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08-12-2013, 06:26 PM | #1 |
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Sometimes I think, Sometimes I don't. Maybe this world is another planets hell. The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. It is my observation that too many people are spending money that they haven't earned to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like. How much can I get away with and still go to heaven? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If the product says "Do not use if seal is broken", how are you supposed to open it and use it? Women won't be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy. When lightning strikes the ocean why don't all the fish die? God looks beyond your faults. When will you?
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Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas Browne My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Trying to pray is praying. --Anonymous "Nothing is good or bad but by comparison." -- Thomas Fuller
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A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rose bush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing any of the petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry. But, because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rosebud while keeping every petal intact . . . It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the young preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem: It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, Then, in my hands, they die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, The flower of God's design, Then how can I have the wisdom To unfold this life of mine? So, I'll trust in Him for leading Each moment of my day. I will look to Him for His guidance Each step of the Pilgrim's way.
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The following is a list of 110 self-nurturing ideas that have to do with "Esteem Needs." Do at least one of these activities every day.
Psysiological Needs: Eat breakfast Take a nap Break a bad habit, if just for today Get at least 7 hours sleep Drink 8 glasses of water today Eat a healthy snack Safety Needs: Repair something in your home Learn how to protect your health Wear a seat belt Belonging and Love Needs: Call your mother or father Search out a long-lost friend Open up to the person closest to you Pay a compliment Turn off the TV and talk Get to know the neighbor's dog or cat Listen to what you hear Tell someone you love him or her Hold a hand Hug someone Contact someone you've been thinking about Admire a child Get to know the neighbors Kiss a friend Tell someone how much you appreciate him or her Esteem Needs: Blow up a balloon and turn it loose Make your own candles Walk instead of ride Give yourself a compliment Read a poem aloud Look at the stars Use a new word Frame a picture Forget an old grudge Take yourself to lunch Go to the library Try a new food Listen to the rain on the roof Feed the ducks Jump in a pile of leaves Appreciate trees Sign up for a class Study a dew-laden cobweb Learn something new Sing in the shower List ten things you do well Walk in the rain Waste a little time Curl up before an open fire Buy a ticket to a special event Return something you've borrowed Organize some small corner of your life Pop popcorn Draw a picture, even if you can't draw Keep a secret Enjoy silence Walk to the nearest park Go wading Light a candle and read by candlelight Pick up some travel brochures and dream Smell a flower Clean out your wallet Take an early morning walk Look at old photos Run down a hill Write a poem Start a new project Walk barefoot Tell a joke Take a different road to get home Build a sandcastle Ask someone for help Let someone do you a favor Reread a favorite book Listen to the dawn Imagine being your favorite tree Watch the sun set Hide a love note where a loved one will find it Make a surprise gift Go to a fair Lie on the grass Go for a swim Rearrange a room Let someone love you Drop a quarter where someone will find it Hum Bake bread Self-Actualization Needs: Visit a lonely person or a shut-in Help a stranger Be thankful Take a risk Do something you've always wanted to do Say "yes" Say "no" Meditate Throw away something you don't like Try to feel another person's hurt (or joy) Practice courage in one small way Warm a heart Laugh at yourself Send a card to someone for no reason Encourage a young person Follow an impulse Put yourself out for someone Acknowledge when you are wrong Volunteer some time to a good cause Give yourself a present Allow yourself to make a mistake Allow yourself to make another mistake Do something hard to do Don't do something -- sit there Take time to talk to neighborhood children Source unknown to me
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Hugs to you all. Steps To Happiness Author Unknown Everybody Knows: You can't be all things to all people. You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equally well. You can't do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide what comes first, and do that. You have to discover your strengths, and use them. You have to learn not to compete with others, Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*. Then: You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness. You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions. You will have learned to live with your limitations. You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due. And you'll be a most vital mortal. Dare To Believe: That you are a wonderful, unique person. That you are a once-in-all-history event. That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are. That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish. And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down. "People will forget what you said People will forget what you did But people will never forget how you made them feel"
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08-12-2013, 06:37 PM | #6 |
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Happy IVGLDSW Day! Today is International Very Good Looking, Darn Smart Woman's Day, so please send this message to someone you think fits this description. Please do not send it back to me as I have already received it from a Very Good Looking, Darn Smart Woman! And remember this motto to live by: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO what a ride!' Have a wonderful day! To the Girls. Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the heck happened. - Cora Harvey Armstrong- Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. (Unknown) The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. -Helen Hayes (at 73)- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. - Erma Bombeck - Old age ain't no place for sissies .. -Bette Davis- Forty is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. - Caryn Leschen - If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. -Catherine- I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. - Roseanne Barr- Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. - Maryon Pearson- Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. -Eleanor Roosevelt- When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over. Make an exception for me, just lemonade please. I have an allergy to alcohol. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss Posted Step 10, 2010 a bit belated, but good any day!
