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The Value Of A Smile
A smile costs nothing, but creates much.
A smile enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give.
A smile happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None are so rich they can get along without a smile, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.
A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.
A smile is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble.
Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen; for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody ‘til it is given away.
For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give.
By Frank Irving Fletcher: advertisement for Oppenheim, Collins, & Company
Frank Irving Fletcher was born on 5 June 1881 in Yorkshire, England and baptized into the Episcopal Church. He immigrated to the United States of America in about 1902 in response to an advertisement for a job, but when he arrived, the job had long since been taken. He stayed in America, and eventually started working in advertising in 1911. He went on to become a successful freelance copywriter of advertising for leading specialty retail shops in New York City, including Saks & Company (later Saks Fifth Avenue), where he was the Advertising Manager. His autobiography is titled “Lucid Interval: Confessions of a Custodian of the Convictions of Others” (1938). Frank Irving Fletcher passed on at 82 years of age 26 June 1963 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
A smile costs nothing, but creates much.
A smile enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give.
A smile happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None are so rich they can get along without a smile, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.
A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.
A smile is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble.
Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen; for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody ‘til it is given away.
For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give.
By Frank Irving Fletcher: advertisement for Oppenheim, Collins, & Company
Frank Irving Fletcher was born on 5 June 1881 in Yorkshire, England and baptized into the Episcopal Church. He immigrated to the United States of America in about 1902 in response to an advertisement for a job, but when he arrived, the job had long since been taken. He stayed in America, and eventually started working in advertising in 1911. He went on to become a successful freelance copywriter of advertising for leading specialty retail shops in New York City, including Saks & Company (later Saks Fifth Avenue), where he was the Advertising Manager. His autobiography is titled “Lucid Interval: Confessions of a Custodian of the Convictions of Others” (1938). Frank Irving Fletcher passed on at 82 years of age 26 June 1963 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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Allow Your Own Inner Light To Guide You
There comes a time when you must stand alone.
You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.
You must be willing to make sacrifices.
You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.
Sometimes familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.
There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.
Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.
Be confident enough that you won’t settle for a compromise just to get by.
Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.
Don’t stand in someone else’s shadow when it’s your sunlight that should lead the way.
By Author Unknown
You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.
You must be willing to make sacrifices.
You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.
Sometimes familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.
There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.
Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.
Be confident enough that you won’t settle for a compromise just to get by.
Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.
Don’t stand in someone else’s shadow when it’s your sunlight that should lead the way.
By Author Unknown
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A Smile
It comforts the weary, gladdens the sad,
consoles those in trouble, good or bad.
To rich and poor, beggar or thief,
it’s free to all of any belief.
A natural gesture of young and old,
cheers on the faint, disarms the bold.
Unlike most blessings for which we pray,
it’s the only thing we keep when we give it away.
By Author Unknown
It comforts the weary, gladdens the sad,
consoles those in trouble, good or bad.
To rich and poor, beggar or thief,
it’s free to all of any belief.
A natural gesture of young and old,
cheers on the faint, disarms the bold.
Unlike most blessings for which we pray,
it’s the only thing we keep when we give it away.
By Author Unknown
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Beginning Today . . .
Today
look in the mirror
and notice
that the person
who greets you
is beautiful,
inside and out.
Today
say to yourself that
you know nothing is
impossible.
Remind yourself that
every one of your dreams
is within reach.
Today
think about all of
the people who love you,
who see the beauty in you,
and begin to look at yourself
in the same way.
By Lise Schlosser
Lise Mae Schlosser was a doctoral student in the English Department at Northern Illinois University, Illinois, United States of America, when she wrote the above poem. Her poetry has since appeared in various publications, including “Eureka Literary Magazine,” “The Ever Dancing Muse,” “Towers,” and most recently in “Fine Lines Literary Magazine.”
Today
look in the mirror
and notice
that the person
who greets you
is beautiful,
inside and out.
Today
say to yourself that
you know nothing is
impossible.
Remind yourself that
every one of your dreams
is within reach.
Today
think about all of
the people who love you,
who see the beauty in you,
and begin to look at yourself
in the same way.
By Lise Schlosser
Lise Mae Schlosser was a doctoral student in the English Department at Northern Illinois University, Illinois, United States of America, when she wrote the above poem. Her poetry has since appeared in various publications, including “Eureka Literary Magazine,” “The Ever Dancing Muse,” “Towers,” and most recently in “Fine Lines Literary Magazine.”
