for all the years to come.

MAY 2009 BE A MAGICAL ~~~~ HEALING/LOVING YEAR OF PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. GOD GAVE ME BACK MY LIFE AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR ME TO REBUILD IT.

 
TO THE LAKOTA PEOPLE I BID YOU A WONDEROUS JOURNEY -
MAY IT BE FILLED WITH LOVE - COMPASSION - WISDOM - PEACE - FRIENDSHIP
AND THE BEST OF ALL THAT THE WORLD HAS..
MAY EVIL AND STRIFE BE SOMETHING OF THE PAST.
MAY YOUR DAYS BE BLESSED.
YOU HAVE SUFFERRED LONG ENOUGH.
YOUR INTEGRITY IS A LIGHT WE WILL ALL FOLLOW SOMEDAY.
WITH ADMIRATION AND LOVE, I REMAIN... KATHRYN

   If I could catch a rainbow   


 
Globe by Joyce G.
(Agnes you will always be my Rainbow)
Remembering Essie
Estrellita T. and all the Care2 friends
who passed away -
those of you who are ill
and those who left:
Deborah V. - Jennifer - Lyn Lawrence
and so many more too numerous to count.
 You are missed - but never forgotten.
 

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you,
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own,
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me

I cannot build a mountain,
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there

    KAHIL GIBRAN    


WELCOME ~~ to my home page ~~    
love, Kat









 










    


SOMEDAY NOW THAT I CAN WALK AGAIN - I'LL FIND THE MONIES TO START OVER - A HOME...A LIFE  
          ABOUT ME ~~~~~   

Although I am a deeply emotional person, this past year has drained my soul.
I believe that people are for the most part good and decent, though I have come to learn to my despair greed is a strong motivator for others to do evil.

Having lived abroad, I know that in order to learn, you must be willing, to change - accept how others live and learn from traditions and culture.
I hope and pray to open a bookstore w/my daughter SOMEDAY.

As trite as that may seem to others, sharing with an open

mind and heart can heal gaps - and bridge differences.

It is a joy to be a member of the Care2 family - this is a place -

a forum that essentially lives the ideals I believe are possible.

Having taught in inner city schools, the realization that we, as adults are truly no different from the children, brings home the need to have a safe place -- a place where one's opinions can be expressed with out hate or anger - where differing experiences can in fact mesh and find a commonality.

I adore watching others learn for I learn from them.
I love suggesting new ideas - and differing points of views.
I love that young people ponder the view and do, most times in fact expand, become excited.
I adored my pets - (I miss them -Sabs my chow/lab and Fiona my blk cat died last yr - the dog was killed and Fiona died of a broken heart) - Aurora the sister chow/akita and Pawz my Hemingway Morris the cat look alike both live now in New Hampshire - adored - loved and pampered. I havent seen either since March of 08.

The love they shared with me - the joy  they gave - the selflessness.

My daughter has been my Angel - my Friend - my Rock and Safe Haven when the sea's of life were stormy.

I look forward to meeting many more people here and hopefully in the bookstore (should the dream come to pass).

I am eager to experIence more - write.. I will reply.
This I promise you.

You have a voice - employ it and be heard.

Help make this a safe - loving - caring world.
Have a magical LIFE - TREASURE IT AND THOSE YOU LOVE - IT IS EASY TO LOSE IT ALL.

 


I BELIEVE - That we don't have to change friends if,

 we understand that friends change.

I BELIEVE - That no matter how good a friend is,

they're going to hurt you every once in a while and

you must forgive them for that.

I BELIEVE - That true friendship continues to grow,

even over the longest distance Same goes for true love.

I BELIEVE - That you can do something in an instant,

that will give you heartache for life. (I know this).

I BELIEVE - That it's taking me a long time to become

the person I want to be.

I BELIEVE - That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. (You never know when this is your last chance with them.)

It may be the last time you see them.

(The above I dedicate to my family - my daughter Kimberley - my beloved pets - to Ami Kathleen - Janice Jenkins - Lynn Lawrence - Walter - Denise - Sue Davis and those loving friends I have made here at care2).

I BELIEVE - That you can keep going long after you can't.
(Perhaps I am living proof of the above.)

