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smith's Serenity Prayer [message #11909]

Sat, 28 June 2003 04:13

smith

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Registered: January 1970
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God grant me the serenity to accept
the people I cannot change.

The courage to change the one I can.

And the wisdom to know that one is me.

I work with a group of children at the public library 3 times a week. I read them stories and they tell me what about their lives. The book we read today I chose because I'd had a bad morning and wanted to smile. It's called 'I Love You This Much' where a little bunny stretches his arms out wide as he can to show his daddy how much he loves him. I asked each of the kids to tell me who they loved and who they'd stretch their arms out wide to. One little guy said "Nobody". I told him he could stretch them out for me. He did and I got the first smile he'd ever shown me. It takes so little to make someone happy....thoughtfulness,kindness.

Thoughtless words hurt.
Unkind words hurt.

{{hugs}} Andy, may I have a tree? I'd like a silver maple if you have one.
smith

		smith's Serenity Prayer By: smith on Sat, 28 June 2003 04:13
		Re: smith's Serenity Prayer By: david in hong kong on Sat, 28 June 2003 04:18
		a special smith {{{{hug}}}} for David By: smith on Sat, 28 June 2003 04:26
		Re: a special smith {{{{hug}}}} for David By: david in hong kong on Sat, 28 June 2003 04:35
		danke schon smith By: thirdfencepost on Sat, 28 June 2003 04:58
		Re: smith's Serenity Prayer By: ron on Sat, 28 June 2003 06:23
		Re: smith's Serenity Prayer By: saben on Sat, 28 June 2003 09:05
		But I wanna save the world!!!! By: thirdfencepost on Sat, 28 June 2003 15:07
		Re: smith's Serenity Prayer By: dartagnon on Sat, 28 June 2003 15:18

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