EVERY PRICELESS LIFE

 

Making changes is what forges human fate

It may take a while to turn aspects around

Rearranging things to help illuminate

Compassion and tenderness need to be found

Remembering how we’ve been led

It helps us focus our realizations

To light the way through the darkness ahead

And realize all our best expectations

We honor every single priceless life

That we encounter each and every day

Our sense of hope helps lessen the strife

Revealing our path by lighting the way

Build upon faith, expand on hope

Be your best self, don’t let anyone down

Having high ideals helps us cope

So that peace on Earth can be found

Love and trust are what help us flower

It’s easier if everybody tries

Helping each other gives people power

This is where life’s true meaning lies

We honor every single priceless life

That we encounter each and every day

Our sense of hope helps lessen the strife

Revealing our path by lighting the way

ODYSSEY OF DISCOVERY

 

We honor our family and friends

We improve ourselves by helping others

Making sure that this never ends

By helping humanity as sisters and brothers

Trying to look past short term gains

In favor of long term results

Making sure our dreams are maintained

By growing into mature adults

So all setbacks will have recovery

Knowing life flourishes when it’s diverse

During our odyssey of discovery

We grow with our expanding universe

Love and trust is always needed

To affect best outcomes tomorrow

By exercising our basic freedom

We can minimize hurt pain and sorrow

In order to stay content and happy

Every weekday month and year

Tolerance helps us all be free

To get beyond tension and fear

So all setbacks will have recovery

Knowing life flourishes when it’s diverse

During our odyssey of discovery

We grow with our expanding universe

PAVING THE WAY

 

In touch with the sire of our soul each day

His voice can be heard in the wonders of the sky

God and love are the same in every way

Better to have faith than to keep asking why

According to principles we have been shown

We learn more from our interdependence

Let’s all make the truth of our lives better known

Replacing ignorance with transcendence

Creating patterns for an exuberant life

To live beyond fear is the way we have learned

When we reach for our goals we eliminate strife

Paving the way toward success we have earned

Look toward tomorrow with hope and expectancy

Develop an enthusiasm for being alive

It helps us experience joy tremendously

Improving our chances as long as we strive

There’s comfort to be had in the little things

To remind us the world can be fresh and new

Caring for others can lend us new wings

And allow others to care for us too

Creating patterns for an exuberant life

To live beyond fear is the way we have learned

When we reach for our goals we eliminate strife

Paving the way toward success we have earned

TAKING RISKS

 

Born into a life of uncertainty

We all take our chances every day

But remember that most importantly

Without taking risks we can’t make headway

To love is to risk not being loved back

To live out our lives is to risk dying

If we are to keep everything on track

We must risk failure and keep on trying

The danger in life is to risk nothing

Trying to avoid peril and sorrow

All our hopes we’d be losing

If we didn’t take risks for tomorrow

To hope for the future is to brave despair

To reach for our dreams is to chance failing

Reasserting after setbacks will repair

Our opportunities which keep us prevailing

It takes true strength to turn the other cheek

To sympathize may seem to risk ridicule

Suffering may seem to appear we are weak

But learning from our mistakes becomes our school

Risks must be taken for us to be free

We forfeit our freedom chained by our fear

Taking chances is the best way to be

By embracing them we shift into high gear

It’s always best to show your true colors

Stop worrying about what they may perceive

Be less concerned about pleasing others

Get out there and wear your heart on your sleeve

To hope for the future is to brave despair

To reach for our dreams is to chance failing

Reasserting after setbacks will repair

Our opportunities which keep us prevailing

THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE

 

It’s the little things we do for others

That often have the best results

When we lend a hand to friends and brothers

We can become better adults

When we show others appreciation

Doing good won’t be diminished

We can always build a better home and nation

Because our good work is never finished

It’s easy to lash out and be spiteful

Being kind shows the most power

Our place in life can be true and rightful

So that strength of character can flower

We’ll better each generation’s namesake

From our teens until one-hundred-and-seven

When we imagine the difference we make

Building goodness on Earth as in heaven

We help out to solve any mess

As we improve our communications

In order to make some progress

To refine ourselves against complications

We’ve all been given a bountiful life

With every moment of infinite worth

We can all reduce the amount of strife

And make things better here on Earth

When we’re alive we can choose our heaven

And make things better while we live

If you take away one single lesson

Life is sweeter when we learn to give

We’ll better each generation’s namesake

From our teens until one-hundred-and-seven

When we imagine the difference we make

Building goodness on Earth as in heaven

KEEP ON GROWING

 

Life becomes a challenge to everyone

In a sense that’s why we were born on Earth

Don’t let your efforts be underdone

With practice improve yourself from birth

It’s easy to pretend to be our best

When things aren’t difficult or severe

But we really get put to the test

When the pressure goes into high gear

There’s an old saying we all should remember

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”

You too can be the best crew member

Believe in yourself and keep on growing

When everything is going well enough

There’s less demand to stand up to the plate

It’s when the going starts to get rough

That we learn if we’re worth our own weight

This is a lesson that we all can learn

Don’t react badly when being provoked

It’s under pressure that we can earn

Our merit so our value is stoked

There’s an old saying we all should remember

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”

