A little "pick-me-up"

[Chester Bennington]

These two pieces of literature always bring me up when I feel down or stressed. I thought I would share them with you all. You've probably heard them but who cares, read them again.

Footprints in the Sand
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.


Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.


He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.


This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:


"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:


"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."


Our deepest fear
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”


Do any of you have any poems, quotes or short stories that pick you up?

[Boss]

Just these

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I suck at poetry
Show me your tits



Roses are red
Violets are blue
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU
VIOLETS ARE VIOLET

[Archangel]

I'm not really into poems and stuff, but I actually liked the 2nd one.

[Chester Bennington]

I'm not really into poems and stuff, but I actually liked the 2nd one.

I first heard that on the film Coach Carter, starring Samuel L Jackson. If you haven't seen it then I recommend that you do. It's really good

Coach Carter (2005) - IMDb