Hold a True Friend and Don’t Let Go

Friends….. … They love you, but they are not your lover They care for you, but they are not from your family They are ready to share your pain, but they are not in your blood relation. They are……..FRIENDS! !!!! True friend…… .. Scolds like a DAD.. Cares like a MOM.. Teases like a SISTER.. Irritates like a BROTHER.. And finally loves U more than a LOVER. Send 2 all ur good friends even me if I am 1 of them. C how many u get back….

Forwarded by: Joy

Nail in the Fence

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence)

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.

 

 

His Father gave him a bag of nails

and told him that every time he lost his

temper, he must hammer a nail into the back

of the fence.

The first day the boy had

 

 

driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next

few weeks, as he learned to control his

anger, the number of nails hammered daily

gradually dwindled down.  He discovered

it was easier to hold his temper than to

drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the ! day came when the boy didn’t

lose his temper at all. He told his father

about it and the father suggested that the

boy now pull out one nail for each day that he

was able to hold

his temper.

 

The days passed and the young boy was finally

able to tell his father that all the nails

were gone. The father took his son by the

hand and led him to the fence He said, “You

 have done well, my son, but look at the

 holes in the fence. The fence will never be

 the same. When you say things in anger,

 they leave a scar just like this one.  You can put

a knife in a man and draw it out.

It won’t matter how many times you say “I’m

sorry”, the wound is still there.  A verbal

wound is as bad as a physical one.

Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They

make you smile and encourage you to succeed.

 They lend an ear, they share words of praise

and they always want to open their hearts to us.”

Show your friends how much you care. Send this to

everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if

 it mean s sending it back to the person who

 sent it to you. If it comes back to you,

 then you’ll know you have a circle of friends.

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

 

Now send this to every friend you have!!

And to your family

 Please forgive me if I have ever left a   “hole”   in your fence  (,”)

 

 

Forwarded by: Joy

Animation credits: unknown

I am Thankful

 

 

  
I AM THANKFUL:  FOR THE WIFE 
WHO SAYS IT’S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, 
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, 
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE HUSBAND 
WHO IS ON THE SOFA 
BEING A COUCH POTATO, 
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME 
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS. 

FOR THE TEENAGER 
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES 
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, 
NOT ON THE STREETS. 

FOR THE TAXES I PAY 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I AM EMPLOYED . 

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY 
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE 
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS. 

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT. 

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE 

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, 
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING, 
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING 
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME .

 

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING 
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
WE HAVE FREEDOM O F SPEECH. 

FOR THE PARKING SPOT 
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT 
BECAUSE I T MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING 
AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION . 

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I AM WARM. 

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH 
WHO SINGS OFF KE Y BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I CAN HEAR. 

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING 
BECAUSE IT MEANS 
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR. 

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES 
AT THE END OF THE DAY 
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD. 

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF 
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS 
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE. 

AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL 

BECAUSE   IT MEANS I HAVE 
FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME. 

SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. I JUST DID. 

Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart! 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwarded by: Wifey
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