MY RAKU

 

“Madame, it took me my entire life.”

                                                                 

Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him.

“It’s you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist.”

So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.

“It’s perfect!” she gushed. “You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?”

“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied.

“But, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!”

To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.”

MR, MRS SANTA CLAUS PAPER DOLLS

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS

 

“You know you’re getting old, when Santa starts looking younger.”

“Don’t expect too much of Christmas Day. You can’t crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.”

“Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.”

To your enemy, forgiveness. 

To an opponent, tolerance. 

To a friend, your heart. 

To a customer, service. 

To all, charity. 

To every child, a good example. 

To yourself, respect. 

Oren Arnold

 

Christmas is forever, not for just one day, 

for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away 

like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. 

The good you do for others is good you do yourself. 

Norman W. Brooks

 At Christmas A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; 

He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here; 

Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before, 

And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. 

He is less a selfish creature than at any other time; 

When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime. 

Edgar Guest

 May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; 

The spirit of Christmas which is peace; 

The heart of Christmas which is love. 

Ada V. Hendricks

 

THE TWO CATS TALKING

CAT JOKES

 

A mother mouse and a baby mouse are walking along when suddenly a cat attacks them. The mother mouse shouts “BARK!” and the cat runs away. “See?” the mother mouse says to her baby. “Now do you see why it’s important to learn a foreign language?”
Submitted by William E., Morganton, N.C.

A couple were going out for the evening. They'd got ready, all dolled up, put the cat outside.

The taxi arrives and as the couple go out the cat shoots back in. They don't want the cat shut in the house, so the wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes upstairs to chase the cat out.

The wife, not wanting it known that the house will be empty, explains to the taxi driver, "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother."

A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab: "Sorry I took so long," he says, "stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!"

FASHION ILLISTRATION

 

YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ALL SEEDS THAT YOU PLANT.

TREAT YOURSELFAS IF YOU ALREADY ARE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME.

BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN OBTAIN ANYTHING YOU WISH AND THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL THE HELP YOU NEED, AS LONG AS YOU STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR GOAL.

GOD WILL WORK WITH YOU, NOT FOR YOU.

KNOW IN YOUR HEART THAT SEEMINGLY MIRACULOUS HAPPENINGS ARE BROUGHT INTO YOUR IMMEDIATE LIFE SPACES BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY CONNECTED TO THEM.

SEND OUT LOVE AND HARMONY, PUT YOUR MIND AND BODY IN A PEACEFUL PLACE, AND THEN ALLOW THE UNIVERSE TO WORK IN THE PERFECT WAY THAT IT KNOWS HOW.

YOUR ENTIRE LIFE CONSISTS OF THE PRESENT MOMENT,

WHEN YOU START SEEING YOUR WORTH, YOU WILL FIND IT HARDER TO STAY AROUND PEOPLE WHO DON'T.