A True Profile in Courage

A man who could have had and done anything his heart desired

has shown the world that regardless of where you come from you must

do what your heart feels and to stand up for what you believe in no matter

the personal cost

A man who has had to come some true adversities in his life with the untimely

deaths of the brothers for whom he had followed in the footsteps of has shown us

that there is more to life than just your own little bubble by showing us that

our little bubble affect everyone Else's little bubble for good or for bad

a man who has made it his life's work to help those who do not have the means

to help themselves has shown that that effort not only is it paid back, it is also paid

forward by those who were shown that someone does care

a man who has been through a lot, shows that you can never surrender and

in the eyes of some becomes invincible or becomes almost mythical

A man who has done all this still has the ability to stumble through his personal

life like anyone else around him, letting everyone know that he is still a person like

everyone else in this world

A man who fits all of this is a man who is a True Profile in Courage, who also leaves

a legacy for which there is no easy way to live up to for whom ever the torch gets

passed too and has the name of Senator Edward Kennedy

A man who has lived up to the name of his older brothers book Titled

"Profiles in Courage"

A Gift

A gift

A gift may not seem significant to the bearer of the gift but it may mean
The world to the one who receives it

A gift is not always the most expensive item in the store even though that is what
You feel you need to give as a gift

A gift is something that can be really simple in the way of it being bought or being made

A gift can be one of a million things or a whole bunch of one thing

A gift means something special to the one giving it and means far more to the
One who is receiving it

A gift that comes from the heart is a heart felt gesture of friendship that can brighten
The day of the one who receives it

In This Time...

In This Time…

In this time of giving how can we turn a blind eye to those in need
As we give gifts to those we love as if we don’t see those in need

In this time for which we are suppose to show the world that we
Are better people than others may think

In this time how could we not help those of us that are in need
Where one day the tables could be turned on us

In this time how can we care for just of those for which we love
When we are taught to care for all as if they are our own

In this time we need to remember to thank those who have given
Everything that they are to help those who need the most help

In this time we need to live up to our beliefs and our principles
In ways that show others that we really do care for others

In this time we should honor those who have given of themselves
Without regard to their own needs and with out question

In this time we need to show those who are down that there is more
To life than what they have been shown

In this time of need we should stop to think of the fact that we could have
Been in the position of needing to ask for help despite ones desire to do
For oneself

In this time, at the end of the day as you start to ponder what the day
Has brought you, you find that you are asking yourself can I really
Live with myself if I am not there to help someone when the night comes

In this time, would you be willing to be there to help someone to pick up
The pieces of their shattered dream when they appear to be a lost soul

In this time, you ponder whether or not someone would be there for you after
Acting as if they were not there when the shoe was on the other foot

In this time of need and sacrifice we need to remember those who have sacrificed
The most and that have sacrifices it all to make this a better place for all of us
For with out their sacrifice we could not have become who we are today

In this time we need to remember that any donation however small helps
Whether it be a few cents, some gently used clothing or spending time
Just being there with someone who hasn’t the people to be with