Life

it has been never been like this,

not quite sure of what i want

don’t know what more that i need to do,

feels like a soul devoid of life;

one moment my joy knew no bounds,

a new beginning is what i got,

a new meaning to a lonely existence,

i was happy;

as reality dawned on me,

i felt my happiness come crashing down,

all in one big thud, i wondered

if my luck was anything but bad;

i try to find a reason,

i try to find a cure,

i tried all that was possible,

but it feels as if my life has come to a standstill;

i don’t want to give up,

i don’t want to cave in so easily,

so i am desperately plotting my revenge

against a life that has become mundane;

(and take control of it once and for all

before i lose my sanity and question my very existence)

may

For you girl

When a daughter is born

Foggy dreams

Become crystal clear

As playgrounds

And birthday parties

Take giant leaps

And minutes turn into years.

Rhymes from mother's day cards

Turn into sad songs

When broken toys

Become broken hearts

And mother's arms still fit around

Their daughter's sighs.

Hugs

Laughter

Drops of tears

Weave treasured tapestries for

Many years.

Mugs of hot cocoa

Become cups of tea

And a love that has been nourished

Cannot help but flourish

From baby steps to

College steps

From building blocks to

Travel clocks

A mother's heart is always near

A daughter's love is very dear.

My daughter

Davelyn..... do you know

I wonder can you see

How precious is your life

and all you mean to me

An unexpected gift

Delightful precious girl

Did you know that at first sight

You set my heart a whirl

As the morning sun rises

You're there within my heart

No matter what storm may come

My love it cannot part

Daughter do you know

What words can never say

How awesome is my love for you

Still growing day by day

Your beauty overwhelms me

Abilities do astound

Anything you hope or dream

By you they can be found

You fill my days with light

You make me laugh out loud

You I am so glad to have

Of you I am so proud

A poem for you apple..

A mother tries to provide her daughter with insight

into the important things in life

in order to make her life

as happy and fulfilling as possible.

A mother tries to teach her daughter

to be good, always helpful to other people

to be fair, always treating others equally

to have a positive attitude at all times

to always make things right when they are wrong

to know herself well

to know what her talents are

to set goals for herself

to not be afraid of working too hard to reach her goals.

A mother tries to teach her daughter

to have many interests to pursue

to laugh and have fun every day

to appreciate the beauty of nature

to enter into friendships with good people

to honor their friendships and always be a good friend

and to particularly respect and love our elder members

to use her intelligence all times

to listen to her emotions

to adhere to her values

A mother tries to teach her daughter

to not be afraid to stick to her beliefs

to not follow the majority when the majority is wrong

to carefully plan a life for herself

to vigorously follow her chosen path

to enter into a relationship with someone worthy of herself

to love this person unconditionally with her body and mind

to share all that she has learned in her life with this person

If I have provided you with an insight

into most of these things

then I have succeeded as a mother

in what I hoped to accomplish in raising you

if many of these slipped by

while we were all so busy

I have a feeling you know them anyway

One thing I am sure of though,

I have taught you to be proud of the fact

that you are a woman equal to all men and

that I have loved you every second of your life

I have supported you at all times

as a mother, as a person, and as a friend

I will always continue to cherish and love

everything about you

my beautiful daughter.

I will always love you.....

mummy

lara fabian -je suis malade english subtitles

lara fabian -je suis malade english subtitles

Wow still my favourite song of all the time.. Soooo sad, full of passion, and love sickness.

Love is the strongest feeling in the world! And when it's over, you feel like dying.. ;-(

Your wonderful song and performance make me cry and feel even more sad.

Thanks for the translation.

Lara Fabian - Je suis Malade

Lara Fabian - I guess I loved you

Lara Fabian - Before we say goodbye (La Femme Nikita)

I Am Who I Am - Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian **I've Cried Enough**

Lara Fabian ** Sin ti ***

Last Judgement

The Last Judgement.

The Last Judgement by Michelangelo covers the wall behind the alter in the Sistine Chapel. The work depicts the second coming of Christ and, although the artist is clearly inspired by the Bible, it is his own imaginative vision that prevails in this painting.

