Thursday, October 11, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Ten Ways to Save Money...
Most families are looking for ways to save money, and financial consultants by the hundreds feel that they have the money-saving methods for which these families are looking. These include everything from refinancing home mortgages, home equity loans, and low-interest charge cards to no-down payment investment property, borrowing against retirement funds, and no-charge-at-all discipline.
In evaluating the multiplicity of suggestions and money saving options, 10 suggestions seem to be advised more than any others: (1) give to God; (2) start small; (3) put money into a retirement account; (4) monitor ATM withdrawals; (5) pay off charges and loans; (6) pay extra on home mortgage; (7) pay off car loan; (8) open an IRA; (9) evaluate life insurance; and (10) be accountable for your money.
GIVE TO GOD
When we recognize that God owns everything and all blessings come from Him, our role as managers, or stewards, becomes evident. Part of being a good steward is giving back to God a portion of what He has entrusted to us. It is not that God needs our money. Rather, giving serves as an external, material testimony that God owns both the material and spiritual things of our lives and that He is the source of all our supply.
Malachi 3:10 is the first place that really directs the tithe: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house.” In the Old Testament, the storehouse was a physical place where the Jews would deliver their offerings of grain and animals. Ideally, the church should serve as the storehouse in God’s economy today.
Although the tithe is an indicator of our obedience to God’s laws, He is looking for the right attitude in our giving. If there were not a willingness to give back to the Lord a portion of what He has entrusted to us, then giving tithes upon tithes would be of little use. So, since the tithe’s purpose is to be a testimony of God’s ownership, each believer should give bountifully and cheerfully.
START SMALL
Most financial experts feel that we need to save at least 5 percent, and preferably 10 percent, of our income and place it into an interest-bearing, liquid savings account. However, don’t give up if you’re not able to put aside 5 or 10 percent. Establishing a saving habit and saving consistently will eventually add up; even as little as $5 per pay period will accumulate. Once saving becomes a habit, set as your savings goal a maintained savings account of at least three to six months’ income.
PUT MONEY INTO A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
If it is available, sign up with your workplace’s 401(k), 403(b), or similar retirement plan in which your company will contribute matching funds to the plan in your name. The most common match is 50 cents on the dollar. If this is the case, you will get an immediate 50 percent return on your contributions.
MONITOR ATM WITHDRAWALS
Decide how much money you will take out each week and make it last; discipline yourself to stick to your decision. Try to decrease the amount withdrawn every month. If you discover that you have money left over, deposit it into your savings account.
PAY OFF CHARGES AND LOANS
With the desire, discipline, and time, anyone can pay off his or her charges and loans and stay out of debt. There are four basic steps to eliminate charge and loan debt: (1) Transfer ownership of every possession to God; (2) Allow no more debt (no bank or family loans and cut up the credit cards); (3) Develop a realistic balanced budget that will allow every creditor to receive as much as possible; and (4) Start retiring the debt. Begin by first paying extra on the debts with the highest interest rates. If interest rates are comparible on all of the debts, first pay extra on the one with the smallest balance. After this first one has been paid, apply the regular payment as well as the extra money that was going to it toward the next highest balance. After the second is paid off, apply what was being paid on the first and second to the third highest, and so forth.
PAY EXTRA ON HOME MORTGAGE
You will add equity to your home, reduce the amount of interest paid over the term of the loan, and reduce the length of the loan, if you pay extra monthly on your home mortgage. If you consistently pay $100 extra on a $150,000 loan at 6 percent, you will save almost $73,000 in interest and shave more than 7 years off the original loan. If you can’t commit to an additional $100 each month, just round your payment up to the nearest hundred.
PAY OFF CAR LOAN
Interest on your car loan is not tax deductible and the rate is generally higher than on your home mortgage. Pay it off as soon as possible by rounding up your monthly payment to the nearest hundred and then add $50 to that amount.
OPEN AN IRA
If your funds are limited, open an IRA only after you have maxed out with your company’s retirement plan. If you do not have a company retirement plan, open an IRA immediately.
EVALUATE LIFE INSURANCE
If you’ve had the same term life insurance policy for five years or more, you can possibly cut your premiums by changing policies. If you apply for a new policy and get a new medical exam, chances are the insurer may feel that you are a better risk than fixed insurance health assumptions indicate, which means that you will qualify for a lower premium rate.
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR MONEY
Know where your money is going by establishing a budget and sticking to it. If the expense is not budgeted, the money should not be spent. Keep a small notebook with you to record miscellaneous budgeted expenses.
CONCLUSION
Debt-free living is still God’s plan for His people today. The blessings of becoming debt free go far beyond the financial area. They extend to the spiritual and marital realms as well. No one who is financially bound can be spiritually free. And the effects of financial bondage on a marriage relationship are measurable in the statistics of failed marriages. Therefore, God’s people need to make saving money and debt freedom top priorities in their families.
"But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I counted all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord..."
Philippians 3:7,8a
- by Crown Financial Ministries
In evaluating the multiplicity of suggestions and money saving options, 10 suggestions seem to be advised more than any others: (1) give to God; (2) start small; (3) put money into a retirement account; (4) monitor ATM withdrawals; (5) pay off charges and loans; (6) pay extra on home mortgage; (7) pay off car loan; (8) open an IRA; (9) evaluate life insurance; and (10) be accountable for your money.
GIVE TO GOD
When we recognize that God owns everything and all blessings come from Him, our role as managers, or stewards, becomes evident. Part of being a good steward is giving back to God a portion of what He has entrusted to us. It is not that God needs our money. Rather, giving serves as an external, material testimony that God owns both the material and spiritual things of our lives and that He is the source of all our supply.
Malachi 3:10 is the first place that really directs the tithe: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house.” In the Old Testament, the storehouse was a physical place where the Jews would deliver their offerings of grain and animals. Ideally, the church should serve as the storehouse in God’s economy today.
Although the tithe is an indicator of our obedience to God’s laws, He is looking for the right attitude in our giving. If there were not a willingness to give back to the Lord a portion of what He has entrusted to us, then giving tithes upon tithes would be of little use. So, since the tithe’s purpose is to be a testimony of God’s ownership, each believer should give bountifully and cheerfully.
START SMALL
Most financial experts feel that we need to save at least 5 percent, and preferably 10 percent, of our income and place it into an interest-bearing, liquid savings account. However, don’t give up if you’re not able to put aside 5 or 10 percent. Establishing a saving habit and saving consistently will eventually add up; even as little as $5 per pay period will accumulate. Once saving becomes a habit, set as your savings goal a maintained savings account of at least three to six months’ income.
PUT MONEY INTO A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
If it is available, sign up with your workplace’s 401(k), 403(b), or similar retirement plan in which your company will contribute matching funds to the plan in your name. The most common match is 50 cents on the dollar. If this is the case, you will get an immediate 50 percent return on your contributions.
MONITOR ATM WITHDRAWALS
Decide how much money you will take out each week and make it last; discipline yourself to stick to your decision. Try to decrease the amount withdrawn every month. If you discover that you have money left over, deposit it into your savings account.
PAY OFF CHARGES AND LOANS
With the desire, discipline, and time, anyone can pay off his or her charges and loans and stay out of debt. There are four basic steps to eliminate charge and loan debt: (1) Transfer ownership of every possession to God; (2) Allow no more debt (no bank or family loans and cut up the credit cards); (3) Develop a realistic balanced budget that will allow every creditor to receive as much as possible; and (4) Start retiring the debt. Begin by first paying extra on the debts with the highest interest rates. If interest rates are comparible on all of the debts, first pay extra on the one with the smallest balance. After this first one has been paid, apply the regular payment as well as the extra money that was going to it toward the next highest balance. After the second is paid off, apply what was being paid on the first and second to the third highest, and so forth.
PAY EXTRA ON HOME MORTGAGE
You will add equity to your home, reduce the amount of interest paid over the term of the loan, and reduce the length of the loan, if you pay extra monthly on your home mortgage. If you consistently pay $100 extra on a $150,000 loan at 6 percent, you will save almost $73,000 in interest and shave more than 7 years off the original loan. If you can’t commit to an additional $100 each month, just round your payment up to the nearest hundred.
PAY OFF CAR LOAN
Interest on your car loan is not tax deductible and the rate is generally higher than on your home mortgage. Pay it off as soon as possible by rounding up your monthly payment to the nearest hundred and then add $50 to that amount.
OPEN AN IRA
If your funds are limited, open an IRA only after you have maxed out with your company’s retirement plan. If you do not have a company retirement plan, open an IRA immediately.
EVALUATE LIFE INSURANCE
If you’ve had the same term life insurance policy for five years or more, you can possibly cut your premiums by changing policies. If you apply for a new policy and get a new medical exam, chances are the insurer may feel that you are a better risk than fixed insurance health assumptions indicate, which means that you will qualify for a lower premium rate.
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR MONEY
Know where your money is going by establishing a budget and sticking to it. If the expense is not budgeted, the money should not be spent. Keep a small notebook with you to record miscellaneous budgeted expenses.
CONCLUSION
Debt-free living is still God’s plan for His people today. The blessings of becoming debt free go far beyond the financial area. They extend to the spiritual and marital realms as well. No one who is financially bound can be spiritually free. And the effects of financial bondage on a marriage relationship are measurable in the statistics of failed marriages. Therefore, God’s people need to make saving money and debt freedom top priorities in their families.
"But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I counted all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord..."
Philippians 3:7,8a
- by Crown Financial Ministries
God Said No!
I hope that you can get the effects on your computers! The words are great, but the movements of the faces add a lot....:-)
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! ,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
If you love God, send this to ten people and
back to the person that sent it.
THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY...
