but I did not know that my happiness was always within myself ~
until my near death experience ~
not 'over the rainbow ~ but within me!
Noone else could make me happy,
no amount of money.... ~
no amount of kindness.... ~
no amount of love.... ~
all temporary... ~
my happiness was within myself ~
and I have found it.... and now I can share it ~
Lifes peaks and valleys are only worth remembering if you looked toward that rainbow after every storm ~
and then, the lessons are all you need as the 'promise' is within the rainbows of your heart....where your happiness lies...
Search for that special one that you have ~
and found your own treasure within ~
God is always listening ~
~ My Reality ~
You cannot ever 'wish' someone over the rainbow...you cannot change them....you can, however, influence them ~
Do not expect anyone to change 'for you' ~
it will not happen ~
they can only change for themselves and waiting for that could take a lifetime....accept people for what they are, or not at all...We all have baggage....some have grown from it and others dwell and live in it...some handle it with chemicals....we each have our own result~
attitude is 90 % of life...
your rainbow lies within you....take a look inside...Everything in your life had to happen exactly the way it did so you could find your way "Over The Rainbow !" Your "Pot Of Gold" will be the day you can share it all with someone else that has found their way !
~ Rainbows & Promises ~
God promised never to destroy the earth with water again and gave us the rainbow as a reminder of his promise. We should keep our promises just as God keeps His promises.
God brought the ark to rest on the mountain on the same day that became Easter later. It was a beginning of a new world and new life. The old world had been swept away by the great flood. Noah and his family came out of the ark into a new world. Noah built an altar unto the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings. Most people would curse God if he destroyed everything, but Noah was grateful that God had spared him and his family.
The Bible says that God realized that man would remain sinful, so he decided never to curse the ground for man's sake, and never to smite every living thing again as he had done with the flood. So God made a promise to never destroy the earth by a flood again. When God makes a promise, he keeps it. As a sign of his promise, he placed the rainbow in the sky whenever it rained.
Have you ever made a promise?
Did you keep your promise?
With people, we might forget what we promised or to break our promise.
If you tell someone you are going to do something, you need to keep your word.
That is called integrity. Everyone should try to keep his word of honor.
God's sign that he would remember his promise was the rainbow ~
Have you ever seen a rainbow?
Did you ever wonder what a rainbow was made of?
It is made of light.~ In fact, it is made of seven colors of light. It only occurs when it rains.
The light of the sun shines through the rain, causing the light to bend (or refract) and reflect off the rain. The rain acts like a prism, splitting the white light into the colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo (deep blue), and violet (purple). They always stay in the same order, because the frequency is from low to high. It always forms an arch. Does this sound like something God made? Yes, it is very orderly and dependable, just like God. Jesus is like the rainbow to us: when God sees us and our sin, he sees us through Jesus, who said "I am the light of the world." God doesn't see our sin due to the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the cross.
Some people think the story of the flood is a myth, something made up. How do we know it is true? The Bible speaks many times about the flood and God's word is true. Even our Lord Jesus spoke plainly about the flood when he spoke of his return to earth. In Matthew 24:37-39, Jesus said:
"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the Flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, and knew not until the Flood came, and took them all away, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Let's be ready when Jesus returns.
Don't miss the boat!
~ Rainbows & Promises ~
~ INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE ~
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three Rs
Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is somtimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life.
Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation.
Don't bring up the past.
Share your knowledge.
It's a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
