The Law of Life

 The Law of Life

Whatever you give away today or think or say or do

Will multiply about tenfold and then return to you.

It may not come immediately, nor from the obvious source,

but the Law applies unfailingly through some invisible force.

Whatever you feel about another, be it love or hate or passion,

Will surely balance right back to you in some clear or secret fashion.

If you speak about some person, a word of praise or two,

soon tons of people will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, not secrets of the brain.

Kind ones bring us happiness, petty ones bring untold pain.

Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror, if hate you send,

hate you get back, but loving brings love nearer.

Remember as you start this day, and duty crowds your mind,

that kindness comes so quickly back to those who first are kind.

Let that thought and this one direct you through each day…

The only things we ever keep are the things we give away.

As I get older, I realize there are things in My life I didn't appreciate until it was too late. I didn't appreciate the naps they used to make Me take in kindergarten.   I long for the day when someone says, "You Can't work anymore until you take a nap." I Guarantee you, I won't argue.   I didn't appreciate one-Penny candy or milk That was delivered to your front door. In the "do-it-yourself" world we'll never see either of.   I didn't appreciate those face-squishing hugs My mother used to give me. Now that she's gone home to be with the God, I long for just one more. This time I would squish her right back.   I didn't appreciate the days I danced barefoot In the rain with my mouth open wide trying to Get a  drink of raindrops.   I didn't appreciate the sacrifice my parents Made for my brothers and me to keep us clothed, Fed and happy.   I didn't appreciate mom letting us mess up the Living room on a rainy day. I thought building a tent with a secret tunnel Is what everyone did on those days.   I didn't appreciate the marvels of planting a seed And watching it sprout into a full-grown plant.   I didn't appreciate the struggles we had to go Through as a family. Because of yesterday's struggles, we have Strength for today.   I didn't appreciate the times my Daughters came to Me and asked those annoying, unanswerable questions. "What makes a duck quack?" "Why is the sky blue?" I had no idea they thought I was smart enough To answer all their questions.   I didn't appreciate the times our family had. I didn't appreciate those primary School teachers  who went through so much Trouble to collect toilet paper rolls so I could Understand what a scroll was.   I didn't appreciate those clear nights when the Stars danced with glee showing Off their awesome Creator.   I didn't appreciate My Daughters' "refrigerator Artwork" that made our house a home. I didn't know to appreciate the muddy Footprints my Girls and I so often found making a Path across our carpet  as a representation of life.   I didn't appreciate the times my children fell Asleep in daddy's arms. I didn't realize it was there they felt Protected from all the elements of the world.   God, I have just one prayer for today. Open my eyes that I may be able to see And appreciate the things that you do  each day.