Kaleidoscope of Advice - Wisdom

Love yourself first and everything else falls in line,
This is a tried and true fact in our journey through time.

Remember that you are what you think you are,
So always give your best and reach for the highest star.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream,
To those, life’s trials will bring strength and help them realize the overall scheme.

Think of failures as chances to learn,
Identify the cause and improve on your next turn.

Life’s failures and successes constitute a balance between holding on and letting go,
A little of each helps you understand and begin to know,

That what’s important is tomorrow… another day,
The past is over, you cannot change what happened yesterday.

You can realize your dreams a step at a time,
Without throwing a touchdown straight down the line.

Be kind to yourself, look for improvement and not perfection,
Then, you’ll be headed for success, and your good habits will point you in the right direction.

By Ann Leyh

You are a powerful individual, so trust your intuition,
Keep that spark alive and alle your dreams will reach fruition.
Don’t let the hero in your soul perish.
Don’t exist in lonely frustration for what might-have-been for you’ll have nothing real to cherish.
The world you desire is not a fantasy, it can be won,
It exits, it’s real, it’s yours, but you’re the one who must get it done.
Have faith in yourself, alter your life if your needs aren’t being met.
You must take personal responsibility seriously, there’s no safety net..
Trust your opinions, be inner directed.
Then you can achieve greater levels of happiness, all that you do will be affected.
Life is a series of choices that you yourself have made.. that you already know.
Problems and mistakes are merely learning experiences and opportunities to grow.
You are a powerful individual, so trust your intuition,
Keep that spart alive and all your dreams will reach fruition!

By Ann Leyh

Anger expressed or unexpressed,
Causes your body to be extremely stressed.

Whether you hold anger in and let it grow,
Or let it out, it does its damage within and will eventually show.

Cholesterol levels rise, the immune system weakens, the heart beats faster.
You’re heading for detrimental effects on the body that could spell disaster.

Just like an ocean pounding away at the rocks,
Anger does the same, only it’s your body it shocks.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, the body gives way.
You’ll have many disastrous symptoms appear, to your dismay.

Try to identify the cause for anger and deal with that fact.
Don’t deal with the symptoms and emotions, or anger will just come back.

Take control and address things quickly before they build,
Otherwise, you’ll continue to feel anger and you’ll eventually yield.

So, here’s the fix,
Try to remember these six.

…Look at yourself
…Reduce tension
…Think before you act
…Get a different perspective
…Communicate and listen
…Take control

By Ann Leyh

Advice is like snow,
The softer it falls, the deeper it sinks.
Some give advice because they feel they know,
Others just give it to help you get over the brinks.

If you yell and scream to get across your point,
Someone will end up with his nose “out-of-joint”.

Just try to be flexible and not get bent-out-of-shape.
Then the advice you give the other is more likely to take.

Everyone has something yet to learn,
But you can’t be there teaching and helping at every turn.

If you’re optimistic about your life and understand that each day you must make a choice,
Then advice becomes a much more appreciated and listened to voice.

After all, life is only a stage you’re going through.. to help you achieve,
And any help along the way to revise and find the answers are appreciated before you leave.

By Ann Leyh

How do you react when everything goes wrong?
Do you sing the “woe is me” song?
Choosing the way you react to pain,
Makes you vulnerable to loss or open to gain.

Everything that happens in your life is a chance for you to learn.
Don’t be a victim and give in to negativity at each and every turn.
Things that happen to you present a chance to grow.
Alternate choices exist, so invite them in or you’ll reap what you sow.

If you feel life is painful, unfair, and lonely,
You become the prisoner of that belief and that belief only.
Earth is a learning environment and for us all,
Life is not easy, it takes courage to pull yourself up after a fall.

But remember, everyone has a purpose for being alive,
Find it, follow it, and your life and soul will begin to thrive.

By Ann Leyh

Support and positive reinforcement are what every one of us will need,
Otherwise self-doubt and fear creep in and we can’t succeed.

