Thursday, July 31, 2008
War of Words
Do you ever get a negative email and then want to respond to it? Of course there are other times you get mad and you want to tell someone where to go or what to do. I know I have been guilty of that. The only problem is if you tell that person that then you encounter even more anger and more angst. I find myself if angry writing a response and then I delete it or burn it. You don't want to incur any anger from someone. But it does make you feel better in the long run. Usually what happens is then I forget about what happened and I move on. I know it has worked in the past and it will continue to work in the future. Have a blessed day everyone.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday Thoughts
I have been busy the last few days and I made a promise to write today. All last week I have been seeing this crazy Obamamania going around the world. I consider myself pretty moderate in most of my views and conservative on fiscal matters. I ve blogged about him before but I just don't get the appeal? So many people want change so bad and they will settle for this empty suit? Obama strikes me as the career politician. Since he began in politics he has always been campaigning for another job. He gets into one job and begins campaigning for another. I am not all that thrilled with John McCain either but I think he is the safer choice. We know what he stands for. Lets hope that he makes it clear to everyone that Obama does not stand for anything, which is becoming more and more evident as time goes on.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Some thoughts
Hi everyone! I was thinking of a few things today and one of them is my poll question. If you could visit any Catholic apparition site of the 3 I listed where would you want to go? I have been to Medjugorje twice when I was a teen and a child. My mom is originally from Croatia so when we visited family we made it a point to go see Medjugorje. Having seen that I would want to see Lourdes, France. I know many people make pilgrimmages there every year and as far as I know it is approved by the church while Medjugorje is not. (If I am wrong on that please let me know)
Another thing I was thinking about was how we treat people. Every day when I go for walks I find it more and more unlikely that someone will say hi to you. I remember as a child going for bike rides and people would always greet each other with a warm hello and how are you. Now many people just walk right past you as if you were thin air. What is with many kids these days? Since when is it ok now to refer to adults we do not know or who are family members (not cousins/siblings by their first name?) I would not even dream to call any of my uncles or aunts by their first name? I am in my mid 30s and still refer to many adults by Mr or Mrs. I blame my generation for allowing this to happen. We were brought up better by our parents. If an adult gives you permission to call them by their first name that is one thing but to refer to them on your own reflects bad not only on the child but on the parents as well. Thats my thoughts for today hope you all have a blessed day.
Another thing I was thinking about was how we treat people. Every day when I go for walks I find it more and more unlikely that someone will say hi to you. I remember as a child going for bike rides and people would always greet each other with a warm hello and how are you. Now many people just walk right past you as if you were thin air. What is with many kids these days? Since when is it ok now to refer to adults we do not know or who are family members (not cousins/siblings by their first name?) I would not even dream to call any of my uncles or aunts by their first name? I am in my mid 30s and still refer to many adults by Mr or Mrs. I blame my generation for allowing this to happen. We were brought up better by our parents. If an adult gives you permission to call them by their first name that is one thing but to refer to them on your own reflects bad not only on the child but on the parents as well. Thats my thoughts for today hope you all have a blessed day.
Friday, July 18, 2008
A leisurely Friday
After two days working outside cutting up trees and burning them I took today off as a rest. Wow was it hot the last 3 days. I hear people on the radio today talking about cooler weather. Remember this weather when it is snowing 2 feet in February again. I don't mind the heat because I can at least go swimming and cool off. In the winter it takes forever to warm up. It seems like no matter how warm I put the furnace in the winter it is never warm enough. The only enjoyable thing about winter is Christmas and then on December 26th I am ready to get summer going again till next year. Lets enjoy this hot weather and go swimming and have BBQs. Before we know it most people are going to be complaining about snow. Long summers and short winters that is my motto! Have a blessed day.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Middle of Week
Ok so this will be a quick blog tonight. I spent most of the day studying for my certification for drivers ed and also helping my parents clear some trees in their yard. Right now I am quite sore for having done that haha. Nothing like cutting trees down in 90 degree heat. I think I drank about 4 glasses of water and wound up sweating it all out. I still don't believe it when people tell me that there is a difference between dry and humid heat. I live in humid heat and I have been in dry heat in Las Vegas. Heat is heat haha. Tomorrow its back to cutting trees. Hope that you all have a blessed day.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Prayer
This was sent to me in email and I think it describes the year 2008 perfectly. I hope you enjoy it.