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The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. - Atisha Think of something that you fear to lose, then ask yourself, 'Were I to lose it, would I be a different person than I am today?' In yourself, be contented. Be whole. From Do It Now!, by J. Donald Walters A lot of these I fall short on. I am a firm believer though in what I think and project comes back to me. If I put out negativity, it comes back in kind.
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How would you rate your level of "Inner Peace"? Enough to stay calm in a den of lions? Enough to get through a good day? Enough for the next five minutes, so long as everybody leaves you alone? You may need a good case of inner peace, a disease that could leave you stress-free and contented for years to come. A chiropractor named Jeff Rockwell composed a list he calls "Symptoms of Inner Peace." You may have already caught this disease! See how many of these symptoms you exhibit: 1. A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears based on past experiences. 2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment. 3. A loss of interest in judging self. 4. A loss of interest in judging others. 5. A loss of interest in conflict. 6. A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others. 7. A loss of ability to worry (this is a serious symptom). 8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature. 10. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart. 11. Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it. 12. An increasing tendency to let things happen. Inner peace is a communicable disease that could possibly infect your home or workplace. You may already be showing signs of it and quite possibly be passing it along to others! Rockwell warns: "If you have all or even most of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition of PEACE may be so far advanced as to not be treatable." Have you caught it?
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When I surrender, I am empowered to do what I need to do today for my sobriety.
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According to Jamie Sams' Animal Medicine book, the skunk means respect. It means to attract others with your charm, yet repel those who steal your energy. THE TAO OF POOH! "Those who have no compassion have no wisdom. Knowledge, yes; cleverness, maybe; wisdom, no. A clever mind is not a heart.Knowledge doesn't really care. Wisdom does." "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. "What's that?" the Unbeliever asked. "Wisdom from the Western Taoist,"I said. "It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh ," he said. "It is," I said. "That's not about Taoism," he said. "Oh, yes it is," I said." Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may perceive as negative into something positive. When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun. The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao? He is restricted by his own learning. "Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh. "Not that many listen though." "That's the problem." You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are. Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong. " ... but, no matter how he may seem to others, especially to those fooled by appearances, Pooh, the Uncarved Block, is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded." " From the state of the Uncarved Block comes the ability to enjoy the simple and the quiet, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work, odd as that may appear to others at times. As Piglet put it in Winnie-the-Pooh, "Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right." "Not like Pooh, the most effortless Bear we've ever seen." "Just How do you do it, Pooh?" "Do What?" asked Pooh. "Become so Effortless." "I don't do much of anything," he said. "But all those things of yours get done." "They just sort of happen," he said" " It's not surprising, therefore, that the Backson thinks of progress in terms of fighting and overcoming. One of his little idiosyncrasies, you might say. Of course real progress involves growing and developing, which involves changing inside, but that's something the inflexible Backson is unwilling to do." "While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is." "Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind, "Pooh!," he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." "Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully. "Yes,"said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever." "And he has Brain." "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain." There was a long silence. "I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything." One walks alone yet not alone One walks with the beauty of the sunrise the happiness of the morning song of the birds the silver of a morning dew and the light of day One walks alone with the miracle of life.... I identified so much with this as an adult child. For so many years, I didn't see the birds and animals and the joys of living around me. I was so caught up in the "oh woe is me, I am so hard done by" and went through life not seeing the beauty of life. We are all God's children and loved. Love the line "Pooh just is!" That is how I try to live each day.
