"Snow Globes" By: E. Jameson

I sometimes wish I lived inside a snow globe.

One with clear glass, on a calm shelf,

With a beautiful center piece covered in white snow.

I could look out on the world, 

And think to myself,

"I pity them, for they do not know the serenity of being in a snow globe."

"Its so peaceful," I would say "up here by my-self, looking out and watching the lives of others.

Not a care in the world,

For I live,

In a snow globe."

There would be no pain.

No strife.

Only little white flakes,

Forever swirling around.

But never will it be cold.

For I will live in a snow globe.

Some would contradict however,

Saying silly things about my silly ways.

Saying that I'm childish,

Or that I need to live in the real world.

But I will merely retort back and I quote:

"I Pity you.

For you are so closed minded.

That you will never see,

The serenity,

Of living in a snow globe."

I would say," come sit with me,

My bustling, busy friend."

"Come sit with me,

And you will see,

The serenity that I have come to live in,

living in a snow globe."

So then, 

Up on my little shelf,

With my little friend,

 I would watch the people go in what ever little shop my snow globe lives in.

And one day,

I'm sure of it,

One day;

A little girl,

Who looks around the quaint shop I call home with not a care in the world,

Will stop and look at my little snow globe world.

Though no matter how we wave and say hello,

She will merely retort back, and I quote:

 " I pity them,

Siting there all alone."

She would say," So closed minded,

Of the life they could live.

Of the excitement they could have,

Instead of siting there; and watching the world pass by."

The young girl would end the statement, I know it, saying:

"So I pity the little people,

On the small shelf,

In this quaint  shop,

 Who live In the little snow globe."

"Dream Big" By: Anonymous

If there were ever a time to dare,
to make a difference,
to embark on something worth doing,
it is now.

Not for any grand cause, necessarily --
but for something that tugs at your heart
something that's your dream.

You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.
Have fun. Dig deep. Stretch.
Dream big.

Know, though, that things worth doing, seldom come easy.
There will be good days. And there will be bad days.
There will be days when you want to turn around,
pack it up, and call it quits.

Those times tell you that you are pushing yourself,
that you are not afraid to learn by trying.
Persist.

Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools,
you can do great things.
Let your instincts, your intellect, and your heart, guide you.
Trust.

Believe in the incredible power of the human mind.
Of doing something that makes a difference.
Of working hard.
Of laughing and hoping.
Of lazy afternoons.
Of lasting friends.
Of all the things that will cross your path this year.

The start of something new
bring the hope of something great.
Anything is possible.
There is only you.
And you will only pass this way once.
Do it right.