-author unknown
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! ,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
If you love God, send this to ten people and
back to the person that sent it.
THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY...
-author unknown
Take Hold of Every Moment...
A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer
and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper
and the box.
"She got this the first time we went to New York , 8
or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it
for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and
placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was
taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion. Every
day in your life is a special occasion".
I still think those words changed my life.
Now I read more and clean less.
I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of
experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I
no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every
day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket,
if i feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume for special occasions,
I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..."
and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to
see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my
friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't
be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I
think she might have called her relatives and closest
friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past
quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for
Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things
that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had
come.
I would regret it, because I would no longer see the
friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted
to write
"One of this days".
I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to
my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how
much
"I love them".
Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything
that could bring laughter and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could
be a special day..
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
If you have read this, it's because someone have wrote it and cares for you
and because, probably, there's someone you care about.
If you're too busy to tell this out to other people
and you say to yourself that you will tell it "One of
these days" , remember that "One day" is far away...
or might never come..
-author unknown
__________________________
and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper
and the box.
"She got this the first time we went to New York , 8
or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it
for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and
placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was
taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion. Every
day in your life is a special occasion".
I still think those words changed my life.
Now I read more and clean less.
I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.
I understood that life should be a source of
experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I
no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every
day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket,
if i feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume for special occasions,
I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..."
and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to
see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my
friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't
be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I
think she might have called her relatives and closest
friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past
quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for
Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things
that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had
come.
I would regret it, because I would no longer see the
friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted
to write
"One of this days".
I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to
my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how
much
"I love them".
Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything
that could bring laughter and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could
be a special day..
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
If you have read this, it's because someone have wrote it and cares for you
and because, probably, there's someone you care about.
If you're too busy to tell this out to other people
and you say to yourself that you will tell it "One of
these days" , remember that "One day" is far away...
or might never come..
-author unknown
__________________________
THANKS TO GOD...
I pray that this will bless you as it blessed me.
Hello God,
I called tonight
To talk a little while
I need a friend who'll listen
To my anxiety and trial.
You see, I can't quite make it
Through a day just on my own...
I need your love to guide me,
So I'll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they're bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can't change in any way.
I thank you God for being home
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall.
Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a ! dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You too,
And I'll call again tomorrow!
-source unknown
NUGGETS of WISDOM...
IN LIFE THERE ARE 4 THINGS YOU CANNOT GET BACK:
the stone...after the throw
the word...after it is said
the action...after it is done
and the time ...after it has passed.
So be careful of what you throw,
of what you speak,
of what you do and
of what you let pass by.
God measures a person
by the burdens God puts on him.
So when you feel your load
is heavier than others,
be happy for God sees you
stronger than the rest.
GOD'S LOVE has THE POWER
to CHANGE EVERYTHING
in OUR LIFE.
IT CAN DRIVE AWAY EVERY TEAR,
REMOVE EVERY WORRY and
HEAL EVERY WOUND!
GOD is WITH US
in EVERYTHING WE DO.
There are things in life
we question a lot.
But do we realize that
answer comes when we stop asking?
That is what we call FAITH!
God is good all the time.
-author unknown
the stone...after the throw
the word...after it is said
the action...after it is done
and the time ...after it has passed.
So be careful of what you throw,
of what you speak,
of what you do and
of what you let pass by.
God measures a person
by the burdens God puts on him.
So when you feel your load
is heavier than others,
be happy for God sees you
stronger than the rest.
GOD'S LOVE has THE POWER
to CHANGE EVERYTHING
in OUR LIFE.
IT CAN DRIVE AWAY EVERY TEAR,
REMOVE EVERY WORRY and
HEAL EVERY WOUND!
GOD is WITH US
in EVERYTHING WE DO.
There are things in life
we question a lot.
But do we realize that
answer comes when we stop asking?
That is what we call FAITH!
God is good all the time.
-author unknown
Thursday, July 19, 2007
NO EXCUSES!
The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember…..
NOAH was a drunk.
ABRAHAM was too old.
ISAAC was a daydreamer.
JACOB was a liar.
LEAH was ugly.
JOSEPH was abused.
MOSES had a stuttering problem.
GIDEON was afraid.
SAMSON had long hair, and was a womanizer!
RAHAB was a prostitute!
JEREMIAH and TIMOTHY were too young.
DAVID had an affair and was a murderer.
ELIJAH was suicidal.
ISAIAH preached naked.
JONAH ran from God.
NAOMI was a widow.
JOB went bankrupt.
JOHN the Baptist ate bugs.
PETER denied Christ.
The DISCIPLES feel asleep while praying.
MARTHA worried about everything.
The SAMARITAN WOMAN was divorced more than once.
ZACCHEUS was too small.
PAUL was too religious.
TIMOTHY had an ulcer….and
LAZARUS WAS DEAD!
….no more excuses now.
God’s waiting to use your full potential.
-source unknown
NOAH was a drunk.
ABRAHAM was too old.
ISAAC was a daydreamer.
JACOB was a liar.
LEAH was ugly.
JOSEPH was abused.
MOSES had a stuttering problem.
GIDEON was afraid.
SAMSON had long hair, and was a womanizer!
RAHAB was a prostitute!
JEREMIAH and TIMOTHY were too young.
DAVID had an affair and was a murderer.
ELIJAH was suicidal.
ISAIAH preached naked.
JONAH ran from God.
NAOMI was a widow.
JOB went bankrupt.
JOHN the Baptist ate bugs.
PETER denied Christ.
The DISCIPLES feel asleep while praying.
MARTHA worried about everything.
The SAMARITAN WOMAN was divorced more than once.
ZACCHEUS was too small.
PAUL was too religious.
TIMOTHY had an ulcer….and
LAZARUS WAS DEAD!
….no more excuses now.
God’s waiting to use your full potential.
-source unknown
LOVING YOU...
Loving you
Is so exciting
Looking into your eyes
Transport me into another world
Where love is the only language spoken…
Feeling your touch makes me want to be so close
That we melt into each other’s arms
Hearing your word kindles flames of longing
Which only you can satisfy…
- anonymous
Is so exciting
Looking into your eyes
Transport me into another world
Where love is the only language spoken…
Feeling your touch makes me want to be so close
That we melt into each other’s arms
Hearing your word kindles flames of longing
Which only you can satisfy…
- anonymous
LOVE DEFINED...
IT BEATS through your heart, burns through your skin and
melts your senses. It encompasses all human emotion and
justifies all human reason.
It holds no bounds, breaks all barriers, scales all heights
and defies all depths. It is a question that answers all inquiry,
and an answer that questions all knowledge; a mystery of the
mind and a secret of the soul.
Indescribable, immeasurable, indefinable.
It is pure, undefiled and simple.
It is the unknown, the utopian, the dream of all dreamers.
It is the core, the polestar, the center, the beginning.
It runs courses, lacerates sentiment and intensifies passion.
It is romance.
A taste of heaven, a sensation of bliss.
It is faith and conviction.
It’s an aura in the atmosphere.
It is multiplied: over and over and over again.
It’s louder than the storms, deeper than the floods,
more blinding that the sun and the most electrifying of all forces.
It is elemental.
It is beautiful and stunning.
It’s words, words, words.
Ironies and paradoxes, going in circles, never to be
answered; riddles of feeling.
A touch, a kiss, a priceless show of affection.
It is delight and happiness.
It’s ecstasy.
It can combat forces, destroy destruction, and war.
It is life and death all over again.
It is love.
-By: Kristine Caguiat
melts your senses. It encompasses all human emotion and
justifies all human reason.
It holds no bounds, breaks all barriers, scales all heights
and defies all depths. It is a question that answers all inquiry,
and an answer that questions all knowledge; a mystery of the
mind and a secret of the soul.
Indescribable, immeasurable, indefinable.
It is pure, undefiled and simple.
It is the unknown, the utopian, the dream of all dreamers.
It is the core, the polestar, the center, the beginning.
It runs courses, lacerates sentiment and intensifies passion.
It is romance.
A taste of heaven, a sensation of bliss.
It is faith and conviction.
It’s an aura in the atmosphere.
It is multiplied: over and over and over again.
It’s louder than the storms, deeper than the floods,
more blinding that the sun and the most electrifying of all forces.
It is elemental.
It is beautiful and stunning.
It’s words, words, words.
Ironies and paradoxes, going in circles, never to be
answered; riddles of feeling.
A touch, a kiss, a priceless show of affection.
It is delight and happiness.
It’s ecstasy.
It can combat forces, destroy destruction, and war.
It is life and death all over again.
It is love.
-By: Kristine Caguiat
WITH GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
It is a victory, not a failure to admit my problems, acknowledge any wrong I’ve done, and turn to a higher power for help.
It is healthy to accept and love myself, and let others love me, for I am worthy of respect and love.
It is okay to trust others and myself; I can be responsible for myself, just as others can be responsible for themselves.
It is possible for me to be happy, since happiness depends on myself and my attitude, not on other people or on things.
It is possible for me to change if I set realistic goals; I can reach them one step at a time and one day at a time.
I can’t do everything or do everything perfectly, but I can do something. If I fail, it’s okay. There’s no failure except in not trying.
It’s all right to set limits to keep my sanity and serenity, it’s okay to let things go that cannot be changed or that do not matter.
“With God, we will gain victory”.
Psalm 60:12
-source unknown
It is healthy to accept and love myself, and let others love me, for I am worthy of respect and love.
It is okay to trust others and myself; I can be responsible for myself, just as others can be responsible for themselves.
It is possible for me to be happy, since happiness depends on myself and my attitude, not on other people or on things.
It is possible for me to change if I set realistic goals; I can reach them one step at a time and one day at a time.
