WHEN I AWOKE THIS MORNING...

When I awoke this morning, I asked myself what is Life about? To my surprise, I found the answer right there in my bedroom.

The fan said be cool.
The ceiling said aim high.
The window said see the world.
The clock said every second is precious.
The mirror said reflect before you act.
The calendar said stay up to date.
The door said push hard for your goals.
Finally, the carpet spoke and said kneel down and pray.

'STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN' DISCOVERED

Yep, you read it right. The proverbial "Stairway to Heaven" has at last been found! The odd thing is that -- contrary to MY expectations at least -- it looks more like a construction-site "port-o-potty" than anything else! A cosmic joke? Read on...

Dateline: CAIRO, Egypt, March 29, 2010 -- A large red granite false door from the tomb of an ancient queen's powerful vizier has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt's minster of culture announced earlier today.

The carved stone door -- which ancient Egyptians believed was the threshold to the afterlife -- was unearthed near the Karnak Template in Luxor and belongs to the tomb of User, a powerful advisor to the 18th dynasty of Queen Hatshepsut, Faruk Hosni said in a statement. (And NO, I'm not making this up, even though it reads like a premise for a sequel of "Ghostbusters" combined with "Indiana Jones: In Search of the Mummy's Tomb.")

The door, which measures 1.75 meters (5.7 feet) high and 50 cm (19 inches) thick, is engraved with religious text and various titles used by User, including mayor of the city, vizier and prince, said antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.

"The newly discovered door was reused during the Roman period. It was removed from the tomb of User and used in the wall of a Roman structure," said Mansur Boraik, who headed the excavation mission.

Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt between 1479 BC and 1458 BC, was the longest reigning female pharoah. (And here I thought Cleopatra was the only female pharoah. Live and learn!)

ONCE UPON A LATE NIGHT DREAMING

Once upon a late night dreaming
HE planted a seed, a path in my mind
He framed me an idea, with detail, direction
Then branded it deep in my memory cells

At dawn's arrival it ran swift in my mind
A message so clear, slipped under my door
And I sat and pondered, amazed, unbelieving
With all He had shown me, the vision revealed

I'm alone now and adrift upon waters so still
I sit in loud silence in destiny's boat
I float on a stream with no current, no flow
The sky is clear, but my path is uncharted

And I have no paddles to heave my way along
For back in the natural I must devise that myself
But He gave me a seed, and from this comes the growth
Placed deep in my soul, on a late night dreaming