The picture radiates out from the center figure of Christ, and Michelangelo has chosen to depict the various saints included in the work holding the instruments of their martyrdom rather than the actual scenes of torture.

When executing his "Last Judgement" it would seem that Michelangelo had been given artistic licence to paint scenes, not only from the Bible, but also from mythology. This shows great faith in the artist by his patron, Pope Paul III.

Unfortunately it was decided that works of art in sacred places had to be modest and a pupil of Michelangelo, Daniele da Volterra, was commissioned to cover the figures nakedness with loincloths and veils. Originally all the figures were naked but da Volterra's intervention earned him the nickname of the maker of breeches.

Other over painting was added in the next two centuries and for the same reason.

With the restoration of the chapel in the 1980's and 1990's only Daniele da Volterra's additions have been saved as part of the history of the painting, all other additions have now been removed.

"The Last Judgement"
48x44 feet, 1536-1541 Fresco, (s)

The fresco angles out at the top of the painting preventing dust from settling on it and also improving the perspective of the work. At the top of the painting the cross, the crown of thorns, and other symbols of the passion of Christ can be seen.

Christ the Judge (detail) (s)

The center figure is Christ deciding the destiny of the human race. With a gesture of his arms he damns a large part of humanity plunging them into hell, but some are saved rising to heaven. Even the Madonna at his side seems to cower in fear at the scene.

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Angels and Saints

Angels trumpets and the Archangel Michael (s)

The dead are awakened by angels trumpets and the Archangel Michael reads from the book of souls to be saved. The larger book on the right contains a list of the damned destined for hell.

St Bartholomew holds his own skin. (s)

Just below the figure of Christ, are St Lawrence holding a ladder (this symbolizes the saint's martyrdom on a grate over hot coals). St Bartholomew holds a sheet of his own skin in his left hand and in his right hand is a knife. This symbolizes the terrible fate of Bartholomew who was flayed alive. The face on the skin is reputed to be a self-portrait of the artist.

St John The Baptist (w)

On the left of the picture are St Andrew holding his cross and St John the Baptist is the powerfully built figure gazing across at Christ.

St Peter (w)

The figure of St Peter on the right holds a silver and a gold key, the keys to heaven, this is actually a portrait of Pope Paul III.

St Sebastian, St Blaise and St Catherine. (w)

Below Peter are St Blaise and St Catherine.

St Catherine holds the toothed knife of her martyrdom and St Blaise carries the iron combs used for his torture, St Sebastian is beside them with arrows in his hand.

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The Damned and the Saved

The boatman Charon (s)

At the bottom of the painting the boatman Charon can be seen ferrying the damned into hell.

Charon is the mythical boatman of Roman and Greek mythology who ferried the damned to hell. He is featured in Dante's Devine Comedy, and also in Virgil's Eneid, both of these works provided inspiration for Michelangelo's interpretation of the Last Judgement.

The resurrection of the dead is shown at the bottom left of the painting.

The resurrection of the dead (s)

Damned Man (w)

Lower down on Christ’s right is the figure of a damned man who covers one eye in fear of his terrible fate.

Baigio da Cesena as Minos (s)

Baigio da Cesena, a papal master of ceremonies, criticized Michelangelo's work saying that nude figures had no place in such a sacred place, and that the paintings would be more at home in a public tavern.

Michelangelo included da Cesena in the Last Judgement as Minos, one of the three judges of the underworld. When Baigio complained to the Pope the pontiff explained that he had no jurisdiction over hell and that the portrait would have to remain.

In Greek mythology, Minos was the king of Crete and was the son of Zeus and Europa. He became one of the three judges of the underworld after his own death and Michelangelo has depicted Minos with ass-ears and wrapped in serpents coils. The coils indicate to what circle of hell the damned are destined.

The serpent's bite on the genitals of Minos (da Cesena) illustrates Michelangelo's disdain for the Cardinal and of course Baigio must have been furious but.... A point well made I believe!

The Saved Rejoice (s)

Without God we are nothing.
It is really scary when we see this painting.
A painting reveals a thousand secrets of you and me.