I can’t do everything or do everything perfectly, but I can do something. If I fail, it’s okay. There’s no failure except in not trying.
It’s all right to set limits to keep my sanity and serenity, it’s okay to let things go that cannot be changed or that do not matter.
“With God, we will gain victory”.
Psalm 60:12
-source unknown
DON’T QUIT...
“forgetting what lies behind and
reaching forward to what lies ahead.
Philippians 3:13
When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit, rests if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, are everywhere of us sometimes learns and many failure turns about, when he might have won had he stuck it out?
Don’t give up though the space seems slow, you may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out. The silver tint of the clouds of doubt and you never can tell how close you are, it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick in the fight when you’re hardest hit, it’s when things seem worse, that you must not quit.
-author unknown
reaching forward to what lies ahead.
Philippians 3:13
When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit, rests if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, are everywhere of us sometimes learns and many failure turns about, when he might have won had he stuck it out?
Don’t give up though the space seems slow, you may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out. The silver tint of the clouds of doubt and you never can tell how close you are, it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick in the fight when you’re hardest hit, it’s when things seem worse, that you must not quit.
-author unknown
Ten Commandments Of Emotional Literacy...
1. Thou shalt not power play. Ask instead for what you want until you get it.
2. Thou shalt not allow yourself to be power played. Don’t do anything you are not willing to do of your own free will.
3. Thou shalt not lie by omission or commission. Except where your safety or the safety of others is concerned, avoid lying.
4. Thou shalt stand up for how you feel and what you want. If you don’t, it is not likely that anyone else will.
5. thou shalt respect the feeling or wishes of others. That does not mean you have to submit to them.
6. Thou shalt look for the validity in the ideas of others. There is more than one way to lokk at things.
7. Thou shalt apologize and make amends for your mistakes. Nothing will allow you to grow faster.
8. Thou shalt want to forgive others for their mistakes. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
9. Thou shalt not accept false apologies. They are worth less than no apologies at all.
10. Thou shalt follow these commandments according to your best judgment. After all, they are not written in stone.
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2. Thou shalt not allow yourself to be power played. Don’t do anything you are not willing to do of your own free will.
3. Thou shalt not lie by omission or commission. Except where your safety or the safety of others is concerned, avoid lying.
4. Thou shalt stand up for how you feel and what you want. If you don’t, it is not likely that anyone else will.
5. thou shalt respect the feeling or wishes of others. That does not mean you have to submit to them.
6. Thou shalt look for the validity in the ideas of others. There is more than one way to lokk at things.
7. Thou shalt apologize and make amends for your mistakes. Nothing will allow you to grow faster.
8. Thou shalt want to forgive others for their mistakes. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
9. Thou shalt not accept false apologies. They are worth less than no apologies at all.
10. Thou shalt follow these commandments according to your best judgment. After all, they are not written in stone.
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And GOD said…
If you never felt pain,
then how would you know that I'M A HEALER?
If you never went through difficulties,
how would you know that I'M A DELIVERER?
If you never had a trial,
how could you call yourself an OVERCOMER?
If you never felt sadness,
how would you know that I'M A COMFORTER?
If you never made a mistake,
how would you know that I'M FORGIVING?
If you knew all, how would you know that
I will answer your question?
If you never were in trouble,
how would you know that I will come to your rescue?
If you never were broken,
then how would you know that I can make you whole?
If you never had a problem,
how would you know that I can solve them?
If you never had a suffering,
then how would you know JESUS went through?
If you never went through the fire,
then how would you become pure?
If I gave you all things,
how would you appreciate them?
If I never corrected you,
how would you know that I LOVE YOU?
If you had all the power,
then how would you learn to depend on me?
If your LIFE was perfect,
then what would you need ME for?
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then how would you know that I'M A HEALER?
If you never went through difficulties,
how would you know that I'M A DELIVERER?
If you never had a trial,
how could you call yourself an OVERCOMER?
If you never felt sadness,
how would you know that I'M A COMFORTER?
If you never made a mistake,
how would you know that I'M FORGIVING?
If you knew all, how would you know that
I will answer your question?
If you never were in trouble,
how would you know that I will come to your rescue?
If you never were broken,
then how would you know that I can make you whole?
If you never had a problem,
how would you know that I can solve them?
If you never had a suffering,
then how would you know JESUS went through?
If you never went through the fire,
then how would you become pure?
If I gave you all things,
how would you appreciate them?
If I never corrected you,
how would you know that I LOVE YOU?
If you had all the power,
then how would you learn to depend on me?
If your LIFE was perfect,
then what would you need ME for?
-source unknown
STAY OR LEAVE?
Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.
[author unknown]
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.
[author unknown]
THE TEN RULES FOR BEING HUMAN....
1. You will receive a body.
2. You will be presented with lessons.
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.
4. Lessons are repeated until learned.
5. Learning does not end.
6. “There” is no better than “here”.
7. Others are only mirrors of you.
8. What you make of your life is up to you.
9. All the answers lie inside of you.
10. You will forget all of this at birth.
[Written by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D]
2. You will be presented with lessons.
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.
4. Lessons are repeated until learned.
5. Learning does not end.
6. “There” is no better than “here”.
7. Others are only mirrors of you.
8. What you make of your life is up to you.
9. All the answers lie inside of you.
10. You will forget all of this at birth.
[Written by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D]
Life Strategies
Do You Know the Ten Laws of Life?
1. You either get it, or you don't.
Strategy: Become one of those who gets it.
2. You create your own experience.
Strategy: Acknowledge and accept accountability for your life.
3. People do what works.
Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.
4. You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Strategy: Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.
5. Life rewards action.
Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.
6. There is no reality; only perception.
Strategy: Identify the filters through which you view the world.
7. Life is managed; it is not cured.
Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.
8. We teach people how to treat us.
Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.
9. There is power in forgiveness.
Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.
10. You have to name it before you can claim it.
Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.
By: Phillip C. McGraw PhD.
1. You either get it, or you don't.
Strategy: Become one of those who gets it.
2. You create your own experience.
Strategy: Acknowledge and accept accountability for your life.
3. People do what works.
Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.
4. You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Strategy: Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.
5. Life rewards action.
Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.
6. There is no reality; only perception.
Strategy: Identify the filters through which you view the world.
7. Life is managed; it is not cured.
Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.
8. We teach people how to treat us.
Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.
9. There is power in forgiveness.
Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.
10. You have to name it before you can claim it.
Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.
By: Phillip C. McGraw PhD.
THE POWER OF LOVE...
There is no difficult that
…enough love will not conquer
…no disease that enough love will not heal
…no door that enough love will not bridge
…no gulf that enough love will not throw down
…no sin that enough love will not redeem.
It makes no difference
…how deeply seated may be the trouble,
…how hopeless the outlook,
…how muddled the tangle,
…how great the mistake
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.
If only you could love enough
You would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world…
-(by: Emmet Fox)
…enough love will not conquer
…no disease that enough love will not heal
…no door that enough love will not bridge
…no gulf that enough love will not throw down
…no sin that enough love will not redeem.
It makes no difference
…how deeply seated may be the trouble,
…how hopeless the outlook,
…how muddled the tangle,
…how great the mistake
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.
If only you could love enough
You would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world…
-(by: Emmet Fox)
PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON...
I am sending this to you to see how many actually read their email. Your response will be interesting.
Pay attention to what you read. After you have
finished reading it, you will know the reason it was
sent to you. Here goes:
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at
an inconvenient time, this person will say or do
something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.!
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the
lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
-author unknown
Pay attention to what you read. After you have
finished reading it, you will know the reason it was
sent to you. Here goes:
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at
an inconvenient time, this person will say or do
something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.!
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the
lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
-author unknown
Prayer ...
Prayer is one of the best free
gifts we receive.
I asked God for water,
He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,
He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend,
He gave me all of YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will
bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
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gifts we receive.
I asked God for water,
He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,
He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend,
He gave me all of YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will
bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
-source unknown
Why is Jesus better than Santa Claus?
Santa lives at the North Pole ...
JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh ...
JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year ...
JESUS is an ever-present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies ...
JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa comes down your chimney uninvited ...
JESUS stands at your door and knocks,
and then enters your heart when invited.
You have to wait in line to see Santa ...
JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.
Santa lets you sit on his lap ...
JESUS lets you rest in His arms.
Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is
"Hi little boy or girl, what's your name?" ...
JESUS knew our name before we were born...
Not only does He know our name,
He knows our address too.
He knows our history and future and
He even knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly ...
JESUS has a heart full of love
All Santa can offer is HO HO HO ...
JESUS offers health, help and hope.
Santa says "You better not cry" ...
JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you."
Santa's little helpers make toys ...
JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts,
repairs broken homes and builds mansions.
Santa may make you chuckle but ...
JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.
While Santa puts gifts under your tree ...
JESUS became our gift and died on a tree....
The cross.
Put Christ Back In Christmas...
Jesus Is Still The Reason For The Season!
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
John 3:16
-author unknown
JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh ...
JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year ...
JESUS is an ever-present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies ...
JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa comes down your chimney uninvited ...
JESUS stands at your door and knocks,
and then enters your heart when invited.
You have to wait in line to see Santa ...
JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.
Santa lets you sit on his lap ...
JESUS lets you rest in His arms.
Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is
"Hi little boy or girl, what's your name?" ...
JESUS knew our name before we were born...
Not only does He know our name,
He knows our address too.
He knows our history and future and
He even knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly ...
JESUS has a heart full of love
All Santa can offer is HO HO HO ...
JESUS offers health, help and hope.
Santa says "You better not cry" ...
JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you."
Santa's little helpers make toys ...
JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts,
repairs broken homes and builds mansions.
Santa may make you chuckle but ...
JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.
While Santa puts gifts under your tree ...
JESUS became our gift and died on a tree....
The cross.
Put Christ Back In Christmas...
Jesus Is Still The Reason For The Season!
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
John 3:16
-author unknown
The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each
other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day,
he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
"Please wake me at 5:00 AM " He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM
and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and
see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by
the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied , "in-laws
WOMEN'S REVENGE
"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider.
W O R D S
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...
30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
CREATION
A man said t o his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. " The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee." The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee." Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee." Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me." So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says.........."HEBREWS"
God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.
-source unknown
other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day,
he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
"Please wake me at 5:00 AM " He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM
and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and
see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by
the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied , "in-laws
WOMEN'S REVENGE
"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider.
W O R D S
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...
30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
CREATION
A man said t o his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. " The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee." The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee." Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee." Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me." So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says.........."HEBREWS"
God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.
-source unknown
7 reasons not to mess with children.
1...A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".
2.......A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
3.....A Sunday school teacher
was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."
4.......One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs
white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
5........The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say,
'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
6.......A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted,
"Cause your feet ain't empty."
7.......The children were
lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
-source unknown
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".
2.......A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
3.....A Sunday school teacher
was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."
4.......One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs
white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
5........The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say,
'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
6.......A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted,
"Cause your feet ain't empty."
7.......The children were
lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
-source unknown
People who mocked God...
Thou art warned.. Thou shalt not mock God..
"Come look at the happy sun!! If you stare long enough, it turns dark blue!!"
Never doubt the Word of God!!!
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):
" Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Here are some men and women who MOCKED God :
JOHN LENNON:
Some years before during his interview with an
American Magazine, he said:
"Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not
have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was
ok, but his subjects were too simple, Today we are
more famous than Him" (1966)".
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more
famous than Jesus Christ,
he was shot six times.
TANCREDO NEVES:
During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got
500 votes from his party, not even God would remove
him from Presidency. Sure he got the votes, but he
got sick a day before being made President, then he
died.
CAZUZA:
During a show in Canecão ( Rio de Janeiro ), whilst
smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into
the air and said: God, that's for you.
He died a horrible death. I can't even explain how he died.
THE MAN WHO BUILT TITANIC:
After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked
him how safe the Titanic would be. With an ironic
tone he said: "Not even God can sink it"
The result: I think you all know what happened to
the Titanic.
MARILYN MONROE:
She was visited by Billy Graham during a
presentation of a show. He is a preacher and
Evangelist and the Spirit of God had sent him to
preach to her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she
said:
"I don't need your Jesus"
A week later, she was found dead in her apartment.
BON SCOTT:
The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979
songs he sang:
"Don´t stop me, I´m going down all the way, wow the
highway to
hell".
On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found
dead, he had been choked by his OWN vomit.
CAMPINAS/SP IN 2005:
In Campinas, a group of friends, drunk, went to pick
up a friend. The mother accompanied her to the car
and was so worried about the drunkenness of her
friends and she said to the daughter - holding her
hand, who was already seated in the car: "MY
DAUGHTER, GO WITH GOD AND MAY HE PROTECT YOU",
She responded: ONLY IF HE (GOD) TRAVELS IN THE BOOT,
COZ INSIDE HERE IT'S ALREADY FULL"
Hours later, news came by that they had been
involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died, the
car could not be recognized what type of car it had
been, but surprisingly, the boot was intact.
The police said there was no way the boot could have
remained intact. To their surprise, inside the boot
was a crate of eggs, none was broken.
Many more important people have forgotten that there
is no other name that was given so much authority as
the name of Jesus. Many have died, but only Jesus
died and rose again, and he is still alive. JESUS!!!
-source unknown
"Come look at the happy sun!! If you stare long enough, it turns dark blue!!"
Never doubt the Word of God!!!
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):
" Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Here are some men and women who MOCKED God :
JOHN LENNON:
Some years before during his interview with an
American Magazine, he said:
"Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not
have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was
ok, but his subjects were too simple, Today we are
more famous than Him" (1966)".
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more
famous than Jesus Christ,
he was shot six times.
TANCREDO NEVES:
During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got
500 votes from his party, not even God would remove
him from Presidency. Sure he got the votes, but he
got sick a day before being made President, then he
died.
CAZUZA:
During a show in Canecão ( Rio de Janeiro ), whilst
smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into
the air and said: God, that's for you.
He died a horrible death. I can't even explain how he died.
THE MAN WHO BUILT TITANIC:
After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked
him how safe the Titanic would be. With an ironic
tone he said: "Not even God can sink it"
The result: I think you all know what happened to
the Titanic.
MARILYN MONROE:
She was visited by Billy Graham during a
presentation of a show. He is a preacher and
Evangelist and the Spirit of God had sent him to
preach to her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she
said:
"I don't need your Jesus"
A week later, she was found dead in her apartment.
BON SCOTT:
The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979
songs he sang:
"Don´t stop me, I´m going down all the way, wow the
highway to
hell".
On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found
dead, he had been choked by his OWN vomit.
CAMPINAS/SP IN 2005:
In Campinas, a group of friends, drunk, went to pick
up a friend. The mother accompanied her to the car
and was so worried about the drunkenness of her
friends and she said to the daughter - holding her
hand, who was already seated in the car: "MY
DAUGHTER, GO WITH GOD AND MAY HE PROTECT YOU",
She responded: ONLY IF HE (GOD) TRAVELS IN THE BOOT,
COZ INSIDE HERE IT'S ALREADY FULL"
Hours later, news came by that they had been
involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died, the
car could not be recognized what type of car it had
been, but surprisingly, the boot was intact.
The police said there was no way the boot could have
remained intact. To their surprise, inside the boot
was a crate of eggs, none was broken.
Many more important people have forgotten that there
is no other name that was given so much authority as
the name of Jesus. Many have died, but only Jesus
died and rose again, and he is still alive. JESUS!!!
-source unknown
WHAT LOVE IS...
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouth of babes.
What does Love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were
broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her
all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of
your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy -age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she
takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
OK."
Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired
of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My
Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop
opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are
still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.
I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and
smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
anymore."
Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone
else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left
him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her
old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you." (what an imagination)
Karen - age 7
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't
think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the
contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor
was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon
seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I
just helped him cry"
-source unknown
Touching words from the mouth of babes.
What does Love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were
broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her
all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of
your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy -age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she
takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
OK."
Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired
of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My
Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop
opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are
still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.
I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and
smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
anymore."
Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone
else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left
him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her
old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you." (what an imagination)
Karen - age 7
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't
think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the
contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor
was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon
seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I
just helped him cry"
-source unknown
IF A MAN WANTS YOU...
If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.
Slower is better.
Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.
Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
Don't stay because you think, "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.
He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant,
Why would he treat you any differently?
Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.
If something bothers you, speak up.
Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.
Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god.
He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
Never let a man define who you are.
Never borrow someone else's man.
Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
All men are NOT dogs.
You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way street.
You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship
You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists
of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.
Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and your always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.
Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
Share this with other ladies... You'll make someone SMILE, another
RETHINK her choices, and another woman PREPARE.
They say it takes a minute to find
-source unknown
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.
Slower is better.
Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.
Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
Don't stay because you think, "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.
He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant,
Why would he treat you any differently?
Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.
If something bothers you, speak up.
Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.
Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god.
He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
Never let a man define who you are.
Never borrow someone else's man.
Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
All men are NOT dogs.
You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way street.
You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship
You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists
of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.
Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and your always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.
Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
Share this with other ladies... You'll make someone SMILE, another
RETHINK her choices, and another woman PREPARE.
They say it takes a minute to find
-source unknown
Difference between a friend and bestfriend!
The difference is clear!!!!!!!!!!
Friend: calls your parents by mr. and mrs.
Best friend: calls your parents dad & mom or tito &
tita.
Friend: has never seen you cry
Best friend: has always has the best shoulder to cry
on
Friend: never asks for anything to eat or drink
Best friend: opens the fridge & makes herself at
home
Friend: asks you to write down your number.
Best friend: they ask you for their number
(coz they can't remember it)
Friend: borrows your stuff for a few days then gives
it back.
Best friend: has a closet full of your stuff
Friend: only knows a few things about you
Best friend: could write a biography on your life
story
Friend: will leave you behind if that is what the
crowd is doing
Best friend: will always go with you
Friend: will ask where you've been
(after going AWOL)
Best Friend: will say MISS YOU &
goes on being your friend
Friend: would delete this letter
Best friend: will send this back to me and all of
their online buddies
Friends Forever!
Written with a pen
Sealed with a kiss
If you are my friend,
Please answer this:
Are we friends or are we not?
You told me once, but I forgot.
So tell me now and tell me true,
So I can say, I am here for you.
Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the ones I won't forget.
And if I die before you do,
I'll go to Heaven
And wait for you.
-source unknown
Friend: calls your parents by mr. and mrs.
Best friend: calls your parents dad & mom or tito &
tita.
Friend: has never seen you cry
Best friend: has always has the best shoulder to cry
on
Friend: never asks for anything to eat or drink
Best friend: opens the fridge & makes herself at
home
Friend: asks you to write down your number.
Best friend: they ask you for their number
(coz they can't remember it)
Friend: borrows your stuff for a few days then gives
it back.
Best friend: has a closet full of your stuff
Friend: only knows a few things about you
Best friend: could write a biography on your life
story
Friend: will leave you behind if that is what the
crowd is doing
Best friend: will always go with you
Friend: will ask where you've been
(after going AWOL)
Best Friend: will say MISS YOU &
goes on being your friend
Friend: would delete this letter
Best friend: will send this back to me and all of
their online buddies
Friends Forever!
