Ray's Recipes

If ~ A Poem by Rudyard Kipling

If by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream—and…

Today's #quote on #gratitude by Wallace D. Wattles

The grateful mind continually expects good things, and expectation becomes faith. Wallace D. Wattles

Chapter 33, "Doing It Our Way," The conclusion to the story. A secret is revealed.

Chapter 33 – A Secret Revealed Grace stepped out of the hospital room into the corridor when asked to by the nurse. Jane was standing outside the door. “How is he, Grace?” she asked. “They’re cleaning Brad. He’s still unconscious. They’re trying to get his body temperature up. He made Matt wear the space blanket and he gave Matt the last bit of food and water. Matt wouldn’t have made if it wasn’t…

"Laughing Song," #poem by William Blake. #gratitude #happiness #joy

Laughing Song by William Blake When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it; When the meadows laugh with lively green, And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene, When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing “Ha, Ha, He!” When the painted…

Chapter 31 "Doing It Our Way," A storm strikes, will they survive?

Chapter 31 ~ The Storm Strikes Grace and Jane were in the ranger station standing in front of the counter. Ranger Stone was behind the counter on the phone speaking with the search and rescue team. Grace only heard one side of the conversation. Ranger Stone said, “The boy’s mother got a text, we were searching in the wrong areas. Apparently, the boy went up Indian Trail. Can you do a quick search…

Today's #quote by Van Gogh on keeping one's fire alive.

One must never let the fire go out in one’s soul, but keep it burning. Vincent Van Gogh

Love, a #poem by Czeslaw Milosz. Be inspired about #love with this poem.

Love by Czeslaw Milosz Love means to learn to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one thing among many. And whoever sees that way heals his heart, Without knowing it, from various ills A bird and a tree say to him: Friend. Then he wants to use himself and things So that they stand in the glow of ripeness. It doesn’t matter whether he knows what he serves: Who…

Today's #quote by Ray Bradbury on #writing. Learn from the master.

Today’s Quote by Ray Bradbury on Writing For the first thing a writer should be is – excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it would be better for his health. ~  Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

Chapter 30, "Doing It Our Way," Brad and Matt #struggle to #survive.

Chapter 30 ~ Fighting for their Lives Brad slowly and methodically tracked Matt’s trail. His progress was a series of hits and misses. It was nearly two in afternoon when he caught sight of a wall of big mountain sagebrush. Off to his right the sagebrush separated as if someone plowed through it. Brad made his way over the underbrush to the opening. He stopped. He looked just beyond the sagebrush…

"The Dog," a #poem by Ogden Nash. #dog #love #dogs

The Dog by Ogden Nash The truth I do not stretch or shove When I state that the dog is full of love. I’ve also found, by actual test, A wet dog is the lovingest.

Chapter 29, "Doing It Our Way," Matt's hope of #rescue vanishes.

Chapter 29 ~ Matt’s Hope of Rescue Suddenly Vanishes Matt crouched in the corner where the trail and the stone walls met. Twice he lied on his belly and peered over the edge looking for a way he could get purchase to make his way off the ledge and to the valley below. The closest foothold was nearly fifteen below him. He stood up, and turned so that he faced the stone wall. He spread his arms…

Today's #quote by Samuel Beckett on never giving up. #resilience #courage

Today’s Quote by Samuel Beckett on Never Giving Up Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett

"Lesson 1" a #poem by Julie Hill Alger giving us an important #lesson about #life

Lesson 1 by Julie Hill Alger At least I’ve learned this much: Life doesn’t have to be all poetry and roses. Life can be bus rides, gritty sidewalks, electric bills, dishwashing, chapped lips, dull stubby pencils with the erasers chewed off, cheap radios played too loud, the rank smell of stale coffee yet still glow with the inner fire of an opal, still taste like honey.

Chapter 28, "Doing It Our Way, A mountain lion stalks Brad. #survival #courage

Chapter 28 ~ A Mountain Lion Stalks Brad The tall pine trees obscured the much of the night sky making the forest surrounding Brad as dark as coal mine. The only light Brad had came from his small dying campfire. Brad lie on his space blanket sound asleep. He learned during his deployment to Afghanistan how to sleep and simultaneously be aware of his surrounding him during the roughest and most…

Today's #quote by. #Gandhi on #relationships

Today’s Quote by Gandhi on Relationships Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation. ~Gandhi

"Fire and Ice" a #poem by Robert Frost with great #wisdom.

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.

"The Gladness of Nature," #poem by William Cullen Bryant. The poem will change a frown to a smile.

The Gladness Of Nature by William Cullen Bryant IS this a time to be cloudy and sad, When our mother Nature laughs around; When even the deep blue heavens look glad, And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground? There are notes of joy from the hang-bird and wren, And the gossip of swallows through all the sky; The ground-squirrel gaily chirps by his den, And the wilding bee hums merrily by.…