Sufferers of optimism tend to present with annoying symptoms of cheerfulness and are ineffectively treated with large doses of realism.

A man of great stature one day turned and said to the man in his shadow, 'Step out into the light and stand beside me, so you too may grow tall and cast your own shadow."

The time comes when the hands that: held, loved, supported, guided, soothed, taught and disciplined must let go. A time to wait patiently with hands folded in lap for the moment, and the moment will come - to applaud.

If hope is a recipe, then faith is setting the table, giving thanks and beginning to eat.

Whatever you do, do not be lulled by routine or the grind of life into complacency, thereby loosing sight of your one true purpose in life: To discover your destiny and fulfil it.

THE SOMEWHERE BUS: There was a young girl who made a great fuss to be on the bus, for she knew she had to be in the front of the queue, when it came to the "Somewhere bus"!