Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend."

You may not have ever seen me
But you know that I am here.
You can feel me in your heart
As you enter each new day.

I will always be there for you
I am your friend.

Someone to share the good times
As well as the bad.
I make no judgments by what you say
I just listen with my heart and
Hope to be of help in anyway I can.

I will be there for you now and forever
And always please remember
I am your friend!

True friendship isn't seen with the eyes, it is felt with the heart.
When there is trust, understanding, loyalty, and sharing.
True friendship is a rare feeling, but when it is found
It has profound impact on our well-being, strength, and character.
True friendship does not need elaborate gifts
Or spectacular events in order to be valuable or valued.
To ensure long-lasting quality and satisfaction,
True friendship only needs a few key ingredients:
Undying loyalty, unmatched understanding, unsurpassed trust,
Deep and soulful secrets, and endless sharing.
These ingredients, mixed with personality and a sense of humor,
Can make a friendship last a lifetime!
This is just a thank you, my friend, for all the wonderful and colorful
Special ingredients You've brought to my life!
Pass this on to such a friend!

I'll Be Here

I cannot ease your aching heart,
Nor take your pain away;
But let me stay and take your hand
And walk with you today.

I'll listen when you need to talk,
I'll wipe away your tears;
I'll share your worries when they come,
I'll help you face your fears.

I'm here and I will stand by you,
On each hill you have to climb;
So take my hand, let's face the world...
And live just one day at a time.

You're not alone, for I'm still here,
I'll go that extra mile;

I'll help you learn to smile!

Too True, Too Often

Too often we don't realize
What we have until it is gone
Too often we wait too late to say
"I'm sorry - I was wrong."

Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones
We hold dearest to our hearts
And we allow foolish things
To tear our lives apart.

Far too many times we let
Unimportant things into our minds
And then it's usually too late
To see what made us blind.

So be sure that you let people know
How much they mean to you
Take that time to say the words
Before your time is through.

Be sure that you appreciate
Everything you've got
And be thankful for the little things
in life that mean a lot.

The Friend Who Just Stands By

      When troubles come your soul to try,
      You love the friend who just stands by.
      Perhaps there's nothing she can do,
      The thing is strictly up to you.

      For there are troubles all your own,
      And paths the soul must tread alone.
      Times when love can't smooth the road,
      Nor friendship lift the heavy load.

      But just to feel you have a friend,
      Who will stand by until the end.
      Whose sympathy through all endures,
      Whose warm handclasp is always yours.

      It helps somehow to pull you through,
      Although there's nothing she can do.
      And so with fervent heart we cry,
      God Bless the friend who just stands by.

      Pass this onto all such friends...

Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you, you may have touched their life in ways you will never know!,love

WELCOME TO MY WORLD

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He weaves his way over
the sunlit blades of emerald leaves,
And the crystal stream babbles tales
of certain dreams and hopes and loves.

The air resounds with hidden wings, a gentle breeze
Caressing Daisies and Buttercups,
nodding softly to themselves entranced by the recital
of the crystal ripples.

Enchanted beams of purest light...golden.. dazzling
reflect from the depths of passion filled eyes,
lighting his way unto her.

She weaves her way among
the falling Blossoms, a striking darkness
against the pure white cascade, of falling petals.
Creating a carpet of silk for her to travel.

The trees whisper tales of truest love,
and the wind chimes gently sing
Soothing songs of hope...patience...forever.
Filling her soul and mind.

Shadows lengthen, the first shimmering star
pokes through the dusky haze of night
Fireflies weave their way through darkened
groves, creating a fairyland of dreams

Entwined in a circle,
flowers, fireflies and trees
Gather to watch,
the two becoming one.

The first tender touch,
The first longing kiss
Colours brighten, glowing brilliant
in the fairy tale night.

Nature falls into an adoring silence
As it listens to the singing
of two hearts finding their destiny
creating a love to remember forever.

TO GIVE UP, TO DENY

To give up or to deny my past is to deny myself the experiences and learning that the past has given me.

To deny my past is to deny who I am, who I was, who I will be. The past allows us as human beings to grow and change. Without our acknowledgement of our past, is, in a sense, to not acknowledge ourselves.

People think that not giving up the past is a sign of weakness. I say that it is a sign of strength. To acknowledge my past is to accept everything about it, not run from it, the hope that we have felt, the joy that we have felt and even the pain that causes some people to give themselves up to the feelings of despair and desperation.

