Friday, September 30, 2011

Airplane Photos from Ilume and nearby





Short video clip showing several airplanes flying over ilume® Friday morning, September 30, 2011.





View from Bedroom window



Notice airplane coming in for landing (top left)



Dallas hospital expansion going on






New Mexico Southwest colors

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Friday, July 15, 2011

Desiderata

In my last blog with Bob Parsons video blog (Cyber Bullies) he mentioned "Desiderata" - so I looked it up on Wikipedia and placed it here.  Look yourself on the web, there are songs, poems, etc that have been created and shared.  Good advice here!


Desiderata (Latin: "desired things", plural of dēsīderātum, the supine of dēsīderō) is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann(1872–1945).[1] The text was largely unknown in the author's lifetime and became widely known after its use in a devotional.
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.