Written with a pen
Sealed with a kiss
If you are my friend,
Please answer this:
Are we friends or are we not?
You told me once, but I forgot.
So tell me now and tell me true,
So I can say, I am here for you.
Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the ones I won't forget.
And if I die before you do,
I'll go to Heaven
And wait for you.
-source unknown
Don't
Don't think that no ones loved you,
because they've turned away.
Don't feel they didn't care for you,
because they couldn't stay.
Don't damn the world for not returning
the love you feel you've given.
Don't hate the one that you were yearning for,
because he couldn't make a commitment.
Just think of him as experience,
and think how much you've grown.
Think of him as the sacred prince
who placed you on a throne.
Think of all your times together,
feeling closer since you're apart.
Think of your plans of now and forever,
and hold them in your heart.
And don't let yourself feel so much hate
when he's no longer your other.
For when you're both at Heaven's gate,
that man will be your brother.
by: Cory, Source Unknown
because they've turned away.
Don't feel they didn't care for you,
because they couldn't stay.
Don't damn the world for not returning
the love you feel you've given.
Don't hate the one that you were yearning for,
because he couldn't make a commitment.
Just think of him as experience,
and think how much you've grown.
Think of him as the sacred prince
who placed you on a throne.
Think of all your times together,
feeling closer since you're apart.
Think of your plans of now and forever,
and hold them in your heart.
And don't let yourself feel so much hate
when he's no longer your other.
For when you're both at Heaven's gate,
that man will be your brother.
by: Cory, Source Unknown
Dancing With God...
When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
And everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
Both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
Or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness,
And attentiveness from one person
And gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "I".
"God, "u" and "I" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
That I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
And mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God as God
Abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
And to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for
You in your life,
Please share this message with someone else,
For prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards;
So let's continue to pray for one another.
And I Hope You Dance
-source unknown
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
And everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
Both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
Or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness,
And attentiveness from one person
And gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "I".
"God, "u" and "I" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
That I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
And mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God as God
Abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
And to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for
You in your life,
Please share this message with someone else,
For prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards;
So let's continue to pray for one another.
And I Hope You Dance
-source unknown
GOD’S LETTER TO A WOMAN...
When I created the heavens and the earth, I spoke them into being. When I created man, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils. But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into man because your nostrils are too delicate.
I allowed a deep sleep to come over him so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Man was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with the creativity. From one bone, I fashioned you. I chose the bone that protects man’s life. I chose the rib, which protects his heart and lungs and supports him, as you are meant to do.
Around this one bone, I shaped you … I modeled you. I created you perfectly and beautifully. Your characteristics are as the rib, strong yet delicate and fragile. You provide protection for the most delicate organ in man, his heart. His heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life. The ribcage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the heart. Support man as the ribcage supports the body.
You were not taken from his feet, to be under him, nor were you taken from his head to be above him. You were taken from his side, to stand beside him and be held close to his side.
You are my perfect angel … you are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I see the virtues in your heart. Your eyes… don’t change them. Your lips, how lovely when they part in prayers. Your nose, so perfect in form. Your hands so gentle to touch. I’ve caressed your face in your deepest sleep. I’ve held your heart close to mine. Of all that lives and breathes, you are most like me.
Adam walked with Me in the cool of the day, yet he was lonely. He could not see Me or touch Me. He could only feel Me. So everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with Me, I fashioned in you; My holiness, My strength, My purity, My love, My protection and support.
You are special because you are an extension of Me. Man represents My image, woman my emotions. Together, you represent the totality of God.
So man … treat woman well.
Love her, respect her, for she is fragile. In hurting her, you hurt Me.
What you do to her, you do to me. In crushing her, you only damage your own heart, the heart of your Father, and the heart of her Father. Woman, support man. In humility, show him the power of emotion I have given you.
In gentle quietness, show your strength. In love, show him that you are the rib that protects his inner self.
Did you not know that WOMAN is special in God’s eyes?
-source unknown
I allowed a deep sleep to come over him so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Man was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with the creativity. From one bone, I fashioned you. I chose the bone that protects man’s life. I chose the rib, which protects his heart and lungs and supports him, as you are meant to do.
Around this one bone, I shaped you … I modeled you. I created you perfectly and beautifully. Your characteristics are as the rib, strong yet delicate and fragile. You provide protection for the most delicate organ in man, his heart. His heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life. The ribcage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the heart. Support man as the ribcage supports the body.
You were not taken from his feet, to be under him, nor were you taken from his head to be above him. You were taken from his side, to stand beside him and be held close to his side.
You are my perfect angel … you are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I see the virtues in your heart. Your eyes… don’t change them. Your lips, how lovely when they part in prayers. Your nose, so perfect in form. Your hands so gentle to touch. I’ve caressed your face in your deepest sleep. I’ve held your heart close to mine. Of all that lives and breathes, you are most like me.
Adam walked with Me in the cool of the day, yet he was lonely. He could not see Me or touch Me. He could only feel Me. So everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with Me, I fashioned in you; My holiness, My strength, My purity, My love, My protection and support.
You are special because you are an extension of Me. Man represents My image, woman my emotions. Together, you represent the totality of God.
So man … treat woman well.
Love her, respect her, for she is fragile. In hurting her, you hurt Me.
What you do to her, you do to me. In crushing her, you only damage your own heart, the heart of your Father, and the heart of her Father. Woman, support man. In humility, show him the power of emotion I have given you.
In gentle quietness, show your strength. In love, show him that you are the rib that protects his inner self.
Did you not know that WOMAN is special in God’s eyes?
-source unknown
Secrets of Love...
The First Secret - The Power Of Thought
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Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and thoughts about others and ourselves. If we want to love someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking about your ideal partner will help you recognize her when you meet her.
The Second Secret - The Power Of Respect
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You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect them. The first person you need to respect is yourself. To begin to gain self-respect asks yourself, "What do I respect about myself?" To gain respect for others, even those you may dislike, ask yourself "What do I respect about them?"
The Third Secret - The Power Of Giving
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If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it! The more love you give, the more you will receive. To love is to give of yourself freely and unconditionally. Practice random acts of kindness. Before committing to a relationship ask not what the other person will be able to give to you, but rather what will you be able to give them. The secret formula of a happy, lifelong, loving relationship is to always focus on what you can give instead of what you can take.
The Fourth Secret - The Power Of Friendship
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To find a true love, you must first find a true friend. Love does not consist of gazing into each other's eyes, but rather looking outward together in the same direction. To love someone completely you must love them for who they are, not what they look like. Friendship is the soil through which love's seeds grow. If you want to bring love into a relationship, you must first bring friendship.
The Fifth Secret - The Power Of Touch
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Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love, breaking down barriers and bonding relationships. Touch changes our physical and emotional states and makes us more receptive to love.
The Sixth Secret - The Power Of Letting Go
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If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was. Even in a loving relationship, people need their own space. If we want to learn to love, we must first learn to forgive and let go of past hurts and grievances. Love means letting go of our fears, prejudices, egos and conditions. "Today I let go of all my fears, the past has no power over me - today is the beginning of a new life."
The Seventh Secret - The Power Of Communication
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When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life changes. To love someone is to communicate with them. Let the people you love know that you love them and appreciate them. Never be afraid to say those three magic words: "I Love you." Never let an opportunity pass to praise someone. Always leave someone you love with a loving word - it could be the last time you see them. If you were about to die but could make telephone calls to the people you loved, who would you call, what would you say and..why are you waiting?
The Eighth Secret - The Power Of Commitment
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If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it, and that commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions. Commitment is the true test of love. If you want to have loving relationships, you must be committed to loving relationships. When you are committed to someone or something, quitting is never an option. Commitment distinguishes a fragile relationship from a strong one.
The Ninth Secret - The Power Of Passion
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Passion ignites love and keeps it alive. Lasting passion does not come through physical attraction alone; it comes from deep commitment, enthusiasm, interest and excitement. Passion can be recreated by recreating past experiences when you felt passionate. Spontaneity and surprises produce passion. The essence of love and happiness are the same; all we need to do is to live each day with passion.
The Tenth Secret - The Power Of Trust
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Trust is essential in all loving relationships. Without it one person becomes suspicious, anxious and fearful and the other person feels wrapped and emotionally suffocated. You cannot love someone completely unless you trust them completely. Act as if your relationship with the person you love will never end. One of the ways you can tell whether a person is right for you is to ask yourself, "Do I trust them completely and unreservedly?" If the answer is "no", think carefully before making a commitment.
by: anonymous
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Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and thoughts about others and ourselves. If we want to love someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking about your ideal partner will help you recognize her when you meet her.
The Second Secret - The Power Of Respect
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You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect them. The first person you need to respect is yourself. To begin to gain self-respect asks yourself, "What do I respect about myself?" To gain respect for others, even those you may dislike, ask yourself "What do I respect about them?"
The Third Secret - The Power Of Giving
**********************************
If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it! The more love you give, the more you will receive. To love is to give of yourself freely and unconditionally. Practice random acts of kindness. Before committing to a relationship ask not what the other person will be able to give to you, but rather what will you be able to give them. The secret formula of a happy, lifelong, loving relationship is to always focus on what you can give instead of what you can take.
The Fourth Secret - The Power Of Friendship
***************************************
To find a true love, you must first find a true friend. Love does not consist of gazing into each other's eyes, but rather looking outward together in the same direction. To love someone completely you must love them for who they are, not what they look like. Friendship is the soil through which love's seeds grow. If you want to bring love into a relationship, you must first bring friendship.
The Fifth Secret - The Power Of Touch
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Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love, breaking down barriers and bonding relationships. Touch changes our physical and emotional states and makes us more receptive to love.