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08-24-2013, 08:35 PM | #11 |
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God Forgive Me When I Whine Today upon a bus I saw a lovely girl with golden hair. I envied her - she seemed so gay - and wished I were as fair. But suddenly she rose to leave. I saw her hobble down the isle, she had only one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed, a smile… Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two legs, the world is mine. I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold them had such charm. I stopped to talk to him, he seemed so glad - if I was late could do no harm. As I left he said to me, “I thank-you, you had been so kind. It’s nice to talk to folks like you, you see,” he said, “I am Blind.” Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two eyes, the world is mine. Later while walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others play, he did not know what to do. I stopped a moment and said, “Why don’t you join the others, dear?” He looked ahead without a word and then I knew, he couldn't hear. Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two ears, the world is mine. With feet to take me where I go, with eyes to see the sun-set glow, with ears to hear what I would know. Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I am blessed indeed, the world is mine! -unknown
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Received from my friend in Texas.
This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is spiraling out of control. Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them! Freedom and Jeff. Freedom and I have been together 11 years this summer. She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings. Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after surgery, It was broken in 4 places. She's my baby. When Freedom came in she could not stand and both wings were broken. She was Emaciated and covered in lice. We made the decision to give her a chance at life, so I took her to the vet's office. From then on, I was always around her. We had her in a huge dog carrier with the top off, and it was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her to lay in. I used to sit and talk to her, urging her to live, to fight; and she would lay there looking at me with those big brown eyes. We also had to tube feed her for weeks. This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still couldn't stand. It got to the point where the decision was made to euthanize her if she couldn't stand in a week. You know you don't want to cross that line between torture and rehab, and it looked like death was winning. She was going to be put down that Friday, and I was to come in that Thursday. I didn't want to go to the center because I couldn't bear the thought of her being euthanized; but I went anyway, and when I walked in everyone was grinning from ear to ear. I went back to her cage; and there she was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She was ready to live. I was just about in tears by then. That was a very good day. We knew she could never fly, so the director asked me to glove train her. I got her used to the glove, and then to jesses, and we started doing education programs for schools in western Washington. We wound up in the newspapers and Radio (believe it or not) and some TV. Miracle Pets even did a show about us. In the spring of 2000, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I had stage 3, which is not good (one major organ plus everywhere), so I wound up doing 8 months of chemo. Lost the hair - the whole bit. I missed a lot of work. When I felt good enough, I would go to Sarvey and take Freedom out for walks. Freedom would also come to me in my dreams and help me fight the cancer. This happened time and time again. Fast forward to November 2000, the day after Thanksgiving. I went in for my last checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not gone after 8 rounds of chemo. My last option was a stem cell transplant. Anyway, they did the tests; and I had to come back Monday for the results. I went in Monday, and I was told that all the cancer was gone. So the first thing I did was get up to Sarvey and take the big girl out for a walk. It was misty and cold. I went to her flight and jessed her up, and we went out front to the top of the Hill. I hadn't said a word to Freedom, but somehow she knew. She looked at me and wrapped both her wings around me to where I could feel them pressing in on my back (I was engulfed in eagle wings), and she touched my nose with her beak and stared into my eyes, and we just stood there like that for I don't know how long . That was a magic moment. We have been soul mates ever since she came in. This is a very special bird. On a side note: I have had people who were sick come up to us when we are out, and Freedom has some kind of hold on them. I once had a guy who was terminal come up to us and I let him hold her. His knees just about buckled and he swore he could feel her power course through his body. I have so many stories like that.. I never forget the honor I have of being so close to such a magnificent spirit as Freedom. Hope you enjoyed this! Feel free to share this in memory of anyone you know who has been struck down by cancer or is still living with it or just someone who enjoys a GREAT STORY. Snoopes.com http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/freedom.asp
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JESUS, IT'S ME AGAIN
(Damron) Dick Damron - 1982 Creative Harmony - 2000 Also recorded by: Hazel-Marie Robertson; George Hamilton IV. This angel will change daily. Lately Lord, I almost feel like dyin' Wakeup like a child slowly cryin' Sometimes Lord, I just can't keep from cryin' I can't find the strength to carry on Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Instrumental Interlude Time to time I try to find a reason To talk to you from time to time before But this time Lord Your Will is my command And I know I just can't take it anymore Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Reach out your hand (Transcribed by Bette Carl - September 2002)
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Had this or something similar on one of my sites, that got deleted. Have finally unearthed some of my books and found a poem on the same subject today when I was looking up a book called "I will lift up my eyes." The piece I remember told me that if I was in a comfort zone, I was in a danger zone and that comfort could be a place of complacency. Quote:
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