From A Distance

From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It's the voice of hope
It's the voice of peace
It's the voice of every man

From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
And there are no guns, no bombs and no disease
No hungry mouths to feed

From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common land
Playing songs of hope
Playing songs of peace
They're the songs of every man

God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance

From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting is for

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
And it's the hope of hope
It's the love of love
It's the heart of every man (every man)
It's the hope of hope
It's the love of love
This is the song of every man

And God is watching us
God is watching us

God is watching us from a distance
Oh, God is watching us
God is watching
God is watching us from a distance

from the song 'From A Distance'
Written by Julie Gold, sung by Bette Midler

Five Simple Rules

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

No one can go back and make a brand new start.
Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears and light for the way.

Disappointments are like road humps, they slow you down a bit
but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.

Don't stay on the humps too long. Move on!!

When you feel down because you didn't get what you wanted, just
sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something
better to give you.

When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it
means. There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to
laugh more or not to cry too hard.

You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone
who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your
worth.

The measure of love is when you love without measure.

In life there are very rare chances that you'll meet the person
you love and loves you in return. So once you have it don't ever
let go, the chance might never come your way again.

It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose
the one you love because of pride.

We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or
finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should
be perfecting the love we give.

When you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults, you
don't look for answers, you don't look for mistakes. Instead,
you forgive the mistakes, you accept the faults, and you
overlook the excuses.

Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can
take his place. Friendship is like wine; it gets better as it
grows older.