The Sixth Secret - The Power Of Letting Go
*************************************
If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was. Even in a loving relationship, people need their own space. If we want to learn to love, we must first learn to forgive and let go of past hurts and grievances. Love means letting go of our fears, prejudices, egos and conditions. "Today I let go of all my fears, the past has no power over me - today is the beginning of a new life."
The Seventh Secret - The Power Of Communication
********************************************
When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life changes. To love someone is to communicate with them. Let the people you love know that you love them and appreciate them. Never be afraid to say those three magic words: "I Love you." Never let an opportunity pass to praise someone. Always leave someone you love with a loving word - it could be the last time you see them. If you were about to die but could make telephone calls to the people you loved, who would you call, what would you say and..why are you waiting?
The Eighth Secret - The Power Of Commitment
****************************************
If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it, and that commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions. Commitment is the true test of love. If you want to have loving relationships, you must be committed to loving relationships. When you are committed to someone or something, quitting is never an option. Commitment distinguishes a fragile relationship from a strong one.
The Ninth Secret - The Power Of Passion
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Passion ignites love and keeps it alive. Lasting passion does not come through physical attraction alone; it comes from deep commitment, enthusiasm, interest and excitement. Passion can be recreated by recreating past experiences when you felt passionate. Spontaneity and surprises produce passion. The essence of love and happiness are the same; all we need to do is to live each day with passion.
The Tenth Secret - The Power Of Trust
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Trust is essential in all loving relationships. Without it one person becomes suspicious, anxious and fearful and the other person feels wrapped and emotionally suffocated. You cannot love someone completely unless you trust them completely. Act as if your relationship with the person you love will never end. One of the ways you can tell whether a person is right for you is to ask yourself, "Do I trust them completely and unreservedly?" If the answer is "no", think carefully before making a commitment.
by: anonymous
Time And Love...
Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love.
One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. All the feelings prepared their boats to leave. Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment.
When the island was almost totally under, Love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help.
Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked Richness, "Can I come with you on your boat?" Richness answered, "I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere."
Love then decided to ask Vanity, who was passing in a beautiful vessel, for help. Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please." "I can't help you," Vanity said, "You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat."
Next Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry, but I just need to be alone now."
Then Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, "Happiness, please take me with you." But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him.
Love began to cry. Then she heard a voice say, "Come Love, I will take you with me." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.
Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "But why did Time help me when no one else would?" Love asked. Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."
by: anonymous
One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. All the feelings prepared their boats to leave. Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment.
When the island was almost totally under, Love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help.
Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked Richness, "Can I come with you on your boat?" Richness answered, "I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere."
Love then decided to ask Vanity, who was passing in a beautiful vessel, for help. Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please." "I can't help you," Vanity said, "You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat."
Next Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry, but I just need to be alone now."
Then Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, "Happiness, please take me with you." But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him.
Love began to cry. Then she heard a voice say, "Come Love, I will take you with me." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.
Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "But why did Time help me when no one else would?" Love asked. Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."
by: anonymous
Guys Like Girls...Why...
WELL here's a few reasons why guys like girls:
1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo
2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder
3. How cute they look when they sleep
4. The ease in which they fit into our arms
5. The way they kiss you, all of a sudden everything is right in the world
6. How cute they are when they eat
7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end makes it all worthwhile
8. They are always warm even when its minus 30 out side
9. The way they look good no matter what they wear
10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she's the most beautiful thing on this earth
11. How cute they are when they argue
12. The way her hand always finds yours
13. The way they smile
14. The way you feel when you see their name on the call ID after you just had a big fight
15. The way she says “lets not fight anymore“ even though you know that an hour later you will be arguing about something
16. The way they kiss when you do something nice for them
17. The way they kiss you when you say “I love you'
18. Actually ... just the way they kiss you...
19. The way they fall into your arms when they cry
20. Then the way they apologize for crying over something that silly thing
21. The way they hit you and expect it to hurt
22. Then the way they apologize when it does hurt (even though we don't admit it)!
23. The way they say “I miss you“
24. The way you miss them
25. The way their tears make you want to change the world so that it doesn't hurt her anymore...
by: anonymous
1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo
2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder
3. How cute they look when they sleep
4. The ease in which they fit into our arms
5. The way they kiss you, all of a sudden everything is right in the world
6. How cute they are when they eat
7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end makes it all worthwhile
8. They are always warm even when its minus 30 out side
9. The way they look good no matter what they wear
10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she's the most beautiful thing on this earth
11. How cute they are when they argue
12. The way her hand always finds yours
13. The way they smile
14. The way you feel when you see their name on the call ID after you just had a big fight
15. The way she says “lets not fight anymore“ even though you know that an hour later you will be arguing about something
16. The way they kiss when you do something nice for them
17. The way they kiss you when you say “I love you'
18. Actually ... just the way they kiss you...
19. The way they fall into your arms when they cry
20. Then the way they apologize for crying over something that silly thing
21. The way they hit you and expect it to hurt
22. Then the way they apologize when it does hurt (even though we don't admit it)!
23. The way they say “I miss you“
24. The way you miss them
25. The way their tears make you want to change the world so that it doesn't hurt her anymore...
by: anonymous
Dream Mate...
Years ago I asked God to send me a wife, for the Bible says “you have not because you ask not“. I told the Lord not just that I wanted a wife but even explained to him the kind of wife I was looking for.
I told him I wanted someone who is kind, tender, gentle, compassionate, loving, sincere, peaceful, generous, affectionate, understanding, passionate, warm, intelligent, humorous, sensual, and trustful. I even mentioned things I wanted her to be physically. And as time passed, I would add more things to this list of my heart desire for a wife.
Then one night in prayer God spoke to my heart and said... “Son I can not give you what you've asked me for.“ I said, “Why not Lord?“ He replied, “For I am a just God and a God of righteousness and all I do is just and right.“ I said, “Lord, I don't understand why I cannot have what I have asked you for.“
He replied, “Then I will explain. It would not be just and right for me to grant to you your wish for I cannot give unto you something that you are not yourself. It would not be fair for me to grant unto you a person that is loving if you can sometimes be hateful, or someone that is kind if you can also be mean, someone that is a forgiver and yet you can still carry a grudge, someone that is sensitive and you are yet so insensitive... etc.
He said unto me, “Instead of wasting time trying to find someone or hoping that I will give you someone with all these qualities you seek, you should rather allow me to take this time to allow you to become all it is that you are looking for. For I cannot give to you that which you are not.“
“And if you allow me to work up on your spirit and to shape and mold your heart as I choose then when you see the one I have for you, you will be able to say like Adam said... “She is bone of my bone and she is flesh of my flesh“ for you will see yourself in her for you both will be one flesh.“
Keep this in mind.
This is for all:
the recently married;
the ones who have been married;
the soon to get married;
and the ones that are still looking.
God made woman from man's rib --
not from his head to top him,
nor from his feet to be walked upon;
but from his side to be his partner in life,
from under his arm to be protected by him,
and from near his heart to be loved by him.
Whether or not you believe in God, much of the above still applies.
-source unknown
I told him I wanted someone who is kind, tender, gentle, compassionate, loving, sincere, peaceful, generous, affectionate, understanding, passionate, warm, intelligent, humorous, sensual, and trustful. I even mentioned things I wanted her to be physically. And as time passed, I would add more things to this list of my heart desire for a wife.
Then one night in prayer God spoke to my heart and said... “Son I can not give you what you've asked me for.“ I said, “Why not Lord?“ He replied, “For I am a just God and a God of righteousness and all I do is just and right.“ I said, “Lord, I don't understand why I cannot have what I have asked you for.“
He replied, “Then I will explain. It would not be just and right for me to grant to you your wish for I cannot give unto you something that you are not yourself. It would not be fair for me to grant unto you a person that is loving if you can sometimes be hateful, or someone that is kind if you can also be mean, someone that is a forgiver and yet you can still carry a grudge, someone that is sensitive and you are yet so insensitive... etc.
He said unto me, “Instead of wasting time trying to find someone or hoping that I will give you someone with all these qualities you seek, you should rather allow me to take this time to allow you to become all it is that you are looking for. For I cannot give to you that which you are not.“
“And if you allow me to work up on your spirit and to shape and mold your heart as I choose then when you see the one I have for you, you will be able to say like Adam said... “She is bone of my bone and she is flesh of my flesh“ for you will see yourself in her for you both will be one flesh.“
Keep this in mind.
This is for all:
the recently married;
the ones who have been married;
the soon to get married;
and the ones that are still looking.
God made woman from man's rib --
not from his head to top him,
nor from his feet to be walked upon;
but from his side to be his partner in life,
from under his arm to be protected by him,
and from near his heart to be loved by him.
Whether or not you believe in God, much of the above still applies.
-source unknown
Best Moments in Life
To fall in love.
To laugh until it hurts your stomach.
To find mails by the thousands when you return of the vacations.
To manage for a vacation at some pretty place.
To listen to your favorite song in the radio.
To go to bed and to listen while it rains out.
To leave the shower and find that the towel is warm.
To clear your last exam.
To receive a call from someone, you don't see a lot, but you want to.
A good conversation.
To find money in a pant that you didn't use last year.
To laugh at oneself.
Calls at the midnight that last for hours.
To laugh without reasons.
To hear accidentally that somebody says something good of you.
To wake up and realize it is still possible to sleep a couple of hours.
To hear a song that makes you remember a special reason.
To be part of a team.
The first kiss.
To make new friends.
To feel butterflies in the stomach every time that you see that person.
To pass a while with your best friends.
To see people that you like, feeling happy.
To use a sweater of the person that you like.