PAUL HARVEY'S ON- AIR PRAYER 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God..' If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.' Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world. (It's worth a try!) One Nation Under God
PAUL HARVEY'S ON- AIR PRAYER 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God..' If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.' Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world. (It's worth a try!) One Nation Under God
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tony Snow passes away
Today we lost another popular news commentator. Just a few weeks back Tim Russert passed away and today Tony Snow passed away. I always enjoyed listening to Tony Snow on his radio show and when he filled in for Rush Limbaugh. I always made it a point to watch him on Fox News Sunday when he was hosting the show until he became white house press secretary. Many people sent me this email about Tony Snow and I found it very inspirational and I hope you do too.
Cancer's Unexpected Blessings
When you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change.
Tony Snow posted 7/20/2007 02:30PM
Commentator and broadcaster Tony Snow announced that he had colon cancer in 2005. Following surgery and chemo-therapy, Snow joined the Bush administration in April 2006 as press secretary. Unfortunately, on March 23 Snow, 51, a husband and father of three, announced that the cancer had recurred, with tumors found in his abdomen—leading to surgery in April, followed by more chemotherapy. Snow went back to work in the White House Briefing Room on May 30, but resigned August 31. CT asked Snow what spiritual lessons he has been learning through the ordeal.
Blessings arrive in unexpected packages—in my case, cancer.
Those of us with potentially fatal diseases—and there are millions in America today—find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God's will. Although it would be the height of presumption to declare with confidence What It All Means, Scripture provides powerful hints and consolations.
The first is that we shouldn't spend too much time trying to answer the why questions: Why me? Why must people suffer? Why can't someone else get sick? We can't answer such things, and the questions themselves often are designed more to express our anguish than to solicit an answer.
I don't know why I have cancer, and I don't much care. It is what it is—a plain and indisputable fact. Yet even while staring into a mirror darkly, great and stunning truths begin to take shape. Our maladies define a central feature of our existence: We are fallen. We are imperfect. Our bodies give out.
But despite this—because of it—God offers the possibility of salvation and grace. We don't know how the narrative of our lives will end, but we get to choose how to use the interval between now and the moment we meet our Creator face-to-face.
Second, we need to get past the anxiety. The mere thought of dying can send adrenaline flooding through your system. A dizzy, unfocused panic seizes you. Your heart thumps; your head swims. You think of nothingness and swoon. You fear partings; you worry about the impact on family and friends. You fidget and get nowhere.
To regain footing, remember that we were born not into death, but into life—and that the journey continues after we have finished our days on this earth. We accept this on faith, but that faith is nourished by a conviction that stirs even within many nonbelieving hearts—an intuition that the gift of life, once given, cannot be taken away. Those who have been stricken enjoy the special privilege of being able to fight with their might, main, and faith to live—fully, richly, exuberantly—no matter how their days may be numbered.
Third, we can open our eyes and hearts. God relishes surprise. We want lives of simple, predictable ease—smooth, even trails as far as the eye can see—but God likes to go off-road. He provokes us with twists and turns. He places us in predicaments that seem to defy our endurance and comprehension—and yet don't. By his love and grace, we persevere. The challenges that make our hearts leap and stomachs churn invariably strengthen our faith and grant measures of wisdom and joy we would not experience otherwise.'You Have Been Called'
Picture yourself in a hospital bed. The fog of anesthesia has begun to wear away. A doctor stands at your feet; a loved one holds your hand at the side. "It's cancer," the healer announces.
