Thursday, March 2, 2017
MERRY MERRY FROM JM PERRY!
December 2016 MERRY MERRY FROM JM PERRY
HO HO HOLIDAY GREETINGS!
NOW BE OF GOOD CHEER... IT'S
ONCE AGAIN HERE,
THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE
YEAR!
THE COOKIES ARE BAKING,
THE LIGHTS THEY ARE TWINKLING,
THE REINDEER ARE READY,
WHILE KRIS KRINGLE IS WINKING!
THERE'S PRESENTS, AND EGG NOG,
RED RIBBONS WITH GREEN HOLLY,
THERE'S RUDOLPH, AND
MISTLETOE, AND SANTA SO JOLLY!
WE'LL FIND OUR SMILE, AND
THEN BRING OUT OUR BEST,
WE CAN PLAY, SING, AND
DREAM, AND LET GO OF THE REST!
SO, DRESS UP IN FINE FEATHERS,
WITH JUST THE RIGHT GLITTER,
BRING FRIENDS BY, HUG THEM
ALL, THEY'LL BE ALL A'TWITTER!
THE BAND PLAYS YOUR SONG,
AND DARE YOU TAKE THE CHANCE,
TO GET OUT ON THE FLOOR,
GRAB THE RHYTHM, AND JUST DANCE?
YOUR SPIRIT IS NOW POISED, TO
GATHER AND START CAROLING,
SPREAD YOUR MAGIC AND WARMTH
WITH THE JUST THE RIGHT MERRYLING!
WHEN YOU REACH OUT TO
TOUCH PEOPLE'S LIVES YOU WILL LEARN,
AS YOU SPREAD YOUR MERRY,
YOUR LIFE GETS TOUCHED IN RETURN!
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FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION
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Here is a famous poem written by Max Ehrmann around 1927.
It is important for us all as we go through the chapters of our lives. Look
it over slowly and you will notice how much, a century later, it still
applies today and is a good reminder especially now during the holidays and
into our next year.
With abiding merries and affection,
Dr. J. Mitchell Perry
desiderata - by max ehrmann
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 to 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 and 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 perennial
as the grass.
Take kindly to 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 in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken
dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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