Without my past I have no experiences to learn from, therefore, logical reasoning dictates that I cannot be the person who I am truly meant to be.

My past defines, who I was, who I am now, and in time, will also define the person I will become."

window to the soul

If you could see inside my soul
see inside my heart
you would know how I long for you
whenever we're apart

If you could see inside my head
if thoughts were things to see
you would know how I cherish you
how much you mean to me

In all the ways you comfort me
the way you hold me near
the way you know just what to do
to chase away my fear

The sparkle in your beautiful eyes
your smile, laugh, your touch
are just a few of many reasons
I love you oh so much

Knowing I can talk to you
about any and everything
and knowing together we will get
through whatever life may bring

I could search the whole world over
and this I know is true
I would never find another love
like the love I found with you

Though with each new day, each sunrise
we can't know what's in store
there is one thing I know for sure
each day I love you more

So if you could see inside my head
if thoughts were things to see
you would know I blessed I feel
to have you here with me

I'VE LEARNED

I've learned
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is
be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I've learned -
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned -
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned -
that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned -
that you can get by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned -
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do
but to the best you can do.

I've learned -
that it's not what happens to people
that's important. It's what they do about it.

I've learned -
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned -
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.

I've learned -
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I've learned -
that it's a lot easier
to react than it is to think.

I've learned -
that you should always leave
loved ones withloving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned -
that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.

I've learned -
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I've learned -
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I've learned -
that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be
something else to take its place.

I've learned -
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I've learned -
that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned -
that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned -
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned -
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned -
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I've learned -
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I've learned -
that just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to doesn't mean
they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned -
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned _
that you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and
what a tragedy it would be
if they believed it.

I've learned -
that your family won't always
be there for you. It may seem funny,
but people you aren't related to
can take care of you and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.

I've learned -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you
every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned -
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself.

I've learned -
that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned -
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned -
that sometimes when my friends fight,
I'm forced to choose sides
even when I don't want to.

I've learned -
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned -
that sometimes you have to put
the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned -
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I've learned -
that you shouldn't be so
eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I've learned -
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I've learned -
that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned -
that there are many ways of falling
and staying in love.

I've learned -
that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves
get farther in life.

I've learned -
that no matter how many friends you have,
if you are their pillar you will feel lonely
and lost at the times you need them most.

I've learned -
that your life can be changed
in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you.

I've learned -
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I've learned -
that writing, as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.

I've learned -
that the paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned -
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned -
that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.

I've learned -
that although the word "love"
can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.

I've learned -
that it's hard to determine
where to draw the line
between being nice and
not hurting people's feelings
and standing up for what you believe.

copyrights to: Kathy Kane Hansen

If you think you
are beaten, you are;
If you think you
dare not, you don't;

If you'd like to win,
but think you'll
lose, you're lost.

For out in the world
we find success begins
with a person's faith;

It's all in the
state of mind.

Life's battle
don't always go
to the stronger
or faster hand;
They go to the one
who trusts in God
and always thinks

"I can."

YOU ARE STRONG WHEN

You are strong...
when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave...
when you overcome fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy...
when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving...
when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise...
when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true...
when you admit there are times when you fool yourself.

You are alive...
when tomorrow's hope means more to you than todays mistake.

You are growing...
when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free...
when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others

You are honorable...
when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous...
when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble...
when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful...
when you see me just as i am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful...
when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautifull...
when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich...
when you never need more than what you have.

You are you...
when you are at peace with who you are not.

ODE TO NEWFOUNDLAND.

