Daily Thought

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"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

~ Plato ~

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"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."

~ George Sands ~

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"Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks."

~ John Donne ~

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"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."

~ Mother Theresa ~

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MORE STRONG THAN TIME

Since I have set my lips to your full cup, my sweet,
Since I my pallid face between your hands have laid,
Since I have known your soul, and all the bloom of it,
And all the perfume rare, now buried in the shade;

Since it was given to me to hear one happy while,
The words wherein your heart spoke all its mysteries,
Since I have seen you weep, and since I have seen you smile,
Your lips upon my lips, and your eyes upon my eyes;

Since I have known above my forehead glance and gleam,
A ray, a single ray, of your star, veiled always,
Since I have felt the fall, upon my lifetime's stream,
Of one rose petal plucked from the roses of your days;

I now am bold to say to the swift changing hours,
Pass, pass upon your way, for I grow never old,
Fleet to the dark abysm with all your fading flowers,
One rose that none may pluck, within my heart I hold.

Your flying wings may smite, but they can never spill
The cup fulfilled of love, from which my lips are wet;
My heart has far more fire than you have frost to chill,
My soul more love than you can make my soul forget.

~ Victor Hugo

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"If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand."

~ junni pak ~

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"Love is not getting, But giving.... It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living----------yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest."

~ Henry van Dyke ~

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~ Touch My Heart ~

Touch my heart and I'll touch yours
With a gentle word or two.
For kindness bears the sweetest fruit
That makes our dreams come true.

Touch my life with tenderness
And fill my cup with love.
Share my dreams as I share yours
Beyond the stars above.

Take my hand as I grow old
And lead me when I'm blind.
Show me that you really care
Good Friends are hard to find.

Touch my heart and I'll touch yours
A little more each day.
And then we both find happiness
Somewhere along the way.

~ Author Unknown ~

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~ Faithful and True ~


Our love is strong as steel.
No one can tell us how we feel.
But I can tell you that I feel secure
in a relationship that will endure
and last the test of time,
from young lovers until we're in our prime.
Loving one another, faithful and true,
whether times are great or we're feeling blue.
Our love will survive
and last the test of time.

~ Author Unknown ~

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UNENDING LOVE

I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times...
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.

Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, it's age old pain,
It's ancient tale of being apart or together.
As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge,
Clad in the light of a pole-star, piercing the darkness of time.
You become an image of what is remembered forever.

You and I have floated here on the stream that brings from the fount.
At the heart of time, love of one for another.
We have played along side millions of lovers,
Shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting,
the distressful tears of farewell,
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.

~ Rabindranath Tagore

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Forever On My Mind


The fragrance of a yellow rose
Floating about the air,
Reminds me of another time,
And of a beauty so rare.

The melodic strains of an orchestra
Wisping through the night,
Remind me of another time,
And so of a lovely sight.

Remembrance such as these
Flood my thoughts with rhyme
And I can not help but long for
The song of another time.

A time when life made sense to me,
When love was everywhere;
When you and I would dance and dance
While your fragrance filled the air.

Such memories consume me,
And they constantly remind;
That you, my sweet, are in my heart
And forever on my mind.

~ Author Unknown ~

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I See These Things In You


Standing for what you believe in
regardless of the odds against you, and
the pressure that tears at your resistance
...is Courage.



Keeping a smile on your face when inside you
feel like dying, for the sake of supporting others
...is Strength.



Stopping at nothing and doing what's
in your heart that you know is right
...is Determination.



Doing more than is expected, to make
another's life a little more bearable,
without uttering a single complaint
...is Compassion.



Helping a friend in need, no matter the
time or effort, to the best of your ability
...is Loyalty.



Being the best you know you can be when life
seems to fall apart at your feet, facing each
difficulty with the confidence that time will bring
better tomorrows, and never giving up...
...is Confidence.

Have A Fantastic Day
It Makes Me Happy To Know You're Part Of My Life

~ Author Unknown ~

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ATTIMI

Attimi su attimi
Il vento del sorriso
soffiato dal cuore,
onde di gioia
spinte dall'amore.

Gocce pesanti da un viso rigato e triste,
frastuoni di pensieri struscianti
come serpi velenose.
Amore. Odio. Vita.

Attimi di vita pura,
come fuochi di speranza,
anima circondata da muri
di mattoni d'argilla
educata, rispettosa, saggia.

Anima inchiodata
dalla purezza e dall'amore.
Anima rinchiusa da sbarre.
Sbarre d'egoismo, di crudeltà.

Tristezze, sorrisi, pianti e speranze.
Attimi cercati
come una scia di una cometa,
eterni, rari, irripetibili,
incisi nei ricordi per sempre.
In sogni eterni come le comete.

~ Roberto Perin

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~ Heart Full of Love ~


God made the world
with a heart full of love.
Then He looked down
from Heaven above,
and saw that we all needed
a helping hand,
someone to share with,
who'll understand.

He made special people
to see us through
the glad times and
the sad times, too.
A person on whom
we can always depend;
someone we can call a friend.

God made friends
so we'll carry a part
of His perfect love
in all of our hearts.

~ Author Unknown ~

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How Do I Love Thee?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning


How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

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Love is Never Silent

A loving heart, a gentle smile,
a warm an tender touch,
We give so many things in life
but nothing maeans as much.

A little inspiration
when someone loses hope,
A kind word of encouragement
when hey no longer seem to cope.

A simple phrase, "I love you"
when no one else is there,
Taking hold onto a hand
in a little heartfelt prayer.

