I believe…
When you can take your grief and teach it to smile, you have been given strength . When you have overcome your own fear and help others to do the same, you are now brave. When you see a flower and give it your blessing, you have experienced happiness . When your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others, it is then that you will truly know love and compassion in your own heart . When you know the limits of you own wisdom, you are truly wise and you know you are alive when tomorrow’s hope means more to you than yesterday’s mistake. Freedom is when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others. It is honorable when you find your honor is to honor others. Humbleness is when you don’t know how humble you are and you are thoughtful when you see me and treat me just as you are. You are generous when you can take as sweetly as you give and you know you are beautiful when you don’t need a mirror to tell you.
~Sharon Milliman ~
A Song in the Wind, A Near Death Experience