http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/626714"Emperor Moth" St. Remy, 1889 - Vincent Van Gogh A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On the day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/625648Hello.. First I would like to apologize for my lack of comments, it really couldn't be helped and catching up with everyone is a priority. It may take a few days. My favorite nephew came to visit a few weeks ago to let me know that he and his long time girlfriend had decided to break up because...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/624837http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/620871One dark night I knelt to pray and share my troubles from the day. Overwhelming angst took hold of me and from my heart I heard my plea " Jesus, don't you see Just how lonely one can be?" Soft and clear His voice came through "Yes, my child, I really do. I too in the garden wept All alone while...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/620348Hi.. I wrote this poem in March 2001. My friend of many years is suggesting that I make a collection of my poems to be published. We've shared poems over the years and honestly their poems are very good IMHO. I like my poems only because they serve as a little journal of my thoughts on that day...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/619428AN UNTIRING LOVE Rare Chromolithograph Plate from Lydekker Natural History, 1904 Aquarian Gallery Antique Prints This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan tore open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/619122It is important to read both stories to the end.. Otherwise, you will miss the point of combining both stories. ******************************************************************************* Story Number One: Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn’t famous for anything...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/618779Great Quotes from Great Leaders: 1. "Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 2. "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on." Winston Churchill (1874-1965) 3. "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/618197A Foundation that can change the world or at least our little piece of it! ~~~~~~~~ As long as we believe that someone else is the problem, we will avoid working on our own issues. Healing ourselves and our wounds is the big step toward controlling our emotions. While helping a friend, I ran...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BrightIrish/617308In the Forest ~~~~~~~~~ In the forest we can rise above our worldly care; In the forest we may find tranquilly and share The silent and the secret strength of great and ancient trees-- Sturdy oaks and silver birches, laughing in the breeze. ~~~~ In the forest we can learn life's lessons if we...