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<br>Why are there so many songs about rainbows
<br>And what's on the other side?
<br>Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
<br>And rainbows have nothing to hide.
<br>So we've been told and some choose to believe it
<br>I know they're wrong, wait and see.
<br>Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
<br>The lovers, the dreamers and me.
<br><br>Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
<br>when wished on the morning star?
<br>Somebody thought of that
<br>and someone believed it,
<br>and look what it's done so far.
<br>What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
<br>And what do we think we might see?
<br>Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
<br>the lovers, the dreamers and me.
<br><br>All of us under its spell,
<br>we know that it's probably magic....
<br><br>Have you been half asleep
<br>and have you heard voices?
<br>I've heard them calling my name.
<br>Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
<br>The voice might be one and the same.
<br>I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
<br>It's something that I'm supposed to be.
<br>Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
<br>the lovers, the dreamers and me.<br><br>
~~The Rainbow Connection, sung by Kermit the Frog<br>
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SO YOU WANNA BE A WITCH, EH?<br>
<br><br>
Well, sit right here, by my side,<br>
and I'll tell you the secrets of the tide.<br>
Now just get comfy, honey child,<br>
As I sing of nature, free and wild.<br>
<br><br>
But you don't have a cloak, or a pointy hat?<br>
Bah! and Piffle! .. What's with that?<br>
The Witch is worn within the soul,<br>
not donned for occasion, or kept in a bowl!<br>
<br><br>
When you think of Witches, you tremble at Magick?<br>
Oh, silly girl, that is indeed tragic!<br>
<br><br>
Well, take a deep breath, and hold tight to my hand,<br>
and together we'll dream to the edge of the land.<br>
Where forest and sky kiss the rim of the waters.<br>
Where spirits as we claim a kinship with daughters,<br>
of elements born before words are remembered,<br>
where feelings and thoughts, are no longer hindered.<br>
<br><br>
'Tis the everyday things that Witches are 'ware of ...<br>
The Sun and the Moon, and the wee tiny cherub<br>
who tugs at our heart strings and drives us to madness,<br>
yet gives us such joy and fills us with gladness.<br>
<br><br>
A soft gentle rain, nudging buds to full flower ..<br>
Hurricane! Twister! .. such terrible power.<br>
Candles and hearth fires, warming and scented... <br>
Forests ablaze! ... Volcanic stacks vented!<br>
A mantle of snow, both preserves and gives pleasure ... <br>
Avalanche! Iceberg! ... so full of treasure.<br>
The warmth of the Sun bringing life we so cherish ...<br>
Bleak desert landscape, Burnt tundra .. we perish.<br>
<br><br>
Now open your eyes and look closely at me.<br>
You came here so fearful .. now what do you see?<br>
A kindly old woman? An evil old hag?<br>
A cloak of maturity? A dirty old rag?<br>
<br><br>
Both sides of the coin .. Light and Dark we encompass.<br>
Good and evil abide, and still walk among us.<br>
So be very sure that a Witch you will be ...<br>
For we own it all, you and me ... you and me!<br>
<br>~~~reprinted with permission from <a href="maillto:PANITEOWL@prodigy.net"> PAniteowl/J. Sutton</a>
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Love grows from our capacity to give <br>
what is deepest within ourselves <br>
and also receive what is deepest <br>
within another person. <br>
The heart becomes an ocean strong and deep,<br>
launching all on it's tide. <br>
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, <br>
My love as deep; <br>
the more I give to thee, The more I have..<br><br>
~~~William Shakespeare<br>
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Oh you can be what you want to be,<br>
See what you want to see,<br>
Believe in yourself,<br>
Believe in yourself.<br><br>
Go where you want to go,<br>
Do what you want to do<br>
Believe in yourself,<br>
Believe in yourself.<br><br>
Some folks try to tell you there are things you shouldn't do<br>
You're not strong enough or smart enough at all,<br>
But what seems right to them quite often<br>
Might be wrong for you,<br>
So be sure you try to climb<br>
Before you get too scared you fall.<br><br>
Oh, you can be what you want to be,<br>
Learn what you want to learn,<br>
Believe in yourself,<br>
Believe in yourself.<br><br>
Try what you need to try,<br>
No one should question why,<br>
Believe in yourself,<br>
Believe in yourself.<br><br>
Folks may say you're different,<br>
That you've gone and lost your senses,<br>
But the world is yours to walk in,<br>
Go ahead and leap the fences.<br><br>
And you'll see,<br>
Believe in yourself<br>
And the world belongs to you and me.<br><br>
~~Believe In Yourself, song from Sesame Street<br>
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I prefer to follow the uncomplicated advice of Jiminy Cricket who said, 'Let your conscience be your guide.' <br><br>
~~~ Willard Scott <br>
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Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.<br><br>
~~~ Willard Scott <br>
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. <br><br>
~~~ John Wooden <br>
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All that is gold does not glitter,<br>
Not all those who wander are lost;<br>
The old that is strong does not wither,<br>
Deep roots are not reached by frost.<br><br>
~~~JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings<br>
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Though here at journey's end I lie<br>
in darkness buried deep,<br>
beyond all towers strong and high,<br>
beyond all mountains steep,<br>
above all shadows rides the Sun<br>
and Stars for ever dwell:<br>
I will not say the day is done,<br>
nor bid the stars farewell.<br><br>
~~~JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings<br>
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But not yet weary are our feet,<br>
Still round the corner we may meet<br>
A sudden tree or standing stone<br>
That none have seen but we alone.<br><br>
~~~JRR Tolkien - from the Travelling Song<br>
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I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon among the stars and the mysteries of the waters, <br>
I call upon your soul to arise and come unto me. <br>
For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the Universe. <br>
From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return.
<br><br>
Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, <br>
for behold - all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. <br>
Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
<br><br>
And you who seek to know Me, know that your seeking and yearning
will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery; for if that which you
seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.
<br><br>
For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, <br>
and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.<br><br>
~~Poem version 'The Promise' by Starhawk<br>
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When winter first begins to bite<br>
and stones crack in the frosty night,<br>
when pools are black and trees are bare,<br>
'tis evil in the Wild to fare.<br><br>
~~~JRR Tolkien - Bilbo's Song of Winter<br>
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Imagine a miracle and you are halfway there.<br><br>
~~~Agent Scully - The X-Files<br>
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