Hi, Del, This is beautiful, and has so much truth to it; thanks for sharing such a beautiful post. am behind again, trying to catch up.
Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: delma bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] FEAR. > > > >>>Fear > >>>I feared being alone > >>>Until I learned to like > >>>Myself > > >>>I feared failure > >>>Until I realized that I only > >>>Fail when I don't try. > > >>>I feared success > >>>Until I realized > >>>That I had to try > >>>In order to be happy > >>>With myself. > > >>>I feared people's opinions > >>>Until I learned that > >>>People would have opinions > >>>About me anyway. > > >>>I feared rejection > >>>Until I learned to > >>>Have faith in myself. > > >>>I feared pain > >>>Until I learned that > >>>it's necessary > >>>For growth. > > >>>I feared the truth > >>>Until I saw the > >>>Ugliness in lies. > > >>>I feared life > >>>Until I experienced > >>>Its beauty . > > >>>I feared death > >>>Until I realized that it's > >>>Not an end, but a beginning. > > >>>I feared my destiny, > >>>Until I realized that > >>>I had the power to change > >>>My life. > > >>>I feared hate > >>>Until I saw that it > >>>Was nothing more than > >>>Ignorance. > > >>>I feared love > >>>Until it touched my heart, > >>>Making the darkness fade > >>>Into endless sunny days. > > >>>I feared ridicule > >>>Until I learned how > >>>To laugh at myself. > > >>>I feared growing old > >>>Until I realized that > >>>I gained wisdom every day. > > >>>I feared the future > >>>Until I realized that > >>>Life just kept getting > >>>Better. > > >>>I feared the past > >>>Until I realized that > >>>It could no longer hurt me. > > >>>I feared the dark > >>>Until I saw the beauty > >>>Of the starlight. > > >>>I feared the light > >>>Until I learned that the > >>>Truth would give me > >>>Strength. > > >>>I feared change , > >>>Until I saw that > >>>Even the most beautiful butterfly > >>>Had to undergo a metamorphosis > >>>Before it could fly. > > >>>author unknown > > Delma > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