You too can be the best crew member

Believe in yourself and keep on growing

SPIRITUAL HEALTH

 

The ten most important words with two letters

Are IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO ME

They inspire us to live up to our betters

By repeating them enough, the better we’ll be

I can’t be all that I can be until

You can be all that you can be

To pave the way we must all have the will

To believe in truth is what we all can agree

Here lies the secret to spiritual health

We always have the opportunity

To believe in others and ourselves

And strengthen our greater community

When we all help ourselves and then others

We work to establish a much better vanguard

By enhancing our world as sisters and brothers

We each do our part to set a greater standard

When we each work on improving our nature

It helps set a standard for others to mirror

We can solve our problems both minor and major

And pave the way forward to see things much clearer

Here lies the secret to spiritual health

We always have the opportunity

To believe in others and ourselves

And strengthen our greater community

PATIENCE

 

They say patience is a virtue

For a very good reason

A challenge we need to arise to

That applies to every season

The key to practicing patience

Lies in simply letting grudges pass

By letting go of our grievances

Forgiveness helps build a life that lasts

Patience helps us move forward

With practice we will achieve it

That makes it easier to head toward

A world we can all believe in

It’s in the first law of thermodynamics

Matter can’t be created or destroyed

It’s a rule in quantum mechanics

Fretting is something we all should avoid

We hold grace under pressure within our scope

Being kind and gentle is not absurd

The next time you fret or begin to lose hope

Take a deep breath and remember these words

Patience helps us move forward

With practice we will achieve it

That makes it easier to head toward

A world we can all believe in

HAND IN HAND

 

In our ordinary state we need guidance

A continuous movement toward peace

With a mutual effort towards good tidings

Where every one of us may be increased

Reaching out to help a passing stranger

Becomes a personal goal we can set every day

While helping one another out of danger

We build for ourselves a better way

Sisters and brothers across the land

Helping each other to answer the questions

Nurturing one another hand in hand

Learning something new from the other’s directions

Keep our minds clear like the bluest of skies

Stop thinking that it will all turn out bad

Free of the fear that can cloud our minds

Staying positive makes the best life we’ve had

Our mindset will lead us on toward fulfillment

Of either the worst or the best life has to provide

Therefore we owe ourselves the greatest instilment

The best outcomes happen when we are clear eyed

Sisters and brothers across the land

Helping each other to answer the questions

Nurturing one another hand in hand

Learning something new from the other’s directions

KEEPING OUR WORD

 

We all believe what goes around comes around

Meaning we should all care more for one another

So we help keep society safe and sound

By considering every soul as sister and brother

Love is the strength that benefits us all

It should be our anthem and in the news

To inform and give us our best recall

By living that way we will never lose

Being forthright in all our ways is a good thing

When our course is right on task we won’t fail

To work in harmony so our credo will ring

Knowing that goodness will help us prevail

The best advice is to listen to others

By the same token we will also be heard

This way we become great fathers and mothers

Blessing each other with a good word

To keep everyone happy in the neighborhood

We fix our problems by forging these keys

To avoid lies and deceit so we always do good

So with love and grace we coexist with ease

Being forthright in all our ways is a good thing

When our course is right on task we won’t fail

To work in harmony so our credo will ring

Knowing that goodness will help us prevail

GOOD CHEER

 

Who’s really in charge of how you feel,

And who’s responsible for what you do?

Who is the driver behind the wheel

There’s only one answer the choice is you

We are in charge of our own mindset

So the next time someone spoils your day

How much do you want to bet

You may be at fault for thinking that way

Much better to choose wisdom over ignorance

Remaining cheerful is really that easy

A positive attitude makes all the difference

Don’t let anyone make you feel cheesy

For a sunny disposition there’s no need to fake it

We’re strong enough to make our own decisions

With a better attitude we’ll make it

We’re in charge of our own revisions

There’s much to be thankful for we all can say

Maintaining good cheer benefits the collective

After all we’ll awaken to a brand new day

So it helps to keep things in better perspective

Much better to choose wisdom over ignorance

Remaining cheerful is really that easy

A positive attitude makes all the difference

Don’t let anyone make you feel cheesy

FACING THE MUSIC

 

Growing up is hard to do

In our youth we frolic and play

But eventually me and you

Must grow up with bills to pay

While we age too quickly it can seem

Our civilization takes much longer

While grown ups work and children dream

We help each other grow stronger

But the more we put off becoming an adult

To remain carefree without responsibility

We only end up adding injury to insult

Better to reach for and gain dependability

By facing the music together we grow

Setting our goals with focus of mind

By facing the music the better we know

To concentrate so we don’t fall behind

Our society can’t just run itself

It takes citizens to register and vote

You can learn a lot from a bookshelf

But it takes more than that to stay afloat

As citizens we reach out to our congressmen

We can write emails or send them letters

It should be part of us like breathing oxygen

We can look up to and be like our betters

By facing the music together we grow

Setting our goals with focus of mind

By facing the music the better we know

To concentrate so we don’t fall behind