See an old friend again and to feel that the things didn't change.
To look at an evening.
To have somebody that tells you that he/she loves you.
-source unknown
To laugh until it hurts your stomach.
To find mails by the thousands when you return of the vacations.
To manage for a vacation at some pretty place.
To listen to your favorite song in the radio.
To go to bed and to listen while it rains out.
To leave the shower and find that the towel is warm.
To clear your last exam.
To receive a call from someone, you don't see a lot, but you want to.
A good conversation.
To find money in a pant that you didn't use last year.
To laugh at oneself.
Calls at the midnight that last for hours.
To laugh without reasons.
To hear accidentally that somebody says something good of you.
To wake up and realize it is still possible to sleep a couple of hours.
To hear a song that makes you remember a special reason.
To be part of a team.
The first kiss.
To make new friends.
To feel butterflies in the stomach every time that you see that person.
To pass a while with your best friends.
To see people that you like, feeling happy.
To use a sweater of the person that you like.
See an old friend again and to feel that the things didn't change.
To look at an evening.
To have somebody that tells you that he/she loves you.
-source unknown
H a n d l in g L o v e...
If you find yourself in love with someone who does not love you, be gentle with yourself. There is nothing wrong with you. Love just didn't choose to rest in the other person's heart.
If you find someone else in love with you and you don't love her/him, feel honoured that love came and called at your door, but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. Do not take advantage, do not cause pain.
How you deal with love is how you deal with you, and all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if our lives and ways are different.
If you fall in love with another, and she falls in love with you, and then love chooses to leave, do not try to reclaim it or to assess blame, Let it go. There is a reason and there is a meaning. You will know in time.
Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing, then reach out and give it away.
Give it back to the person who brought it alive in you.
Give it to others who deem it poor in spirit.
Give it to the world around you in anyway you can.
This is where many lovers go wrong. Having been so long without love, they understand love only as a need. They see their hearts as empty places that will be filled by love, and they begin to look at love as something that flows to them rather than from them.
The first blush of new love is filled to overflowing, but as their love cools, they revert to seeing their love as need. They cease to be someone who generates love and instead become someone who seeks love. They forget that the secret of love is that it is a gift, and that it can be made to grow only by giving it away.
Remember this, and keep it to your heart. Love has its own time, its own seasons, and its own reason for coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it, or reason it into saying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you.
But if it chooses to leave from your heart or from the heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and there is nothing you should do. Love always has been and always will be a mystery.
Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life.
Don't deny love just only you don't want to be hurt...
IF YOU KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN, IT WILL COME AGAIN.
by: anonymous
If you find someone else in love with you and you don't love her/him, feel honoured that love came and called at your door, but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. Do not take advantage, do not cause pain.
How you deal with love is how you deal with you, and all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if our lives and ways are different.
If you fall in love with another, and she falls in love with you, and then love chooses to leave, do not try to reclaim it or to assess blame, Let it go. There is a reason and there is a meaning. You will know in time.
Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing, then reach out and give it away.
Give it back to the person who brought it alive in you.
Give it to others who deem it poor in spirit.
Give it to the world around you in anyway you can.
This is where many lovers go wrong. Having been so long without love, they understand love only as a need. They see their hearts as empty places that will be filled by love, and they begin to look at love as something that flows to them rather than from them.
The first blush of new love is filled to overflowing, but as their love cools, they revert to seeing their love as need. They cease to be someone who generates love and instead become someone who seeks love. They forget that the secret of love is that it is a gift, and that it can be made to grow only by giving it away.
Remember this, and keep it to your heart. Love has its own time, its own seasons, and its own reason for coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it, or reason it into saying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you.
But if it chooses to leave from your heart or from the heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and there is nothing you should do. Love always has been and always will be a mystery.
Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life.
Don't deny love just only you don't want to be hurt...
IF YOU KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN, IT WILL COME AGAIN.
by: anonymous
Friendship vs. Love
Friendship is a quiet walk in the park with the one you trust
Love is when you feel like you are the only two around
Friendship is when they gaze into your eyes and you know they care
Love is when they gaze into your eyes and it warms your heart
Friendship is being close even when you are far apart
Love is when you can still feel their hand on your heart when they are not near
Friendship is hoping that they experience the very best
Love is when you bring them the very best
Friendship occupies your mind
Love occupies your soul
Friendship is knowing that you will always try to be there when in need
Love is when you will give up everything to be at their side
Friendship is a warm smile in the winter
Love is a warming touch that sends a pulse through your heart
Love is a beautiful smile to which nothing compares
A tender laugh, which opens your heart
A single touch that melts away your fears
A smell that reminds you of the tenderness of heaven
A voice that reminds you of the innocence of youth
Friendship can survive without love... but....
Love cannot live without friendship
by: Nathan Stutte, Source Unknown
Love is when you feel like you are the only two around
Friendship is when they gaze into your eyes and you know they care
Love is when they gaze into your eyes and it warms your heart
Friendship is being close even when you are far apart
Love is when you can still feel their hand on your heart when they are not near
Friendship is hoping that they experience the very best
Love is when you bring them the very best
Friendship occupies your mind
Love occupies your soul
Friendship is knowing that you will always try to be there when in need
Love is when you will give up everything to be at their side
Friendship is a warm smile in the winter
Love is a warming touch that sends a pulse through your heart
Love is a beautiful smile to which nothing compares
A tender laugh, which opens your heart
A single touch that melts away your fears
A smell that reminds you of the tenderness of heaven
A voice that reminds you of the innocence of youth
Friendship can survive without love... but....
Love cannot live without friendship
by: Nathan Stutte, Source Unknown
50 Romantic Things For Your Love...
1. Watch the sunset together.
2. Whisper to each other.
3. Cook for each other.
4. Walk in the rain.
5. Hold hands.
6. Buy gifts for each other.
7. Roses.
8. Find out their favorite cologne/perfume and wear it every time you're together.
9. Go for a long walk down the beach at midnight.
10. Write poetry for each other.
11. Hugs are the universal medicine.
12. Say I love you, only when you mean it and make they know you mean it.
13. Give random gifts of flowers/candy/poetry etc.
14. Tell her that she's the only girl you ever want. Don't lie.
15. Spend every second possible together.
16. Look into each others eyes.
17. Very lightly push up her chin, look into her eyes, tell her you love her, and kiss her lightly.
18. When in public, only flirt w/ each other.
19. Put love notes in their pockets when they aren't looking.
20. Buy her a ring.
21. Sing to each other.
22. Always hold her around her hips/sides.
23. Take her to dinner and do the dinner for two deal.
24. Spaghetti (Ever see Lady and the Tramp?)
25. Hold her hand, stare into her eyes, kiss her hand and then put it over your heart.
26. Dance together.
27. I love the way a girl looks right after shes fallen asleep with her head in my lap.
28. Do cute things like write I love you in a note so that they have to look in a mirror to read it.
29. Make excuses to call them every 5 minutes
30. Even if you are really busy doing something, go out of your way to call and say I love you.
31. Call from your vacation spot to tell them you were thinking about them.
32. Remember your dreams and tell her about them.
34. Tell each other your most sacred secrets/fears.
35. Be Prince Charming to her parents. (Brownie Points)
36. Brush her hair out of her face for her.
37. Hang out with his/her friends. (more brownie points)
38. Go to church/pray/worship together.
39. Take her to see a romantic movie and remember the parts she liked.
40. Learn from each other and don't make the same mistake twice.
41. Describe the joy you feel just to be with him/her.
42. Make sacrifices for each other.
43. Really love each other, or don't stay together.
44. Let there never be a second during any given day that you aren't thinking about them, and make sure they know it.
45. Love yourself before you love anyone else.
46. Learn to say sweet things in foreign languages.
47. Dedicate songs to them on the radio.
48. Fall asleep on the phone with each other.
49. Stand up for them when someone talks trash.
50. Never forget the kiss goodnight. And always remember to say, "Sweet dreams."
by: anonymous
2. Whisper to each other.
3. Cook for each other.
4. Walk in the rain.
5. Hold hands.
6. Buy gifts for each other.
7. Roses.
8. Find out their favorite cologne/perfume and wear it every time you're together.
9. Go for a long walk down the beach at midnight.
10. Write poetry for each other.
11. Hugs are the universal medicine.
12. Say I love you, only when you mean it and make they know you mean it.
13. Give random gifts of flowers/candy/poetry etc.
14. Tell her that she's the only girl you ever want. Don't lie.
15. Spend every second possible together.
16. Look into each others eyes.
17. Very lightly push up her chin, look into her eyes, tell her you love her, and kiss her lightly.
18. When in public, only flirt w/ each other.
19. Put love notes in their pockets when they aren't looking.
20. Buy her a ring.
21. Sing to each other.
22. Always hold her around her hips/sides.
23. Take her to dinner and do the dinner for two deal.
24. Spaghetti (Ever see Lady and the Tramp?)
25. Hold her hand, stare into her eyes, kiss her hand and then put it over your heart.
26. Dance together.
27. I love the way a girl looks right after shes fallen asleep with her head in my lap.
28. Do cute things like write I love you in a note so that they have to look in a mirror to read it.
29. Make excuses to call them every 5 minutes
30. Even if you are really busy doing something, go out of your way to call and say I love you.
31. Call from your vacation spot to tell them you were thinking about them.
32. Remember your dreams and tell her about them.
34. Tell each other your most sacred secrets/fears.
35. Be Prince Charming to her parents. (Brownie Points)
36. Brush her hair out of her face for her.
37. Hang out with his/her friends. (more brownie points)
38. Go to church/pray/worship together.
39. Take her to see a romantic movie and remember the parts she liked.
40. Learn from each other and don't make the same mistake twice.
41. Describe the joy you feel just to be with him/her.
42. Make sacrifices for each other.
43. Really love each other, or don't stay together.
44. Let there never be a second during any given day that you aren't thinking about them, and make sure they know it.
45. Love yourself before you love anyone else.
46. Learn to say sweet things in foreign languages.
47. Dedicate songs to them on the radio.
48. Fall asleep on the phone with each other.
49. Stand up for them when someone talks trash.
50. Never forget the kiss goodnight. And always remember to say, "Sweet dreams."
by: anonymous
Talking About Love...
