The Dash

copyright 1996 Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning...to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth...
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars....the house...the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard...
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
that can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile...
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be proud of the things they
say about how you spend your dash?

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Babi's coming back 12th Dec 2009 to 1st Jan 2010

:D

Colours

His shirt and pants match the background !

Gen Y

"I think your generation will live with out religion and will try to live with out each other ,and I think I'm gonna sit back and watch how this experiment works out"

-Mr Philosopher guy-

I don't know bout you but I think that is one of THE scariest thing I have ever heard in my life and it still gives me chills. mmmh... I hope it isn't true .
As the IMPACT-ers and BOLs embark on our 'One Month to Live' study, I do hope everyone including myself will be touched and inspired to truly impact and nourish the people around us and to be the salt and the light of the world which we are called to be.
I don't want to live with a generation with out God. I want to live a Godly generation.

Count your blessings

Wow ! Janey writing in here for the second day in the row ?? thats amazing !! well, thts how it goes with my blog anyways if you even read it. Its a phase . Plus, today seems like a good day. So why not celebrate a good day.
Love good days :) Why is it a good day you ask ? Good question .
"...but what do you really mean by good ? " Mr Poxon my pommy ethics and morality teacher would say (Brilliant man, love his classes. )
Well a good day to me would be...

• surprises ,like when your mom decides to iron your tshirts today
• wearing my fav outfit of a giant shirt and basketball pants in front of the comp
  
• a break from your busy schedule
  
• realising you dont have to stay for an hour in school waiting for your volleyball match to start because you live an hour away and you dont wanna trouble parents
• loving volleyball
• being proud enough to say that I have bruises on my hand because of an abusive volleyball
• laughs
• laughing at fb photos
• being in the mood to fb comment
• meeting lots of smiley people
• knowing you're loved
• knowing how awesome and great and totally 'of the hook', *ya dawg* my God is
• singing 'single ladies' and annoying M
  
• finally finding out who that guy who sang that song was
• getting home from school before 4 o'clock

Yeah.. count your blessings eh ? :) and smileys never hurt.

but seriously though, smile .Cause you never know, you could have been that nice 85 year old man who rode trishaws for a living.

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FOLLY !

RAWR !! here i am ,after the chaos of the first month of being back here again. You know, school, moving into new house (post about tht soon),travel, new found love of volleyball, schlarship applications, travel, Melb, assignments and those kinda stuff. Thousand apologies to those that i fail to keep in contact with especially those back in Msia and you people tht i don't see enough. Oh, btw yes mom,dad and I are alive for those who think the lees were affected in 'Marysville' .We're in Maryborough fyi :) Yes, thats all I can really conjure after this long day. Keep well :)

Hawaii chair

Something to brighten up them Monday blues :)
I laughed my eyeballs out watching it.