Stay Young

You mustn't allow yourselves to grow old before your time. Please live with a youthful spirit. That is what Buddhism teaches us to do, and it is how life ought to be lived. If you make a commitment to work for the sake of others, you will be rejuvenated. If you devote your life to helping others, you'll stay young. The power of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo guarantees that.

~Daisaku Ikeda ( Wisdom for Modern Life, February 4th)

Seize the Day

Song written and performed by Maria Centeno

(From my District- Fordham Hill Group Leader)

This was performed at my last Chapter meeting accompanied by a Malik Brown on violin and Ray Rivera on percussion 

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Seize the Day 

Seize the Day, A New Beginning

To Light Our Way

Seize the Day, We see our Victory

Bright as a Flame

--- We Seize the Day

There are mountains we must climb,

Rivers we will cross, (and)

With the rising of the sun,

We look beyond the sky,

Say this day is mine; this day is yours---

Seize the Day

Brave hearts are beating

Aflame with Flame

Seize the Day,

We march on fearlessly

Along with Sensei/ (Our Friends)

--- We Seize the Day

With a youthful spirit we rise

Inner strength moves our lives

Courageous will is high!

We look beyond the sky

Say, this day is mine; This Day is yours.