Good Monday to you from Beautiful New England. Robert and I have just returned home from the wild, wild west. Our 2 weeks there were full of new sites and sightings, cultures, wild life and fabulously friendly people. We are here to spend some down time with family and enjoy the holiday to the max. We are eating at my sister's house 

Each section of today's Blog has been contributed by a reader of the Soft Shoulder Community. Thank you to all who have contributed. First off we begin with a thoughtful poem, written and contributed by Yvette

A Lesson to Heed

By Yvette Brooks-James

Take my hand, my child, so you will surely see

An insight lesson into life’s wondrous journey.

That in your own life, you will be bound to learn

There will be things you want, and for yearn.

But the greatest gift you shall ever hope to find

Is within yourself; truthfulness and a heart that’s kind.

Temptation will beckon to live with lies and deceit;

However my child, with the latter, it’s yourself you defeat.

For with truthfulness and kindness you will abound

You’ll be blessed with true friends, who will always be round

To comfort when needed or share your joy at what you achieve’

Just remember to use trust and kindness, and not to deceive.

To live in these times, by these two rules, can indeed be trying

Yet the acts by which you live will be reflected upon your dying

Would you rather be remembered as a person with negative measure?

Or would you prefer to have been known in everyone’s life, as a treasure?

All Good Thoughts

sent in by Kumar Jaising

"Success and failure are more the result of habit than anything else." -– Brian Tracy

hi nice to meet u...

i amfrom India...

i want to share my goodthoughts with u all.

QUOTE:  IF U LOV SOMETHING

         SET IT FREE.

         IF IT COMES BACK, IT IS URS.

         IF DOES NOT, IT NEVER WAS.

lov suresh

sent in by RRT...

There is nothing that you can not achieve, provided that you are willing to make the sacrifices that come along with it.

Elizabeth Stroud

Hi this is ray thomas at rthomas@kansas.net this is my own quotes IN ORDER TO SEE THE WHOLE TRUTH,YOU GOT TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE TRUTH.THANK YOU RAY THOMAS

"To have joy, one must share it;
             Happiness was born a twin"

                            Lord Byron

Michelle - love your site - hope this quote did not
come from your site.  I write down every quote I get which has spiritual value, from the net or books I own.

Keep up  the good work.  I am a 68 yr old female senior, in case you like to know what age bracket
is writing to you. 
                                Therese in Canada

Lastly, here is one of the new friends we made in Montana...