I BELIEVE - That we are responsible for what we do,
 no matter how we feel.
I BELIEVE - That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I BELIEVE - That regardless of how hot and

steamy a relationship is at first,

the passion fades and

there had better be something else to take its place.

I BELIEVE - That heroes are the people who do what has to be done,

when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I BELIEVE - That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I BELIEVE - That my best friend and I can do anything,

or nothing and have the best time.

I BELIEVE - That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I BELIEVE - That sometimes, when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I BELIEVE - That just because someone doesn't love you
 the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I BELIEVE - That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you ve celebrated.

I BELIEVE - That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
(To all my friends - please know I am still trying to learn this).

I BELIEVE - That no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I BELIEVE - That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I BELIEVE - That just because two people argue,
 it doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I BELIEVE - That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I BELIEVE - That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I BELIEVE - That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who dont even know you.

I BELIEVE - That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

(I believe in and have lived through many of the things said above these past 28+ months. I have also learned that much of the above statements are very true, often times
 painfully so.)

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 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 one old love
 she can imagine
 going back to..
 and one who reminds
 her how far she has come...


 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 enough money within her
 control to move out and
 rent a place of her own
 even if she never wants
 to or needs to...


 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 something perfect to wear if
 the employer or date of her dreams
 wants to see her in an hour...

 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 a youth she's content
 to leave behind...


 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 a past juicy enough that
 she's looking forward to
 retelling it in her old age...


 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 a set of screwdrivers,
cordless drill, and a black
lace bra...

 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 one friend who always makes
 her laugh...

 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 a good piece of furniture
 not previously owned by anyone
else in her family..

 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 eight matching plates, wine
 glasses with stems, and a recipe
 for a meal that will make her
guests feel honored..

 A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
 a feeling of control over
 her destiny...
(AMEN TO THIS)

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.
 how to fall in love ...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 how to quit a job,
 break up with a lover,
 and confront a friend
 without ruining the friendship...
 and how to change a tire!!!!!!!

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 when to try harder... and
 when to walk away...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 that she can't change the
 length of her calves, the width
 of her hips, or the nature of her
 parents...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 that her childhood may not
have been perfect...but its over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't
do for love or more...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
 how to live alone... even if
 she doesn't like it...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 whom she can trust,
 whom she can't,
 and why she shouldn't
 take it personally...

 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 where to go...
 be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
 or a charming inn in the woods...
 when her soul needs soothing...


 EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
 what she can and can't
 accomplish in a day..
 a month...and a year...

I believe that EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ...

that they can survive - (I DID)

succeed and become a better person because of all the truths they learn.
Every Woman should be privileged to have a best friend -
(I DO - LISA CRUZ), and a loving - wise child -----

(AGAIN I DO, my daughter Kimberley and ... --- GOD BLESS HER ALWAYS.)

Stop Identity Theft... Do not allow your life to be taken.
Beware of those that you date -
for the person who you think is safe may in fact steal from you -

stalk you and try to have you killed. Simply be aware.

 

Long weekends mean cleaning house for many pounds.

Not so much so they don't have to check on the animals but, because so many more are left at the drop boxes over a holiday...



Face it those who are ready to dump their pets are cowards...  they love to do it in the cloak of darkness,

or at least when 'no one is looking,

If you have room to spare, please consider a shelter animal today, 

many will die tomorrow and Friday in preparation for the long weekend



     


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WORDS WE SHOULD LIVE BY

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." ~Mother Theresa

"Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is."~Albert Camus

"Love is everything it's cracked up to be. 

That's why people are so cynical about it. 

It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. 

 And the trouble is, if you don't risk everything, you risk even more."

~Erica Jong

Communication involves more than just "saying something". 

Its real essence lies in "being heard".~Susan J. Kline

"I have not failed.  I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work."

~Thomas Edison

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others,

or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, 

and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those

ripples build a current

that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance...

Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows,

the censure of their colleages, the wrath of their society. 

Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. 

Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek change in a world that yields

most painfully to change."~RFK

"If not now, when?"~The Talmud

Life is a Journey -
I want no regrets - therefore, I can only hope that my opinion when stated will be as a rock to a pond.

