Dear everyone, I want you to read this. We may all have our faults but we are all here for a reason. I always say that there is a reason for everything but you must first open your eyes to be able to see these reasons.
The Water Bearer <http://love2ascend.com/2013/01/16/the-water-bearer/> [image: 00081]A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the House, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of it’s own imperfection. And miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said. The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw. So I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house? *Moral:* Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life. 18's Marty On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 1:35 AM, C.M. Houtz <ho...@ptd.net> wrote: > ** > *Hi Beth....You sound a lot like me. I do find strength in sharing with > others and if I can help someone, that's the best medicine in the world for > me. I've always been that way. My kids always think I do to much for > others, but I do it for me as it has always helped me through life. Oh...I > do it for them too, but, hopefully, it helps everyone. I just love people > and feel their pain too. This group has become so important to me and I > think that we're a great group that help one another through some very > rough times. I'm sure that you miss you Mother a lot. 32 years after > loosing my one and only daughter, I still feel the pain and miss her so > much. She was my best friend and we shared so many things....likes and > dislikes. She was only 20 and had so much to live for. * > ** > * Tomorrow will be a better day for you. That's the way I look at life. > I take one day at a time and most of the time that works out for me. To > bad we don't all live closer so we could get together. I imagine that we > could talk for hours and have a great time. Thanks for always being there > for me. I do appreciate it and hope that we can continue to help one > another when needed. The days I don't get any e-mails from the group, I > really miss them. They always lift my spirits and give me the strength to > just do the best I can. By the way, supper was great. My son made the > burgers on our indoor grill and the rest was simple, but good. We always > sit down together for our meals and that's a good thing. Families today > don't do that often enough. * > ** > *Let me know how you're doing and know that I'm always here to listen.* > *Many hugs, blessings, and 18's,* > *Millie* > > -- > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cmlhope+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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