Why You Change The World

What makes you excited to go change the world? Is it a brand new sketchbook, with all the blank pages and possibilities waiting for your hand and brain to create some magic? Could it be a hug from a person you don't know well, but who prays for you anyway?

These things inspire me.

We each have a story, each very different. But what we have in common is that we can always help someone else. There's always someone who needs a hug, a gift, a prayer.

"those that are the hardest to love, need it the most." 
-Pattie Mallette

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i love this quote, it really applies to how i've been feeling lately! life has gone from slow to super fast! i keep thinking, it's okay to be busy as long as i still take in the lovely moments, smell the air,  feel the sun on my face and be thankful for each second we are able to live. because really, it won't last forever, our life here on earth will end eventually. :) 

going to go get comfy and read a good book for a few minutes... i've found that this procedure helps with making me sleepy and avoid insomnia.
your hopefully not sleepless tonight,
~stephanie

Inspiration Thursday : Audrey Hepburn

If Tomorrow Never Comes

If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.

There will always be another day
to say our "I love you's,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,

Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".

And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

-Unknown

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