I boring tok

~Wise choice~

Wisdom means having clear understanding and insight.
It means knowing how to apply the truth in every situation.
It's discerning what is right and wrong.
It's having good judgement.
It's being able to sense when you are getting too close to the edge.



Loves
May

World

Hello world.....
Hello people....
young old peoplessssssssssssssssss



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~Happiness~

You can't buy it, force it or find it.

Wealthy people are believe to be happy.

However, this is not the case.

They might have everything.

Money, freedom, friends and family.

The very fact is that, wealthy people are unhappy

just as often as people without anything.

Their home life would horrify most people.

Their aliented children, some loose their love for life.

Some husbands are so obessed with their work and friends.

Wives who enjoys too much until they neglect their children.

Money doesn't bring happiness.

Happiness doesn't mean being in good mood most of the time.

Aprreciate the purest, strongest form of love.
This kind of love asks for nothing and gives everything.
The right choice is another bridge to happiness.
Only happy people will make the right choice.
No choice is like you are in jail.
You must have personal power.
This gives you the power over your feelings and your FATE.

Focus on your weaknesses.

Let that personal power tell us our limits.

This power can give us healty courage and set us free.

The right choice is ours.

Never say I have no choice!

Do you enjoy friendship?

Do you enjoy your friendships?...For sure – YES!...But please recollect when you've met your friends recently?...and called up?...and sent e-mail?...Ages and ages ago…

Contemporary life, with its tight schedules and constant lack of time and overloads, just do not give us FREE time for pleasant and interesting relations and meetings…They say: "Friends are thieves of time"…Work and family are considered to be the crucial values of a person's life…These are "MUSTS"…We must and we DO devote our life-time to the things…

Undoubtedly, there is "friendship" in the hot-list of human-life values…But please agree friendship is not the MUST…And this is really the most valuable and important aspect of friendship – FREEDOM…We are FREE here…free to choose time to get into touch with friends…free to choose place where we would love to be with them…free to choose way of spending time…and the best matter of friendship is freedom to be in the company of another person…In SUCH life we need it…We need take a breathe…Freedom…Friendship…

Who are the people whose company do we like sharing ?
Actually, what most people call their "circle of friends" more closely resembles "a triangle".

The base of the triangle – acquaintances. It is pleasant to be in an Acquaintance's company – he/she gives you sincere cordiality and feeds you with admiration and even more better if it is interesting – there is no need to find any another amusements any more…Well…the acquaintances are PLEASANT if it's the best case and they are NEEDFUL in the worst (if you're upset, they'll cheer you up, low self-confidence – they'll help you to get assertiveness, would like to have fun – you'll get it).

Then there are "core friends" in the middle. These we know by first name, and we see them somewhat regularly. The essence of the friendships is pleasant USE – expressing our views, reviving spirits, getting support. It's easy to strike up the friendship when your souls are in perfect harmony. "We DO understand each other so easily!"- and you can feel the real soul-mate in the person.

MayBen

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,
but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.


Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well;... and not today's pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.


Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

Worthy is the Lamb

i will run to you

Do You Have A Miracle For Me?

When I can't sleep,

When its darkness,

When there is fear,

Lord, lead the way,

The road to life is full surrender.

Help me to trust in You each day,

For I know not, what lies tomorrow.

But this I ask, Lord build my faith.

That in my perfect weakness,

You will be my perfect strength.

I need a miracle from you, Lord.

Do you have a miracle for me?

I need your touch in my life, Oh Lord

Won't You come and bring a miracle today?

Lord, grant me peace in times of trouble

Give me hope when in despair

I won't be moved, I won't be shaken

For in all things I know You're there

Lift me up Lord

My soul is weary

Help me to give it all to You

Help me to love and be forgiving

Create in me a heart that is new

I need a miracle. I need a miracle today.

MayBen

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

“Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”

“Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time”

“Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness”

“...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”

My Life with you

Through short-lived hope,

and fading ideals,the dream of you kept me searching, waiting for the moment when all that I had lived forwould find me here, and bring comfort to this weary traveler who needed it most.
With aching feet and tired heart, I walked from life to life,in towns where I was a stranger,in places that existed only for lovers to share,and grew anxious with the journey, that seemed endless and left me wanting.
Lights that once danced grew dim, and music that once filled the air became a faint whisper,a reminder that drifted on the windof what was missing from my life,and the beauty I knew I could know.
All that prepared me for you – the lonely nights, the failed attempts at love – fades now in the light of this moment, this dance we share beneath the impassioned light of a crimson harvest moon.
Your breath on mine, the air that moves my spirit past all that has been lost, settles the beating of my heart,until at long last, and here with you,I have found my peace.

