Cindy Janecke:  

d by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” - Albert Schweitzer. Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don't strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. - Unknown After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, And you learn that love doesn’t mean security, And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts, and presents aren’t promises, And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child, And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in ...mid-flight. After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure… That you really are strong, And you really do have worth." –Veronica A. Shof Cindy JaneIs wishing it was not like this but it is what it is. I will miss you more than you will ever know. I will always be here for you even though it is you that has left. I wish I could have been right instead of wrong. As you watch me walk away, remember that I was yours if only for a little while. Hearts will heal, life goes on, memories last forever. Tears stain a face and leaves trails down a heart. ME! 10/27/10 How we handle our losses defines who we are. When we acknowledge them we can grow when we ignore them we cannot. To acknowledge & grow is healthy. All stages of grief teach us something about us & our lives. Every experience in our life touches us. How we respond to them help to define who we are. Life without loss is not life. Love without pain is impossible. It is not safe to love but it is lonely not to. ~Me~ Have courage for the greatest sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your task, go to sleep. God is awake..... When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion..., who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.~ Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude. Men cannot think like dogs.... [There exists] a sharp difference in the mental capacity of humans and canines. For example, a human who is given an intricate problem will spend all day trying to solve it, but a canine will have the sense to give up and do something else instead.~~Corey Ford "Before you speak to me about your religion,first show it to me in how you treat other people;before you tell me how much you love your God,show me how much you love all His children;before you preach to me of your passion for your faith,teach me about it through your compassion for your neighbors.In the end,I'm not as interested in ...what you have to tell or sell as in how you choose to live and give."-Cory Booker ""Being a leader is a lot like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are one, you aren't." -Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher One asked which is worse, "Person that lies and spreads bunch of rumors or the people that believe them. One responded: "The person that believes them, anybody that takes anything at face value without doing their own due diligence is an imbecile." Do not be afraid of Tomorrow for God is already there! Blessings to my friends & family. May your day be blessed & filled with grace. May it be a good day, may you be treated with kindness & treat others with kindness. May your burdens be light, your heart full of joy, your soul at ease & your mind at peace It isnt wise to make assumptions about prices...sometimes true friends are worth far more than what I can pull out of my wallet. Brenda Carol Adams. "Live, laugh, love, forgive and forget, life is to short to live with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, and forget the ones who don't!" "Being a pit bull owner is as much a part of my self-identity as anything else. Owning a pit bull is a rare opportunity for me to experience how fear and bigotry can affect a person’s life and this fleeting glimpse has been plenty. Bigotry by proxy is more than enough bigotry for me." - Anthony Barnett, Founder/Director, Game Dog Guardian *Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to. - Alfred A. Montapert "I suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals and cruelties of this world are unknown" --Dean Koontz (from his book "A Big Little Life", about his beloved dog 'Trixie') "I Am An Animal Rescuer" I have bought dog food with my last dime, I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand. I have hugged someone vicious and afraid. I have fallen in love a thousand times, and I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body too many times to count. I am an Animal Rescuer. My work is never done, my ho...me is never quiet, my wallet is always empty - but my heart is always full. ♥ ♥ ♥ Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight -Albert Schweitzer ♥ Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made [man] is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one... that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. ♥ ~Mark Twain~ ♥ It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are Why does a slight tax increase cost you 200 dollars, and a substantial tax cut saves you 30 cents? In the 60's, people took LSD to make the world weird. Now world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow-disease is located among the millions of cows in America, but we haven't a clue as to where thousands of and terrorists are located!~~Ravi Kochar ♥ "If we are so superior to all the other animals, like you say, then maybe we should start acting like it. We should hold ourselves to a higher standard."♥ - Mahatma Gandhi".