Love Is Never Silent,
It has so much to say,
And it is our greates blessing
when we give it all away.

~ Author Unknown ~

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The Rose


Some say love, it is a river,
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor,
That leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
An endless, aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
And you, it's only seed.



It's a heart afraid of breaking,
That never learns to dance.
It's the dream, afraid of waking,
That never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
Who cannot seem to give.
And the soul, afraid of dying,
That never learns to live.



When the night has been too lonely,
And the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong:
Just remember, in the winter,
Far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love
In the Spring, becomes the rose.

~ Bette Midler ~

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How do you spell love?...

When you reach the point where the happiness, security,
and development of another person is as much of a driving force
to you as your own happiness, security, and development,
then you have a mature love.
True love is spelled G-I-V-E. It is not based on what you can get,
but rooted in what you can give to the other person.

~ Josh McDowell ~

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Look Deep into My Heart


If you could look deep into my heart
and deep into my soul
you would see the true feelings
that I have for you.


You would find admiration.
You would find respect.
You would find appreciation.
And most of all, you would find love.


I love you with all of my being,
and I always will!

~ Author Unknown ~

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MI MANCHI

~ Fabrizio Berlincioni / Gianfranco Fasano

Mi manchi
Quando il sole da la mano all’orizzonte
Quando il buio spegne il chiasso
della gente
La stanchezza addosso che non
va più via
Come l’ombra di qualcosa
ancora mia.

Mi manchi
Nei tuoi sguardi
E in quell sorriso un pò incosciente
Nelle scuse di quei tuoi probabilmente
Sei quell nodo in gola
che non scende giù
E tu e tu

Mi manchi mi manchi
Posso far finta di star bene ma mi manchi
Ora capisco che vuol dire
Averti accanto prima di dormire
Mentre cammino a piedi nudi
dentro l’anima

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un’altra donna
ma m’ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi

Ora che io posso darti un pò di più
E tu e tu

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un’altra donna
ma m’ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi

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~ The Risks of Loving ~


There is a risk involved in everything.
Every time you share a smile,
Every time you shed a tear,
You are opening yourself up to hurt.


Some people tread slowly through life,
Avoiding the closeness risk brings,
Sidestepping the things they can't understand,
Turning away from those who care too much,
Those who care too long,
Those who hold too tightly.


There is never an easy way to love.
You cannot approach it cautiously.
It will not wait for you to arm yourself.
It does not care if you turn away.


It is everywhere, it is everything.
Love is the greatest of all risks.
It is not reliable, it is not cautious,
It is not sympathetic.
It is unprejudiced and unmerciful.
It strikes the strongest of mind.
And brings them to their knees in one blow.


Even in the best of times, love hurts.
It hurts to need, it hurts to belong,
It hurts to be the other part
of someone else,
Without either of your consent,
But, from the moment it overtakes you,
It hurts worse to be alone.

Loving You Today
Glad We Took The Risk

~ Author Unknown ~

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My Secret Love

When you look at me
Those dark and desirable eyes
Send a beautiful tingling sensation
Through my being,
It makes my hands as cold as ice
And sets the bells of my heart ringing.

The warmth of your smile
Cheers me up on lonely days,
Even when I'm sad and blue
With you, joy takes its place.

Mystified by this overwhelming feeling,
I really am.

One night,
I stared at the brightest star
as I looked up at the heavens above.

Oh, there you are!
my unreachable secret love...

~ © Angela Perez-Canares ~

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A TEAR AND A SMILE

I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart
for the joys of the multitude.
And I would not have the tears that sadness makes
to flow from my every part turn into laughter.

I would that my life remain a tear and a smile.

A tear to purify my heart and give me understanding
of life's secrets and hidden things.
A smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and
to be a symbol of my glorification of the gods.

A tear to unite me with those of broken heart;
a smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.

I would rather that I died in yearning and longing than
that I live weary and despairing.

I want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the
depths of my spirit, for I have seen those who are
satisfied the most wretched of people.
I have heard the sigh of those in yearning and longing,
and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody.

With evening's coming the flower folds her petals
and sleeps, embracing her longing.
At morning's approach she opens her lips to meet
the sun's kiss.

The life of a flower is longing and fulfilment.
A tear and a smile.

The waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come
together and area cloud.

And the cloud floats above the hills and valleys
until it meets the gentle breeze, then falls weeping
to the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to return
to the sea, its home.

The life of clouds is a parting and a meeting.
A tear and a smile.

And so does the spirit become separated from
the greater spirit to move in the world of matter
and pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow
and the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death
and return whence it came.

To the ocean of Love and Beauty----to God.

~ Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)

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We are headed in the same direction
Not at odds or struggling to be free
But staying close in this flight of life,
Me as your husband and you as my wife.

Some days are stormy on this life flight
While other days are sunny and bright.
We fly on together day or night
Whether the night sky is pitch black
or star studded with a moon hanging on high.

May my partner and I
Stay close as on life's flight we go
Sharing love and the ups and downs that come
Keeping our sight on our Lord who loves us so.

~ Jane Ward Smith ~

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You've Touched My Life


Ever since the day we met
My life has been touched...

My dreams have been more beautiful
The stars shine brighter than before;
The sun seems so much warmer,
Since I've someone to adore.

You've changed my life in many ways,
My heart has grown so strong,
It's all because of you, my love,
It has been all along.

I'm sure you know I Love You,
I just want to thank you too.
I have no idea where I'd be
If it wasn't for meeting you.

~ Author Unknown ~