Trust makes you stronger and let’s you reveal,
Your innermost thoughts and fears…It’s how others know what you feel.

Touch is something we get through pats, hugs, and kisses,
Without it we don’t feel alive or valued… oh, what one misses.

Laughter allows you to look at yourself when you’re up or when your down,
With it any situation’s solution can be easily found.

Intimacy allows us to explore who we are,
Without it no relationship can grow or go far.

Communication involves speaking and listening.. that’s soul food.
With an open mind, a loving heart, and your full attention, you create a mood.

Community brings out your sense of giving,
You need to volunteer in the town in which you’re living.

Sharing makes you see that by giving you always gain more,
With courage and strength we can all “row our boat ashore.”

Sex means responsibility and maturity for us all,
Emotional integrity is a must to remain together for the long haul.

Love is a basic need in animal or human culture,
Without it you aren’t human, you’re a primitive vulture.

By Ann Leyh

If you don’t believe in yourself and you need constant reassurance to succeed,
Then, the payoff you’re getting from this behavior must be giving you what you need!

One only does things repeatedly that work for him at some level.
He uses this as an excuse for not doing what he’s supposed to do with his life, and continues creating dishevel.

A convenient excuse for not living your life is low self-esteem.
You can’t succeed because you don’t believe in yourself…you have no dream.

What you fear the most you continue to create each day.
Your past becomes your future if you exist in this way.

The time to be responsible for your life and decisions is now.. no one else should carry the blame.
Grow up, behave,… your failure or success is your choice; you can change today or remain the same.

Wake up, use your gifts to do something with your life before it’s too late.
Realize that you choose your behavior, so live with the consequences you create.

By Ann Leyh

Without evil, there is no good.
Without night, there is no day.
Without summer, there is no winter.

Difficult times serve a purpose too.
They help us to be aware and grateful for pleasant, peaceful times we know.

When illness and hardships strike,
They serve to accentuate the good times we all like.

Once you are able to examine your feelings,
They tend to loosen their grip and let you experience healings.

Then, in retrospection, the emotions you had that were blue or sad,
Make happiness feel even sweeter after enduring all the bad.

So, in truth, the darkest times produce the brightest star,
And surviving them makes you realize how strong you really are.

By Ann Leyh

If your partner seeks others for love and consolation,
There’s nothing left of your marriage but sheer desolation.
When people no longer are for one another and love is gone,
Don’t hang around hoping things will change and you can carry on.

If one partner doesn’t want the other,
He’ll always be searching for another after another.
Soon violence will set in and love turns to hurt,
Don’t let your mate drag you through the dirt.

Violence is the last refuge of incompetence,
Fear feeds on it until realization brings about repentance.
So why punish yourself over and over again,
Your mate is not punished for their sins, but by them.

By Ann Leyh

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be a child again?
Responsibilities, worries, bills… wouldn’t wear our nerves so thin.
We could eat candy, play cars, or just lie in the grass and stare.
We could play outside ‘til the sun sank in the sky without a care.

Times were so simple then, and the world was fair and good,
We listened to our parents and did what we were told we should.
Anything was possible and nothing was complex.
We didn’t have computers and gadgets with which to be perplexed.

We believed in our imagination, truth, and dreams.
Our world was care free and not falling apart at the seams.
Little things made us happy and extremely content.
We anticipated a trip to the river or sleeping outside in a tent.

Double features with Roy, Gene or LashLaRue,
Heroes were bigger than life and always loyal and true.
Our biggest worry was what game we’d play that day,
And whether or not the weather would allow us to stay outside and play.

Drugs were given out only when people were ill.
Not sold to teens who wanted to escape life and become addicted to a pill.
Condoms were not dispensed and birth control was not taught at school… it was forbidden.
Needing these items was unheard of… it was something adults kept hidden.

So what was so bad about those simple, innocent ways?
Why can’t we return once again to the carefree “good óle days?”
Where childhood lasted as long as it should,
And all things simple were considered good.

By Ann Leyh