To a Stranger

Passing stranger! you do not know
How longingly I look upon you,
You must be he I was seeking,
Or she I was seeking
(It comes to me as a dream)

I have somewhere surely
Lived a life of joy with you,
All is recall'd as we flit by each other,
Fluid, affectionate, chaste, matured,

You grew up with me,
Were a boy with me or a girl with me,
I ate with you and slept with you, your body has become
not yours only nor left my body mine only,

You give me the pleasure of your eyes,
face, flesh as we pass,
You take of my beard, breast, hands,
in return,

I am not to speak to you, I am to think of you
when I sit alone or wake at night, alone
I am to wait, I do not doubt I am to meet you again
I am to see to it that I do not lose you.

Walt Whitman

A friend . . . Strengthens the heart; Repairs the hurt; Encourages the discovery; Enlightens the mind; Dissolves the pain; Banishes the loneliness; U

A friend . . .

Strengthens the heart;
Repairs the hurt;
Encourages the discovery;
Enlightens the mind;
Dissolves the pain;
Banishes the loneliness;
Understands the anxieties;
Increases the joy;
Deepens the spirit;
Frees the soul.

Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not afraid.

Marco Aurelio

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."

I'd like to share this interesting radio show hosted yesterday by a friend in Brighton.

http://www.archive.org/details/BrightonHoveCommunityRadio-talkingBrighton-alanMoroneyGuestHost-

Enjoy!

Hello to all!!
had a great workshop last Monday with 16 Primary school teachers, doing activities connected to Holiday revision!
They were all really motivated and worked hard and with enthusiasm and we had a lot of fun.
We sang two great oldies, Octopus's Garden by Ringo Starr and Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard!!
Great fun and I hope, useful and informative all in all!
Elizabeth ;-))

Mind

Mind is the master planner that molds and makes
And man is mind and forever more he takes,

The tools of thought and shaping what he wills
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills

He thinks in secret and it comes to pass
His environment is but his looking glass!!!

James Allen

...."If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
G.B.S. :-))