Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Spirit of a Trooper

A Poem Tribute To My Late Cousin:
 Vincent E. Lang

Sunrise - May 4, 1959   Sunset - August 18, 2013


My cousin was trooper…
And nothing less,
An extraordinary being who continued
to give his best,
while overcoming more than his fair share
of life’s most challenging test.

My cousin was a trooper…
I tell you no lie,
And all the fond memories I have of him
makes it hard to say good-bye.
For he was more than just another
cousin you see…
He was a man who lived a life of integrity,
with a beautiful soul and the kindest personality.
One of my favorite cousins he was to me,
who I was proud to call my family.

My cousin was a trooper…
There’s no doubt in my mind,
Not an ordinary trooper…
one in a million…one of a kind.
Through all his long-suffering I never
knew him to complain.
Where most people would have given up
somehow he was able to maintain…
a spirit of faith, hope & love,
despite his long journey of declining health
and much enduring pain.

So in exchange for his attitude of gratitude,
and positive prospective toward life,
God sent him a triple blessing
all rolled up as one...
A guardian angel in the form of his
care-taker, friend & wife.

Yes my cousin was a trooper...
To that I can attest,
And the flag in my heart now
flies at half-staff
As we lay him to his final rest.

A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
Copyright 2013







Thursday, August 22, 2013

The Power of Protecting Your Consciousness

Your Inspirational Love Note for today:

Don't allow the negative attitudes, energy and actions of other people to AFFECT you to the point that it begins to INFECT you with the same debilitating consciousness of limitation from which their expressed negativity was born.

Merriam-Webster.com Definition of Debilitate: to impair the strength of

Now go back and re-read the aforementioned statement keeping this definition of the word, debilitate in mind when you read the last part of it. You should then be able to appreciate better the power of this statement.

In essence it is saying, if you hang around negative people long enough their attitudes, behavior and energy will eventually begin to infect your own thinking, thereby impairing the strength of your consciousness resulting in you adopting the same negative attitudes, energy and actions as them.

Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to keep your Love lights on!

~Anna Ms.Poet Hendricks

A One Love Production
copyright 2013