The natural reaction is to turn to God and ask him to serve as a cosmic Santa. "Dear God, make it all go away. Make everything simpler." But another voice whispers: "You have been called." Your quandary has drawn you closer to God, closer to those you love, closer to the issues that matter—and has dragged into insignificance the banal concerns that occupy our "normal time."
There's another kind of response, although usually short-lived—an inexplicable shudder of excitement, as if a clarifying moment of calamity has swept away everything trivial and tinny, and placed before us the challenge of important questions.
The moment you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change. You discover that Christianity is not something doughy, passive, pious, and soft. Faith may be the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. But it also draws you into a world shorn of fearful caution. The life of belief teems with thrills, boldness, danger, shocks, reversals, triumphs, and epiphanies. Think of Paul, traipsing though the known world and contemplating trips to what must have seemed the antipodes (Spain), shaking the dust from his sandals, worrying not about the morrow, but only about the moment.
There's nothing wilder than a life of humble virtue—for it is through selflessness and service that God wrings from our bodies and spirits the most we ever could give, the most we ever could offer, and the most we ever could do.
Finally, we can let love change everything. When Jesus was faced with the prospect of crucifixion, he grieved not for himself, but for us. He cried for Jerusalem before entering the holy city. From the Cross, he took on the cumulative burden of human sin and weakness, and begged for forgiveness on our behalf.
We get repeated chances to learn that life is not about us—that we acquire purpose and satisfaction by sharing in God's love for others. Sickness gets us partway there. It reminds us of our limitations and dependence. But it also gives us a chance to serve the healthy. A minister friend of mine observes that people suffering grave afflictions often acquire the faith of two people, while loved ones accept the burden of two people's worries and fears.Learning How to Live
Most of us have watched friends as they drifted toward God's arms not with resignation, but with peace and hope. In so doing, they have taught us not how to die, but how to live. They have emulated Christ by transmitting the power and authority of love.
I sat by my best friend's bedside a few years ago as a wasting cancer took him away. He kept at his table a worn Bible and a 1928 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. A shattering grief disabled his family, many of his old friends, and at least one priest. Here was a humble and very good guy, someone who apologized when he winced with pain because he thought it made his guest uncomfortable. He retained his equanimity and good humor literally until his last conscious moment. "I'm going to try to beat [this cancer]," he told me several months before he died. "But if I don't, I'll see you on the other side."
His gift was to remind everyone around him that even though God doesn't promise us tomorrow, he does promise us eternity—filled with life and love we cannot comprehend—and that one can in the throes of sickness point the rest of us toward timeless truths that will help us weather future storms.
Through such trials, God bids us to choose: Do we believe, or do we not? Will we be bold enough to love, daring enough to serve, humble enough to submit, and strong enough to acknowledge our limitations? Can we surrender our concern in things that don't matter so that we might devote our remaining days to things that do?
When our faith flags, he throws reminders in our way. Think of the prayer warriors in our midst. They change things, and those of us who have been on the receiving end of their petitions and intercessions know it.
It is hard to describe, but there are times when suddenly the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and you feel a surge of the Spirit. Somehow you just know: Others have chosen, when talking to the Author of all creation, to lift us up—to speak of us!
This is love of a very special order. But so is the ability to sit back and appreciate the wonder of every created thing. The mere thought of death somehow makes every blessing vivid, every happiness more luminous and intense. We may not know how our contest with sickness will end, but we have felt the ineluctable touch of God.
What is man that Thou art mindful of him? We don't know much, but we know this: No matter where we are, no matter what we do, no matter how bleak or frightening our prospects, each and every one of us, each and every day, lies in the same safe and impregnable place—in the hollow of God's hand
Hope you have a blessed weekend and I will be back on Monday.
Cancer's Unexpected Blessings
When you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change.
