Don't Laugh At Me

[Rhonda]

Don't Laugh At Me
Written by Allen Shamblin and Steve Seskin

I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call the geek
I'm a little girl who never smiles
'Cause I've got braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask...
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me
I'm the cripple on the corner
You've passed me on the street
And I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think that I don't notice
That our eyes never meet
I lost my wife and little boy
When someone crossed that yellow line
The day we laid them in the ground
Was the day I lost my mind
And right now I'm down to holdin'
This little cardboard sign...So
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Some day we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me
I'm fat, I'm short, I'm thin, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, Hey aren't we all...
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Don't laugh at me

[Rhonda]

Promise Yourself



To be strong that nothing can disturb

your peace of mind.



To talk health, happiness,

and prosperity to every person you meet.



To make all your friends feel

that there is something in them.



To look at the sunny side of everything

and make optimism come true.



To think only of the best , to work only for the best,

and expect only the best.



To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others

as you are about your own.



To forget the mistakes of the past

and press on to the greater achievements of the future.



To wear a cheerful countenance at all times

and give every living creature you meet a smile.



To give so much time to the improvement of yourself

that you have no time to criticize others.



To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Christian D Larson

[Rhonda]

Life Is Too Short



Life is too short for grievances,
For quarrels and for tears,
What's the use of wasting
Precious days and precious tears.

If there's something to forgive,
Forgive without delay —
Maybe you too, were part to blame,
So make it up today.

Be generous - forget the past
And take the broader view,
Cast away all bitterness and
Let the sunshine through.

If it's within your power
A broken heart to mend,
Remember —
Love is all that really matters
... in the end.


Author Unknown

[aka]

I liked that, it to reminds me, that there is no black or white and everything has shades of grey.