Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present and what to plan for in the future.
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InspirEmail No 219 - October 31st, 2011 - Life is meant to be lived
'Inspirational messages to refresh the spirit and boost the emotional bank account'

Life is meant to be lived

Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back.

An enchanting story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once came across a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he finally raised the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a collector.

He went to the new owner's home in order to try to persuade him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go. The disappointed Kreisler turned to leave, but then asked a favour. 'May I play the instrument once more before it is consigned to silence?'

Permission was granted and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a quality of music so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment.

'I have no right to keep thatto myself,' he said after the musician finished. 'The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people hear it.'

William Arthur Ward said . . . 'If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give.'

For you and I are exquisite violins - our music is meant to be heard.

I want to live my life that way - to take it into the world and live it fully. I'd rather burn out than rust out. I'd rather be used up than die not having done whatever I could . . . wherever I would.

I'm not talking about wearing ourselves out on over-activity. Happiness is never found in excessive busyness. But it is found in investing our lives in others. Saying yes when asked for a hand. Volunteering some time for a worthwhile organization. Spending an hour with a lonely relative.

In the end, I know that my happiness will not have been about by my ability or my inability. It will have been about my availability. My life is meant to be lived.

Written by Steve Goodier

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The secret of life isn't what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.

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Never use the word impossible seriously again. Toss it into the verbal wastebasket.

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Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip Robert J. Hastings

Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip
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