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Doing Nothing
The hardest job I’ve ever tried,
In Summer, Winter, Spring, or Fall,
Whether alone or by the side
Of helpers - matters not at all -
Is doing nothing.
Just think of having not a thing
On earth to busy hand or brain.
I know not of a sharper sting,
Nor one ’twould give me keener pain
Than doing nothing.
Just eat and sleep and mope around;
No good deed done, no kind word said,
No darkened corner sought or found,
Where sunshine might with ease be shed -
Just doing nothing.
Kind Fate, spare me from such a lot.
I’d sooner, far, be numbered with
The silent sleepers in some spot
Where naught is known of kin or kith,
Than doing nothing.
By William Henry Dawson
William Henry Dawson, also known as W. H. Dawson, was born in 1853. He became a poet. He is the author of the book, “Sunshine of Hope, and Other Poems” (1910). William Henry Dawson passed on at about 75 years of age in 1928.
The hardest job I’ve ever tried,
In Summer, Winter, Spring, or Fall,
Whether alone or by the side
Of helpers - matters not at all -
Is doing nothing.
Just think of having not a thing
On earth to busy hand or brain.
I know not of a sharper sting,
Nor one ’twould give me keener pain
Than doing nothing.
Just eat and sleep and mope around;
No good deed done, no kind word said,
No darkened corner sought or found,
Where sunshine might with ease be shed -
Just doing nothing.
Kind Fate, spare me from such a lot.
I’d sooner, far, be numbered with
The silent sleepers in some spot
Where naught is known of kin or kith,
Than doing nothing.
By William Henry Dawson
William Henry Dawson, also known as W. H. Dawson, was born in 1853. He became a poet. He is the author of the book, “Sunshine of Hope, and Other Poems” (1910). William Henry Dawson passed on at about 75 years of age in 1928.
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This Is Our Purpose
To make as meaningful as possible
this life that has been bestowed upon us;
To live in such a way
that we may be proud of ourselves;
To act in such a way
that some part of us lives on.
By Oswald Spengler
Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler was born on 29 May 1880 in Blankenburg, Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire. He became a historian, a philosopher, and a political writer. He is known for the book, “Der Untergang des Abendlandes” (1922) (English: “The Decline of the West” (1928)). Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler passed on at 55 years of age on 8 May 1936 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
To make as meaningful as possible
this life that has been bestowed upon us;
To live in such a way
that we may be proud of ourselves;
To act in such a way
that some part of us lives on.
By Oswald Spengler
Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler was born on 29 May 1880 in Blankenburg, Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire. He became a historian, a philosopher, and a political writer. He is known for the book, “Der Untergang des Abendlandes” (1922) (English: “The Decline of the West” (1928)). Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler passed on at 55 years of age on 8 May 1936 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Hold Fast To Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
By Langston Hughes: “Dreams” (1929)
James Mercer ‘Langston’ Hughes was born on 1 February 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, United States of America. He became a poet, a novelist, a columnist, and an editor. James Mercer ‘Langston’ Hughes passed on at 65 years of age on 22 May 1967 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
By Langston Hughes: “Dreams” (1929)
James Mercer ‘Langston’ Hughes was born on 1 February 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, United States of America. He became a poet, a novelist, a columnist, and an editor. James Mercer ‘Langston’ Hughes passed on at 65 years of age on 22 May 1967 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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Reaching Your Dreams Takes Courage
Courage is admitting that you’re
Afraid and facing that fear directly.
It’s being strong enough to ask for help
And humble enough to accept it.
Courage is standing up for what you
Believe in without worrying about the
Opinions of others.
It’s following your own heart,
Living your own life,
And settling for nothing less than
The best for yourself.
Courage is daring to take a first
Step, a big leap, or a different path.
It’s attempting to do something that
No one has done before, and
All others thought impossible.
Courage is keeping heart in the face
Of disappointment, and looking at defeat
Not as an end but as a new beginning.
It believes that things will ultimately
Get better even as they get worse.
Courage is being responsible for your
Own actions, and admitting your own
Mistakes without placing blame on
Others. It’s relying not on others for
Your success, but on your own skills
And efforts.
Courage is refusing to quit even when
You’re intimidated by impossibility.
It’s choosing a goal, sticking with it,
And finding solutions to the problems.
Courage is thinking big, aiming high,
And shooting far. It’s taking a dream
And doing anything, risking everything,
And stopping at nothing
To make it a reality . . .
