TO EACH HIS OWN I cannot change the way I am, I never really try, God made me different and unique, I never ask him why. If I appear peculiar, There’s nothing I can do, You must accept me as I am, As I’ve accepted you. God made a...
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Some Talk The Talk, But May Stumble Walking The Talk
SOME TALK THE TALK, BUT MAY STUMBLE WALKING THE TALK A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the...
Judge Gently
JUDGE GENTLY Pray, don’t find fault with the man that limps Or stumbles along the road. Unless you have worn the shoes he wears Or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt Though hidden away from view. Or the burden he bears placed...
Apples
APPLES A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. In their rush, with tickets and brief-cases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over...
The Most Beautiful Flower
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown For the world was intent on dragging me down And if that weren’t enough to ruin...