Tony Snow posted 7/20/2007 02:30PM
Commentator and broadcaster Tony Snow announced that he had colon cancer in 2005. Following surgery and chemo-therapy, Snow joined the Bush administration in April 2006 as press secretary. Unfortunately, on March 23 Snow, 51, a husband and father of three, announced that the cancer had recurred, with tumors found in his abdomen—leading to surgery in April, followed by more chemotherapy. Snow went back to work in the White House Briefing Room on May 30, but resigned August 31. CT asked Snow what spiritual lessons he has been learning through the ordeal.
Blessings arrive in unexpected packages—in my case, cancer.
Those of us with potentially fatal diseases—and there are millions in America today—find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God's will. Although it would be the height of presumption to declare with confidence What It All Means, Scripture provides powerful hints and consolations.
The first is that we shouldn't spend too much time trying to answer the why questions: Why me? Why must people suffer? Why can't someone else get sick? We can't answer such things, and the questions themselves often are designed more to express our anguish than to solicit an answer.
I don't know why I have cancer, and I don't much care. It is what it is—a plain and indisputable fact. Yet even while staring into a mirror darkly, great and stunning truths begin to take shape. Our maladies define a central feature of our existence: We are fallen. We are imperfect. Our bodies give out.
But despite this—because of it—God offers the possibility of salvation and grace. We don't know how the narrative of our lives will end, but we get to choose how to use the interval between now and the moment we meet our Creator face-to-face.
Second, we need to get past the anxiety. The mere thought of dying can send adrenaline flooding through your system. A dizzy, unfocused panic seizes you. Your heart thumps; your head swims. You think of nothingness and swoon. You fear partings; you worry about the impact on family and friends. You fidget and get nowhere.
To regain footing, remember that we were born not into death, but into life—and that the journey continues after we have finished our days on this earth. We accept this on faith, but that faith is nourished by a conviction that stirs even within many nonbelieving hearts—an intuition that the gift of life, once given, cannot be taken away. Those who have been stricken enjoy the special privilege of being able to fight with their might, main, and faith to live—fully, richly, exuberantly—no matter how their days may be numbered.
Third, we can open our eyes and hearts. God relishes surprise. We want lives of simple, predictable ease—smooth, even trails as far as the eye can see—but God likes to go off-road. He provokes us with twists and turns. He places us in predicaments that seem to defy our endurance and comprehension—and yet don't. By his love and grace, we persevere. The challenges that make our hearts leap and stomachs churn invariably strengthen our faith and grant measures of wisdom and joy we would not experience otherwise.'You Have Been Called'
Picture yourself in a hospital bed. The fog of anesthesia has begun to wear away. A doctor stands at your feet; a loved one holds your hand at the side. "It's cancer," the healer announces.
The natural reaction is to turn to God and ask him to serve as a cosmic Santa. "Dear God, make it all go away. Make everything simpler." But another voice whispers: "You have been called." Your quandary has drawn you closer to God, closer to those you love, closer to the issues that matter—and has dragged into insignificance the banal concerns that occupy our "normal time."
There's another kind of response, although usually short-lived—an inexplicable shudder of excitement, as if a clarifying moment of calamity has swept away everything trivial and tinny, and placed before us the challenge of important questions.
The moment you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change. You discover that Christianity is not something doughy, passive, pious, and soft. Faith may be the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. But it also draws you into a world shorn of fearful caution. The life of belief teems with thrills, boldness, danger, shocks, reversals, triumphs, and epiphanies. Think of Paul, traipsing though the known world and contemplating trips to what must have seemed the antipodes (Spain), shaking the dust from his sandals, worrying not about the morrow, but only about the moment.
There's nothing wilder than a life of humble virtue—for it is through selflessness and service that God wrings from our bodies and spirits the most we ever could give, the most we ever could offer, and the most we ever could do.
Finally, we can let love change everything. When Jesus was faced with the prospect of crucifixion, he grieved not for himself, but for us. He cried for Jerusalem before entering the holy city. From the Cross, he took on the cumulative burden of human sin and weakness, and begged for forgiveness on our behalf.
