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bacwilli

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Birthday: November 22

Gender: Female

Location:
VILLA RICA, Georgia
United States

School:
Georgia State University
GA Inst. of Technology
Greenville High School

Work:
Retired GA Power Co
Internal Revenue Service
GA Institute of Technology
GA State University

Hometown(s):
Greenville, GA
Orlando, FL
Atlanta, GA
Decatur, GA

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"Faith is not believing that God can - it is knowing that God will" author unknown

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Hi All, I live in the small town of Villa Rica, GA. Grew up in an even smaller town of Greenville, GA on a farm. I am just an old country girl at heart. My husband is still working at the power company, but I am just trying to enjoy life. I love to write poetry and short fiction stories. I am also working on a novel. I also write on Helium. It is a great site for debates of all kinds and creative writing. If you get a chance look me up at www.helium.com. Glad to be here and loving every minute of the life God has granted me

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Writing short stories and poetry. Reading most anything, especially fantasy

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The bracelet

How do we beat the blues when all around us chaos is reigning supreme? What to do when our wallets have become empty, but our mortgage is still due? It’s too late to plan for an economic down turn, but it is not too late to believe that a silver lining will appear in a dark cloud of despair. Count your blessings and let hope, beauty, faith, love, peace, family/friends and joy into your life.

The gift of a silver bracelet when all seemed dark changed one person’s attitude. A woman who had lost her job due to the rough economy was on unemployment. She was barely making ends meet and the holidays were here. She knew Christmas would be a challenge in this season of have nots but she was determined to give what she could. She went browsing in the store with her daughter who was employed as a nurse. They saw a silver bracelet that had all kinds of charms attached to it. It wasn’t expensive, not the best quality of silver, but beautiful none the less.

What really caught the attention of the daughter was what the charms contained. The biggest charm said “Count Your Blessings.” Both women paused and examined the bracelet. The daughter thought the bracelet sounded like all the things her mother had taught her and the mother thought it would be an uplifting gift for her daughter. They purchased the bracelet as a joint gift to each other. They worked out a plan, where each would wear the bracelet for a week and then swap out. But, there was a catch. Each was to relate how each charm held a meaning for them and how they had applied the message.

Hope – mom had the bracelet first and related how hope would be her word of the week. Even though she had lost one job, she knew another would be along and where there is hope, there is a renewed sense of the good that can turn up unexpectedly in life. With hope you always are anticipating what can be and letting go of what was not.

Beauty – the daughter took beauty. She looked for beauty in her small world. The joy on the face of new parents as they look into their baby’s face for the first time. The warm sunshine on a cold winter’s day. The simple, free, but beautiful nature was all around to explore. The beauty of the world at large brought happiness into her life.

Faith – knowing that no matter what comes; a higher order has a plan for you. You don’t have to see it happen, you just have to believe that it will and all the good that you are waiting for will manifest in your life. What our eyes can not see, our hearts can imagine and then it will be.

Love – it was very simple, the love of a child for their parent and parent for child. Love of life, art, music. The everlasting love that the elderly still harbor in their hearts for each other. All these loves were staring them in their eyes and waiting to be hugged tightly to each breast. Love is what started the gift sharing idea to begin with.

Peace – wars still rage and the streets harbor many criminals, but peace can be gained from knowing that you are special in this world. Peace of mind, body and soul is the belief that no matter what comes you are strong enough to handle it and will not let the bad take it from you.

Family and friends – whether you are single, separated or widowed, there are family and friends around who will always be there for you. You simply have to reach out your hand and invite them in. They are waiting and want to help. Maybe just a kind word to give is enough to turn a day around.

Joy – both mother and daughter gave joy to each other. The feeling of happiness in just being around as each strove to uplift the other brought joy into each life. The joy of knowing that yes, it is the small things in life that mean the most.

With all things in life there comes a down time. A time when the economy is in decline, jobs that were once in abundance have become scare. Wars rage unabated in foreign lands. Peace seems not to be available when we need it most. Our minds and hearts are heavy and discontent is the order of the day. This is the time when we have to rally all our inner most beliefs that a good change is just around the corner. Take a minute and “Count Your Blessings.” You might be surprised by all you do have.

Added: October 21, 2009
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Posted: September 29, 2009 5:06PM EDT