Borrowed

Borrow

what

you

need

and

leave

the rest.

If you take it that means you keep it,

and you are not likely to share.

If you borrow it, you must return it.

The positive lessons of living life on life's terms

are borrowed from those who have gone before

and they are yours to share with those who want

what you have.

Without sharing or by giving away you cannot learn

the value of life's lessons for yourself.

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

[George Washington]

Borrowed, taken, or learned the hard way,

life's lessons are of no value to you

if not shared and freely given to others.

Actions, not words, convey the lessons of life.

"That's what an army is -- a mob;

they don't fight with courage that's born in them,

but with courage that's borrowed from their mass,

and from their officers."

[Mark Twain - 1835-1910]

Have the courage to do the next right thing and be

a part of the army that fights for the love

that is your Higher Power.

Do not keep a list of those things you have loaned,

but never forget those from whom you have borrowed.

Always borrow from a pessimist,

he never expects anything back.

Virtues are not like garden tools which you can borrow,

you will eventually have to possess some of your own.

Love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy

are virtues you must have as foundations to build a

life that is worth sharing.

Courage, discipline, honesty, willingness, self reliance,

emotional boundaries and self esteem are learned values

that are shared with family and friends.

If you believe that your dysfunctional family

taught you the wrong values, get a new family.

If you have friends who are as crazy as you are, have fun.

It is hard to play on the see-saw if you are all alone.

Put balance in your life,

have friends who know how to share,

one's who will not roll off of the bottom of the see-saw

while you are dangling from the high end.

It can never be bought, borrowed or sold,

a gift to be cherished,

true friendship is a treasure beyond compare.

Today must not borrow from tomorrow.

Be kind, borrowing or loaning are not required.

Be loving, borrowing or loaning are not required.

Be the person god wants you to be,

you are living on His borrowed time.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

Iris and ME (Michael Erb)