Mino-Gardiner Coat of Arms

This represents so many things for me;

The Roses are for Saint Theresa after whom my beloved mother was named.

The Mitre, the Crosier symbolic of my Position.

The left hand Cross covered with the Holy Trinity with the Dove and Alpha and the Omega on the Bible lower left hand corner Lamb of God and last but not least Saint Peter's Crown with an upside down Cross which represents the way he was Crucified crossed by a Crosier and the Keys of the Church.

A lot of Love and Symbolism went into the development of this Coat of Arms.

My Moto represents:

Non ut faciam voluntatem, meam sed voluntatem, Eius qui misit me.
No para hacer mi voluntad, sino la voluntad, Del que me envió.
Non ma volonté, mais la volonté, de Celui qui m'a envoyé.
Not to do my own will, but the will of, Him that sent me.

Speak to us of Friendship

Friendship

And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."

Your friend is your needs answered.

He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

And he is your board and your fireside.

For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.

When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."

And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;

For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.

When you part from your friend, you grieve not;

For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

And let your best be for your friend.

If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.

For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?

Seek him always with hours to live.

For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.

And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

The Prophet (1923) by Kahlil Gibran

The Optimist Creed

The Optimist Creed

From: CindySense | February 07, 2010

The Optimist Creed by Christian Larson.
A positive poem stating affirmations to empower you to live life to the fullest.

Thank you Cincy. Beautiful Cinematographic interpretation of Christian Larson's Poem.

The Secret:
The Optimist's Creed:

I Promise Myself...

To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

Christian D. Larson 1912

Paternal Blessing ---------- >Numbers 6:24-26

The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.