Derek Wilcox

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"I am happiest when I can share my happiness"

Ely, United Kingdom
male, age 37
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Speaks: French, German, Russian
Joined Feb 3, 2003

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MAYONNAISE JAR and 2 CUPS OF COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much to
handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
some items in front of him. When the class began,
wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise
jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They
agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.

Next, the professor picked up a box of sand and poured
it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students
responded with a unanimous "YES."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from
under the table and poured the entire contents into
the jar, effectively filling the empty space between
the sand.

The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your
life. The golf balls are the important things - God,
family, children, health, friends, and favorite
passions -- things that if everything else was lost
and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your
job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he
continued, "there is no room for the
pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff, you will never have room
for the things that are! important to you.

So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness.
Play With your children. Take time to get medical
checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix
the disposal. "Take care of the golf balls first --
the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your
life may seem, there's always room for a couple of
cups of coffee with a friend."

Please share this with someone you care about.

I JUST DID

It is our little World - This is our only one.
It is our duty to preserve it for our children.

I have read Unlock Reality!

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Sorry, please don't send me any more petitions to sign... with my new job I won't be able to spend so much time at Care2, at least for a while...

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Tree-Nation is an ecological project with a focused objective:
To plant 8 million treesin the Sahara to fight desertification!
Large-scale plantation of treeswill increase the land’s productivity and re-generate the soil.

Tree-nation is an online community in which you can buy your own treeand become the guardian of a real and happy tree that we will plant in the heart-shaped park in Niger.

Our objective is two-fold:
Primarily environmental, but also closely linked to the humanitarian aid that it will provide in the long term. The project will benefit local populations in terms of welfare, education and farming practices. And that’s not all…

The benefits of preventing desertification extend beyond treesto other kinds of plant and animal life. Any opportunity to re-introduce and/or help prevent any endangered species will therefore become an integral part of our mission.

God's Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold."
sorrow

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me.."

I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."

We should consider all of our friends a blessing.
Send this to a friend today just to let them know you
are thinking of them and that they are a joy in your life.

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end.
It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends.
But the treasure inside for you to see,
Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.

Today I pass the friendship ball to you.
Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you...

- Wisdom -

The darker it is around you,
the more your light is needed.
When you find yourself
among others who are angry,
hateful, resentful, discouraged, and cynical,
that is when you can make the most difference
by staying positively focused.

It is not easy.
All too often we react to negativity
by being negative.
That just escalates the despair.
Yet you can choose not to react.
You can choose
to follow your own course.
Just because those around you
act destructively,
does not mean that you must.

When those around you
are frustrated and impatient,
make an effort
to be extra calm and composed.

When those around you are angry,
strive to be the voice of reason and compassion.
When those around you are discouraged,
offer hope.

Be a difference,
and you will make a difference.

~ Many thanks to Willow Williams for this ~

"A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless.” - Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States ~ Many thanks to Andrew Pothecary for this ~

LIFE is an opportunity- benefit from it
LIFE is beauty, admire it.
LIFE is a dream, realize it.
LIFE is a challenge, meet it.
LIFE is a duty, complete it.
LIFE is a game, play it.
LIFE is a promise, fullfill it.
LIFE is sorrow, overcome it.
LIFE is a song, sing it.
LIFE is a struggle, accept it.
LIFE is tragedy, confront it.
LIFE is an adventure, dare it.
LIFE is luck, make it.
LIFE is too precious, do not destroy it.
LIFE is life, fight for it.

(Thanks to Banners of Hope for this :o) )

'(I was elected as a Lib Dem District Councillor for Ely South ward in the local election on May 4th, so life continues to become more and more busy and interesting!)

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Hometown	Ely, Cambridgeshre, UK
Homepage	http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/user_p age.pl?url=derekjwilcox
Birthday	March 01, 1972
Languages	French, German, Russian
About Me	I'm tall, dark and interesting! (You can decide for yourself on the last item on the list:o) A very patient, non-violent, music- and nature-lover with plenty of love to give :o)
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Pets	None
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Liberal
Religions	Christian - Protestant
Eating Habits	Keep it Healthy
Wild Fact About Me	I'm now getting involved in sharing the beauty of Georgian choral music with the world :o)
My Philosophy	I love everyone and try to live with these four things at the centre of my life: Simplicity, Generosity, Gratefulness and Contentment.
What Gives Me Hope	Children
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	Cancel Third World Debt
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me
Passions
Inspirations
What Scares Me
Favorites
Role Models	mother
Quotation	Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find money cannot be eaten. The words of our grandmothers and grandfathers have taught us Respect for the Web of Life and the interdependence of all things in the Universe. The stories passed down through oral traditions remind us that we are all connected. ~ Cree Prophecy ~ (The following was written by a black man in Texas. What a great sense of humour and creativity!!! ) When I born, I black, when I grow up, I black, when I go in sun, I black, when I cold, I black, when I scared, I black, when I sick, I black, and when I die, I still black. You white folks.... when you born, you pink, when you grow up, you white, when you go in sun, you red, when you cold, you blue, when you scared, you yellow, when you sick, you green, when you bruised, you purple, and when you die, you gray. So, who you callin' colored folks? Children Learn What They Live If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, they learn patience. If children live with praise, they learn appreciation. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal. If children live with sharing, they learn generosity. If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness. If children live with fairness, they learn justice. If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect. If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them. If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live. ~ Dorothy Law Nolte, 1972 ~ God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good. I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it - if I do but keep His Commandments. Whatever, wherever I am I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what he is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me among strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me - still He knows what He is about. Therefore I will trust Him. ~ Venerable John Henry, Cardinal Newman ~ "All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within" - Horace Friess
Interests	Disabilities / Challenged, Music, Scouting
Books
Music	Singing, Classical, Klezmer, Georgian
Movies
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Favorite Foods	Anything edible :o)
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Can't Live Without	Love, Friends, God, Challenges, Harmony
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