Apache Blessing

May the breeze blow new strength into your being

May the moon softly restore you by night

May the rain wash away your worries

May the sun bring you new energy by day

May you walk gently through the world

And know it’s beauty all the days of your life.

- Apache Blessing

Toasts

More toasts.

More than silver, more than gold
Are the good friends, new and old;
Giving freely from their store
So that I may have the more.
Sorrow for my troubles voicing,
Yet in my success rejoicing,
New friends, old friends tried and true
Here’s a toast from me to you.

I wish you health; I wish you wealth,
And may you always have true friends,
But never have cause to need them.

Here’s to the man who can smile through his tears,
And laugh in the midst of a sigh,
Who can mingle his youth with advancing years,
And be happy to live or die.

I wish you the strength of all elements. I wish you always:
- air to breathe
- fire to warm you
- water to drink and
- the earth to live in

Here’s wishing one and all
A life of joy and happiness
And may you rise from every fall.

Here’s to your health!
You make Age curious,
Time furious,
and all of us envious!

Here’s to the man who can bravely say,
“I have loved her all my life –
Since I took her hand on our wedding day
I have only loved my wife.”
Would we not praise him long and well
With the warmest praise that is,
The man who could boldly, firmly tell,
And stick to - a lie like this?

Toasts And Prayers

Now, if you were called upon to propose a toast, or to say a prayer, you should have a few ready for the occasion - any occasion.

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May you have ……

enough happiness to keep you sweet;
enough trials to keep you strong;
enough sorrow to keep you human;
enough hope to keep you happy;
enough failure to keep you humble;
enough success to keep you eager;
enough friends to give you comfort;
enough wealth to meet your needs;
enough determination to make each day a better day than yesterday.
enough faith and courage in yourself, your business, and your country to banish depression;

May the road rise to meet you;
May the wind be always at your back.
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

May your brightest days have the shadow of definition and your darkest admit some light.
May our feast days be many and our fast days be few.
May the sunshine of hope dispel the clouds of calamity.
May we ever remember to err is human and to forgive divine.
May all your troubles during the coming year be as short-lived as your New Year’s resolutions.

May the sun light your path, may love surround you and may the light of inspiration always burn strong within you.