Todays Daily Thought

**Rickio** · May 11th, 2003, 07:08 PM

:-)

**multi** · May 12th, 2003, 02:02 AM

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

Mitakuye Oyasin.
[We are all related.]
Lakota Belief

**vipp** · May 12th, 2003, 08:04 AM

Thanks for the great post Crazy Horse. I loved it. I hope you do follow through and continue posting more. :heart

**crackerjacker** · May 12th, 2003, 08:36 AM

When we are young, our mirrors reflect our outer appearance. Later,
mirrors seem to reflect also the inward self.

heh exactly
a reflection of ones own motives in essence. hehe
the idea or thought to seek out and enjoy new things is what I would have to say that can make a big difference.

a mirage of the inner self creates a delusion.
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If someone ever ponders the thought for a moment and realized that if they actually look in ther mirror they are actually seeing a semblence of there true self. Then you repeat it time and time again.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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now I would think that if someone looks in the mirror and says to them self hmm damn u look good. hey you look good. when i look in the mirror i am like woe* sure i am looking good then i figure its time to really reflect on my age lol.
so after looking at the mirror for quite a long time you whole thinking pattern changes.
haha
a reflection of a mirror=
your true self inside and outside

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yeah and i love every bit of the way i am. well thats what i do or gather from when looking in the mirrors.

these views expressed are expressed for the intention to express a feeling of woe*. nah for a feeling of free expression it may not make sense but hell who cares.
it will make u think at least *even though it wont make sense*

now peace

**Crazy Horse** · May 12th, 2003, 09:32 AM

I love those last few replys. That's the spirit !

Daily Thought for today (5/12/03)

Subject: Cracked Pot

A water bearer in China had two large pots, each

hung on the ends of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of

the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and

always delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walk from the stream to the

house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two

years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a

half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud

of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor

cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that

it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to

do. After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter

failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed

of myself, and because this crack in my side causes water to

leak out all the way back to your house."

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that

there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on

the other pot's side?

That's because I have always known about your flaw,

and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every

day while we walk back, you've watered them.

For two years I have been able to pick these

beautiful flowers

to decorate the table. Without you being just the

way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house".

Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're

all cracked pots. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have

that make our lives together so very interesting and

rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are, and look

for the good in them.

Blessings to all my crackpot friends.

**vipp** · May 12th, 2003, 09:54 AM

Another great post CH. Thanks!

(though I admit, I did giggle after taking a second look at the very last line)

**triniti** · May 12th, 2003, 10:28 AM

Another great post! :gj

**isus** · May 12th, 2003, 01:47 PM

that was a great one. i really liked it :)

**multi** · May 12th, 2003, 02:42 PM

Blessings to all my crackpot friends.

LOL
lovely story....

by The Dancing Wu Li Masters
The subatomic world is a continual dance of creation and annihilation, of mass changing into energy and energy changing into mass. Transient forms sparkle in and out of existence, creating an never-ending, forever newly created reality.

**Ken17625** · May 12th, 2003, 03:36 PM

CH, that last one was superb.

Come em coming!

The bouncing frog wants to hear more! :fire

**CTC Command** · May 12th, 2003, 08:34 PM

Thanks, CH--I can use all the blessings I can get! And this thread is a great idea, I think we can all use a little inspiration--I know I can!

And I haven't forgotten you're almost 7!

**Crazy Horse** · May 13th, 2003, 07:58 AM

Thanx CTC - todays the day !!

Todays Daily thought (5/13/03)

We each are traveling our own, very special path in this life. At times
our paths run parallel to each other. On occasion they may intersect.
But we do all have a common destination: knowledge of life's meaning.
And we'll arrive at knowledge when we've arrived at the mountain's
summit separately and yet together.

We do not go straight up the side of the mountain on this trip. We circle
it, slowly, carefully, sometimes losing our footing, sometimes
backtracking because we've reached an impasse. Many times we have
stumbled, but as we grow in understanding, as we rely more and more
on our inner strength, available for the taking, we become more sure footed.

**Crazy Horse** · May 14th, 2003, 09:54 AM

The offer of love to the person sharing this time in our lives softens
them, ourselves, and the events we share. Giving and receiving loving
thoughts eases any momentary difficulty; loving and feeling loved
reminds us that we are never alone in our struggles. In partnership we
can survive any troubling circumstance.

Love of self, of family, of enemies, increases the harmonious
conditions that affect us all. Like the ripples from a pebble dropped in a
stream, the act of loving moves beyond the object receiving the love at
this moment. In fact, the love we give is the love we'll receive.

It is a demonstrable fact that hatred breeds hatred. Just as absolute is
the knowledge that the love we offer another makes easier their gift of
love to yet another. Love multiplies itself and the harmony created
nurtures us all.

Love makes partners of us all. No circumstances can fell me when I'm
in company with another. I will look among my associates today for
willing partners.