> Snoopy ...

> A Child ...

"She opened her eyes and behold her world. There was no choice, and as she lay with the faces, the flickering of the lights, the noise - her life began. She did not choose her mother, her father, her brother, her sister. She did not choose the veil she hid behind. She did not choose the language she spoke or the people who knew her. She did not choose this life, this place. But it is where she found herself, and she did what she was taught, what she saw. She discovered herself in this life. It was a journey of gaining understanding, a school of learning. It was a world with its ways and this is where she found herself. She woke up and she went to sleep, she ate and she walked. She did not choose to cry or to smile. She did not choose to laugh and she did not choose to be hurt. She did not choose her personality. She did not choose to see herself through the eyes and lives of the others, but she discovered that life was all and only about resisting the seeing of herself and her footprints through the eyes of others. Ultimately life was about learning to see herself through the eyes of her lone beginning, as it would have been without the world and its ways. She learned in order to unlearn. She became to un-become. She looked forward so that she could look back and she lived to die. How do you see yourself as your were at or perhaps before your lone beginning. What would you have been without the moulding of your hurt, the loss and the gain measured by the world, the people, places, experiences. How do you resist, how do you pursue your life and refuse influence. I want a life without influence. I want the hurt, the losses and the gains, the people, places and experiences to have no hold. I want the truth. I want my innocence back"

> The Streets of Philadelphia

I was bruised and battered and I couldn't tell
what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window I didn't know
my own face
Oh brother are you gonna leave me
wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia


I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood in my veins
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia


Ain't no angel gonna greet me
It's just you and I my friend
And my clothes don't fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles
just to slip this skin


The night has fallen, I'm lyin' awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JriYswzIDDQ

> Teacher ...

Humbled, she sat at the feet of her teacher and she looked up.
Her eyes at his submission, filled with tears of passion.
His eyes had seen what she had not.
She turned her eyes to his aged feet and cradled them with her small hands.
His feet had been where hers had not.
"Teacher, what can you tell me from what your eyes have seen?"
"Teacher, what can you tell me from where your feet have been?"
"My dear child - You only know what your heart tells you.
Do not reason with this voice.
Instead, understand that your reasoning will not alter this voice.
Be at peace and incline your ear some more.
The echo's will bring understanding.
She took the key from his hand and unlocked the door.
The unknown path lay ahead.
"Let the unknown be moulded in your hands and have no fear"

> The Road Less Traveled by Kit McCallum ...

How often we must bear the challenges of life;
The endless roller coaster between happiness and sorrow;
The constant ups and downs of daily strife.
And always the question remains .... why?

Life is not an easy road for most;
It twists and turns with many forks in the road,
Although always, and inevitably, we are given a choice ...

Do we turn to the right ... or the left?
Do we take the high road ... or the low road?
Do we take the easy path ... or the difficult one?

Decisions are not easy for those struggling for direction ...
And sometimes the many choices and signs become overwhelming.

While standing at a crossroads in life,
The urge is to take the most comfortable path;
The road with least resistance ...
The shortest or most traveled route.

And yet, if we've been down that comfortable road before;
Have gleaned its lessons in life, and learned from our experiences;

Do we yet again follow the known?
Or does our destiny lie in another direction?

The fear of the road less traveled is tangible and all too real;
It manifests itself in many ways,
And tends to cloud the issues that might otherwise be clear.

It is in these times of confusion,
That we must seek peace and solitude;

Time to contemplate on our life,
Our experiences and our choices past;
Time to look back, and reflect on what we have learned
Without fear or confusion.

For only each of us knows our own personal thoughts;
Our unique past and personal history;
The experiences that brought us to the crossroads we now face.

We can always learn a small degree from others experiences,
And yet ... no one person can walk in our shoes,
Others know not, the trials and tribulations faced in private ...

For each is individual ... unique ... and personal.

And that is why ... while standing at a crossroads,
Only "we" can formulate the decision for ourselves;
The true direction that lies within;
The choices we must deliberate on with clarity and wisdom.

For it is only through personal reflection,
That we can now choose our destiny;
... Our next adventure;
... And the future we will embrace.

> The Meaning of Life ...

The meaning of life is governed by your beliefs.
Without beliefs, life will have no meaning.
However, to believe, each person must see truth in their beliefs.
Without truth, their beliefs will have no hold.
Truth is different for every person, and we must respect these differences if
we are to live our lives with meaning.
The meaning of life is governed by the truth in your beliefs.
We must believe, have hope and hold on.
Protect and respect your truth and treat the truth of others just the same.
It's their life-line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth

> Running by Eliane Elias (click on this title to hear song) ...

All is forgiven
Cause after all
What's done is done
Move on with grace
Slip into space
And when I'm ready
I'll sing my song

Follow the silence
Far from the sadness
Leave all the madness behind
I'll keep on moving
I'll keep on running
Passing through hallways
Of who I've become
I'll keep on driving
Into the darkness
Not scared of loving
Turn my lights on
Cause where I'm from
We carry on
And keep on living
And keep on running
Running towards
What I've been running from

I will not hide
Fade to submission
You were so wrong
Cause I am still here
Drive through the night
Into the light
Off the horizon
Away from the fear

Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love

Although I've been damaged

Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love

It's true

I'll keep on moving
I'll keep on running
Passing through hallways
Of who I've become
I'll keep on driving
Into the darkness
Not scared of loving
Turn my lights on
Cause where I'm from
We carry on
And keep on living
And keep on running
Running towards
What I've been running from

Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love

What I've been running from…

Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love
Yes I still believe in love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnRWlRtQd3c