By Caroline Kent
Courage is admitting that you’re
Afraid and facing that fear directly.
It’s being strong enough to ask for help
And humble enough to accept it.
Courage is standing up for what you
Believe in without worrying about the
Opinions of others.
It’s following your own heart,
Living your own life,
And settling for nothing less than
The best for yourself.
Courage is daring to take a first
Step, a big leap, or a different path.
It’s attempting to do something that
No one has done before, and
All others thought impossible.
Courage is keeping heart in the face
Of disappointment, and looking at defeat
Not as an end but as a new beginning.
It believes that things will ultimately
Get better even as they get worse.
Courage is being responsible for your
Own actions, and admitting your own
Mistakes without placing blame on
Others. It’s relying not on others for
Your success, but on your own skills
And efforts.
Courage is refusing to quit even when
You’re intimidated by impossibility.
It’s choosing a goal, sticking with it,
And finding solutions to the problems.
Courage is thinking big, aiming high,
And shooting far. It’s taking a dream
And doing anything, risking everything,
And stopping at nothing
To make it a reality . . .
By Caroline Kent
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Set Yourself Free
Set yourself free from anything that might hinder you in becoming the person you want to be. Free yourself from the uncertainties about your abilities or the worth of your dreams, from the fears that you may not be able to achieve them, or that they won’t be what you wanted.
Set yourself free from the past. The good things from yesterday are still yours in memory; the things you want to forget you will, for tomorrow is only a sunrise away. Free yourself from regret or guilt, and promise to live this day as fully as you can.
Set yourself free from the expectations of others, and never feel guilty or embarrassed if you do not live up to their standards. You are most important to yourself; live by what you feel is best and right for you. Others will come to respect your integrity and honesty.
Set yourself free to simply be yourself, and you will soar higher than you’ve ever dreamed.
By Edmund O’Neill
Set yourself free from anything that might hinder you in becoming the person you want to be. Free yourself from the uncertainties about your abilities or the worth of your dreams, from the fears that you may not be able to achieve them, or that they won’t be what you wanted.
Set yourself free from the past. The good things from yesterday are still yours in memory; the things you want to forget you will, for tomorrow is only a sunrise away. Free yourself from regret or guilt, and promise to live this day as fully as you can.
Set yourself free from the expectations of others, and never feel guilty or embarrassed if you do not live up to their standards. You are most important to yourself; live by what you feel is best and right for you. Others will come to respect your integrity and honesty.
Set yourself free to simply be yourself, and you will soar higher than you’ve ever dreamed.
By Edmund O’Neill
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Smiles
Smiles! What are they for? I will tell you -
All hatred they melt into love;
They chase away sorrow and trouble,
With a gleam from the heaven above.
They make us all cheerful and happy,
Ah! whether we will or no;
Can a sunbeam be ever resisted
When it falls on a bank of snow?
We should wearily grope through the shadows
That compass this earthly life
Were it not for these flashes of brightness
That fall on us through the strife,
To reveal the fond spirits around us,
The blossoms that spring in our way;
For the world is not all so dreary
As some people choose to say.
The innocent laughter of childhood
Makes the heart of the aged to thrill;
At the sweet, merry song of the maiden
The mourner looks up and is still.
O the bright, sunny smiles of contentment
That flecker* with light our dull way!
They will change every hardship to pleasure
And the darkest night turn into day.
By Author Unknown
*flecker: a spot or streak, as in sunlight-fleckerings showing on the ground in a woods
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Smiles! What are they for? I will tell you -
All hatred they melt into love;
They chase away sorrow and trouble,
With a gleam from the heaven above.
They make us all cheerful and happy,
Ah! whether we will or no;
Can a sunbeam be ever resisted
When it falls on a bank of snow?
We should wearily grope through the shadows
That compass this earthly life
Were it not for these flashes of brightness
That fall on us through the strife,
To reveal the fond spirits around us,
The blossoms that spring in our way;
For the world is not all so dreary
As some people choose to say.
The innocent laughter of childhood
Makes the heart of the aged to thrill;
At the sweet, merry song of the maiden
The mourner looks up and is still.
O the bright, sunny smiles of contentment
That flecker* with light our dull way!
They will change every hardship to pleasure
And the darkest night turn into day.
By Author Unknown
*flecker: a spot or streak, as in sunlight-fleckerings showing on the ground in a woods
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