Confederation with Canada

On July 22, 1948, Newfoundland chose to unite itself with Canada by a vote of 78,323 to 71,334. On March 31, 1949, Newfoundland became the tenth Canadian province. The Liberal party, under Premier Joseph R. Smallwood, held power in the province for 23 years. In 1972 the Liberal party lost control, and a new government under Premier Frank Duff Moores was formed by the Progressive Conservative party, the first such administration in the history of the province. The Smallwood regime had embarked on numerous projects intended to spur the growth of modern industry in Newfoundland. One of the more successful was the hydroelectric power development at Churchill Falls, Labrador, which began operating in 1971. By the mid-1970s the project was generating about 78 percent of the hydroelectricity produced in the province. Most of the power from the Churchill Falls project was exported from Newfoundland under an agreement with Hydro Québec. The success at Churchill Falls contrasted with the failure of a planned oil refinery at Come-by-Chance, in the upper reaches of Placentia Bay. The refinery was built and began operations, only to go bankrupt; it was finally bought by the federal energy corporation, Petro Canada, in 1981. Despite a degree of economic growth, Newfoundland continues to depend heavily on the government in Ottawa for subsidies. In the 1970s and 1980s many Newfoundlanders were compelled to migrate to other parts of Canada in search of opportunity. The Moores government was more conservative in economic matters than its predecessor, concerning itself with the preservation of the province's fishing industry and other natural resources. When Moores resigned, in 1979, he was succeeded by A. Brian Peckford, another Progressive Conservative, who later that year won his own mandate; he was reelected in 1983 and 1985. Initially Peckford secured support as a strong advocate of provincial interests in battles with the federal government over offshore resources, the sale of Labrador's hydroelectric power, and the management of the fisheries. Continued economic troubles in Newfoundland bred discontent, however, and in the 1989 election a new Liberal leader, Clyde K. Wells, became premier, ending Conservative rule in the province. On February 22, 1996 Premier Wells was succeeded by another Liberal, Brian Tobin.

The Railway was a critical part of Newfoundland's history from 1882 until 1988. It enabled Newfoundlanders to travel far and wide. It brought freight of all kinds, but most of all it proved that Newfoundland had truly entered an age of prosperity. The railway was originally called the "people's road" and was meant to last forever.

Unfortunately, the high cost of maintaining the service and the slowness of the trains (22 hours from St. John's to Port aux Basques - 12 hours by car) ultimately forced the shutdown of the rail service in 1988. It was replaced by a modern and efficient Bus Service, but for those of us that grew up "riding the rails", there will always be a special place for the trains.

Just so people don't forget i am re-posting a previous entry. God luv her for puttin this in' in da first place. I live on the mainland now and it boils my beans to hear people say newfoundland. I can say Alberta or Ontario just fine. First off here's the ways NOT to pronounce Newfoundland... "New-fin-lund"..."New-Found-Lund"... "New-fin-Lind"..... NOW, here is the way you pronounce Newfoundland..... "NEW-FUN-LAND" Please head this info for it is useful. No one likes their name to be pronounced wrong, even a province .

IN MEMORY OF CANADIAN SOLDIERS

IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.......

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Since the mission began in 2002, 57 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan.

An online memorial has been set up for Private Kevin Kennedy of St. Lawrence who was killed in Afghanistan. Kennedy and fellow Newfoundlander Sgt. Donald Lucas were among 6 Canadians who died in a roadside bomb blast Easter Sunday. The website has comments from his father, Myles Kennedy, who describes his son as a top athlete and a person magnet. There are a number of photos of Kennedy with family and friends and a section for people to send in their condolences.

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Allthough the tragedy, wars must be fought,
for this soldiers are prepared, trained, and thought.
They do their duty with honor and pride,
their belife is 'my buddie must survie'.

When the mission doesn't go as planed,
they try to adapt to the matter at hand.
When the situation still goes a rye,
It is very sad but a soldier might die.

This is an outcome that a soldier understands,
willfully giving his life without any demands.
His body to be baged and shiped home in a box,
while all of his buddies will still fight in Iraq.

All those whom he loved and left behind,
can now only see him in a casket of pine.
Do not feel pitty for the tears that they cry,
they are proud of the one that there lie.

So as you read this and enjoy your freedom and rights,
honor those who don't come home and those who still fight.

THIS IS A GIFT FROM A VERY DEAR FRIEND ,,,RANDY THANK YOU HUN .

Another Fallen Soldier

I heard the news today Another life taken away
When will we they learn
Peace is what we all yearn
Now another family weeps
Hope from God is what they seek
We all know that this soldier
Had the weight of the world on his shoulders
He was in a war
He didn't ask for
He just did his chore
Now he'll breath no more
But in a week from now
Will anyone remember how
His life was taken away
On a cold wind swept day
Of course his family will always remember
That he died on his birthday in December
But will the folks in Washington
Who helped this ghastly deed get done
In a month from now will they know his name
Or will always just be a number in a numbers
game?