December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
Busy streets with twinkling lights glistening on the snow
can not match a child's anticipation, with eyes all aglow.
As Christmas nears, time moves slow, with slumber hard to find.
Hoping for good deeds remembered, all others left behind.
Houses cheery, with decorations on display.
People looking forward, to the coming Christmas day.
The cards and letters mailed and shopping nearly done.
The Holiday, upon us soon, a time for family fun.
People all-over begin holiday travel,
and last minute shoppers begin to unravel.
Miles to be covered and gifts to be wrapped,
resolved last year, never again would be trapped.
If this sounds all too familiar, to many it might,
know you're in good company, come Christmas night.
Merry Christmas, With love, joy, peace and goodwill to man,
sounds very much like a worthwhile plan.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblinRick December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
Happy New Year 2008
New Year Resolution #1©
With great resolve, it is resolved, resolvent action, to be taken.
No more resolutions made, when known, we're going to break 'em.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, New Year Resolution #
Friday, November 30, 2007
December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
Busy streets with twinkling lights glistening on the snow
can not match a child's anticipation, with eyes all aglow.
As Christmas nears, time moves slow, with slumber hard to find.
Hoping for good deeds remembered, all others left behind.
Houses cheery, with decorations on display.
People looking forward, to the coming Christmas day.
The cards and letters mailed and shopping nearly done.
The Holiday, upon us soon, a time for family fun.
People all-over begin holiday travel,
and last minute shoppers begin to unravel.
Miles to be covered and gifts to be wrapped,
resolved last year, never again would be trapped.
If this sounds all too familiar, to many it might,
know you're in good company, come Christmas night.
Merry Christmas, With love, joy, peace and goodwill to man,
sounds very much like a worthwhile plan.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblinRick December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
Happy New Year 2008
New Year Resolution #1©
With great resolve, it is resolved, resolvent action, to be taken.
No more resolutions made, when known, we're going to break 'em.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, New Year Resolution #
Busy streets with twinkling lights glistening on the snow
can not match a child's anticipation, with eyes all aglow.
As Christmas nears, time moves slow, with slumber hard to find.
Hoping for good deeds remembered, all others left behind.
Houses cheery, with decorations on display.
People looking forward, to the coming Christmas day.
The cards and letters mailed and shopping nearly done.
The Holiday, upon us soon, a time for family fun.
People all-over begin holiday travel,
and last minute shoppers begin to unravel.
Miles to be covered and gifts to be wrapped,
resolved last year, never again would be trapped.
If this sounds all too familiar, to many it might,
know you're in good company, come Christmas night.
Merry Christmas, With love, joy, peace and goodwill to man,
sounds very much like a worthwhile plan.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblinRick December and Thoughts for the Holidays©
Happy New Year 2008
New Year Resolution #1©
With great resolve, it is resolved, resolvent action, to be taken.
No more resolutions made, when known, we're going to break 'em.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, New Year Resolution #
Special Seasonal Thoughts: At Hanukkah
Special Seasonal Thoughts: At Hanukkah
"Inner Engravings"
Upon every person's soul there are words written and words engraved.
The words that are written are not of the essence of the person--they come to the soul from the outside. Therefore, they may fade and fall away, perhaps to be replaced by other words.
The words engraved are of the soul itself--just as engravings are no more than the form of the stone. When the soul finds quietude, those words are there. And when the soul is in turmoil, or soiled by experience, those engravings need only be cleaned and uncovered. But they can never be torn away.
Those words engraved upon your soul, they are also engraved in a holy fire within the depths of the Soul of All Things. They are the same words that Moses heard and inscribed on stone and on parchment. And at times, when you immerse in the Torah and the words of its sages, and you allow it entry to touch your soul, you may hear those words resonating inside.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman
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God's Temples©
If God's Temples are not first built in the hearts of man,then it is of little use to build them of stone and mortar...
Richard G. Shuster RandomlyRamblingRick, God's Temples©
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A Brief History of Hanukkah
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
Hanukkah (Hebrew for “dedication”), annual festival of the Jewish people celebrated on eight successive days. It begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar, corresponding, approximately, to December in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, and Feast of the Maccabees.
Special Seasonal Thoughts: At Hanukkah
"Inner Engravings"
Upon every person's soul there are words written and words engraved.
The words that are written are not of the essence of the person--they come to the soul from the outside. Therefore, they may fade and fall away, perhaps to be replaced by other words.
The words engraved are of the soul itself--just as engravings are no more than the form of the stone. When the soul finds quietude, those words are there. And when the soul is in turmoil, or soiled by experience, those engravings need only be cleaned and uncovered. But they can never be torn away.
Those words engraved upon your soul, they are also engraved in a holy fire within the depths of the Soul of All Things. They are the same words that Moses heard and inscribed on stone and on parchment. And at times, when you immerse in the Torah and the words of its sages, and you allow it entry to touch your soul, you may hear those words resonating inside.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman
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God's Temples©
If God's Temples are not first built in the hearts of man,then it is of little use to build them of stone and mortar...
Richard G. Shuster RandomlyRamblingRick, God's Temples©
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A Brief History of Hanukkah
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
Hanukkah (Hebrew for “dedication”), annual festival of the Jewish people celebrated on eight successive days. It begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar, corresponding, approximately, to December in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, and Feast of the Maccabees.
Special Seasonal Thoughts: At Hanukkah
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thank You and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones...
Thank You and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones...
We haven’t caught up to the fact it is another Thanksgiving already,
but, I can include a few ramblings for your Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
Thanksgiving©
Being thankful for our abundance,
while giving to those less fortunate.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, Thanksgiving©
Giving Thanks is not only for November©
Having, feeling, and expressing gratitude, through the giving of thanks
is not intended, to be exclusively reserved, for the month of November.
Thanksgiving is a holiday, to remind us annually, of an event when we give thanks,
but things for which we are grateful today, likewise tomorrow, we should always remember.
Richard G. Shuster, RandolyRamblingRick, Giving Thanks is not only for November©
We haven’t caught up to the fact it is another Thanksgiving already,
but, I can include a few ramblings for your Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
Thanksgiving©
Being thankful for our abundance,
while giving to those less fortunate.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, Thanksgiving©
Giving Thanks is not only for November©
Having, feeling, and expressing gratitude, through the giving of thanks
is not intended, to be exclusively reserved, for the month of November.
Thanksgiving is a holiday, to remind us annually, of an event when we give thanks,
but things for which we are grateful today, likewise tomorrow, we should always remember.
Richard G. Shuster, RandolyRamblingRick, Giving Thanks is not only for November©
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