some inspiring thoughts from a bedtime book i'm reading:
Have you ever marveled at how fate has drawn you to someone? Maybe you met the person of your dreams through a very interesting turn of events. Perhaps you stopped at a store you've never been in before and discovered a childhood friend working there. Or maybe you were laid off from work, and for some reason attended a meeting in a different state and met an employer looking for someone with your qualifications.
There's a lesson to be learned from each person you meet. Your contact, however brief or extended, has occurred for a reason. Sometimes when you meet someone at a particularly meaningful time, you may feel as if you're part of a play, sharing a stage with characters you know will have an important influence on your life. Although not all the lessons you learn will make you feel wonderful--some people may treat you badly, others may leave you with pain and heartache--all will have provided you with a valuable lesson.
Tonight, trust that your life is being guided not only by the decisions you make, but also by divine forces. Rather than marveling at chance meetings and interactions that have a positive impact and questioning those that have a negative influence, accept the fact that every lesson you learn is meaningful.
It's a rare person indeed who never feels lonely at night. Even when you're surrounded by friends, family, roommates, or are in the company of an intimate partner, you can still feel lonely.
YOu may question, "What's wrong with me? I'm not alone. I have others with me." What you may not realize is that having people around sometimes puts you in touch with just how out of touch you are with yourself. Until you're happy being with yourself, is may be hard to feel content with others.
How do you create happiness in your solitude? You accept the fact that no matter how close you are to another person or other people, you are essentially alone. You have to live within your own skin and be your own separate person. To do so takes practice. For example, instead of reaching for the telephone when you're lonely, you can listen to your faorite music. Connecting with yourself, rather than relying on connecting to others, is the best way to develop enriching experiences in your solitude.
Tonight, pay attention to your feelings of loneliness. Then be there for yourself. Learn that loneliness doesn't have to be bitter, and solitude doesn't have to be frightening.
and from an email i received (thanks eric)
Moving Thoughts
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lives for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
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