MayBen

My Endless Love - 3 August 1985

You are the only one

Despite the doubts and troubles that you've gone through,

There is no doubt at all about your love.

Though many now change partners when they want to,

You've found your one and chosen not to move.

In doing so, you've given me a picture

More beautiful than any I might draw,

More potent than the most persuasive lecture,

With far more force than any rule or law.

So much you've given me!

Yet what you've givenOf love and time and money and concern

Is less than what I've seen as you have striven

To make your lives a lesson I might learn.

I'm grateful for the things you did and do,

But even more, for what you made of you.

MayBen

25th Anniversary

How can love hold on so many years?

A passion lasts, we're told, not more than two.

Pleasure is more rich when passion clears,

Pouring forth from love to love renew.

Years of love can gather to an ocean

Tormented in its wild constancy.

When there's no wind, it seems bereft of motion;

Eastward, though, the waves roll wild and free.

No love can last unless there is the will.

Tapestries are woven by design.

Years pass and love continues, stronger still

For all the daily care to make it shine.

In life, if there is one, then we are blessed,

For whom we can be totally undressed;

Take off our selves and find our spirits fair;

Hunger for sweet love, and it is there.

MayBen

Here I am to Worship

When You Believe

When we believe Faith is believing the unseen,
Believing what you can’t touch,
Knowing God is on your side,
And he loves us all so much,

God’s word is full of life and love,
And it shows us a better way,
So let’s get in tune to God,
And we do this as we pray,

Knock and it shall be open,
Seek and God says we shall find,
Trust and believe in the word of God,
And he will make our lives shine,

His word works on the inside,
And ready to receive,
Once the heart has been touched,
That Is When We Believe

That is When We Believe

MayBen

~Honesty~

Honesty - people only like it 'till it hurts

Honestly, it's accepted as long as it comforts

Honesty - it's to be expected

Honestly, it's not even recommended

Honesty - keeps you happy

Honestly, it makes your outlook crappy

Honesty - can put a smile on your face

Honestly, it'll put you in your place

MayBen

Honesty Billy Joel

~Partner or best friend~

Treat your partner better than your best friend

Why are you with this person???

Because you think she/he is the most wonderful person in the whole world and you'd rather spend your life with her/him than with anyone else.

So why would you not treat her/him better than your other friends or best friend??

If someone speaks rudely or abruptly to or about your partner...

What would you do????

Do you ignore it or you will stand firm for your partner?

This is the person you love more than anyone else.

If you don't go extra mile to do something for him/her, I presume you won't go extra mile for anyone else too.

Certainly he/she should come top of your list in anything.

~~NERVE~~

You can make it, if you have got the nerve to try...

You can't be beaten at anything until you quit in your own mind..

there is no defeat except from within..

you have no really insurmountable barrier except

your own inherent weakness of purpose..

Consider yourself on a very long journey..

Sustain your personal vision of success until you achieve it..

In the end, you can only fall if you don't try..

Success is a road paved with perseverance..

Winning isn't everything but wanting to is..

The odds are with you if you keep on trying..

THERE IS NO FAILURE EXCEPT IN NOT TRYING!

MayBen

~Where are we moving to?~

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; We've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.

We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. Where are we heading ....?

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed.

So what is the morale of the story????

Don't work too hard... and you know what's the full word of family?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

My Love and My Time

My Love and My Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including LOVE. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for LOVE.

LOVE was the only one who stayed. LOVE wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, LOVE decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. LOVE said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't.

There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
LOVE decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel."Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, LOVE. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so LOVE asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . LOVE, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by LOVE, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when LOVE called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, LOVE, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, LOVE even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,

LOVE asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked LOVE. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,

"Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable LOVE is."

MayBen