We get repeated chances to learn that life is not about us—that we acquire purpose and satisfaction by sharing in God's love for others. Sickness gets us partway there. It reminds us of our limitations and dependence. But it also gives us a chance to serve the healthy. A minister friend of mine observes that people suffering grave afflictions often acquire the faith of two people, while loved ones accept the burden of two people's worries and fears.Learning How to Live
Most of us have watched friends as they drifted toward God's arms not with resignation, but with peace and hope. In so doing, they have taught us not how to die, but how to live. They have emulated Christ by transmitting the power and authority of love.
I sat by my best friend's bedside a few years ago as a wasting cancer took him away. He kept at his table a worn Bible and a 1928 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. A shattering grief disabled his family, many of his old friends, and at least one priest. Here was a humble and very good guy, someone who apologized when he winced with pain because he thought it made his guest uncomfortable. He retained his equanimity and good humor literally until his last conscious moment. "I'm going to try to beat [this cancer]," he told me several months before he died. "But if I don't, I'll see you on the other side."
His gift was to remind everyone around him that even though God doesn't promise us tomorrow, he does promise us eternity—filled with life and love we cannot comprehend—and that one can in the throes of sickness point the rest of us toward timeless truths that will help us weather future storms.
Through such trials, God bids us to choose: Do we believe, or do we not? Will we be bold enough to love, daring enough to serve, humble enough to submit, and strong enough to acknowledge our limitations? Can we surrender our concern in things that don't matter so that we might devote our remaining days to things that do?
When our faith flags, he throws reminders in our way. Think of the prayer warriors in our midst. They change things, and those of us who have been on the receiving end of their petitions and intercessions know it.
It is hard to describe, but there are times when suddenly the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and you feel a surge of the Spirit. Somehow you just know: Others have chosen, when talking to the Author of all creation, to lift us up—to speak of us!
This is love of a very special order. But so is the ability to sit back and appreciate the wonder of every created thing. The mere thought of death somehow makes every blessing vivid, every happiness more luminous and intense. We may not know how our contest with sickness will end, but we have felt the ineluctable touch of God.
What is man that Thou art mindful of him? We don't know much, but we know this: No matter where we are, no matter what we do, no matter how bleak or frightening our prospects, each and every one of us, each and every day, lies in the same safe and impregnable place—in the hollow of God's hand
Hope you have a blessed weekend and I will be back on Monday.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Another Good Thought
Marie sent me this:
Please Read all the way to the bottom: If you will take the time to read these. I promise you'll come away with an enlightened perspective. The subjects covered affect us all on a daily basis: They're written by Andy Rooney , a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Enjoy....... I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows. I've le arned.... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being right. I've learned. .. That you should never say no to a gift from a child. I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. I've learned.... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. I've learned.... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I've l e arned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class. I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts. I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds. I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. I've learned.... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher. I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. I've learned.... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away. I've learned.... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomo rrow he may have to eat them. I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life. I've learned.... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. I've learned .... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
have a great weekend
Please Read all the way to the bottom: If you will take the time to read these. I promise you'll come away with an enlightened perspective. The subjects covered affect us all on a daily basis: They're written by Andy Rooney , a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Enjoy....... I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows. I've le arned.... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being right. I've learned. .. That you should never say no to a gift from a child. I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. I've learned.... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. I've learned.... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I've l e arned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class. I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts. I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds. I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. I've learned.... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher. I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. I've learned.... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away. I've learned.... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomo rrow he may have to eat them. I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life. I've learned.... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. I've learned .... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
have a great weekend
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Great Ideas
I received this email from a friend of mine and it was written by a columnist who happens to be from my area. I thought I would share it with everyone else.