That the ripples sent forth, become the seeds for others to stand up and speak.

To act - love - laugh.

Together then perhaps we can plant the seeds of a better world.

Kathryn A. Cook

  

   
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WORDS OF WISDOM 

Written by Oriah Mountain Dreamer,  Indian Elder - May 1994

The Invitation

"It doesn't interst me what you do for a living.

I want to know what you ache for,

and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interst me how old you are.

I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,

for your dreams,

for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,

if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled

and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,

without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own,

if you can dance with wildness and

let ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and

toes without cautioning us to be careful,

be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.

I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true yourself,

if you can bear the accusations of betrayal

and not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can see beauty

even if it's not pretty every day,

and if you can wellspring your life from a sacred presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,

and still stand on the ledge of the lake and

shout to the silver of the full moon,

                                          "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or

how much money you have.

I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief

and despair. weary and bruised to the bone,

and do what needs to be done for the children of the world.

It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.

I want to know if you can stand in the center of the fire with me

and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.

I want to know what sustains you

from inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and

if you truly like the company you keep in the empy moments."

(This is the man I seek - one that If I asked the above could answer honestly - lovingly - yes.... One who loves from his heart and soul - not with hopes of material gain... a mate of the sprit and wings lifted in the winds of Mother Nature.)

___________________________________________________________________________

(I have had this and the above in my planner for over 10 yrs --

I received it a few months after first going on aol,
(unfortunately greenseas@aol.com is no longer me there - after over 12 yrs... the account died when I got ill and life changed in 08.)

and I have always felt these, were the most

profoundly moving words I had ever read.

This next piece was tucked inside of the above)

____________________________________________________________________________

"Neither be cynical about love:

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
 

it is as perennials as the grass....."

your presence is a present to the world

you're unique and one of a kind

your life can be what you want it to be

take the days just one at a time

count your blessings,

not your troubles

you'll make it through whatever comes along

within you are so many answers

understand, have courage, be strong

don't put limits on yourself

so many dreams are waiting to be realized

decisions are too important to leave to chance

reach for your peak, your goal, your prize

nothing wastes more energy that worrying

the longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets

don't take things too seriously

live life of serenity. not a life of regrets

remember that a little love goes a long way

remember that a lot ....... goes forever

remember that friendship is a wise investment

life's treasures are people ..... together

realize that it's never too late

do ordinary things in an extraordinary way

have health and hope and happiness

Take the time to wish upon a star

and don't ever forget.....

for even a day.....

how special you really are.


WE ALL NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE SPECIAL,
 
SOMEONE TO LOVE.

AND WE NEED TO KNOW
 
SOMEONE OUT THERE LOVES US IN RETURN!!!!!




 my Care2 friends....

Please help support research to cure --


   Diabetes        Heart Disease



       
In memory of my family and all our loved ones.

To my dear Care2 friends for all you do.

Love Kat


Thank you so very much:For visiting my home page.

Blessed Be.


Agnes C.


HI DEAR FRIENDS !!!! July 07, 2007 7:41 AM 

      
so we have her with us...always



Agnes C.

Thursday July 05, 2007 1:46 PM 


   

 

Agnes C.
30.June.07 June 30, 2007 7:21 AM





A MOMENT OF REFLECTION AND THANKS TO THOSE THAT TOUCHED OUR LIVES/AND MY LIFE SPECIFICALLY....THANK YOU MY BELOVED CARE2 FRIENDS BOTH HERE AND GONE. SENATOR TED KENNEDY - PRINCESS DI - MY OWN BE LOVED PARENTS/BROTHER - KIM ALLEN HEPBURN - FRIENDS & RELATIVES ..
MAY EACH AND EVERYONE WHO HAS PASSED REST IN ETERNAL PEACE. MAY THOSE THAT STILL RESIDE BE TOUCHED WITH LOVE AND LAUGHTER. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE. PLEASE KEEP ALL THOSE I LOVE AND ADMIRE SAFE AND WELL.





WITH LOVE -
Kathryn Anne Cook
August 29th, 2009
12:10p.m. eastern standard time/USA

HUGS FULL OF BEST WISHES