A Sandy Tale

A single grain of sand stands alone. With other grains and things, it becomes:
A beach for all to enjoy.
Sandpaper to smooth the rough ridges.
Soil to grow things.
Cement to hold things.
A single grain makes a difference to the whole and so do you.

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Little Things I've Learned...

• I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing 'Silent Night'....Age 6
• I've learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk....Age 7
• I've learned that when I wave to people in the country they stop what they're doing and wave back....Age 9
• I've learned that when I get my room just exactly the way I like it, my Mom makes me clean it up....Age 13
• I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering up someone else....Age 14
• I've learned that although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me....Age 15
• I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice....Age 24
• I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's greatest pleasures....Age 26
• I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there....Age 29
• I've learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so no one will believe it....Age 39
• I've learned that there are people of love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it....Age 41
• I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little card....Age 44
• I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others....Age 46
• I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies....Age 47
• I've learned that singing 'Amazing Grace' can lift my spirits for hours....Age 49
• I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone....Age 50
• I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, tangled Christmas tree lights....Age 51
• I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills....Age 52
• I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die....Age 53
• I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life....Age 58
• I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, try to improve your marriage....Age 61
• I've learned that life often gives you a second chance....Age 62
• I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with catcher's mitts on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back....Age 64
• I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you....Age 65
• I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision....Age 66
• I've learned that everyone can use a prayer....Age 72
• I've learned that it pays to believe in miracles. I've seen several. And it pays to tell the truth....Age 73
• I've leaned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one....Age 82
• I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love the human touch....holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back....Age 85
• I've learned that I still have a lot to learn....Age 92

Have you ever-watched kids on a merry-go-round, or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight, or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast, time is short, the music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask, "How are you?"

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed, with the next hundred chores, running through your head?

You'd better slow down, don't dance so fast, time is short, the music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow, and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die, 'cause you never had time, to call and say "Hi"?

You'd better slow down, don't dance so fast, time is short, the music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere, you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day, It is like an unopened gift...thrown away...

Life is not a race, Do take it slower. Hear the music, before the song is over.