Lessons in Life, By Regina BrettTo celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update: 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.13. Don't compare your life to others - You have no idea what their journey is all about.14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood - but the second one is up to you and no one else.20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie, don't save it for a special occasion -Today is special!22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.24. The most important sex organ is the brain.25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'27. Always choose life.28. Forgive everyone, everything.29. What other people think of you is none of your business.30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.33. Believe in miracles.34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.36. Growing old beats the alternative.37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.45. The best is yet to come.46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.48. If you don't ask, you don't get.49. Yield.50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
'May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you' Numbers 6:24 Live life to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised! 'People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel'
If you would like a copy of this sent to you in email just let me know It really made me sit back and think of all the things I could be doing that I am not doing. A lot of things that I am doing that I should not be doing. Hope you have a blessed day
Lessons in Life, By Regina BrettTo celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update: 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.13. Don't compare your life to others - You have no idea what their journey is all about.14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood - but the second one is up to you and no one else.20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie, don't save it for a special occasion -Today is special!22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.24. The most important sex organ is the brain.25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'27. Always choose life.28. Forgive everyone, everything.29. What other people think of you is none of your business.30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.33. Believe in miracles.34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.36. Growing old beats the alternative.37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.45. The best is yet to come.46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.48. If you don't ask, you don't get.49. Yield.50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
'May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you' Numbers 6:24 Live life to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised! 'People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel'
If you would like a copy of this sent to you in email just let me know It really made me sit back and think of all the things I could be doing that I am not doing. A lot of things that I am doing that I should not be doing. Hope you have a blessed day
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Frustrated
I think like everybody else I get frustrated once in awhile. Nothing frustrates me now more than this presidential election and how congress does absolutely nothing to help the american people. For years I have heard how the Democrats are the party of the "people" My grandparents both voted Democrat and my parents for a good portion of their life voted Democrat also. When I was about 10 years old there was a president in this country who I really admired. Perhaps you might remember him? He was our 40th president Ronald Reagan. He made me feel like the United States of America was the greatest country on the earth. President Reagan always was optimistic about our country and said its "Morning again in America". As a kid all I heard from Democrats was how lousy our country is and what lousy shape we are in and this is lousy and we should be ashamed of ourselves etc etc. Fast forward to 2008 and while there is no Ronald Reagan running for president we have the same old tired line from the Democrats. We need change and this is bad blah blah blah. Now I can write a whole blog on how lousy the Republicans have been too so before I get the I only bash Democrats comments know that I also hold Republicans up to scrutiny too. I miss the old Democrats of JFK and FDR who praised our country. Remember Ronald Reagen was originally a liberal democrat too! This fascination we have in our country right now for Barack Obama astounds me. What has he done? If you ask some of his supporters you would think he is going to walk on water, cure all illnesses and bring peace to the world with just his smile. At some of his campaign events people were fainting from the sheer joy of being near Obama. How silly can we get already? Some have said that Obama has the charisma and likeness of Ronald Reagan. All I can say to that is I knew Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan was a great leader that inspired us, Barack Obama you are no Ronald Reagan. God Bless All.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Some thoughts
Ok so I have not written for awhile, I was on vacation in Toronto visiting family for a week and then my computer broke down and then things around the house kept me busy. Then my cat Chelsie got sick this weekend. Amazing how much time goes by and you never realize it till I sat down and seen that I have not blogged in almost a month. I made the decision that I was going to get something on my blog now. If I did not write something I would keep putting things off and looking for excuses not to write anything. I thought I would tell you more about my trip in Canada, I enjoyed the time visiting with family and some family friends, but the weather was downright cold from Monday till about Thursday. The Sunday before we left it hailed so hard that it looked like it snowed an inch or two outside. I always enjoy visiting Toronto but I think next time I am going to wait till July to do that. (Who would have thought that summer would start in Toronto till July) haha. I think both my parents played cards so much they mastered every card game there is. My favorite card game is 31. If you know how to play it then I ll challenge you to a game. haha. Well seeing that I am pretty tired and I am writing this at 12:05am on a early tuesday morning I am going to be heading to bed now. I hope that everyone has a great and blessed day today.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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