Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

Stars and the Moon

I Just Want You

My sister showed me this song.  It's simple and charming.  I couldn't find the original version online but here is the ukelele version :)

Do You Trust Me?

I think this is my favorite Disney Princess love song. 

And because it's just impressive, here is the cover by Nick Pitera.

Illuminations

The EPCOT night show always inspires me and give me hope for this fragile world of ours.  Every corner of the planet has something to contribute to the continued growth and development of the human race.  Through science, art, politics, ideas, imagination, compassion, and love, we can pass on a world to our children that we can be proud of.

Presented is the music from the Illuminations show.  My favorite sequence begins at 4:41.

Beautiful Goodbye

Do It Anyway

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

-Attributed to Mother Teresa

A Love Story

As my friends and I played music together last night, I was inspired to put together this conversation composed of songs.

You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

She Walks in Beauty

By Lord Byron (George Gordon)

 

She walks in beauty, like the night

   Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

   Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

   Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

   Or softly lightens o’er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

   How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,

   So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

   But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

   A heart whose love is innocent!