The joy and the laughter,
the smile that you bring;
The heart unafraid
to love and to sing;

 

The hand always willing
to help those in need;
Ones quick to reach out,
to labor and fee.

 

So thank you for sharing
these great gifts inside;
The caring, the cheering,
the hug when one cried.

 

Thanks for the energy,
encouragement too,
And thank you for sharing
the treasures in you.

---

 

"TEACHERS"

 

      

 

The  dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One
man, a  CEO,  decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,
"What's a kid  going to learn from someone who decided his best option
in life was to become a  teacher?"

 

He reminded the other dinner guests of the old adage about  teachers:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."

 

To stress his  point he said to another guest:
"You're a teacher, Jane.   Be honest. What do you  make?"

 

Jane, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want
to know what I make?

 

I make kids work harder than they ever  thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the winner of the  Congressional Medal of Honor
for a student who has tried her or his best. I make  kids sit through 40
minutes of study hall in absolute silence."

 

"You  want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I  make them write.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all  their work in math and
perfect their final drafts in English."

 

"I make  them understand that if you have the brains and follow your
heart and, if  someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you
must pay no attention  because that person just didn't learn."

 

Jane paused and then continued. "You want to know what I make? I MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. What do you make?"

---

 

Don't tell God how Big your storm is.
Tell the storm how Big your GOD is !

 

 

Have a Blessed Day

Dave and Barbara

 

    

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