I am Nature

I am part of Nature.

I am part of everything that lives.

I am bound together with all living things in air, in land, in water.

My life depends upon Nature, upon its balance, upon its resources and upon the continuity of both.

To destroy them is to destroy yourself. As a member of the human race,

I am responsible for its survival.

I am part of Nature, and I will not destroy it.

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The Butterfly....

One day a man found a cocoon of a butterfly. When a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the tiny hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It had gotten as far as it could and could go no farther.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly now emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand,to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was, that the restricting cocoon, and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in life. If people were allowed to go through
our life without any obstacles, they would be crippled.

And they would never be able to fly....

As you learn and re-learn to fly each day, keep in mind that struggles are not always bad; they define us and make us stronger!

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Have you ever noticed that people are like a great big bowl of fruit? Everybody is just a little bit different. It takes many different kinds of fruit to make a fruit basket. It takes many different kinds of people to make a world. Lets quit complaining about those differences between us, and just enjoy each other!

One last question: Which kind of fruit are you?

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Pocketknife

Here is a picture of a pocketknife. This is a valuable tool because it can be used for many useful things. It is a dependable tool as long as the blade is kept sharp and free from rust, and the working parts are in good condition. But if it is neglected and become dull and rusty, it can be dangerous.

The same principle will serve well for us. We have a body, which when kept in good condition, will work well for us. But if we fail to take care of ourselves, we can become rusty and dull like a neglected knife. Do your best to keep fit!

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Take a Different Perspective

Sometimes you need to just step back and look at the problem from a different perspective. As an example of this consider the picture above. It is of Saturn, and taken by NASA. The image was acquired on Feb. 24, 2007, when Cassini was 1.58 million kilometers (1 million miles) from the planet and 34.6 degrees above the ring plane. It was created by taking 25 images using an infrared mapping spectrometer. It took 13 hours to take the pictures.

The picture shows that there are more “high-level, find particles” in one hemisphere causing the color contrast from green to red. For more information see:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_840.html

But what I want to point out is that by NOT using a normal picture, things look different and NASA gained a lot of understanding.

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Never Forget

Never Forget

Your presence is a present to the world.
You're unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days, just one at a time.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You'll make it through, whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Don't put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal and your prize.
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
Don't take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
Remember that a little love goes a long way.
Remember that a lot . . . goes forever.
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
Life's treasures are people . . . together.
Realize that it's never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have health, hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a star.
And don't ever forget . . .
For even a day . . .
How very special you are.

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Think about a Tree

Did you ever pause to think about how helpful a tree is? It provides a nesting place for birds, shade from the sun, and protection from the rain. It discards its dead branches, providing wood for fires and cooking food. It adds beauty to the countryside. We must admit that a tree gives a lot more than it receives. We can learn a lesson from the tree by doing our best to always be helpful to others by putting others first and ourselves second. Remember the lesson we learn from the tree to give to others more than we receive.

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