We have to listen for love in those around us. If we listen intently we will discover that we are a lot more loved than we realize. Listen for love and we will find that the world is a very loving place after all.
LOVE is a happy thing.
It makes us laugh.
It makes us sing.
It makes us sad.
It makes us cry.
It makes us seek the reason why.
It makes us take.
It makes us give.
Above all else it makes us LIVE.
It is not the presence or absence of people that makes the difference because a person need not be lonely even if he is alone. Sometimes it is good to be alone. But that does not make us lonely. It is not a matter of being present WITH someone. It is a matter of being present to someone.
So remember...If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean. Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets.
Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about anyway.
Pass this along to your friends. Let it make a difference in your day and theirs. The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that regrets will stay around with us. Love is meant to be sent away. But when the love we sent out is received and especially when it is reciprocated, our lives and feelings will be full.
by: anonymous...
LOVE is a happy thing.
It makes us laugh.
It makes us sing.
It makes us sad.
It makes us cry.
It makes us seek the reason why.
It makes us take.
It makes us give.
Above all else it makes us LIVE.
It is not the presence or absence of people that makes the difference because a person need not be lonely even if he is alone. Sometimes it is good to be alone. But that does not make us lonely. It is not a matter of being present WITH someone. It is a matter of being present to someone.
So remember...If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean. Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets.
Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about anyway.
Pass this along to your friends. Let it make a difference in your day and theirs. The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that regrets will stay around with us. Love is meant to be sent away. But when the love we sent out is received and especially when it is reciprocated, our lives and feelings will be full.
by: anonymous...
THE TRUE GREAT LOVE...
A true love can bear the pain and longitude of wanting even if it takes forever..
When confused about love, follows your heart; it might be right, but you will have the memories that make you smile…
If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another thing, before you decide, you first think whether you have a better head or better heart…
It’s okay to kiss a fool or let a fool kiss you, but never let a kiss fool you…
Remember do not find a love; let it find you.
That’s why it’s called falling in love because you don’t force yourself to fall, you just fall it…
Never be ashamed to show love when you feel it, because one day you might realize that love is already afraid to show itself to you…
To love someone is to have the courage to walk away and to let the other who wishes to be free, no matter how much it hurts…
Never touch a heart, if you mean to break it…and never say hello if you mean to say goodbye…
Love on the other hand is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it eludes you, but if you just let it fly, it would come to you when the least you expect it…
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When confused about love, follows your heart; it might be right, but you will have the memories that make you smile…
If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another thing, before you decide, you first think whether you have a better head or better heart…
It’s okay to kiss a fool or let a fool kiss you, but never let a kiss fool you…
Remember do not find a love; let it find you.
That’s why it’s called falling in love because you don’t force yourself to fall, you just fall it…
Never be ashamed to show love when you feel it, because one day you might realize that love is already afraid to show itself to you…
To love someone is to have the courage to walk away and to let the other who wishes to be free, no matter how much it hurts…
Never touch a heart, if you mean to break it…and never say hello if you mean to say goodbye…
Love on the other hand is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it eludes you, but if you just let it fly, it would come to you when the least you expect it…
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INSTRUCTIONS IN LIFE...
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say “ I LOVE YOU”, mean it.
5. When you say “I’M SORRY”, look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone ask you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say, “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
17. Remember the 3 R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for your actions.
18. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you’ve made mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills be as important as another.
22. Spend sometime alone.
23. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
24. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
25. Read more books and watch less TV.
26. Live a good, honorable life. When you get older & think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
27. Trust in God, but lock your car.
28. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil and harmonious home.
29. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
30. Read between the lines.
31. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
32. Be gentle with the earth.
33. Pray. There’s immeasurable power in it.
34. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
35. Mind your own business.
36. Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.
37. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
38. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.
39. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
40. Learn the rules, then break some.
41. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
42. Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
43. Remember that your character is your destiny.
44. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say “ I LOVE YOU”, mean it.
5. When you say “I’M SORRY”, look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone ask you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say, “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
17. Remember the 3 R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for your actions.
18. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you’ve made mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills be as important as another.
22. Spend sometime alone.
23. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
24. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
25. Read more books and watch less TV.
26. Live a good, honorable life. When you get older & think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
27. Trust in God, but lock your car.
28. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil and harmonious home.
29. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
30. Read between the lines.
31. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
32. Be gentle with the earth.
33. Pray. There’s immeasurable power in it.
34. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
35. Mind your own business.
36. Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.
37. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
38. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.
39. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
40. Learn the rules, then break some.
41. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
42. Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
43. Remember that your character is your destiny.
44. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
author unknown
The 7 Ups...
1. WAKE UP! Decide to have a good day.
“Today is the day that the LORD hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24
2. DRESS UP! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
“The LORD does not look at the things man look at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
3. SHUT UP! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and a mouth, so HE must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
“He who guards his lips guards his soul.” Proverbs 13:3
4. STAND UP for what you believe in. Stand up for something or you will fall for anything.
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good…” Galatians 6:9-10
5. LOOK UP to the Lord.
“I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
6. REACH UP for something higher.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.” Proverbs 3:5-6
7. LIFT UP your prayers.
“Do not worry about anything; instead, Pray about everything.” Philippians 4:6
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“Today is the day that the LORD hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24
2. DRESS UP! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
“The LORD does not look at the things man look at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
3. SHUT UP! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and a mouth, so HE must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
“He who guards his lips guards his soul.” Proverbs 13:3
4. STAND UP for what you believe in. Stand up for something or you will fall for anything.
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good…” Galatians 6:9-10
5. LOOK UP to the Lord.
“I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
6. REACH UP for something higher.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.” Proverbs 3:5-6
7. LIFT UP your prayers.
“Do not worry about anything; instead, Pray about everything.” Philippians 4:6
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25 Beautiful One-liners...
1. Give God what's right..... not what's left.
2. Man's way leads to hopeless end ...... God's way leads to an endless hope .
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma, but never let him be the period.
6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with burden?
Come to the church for a face-lift.
8. When praying, don't give God instructions...... just report for duty.
9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don't change God's message..... His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer-conditioned.
12 When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead......It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay?
Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily ...... walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride......he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
23. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.
24. Be ye fishers of men..... You catch them & He'll clean them.
25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
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2. Man's way leads to hopeless end ...... God's way leads to an endless hope .
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma, but never let him be the period.
6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with burden?
Come to the church for a face-lift.
8. When praying, don't give God instructions...... just report for duty.
9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don't change God's message..... His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer-conditioned.
12 When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead......It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay?
Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily ...... walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride......he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
23. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.
24. Be ye fishers of men..... You catch them & He'll clean them.
25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
author unknown
Eternal Question of LOVE . . .
1. To My Friends Who Are – SINGLE
Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often it hurts, but love's only special when you give it to someone who is really worth it. So take your time and choose the best.
2. To My Friends Who Are - NOT SO SINGLE
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person." It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.
3. To My Friends Who Are - PLAYBOY/GIRL TYPE
Never say "I love you" if you don't care. Never talk about feelings if they aren't there. Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart. Never look in the eye when all you do is lie. The cruelest thing a guy can do to a girl is to let her fall in love when he doesn't intend to catch her fall and it works both ways...
4. To My Friends Who Are – MARRIED
Love is not about "it's your fault", but "I'm sorry." Not "where are you", but "I'm right here." Not "how could you", but "I understand." Not "I wish you were", but "I'm thankful you are."
5. To My Friends Who Are – ENGAGED
The true measure of compatibility is not the years spent together but how good you are for each other.
6. To My Friends Who Are – HEARTBROKEN
Heartbreaks last as long as you want and cut as deep as you allow them to go. The challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them.
7. To My Friends Who Are – NAÏVE
How to be in love: Fall but don't stumble, be consistent but not too persistent, share and never be unfair, understand and try not to demand, and get hurt but never keep the pain.
8. To My Friends Who Are – POSSESSIVE
It breaks your heart to see the one you love happy with someone else but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.
9. To My Friends Who Are - AFRAID TO CONFESS
Love hurts when you break up with someone. It hurts even more when someone breaks up with you. But love hurts the most when the person you Love has no idea how you feel…
10. To My Friends Who Are - STILL HOLDING ON
A sad thing about life is when you meet someone and fall in love, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and that you have wasted years on someone who wasn't worth it. If he/she isn't worth it now he's/she’s not going to be worth it a year or 10 years from now. Let go…
11. TO ALL MY FRIENDS…
My wish for you is a man/women whose love is honest, strong, mature, never-changing, uplifting, protective, encouraging, rewarding and unselfish.
-author unknown
Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often it hurts, but love's only special when you give it to someone who is really worth it. So take your time and choose the best.
2. To My Friends Who Are - NOT SO SINGLE
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person." It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.
3. To My Friends Who Are - PLAYBOY/GIRL TYPE
Never say "I love you" if you don't care. Never talk about feelings if they aren't there. Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart. Never look in the eye when all you do is lie. The cruelest thing a guy can do to a girl is to let her fall in love when he doesn't intend to catch her fall and it works both ways...
4. To My Friends Who Are – MARRIED
Love is not about "it's your fault", but "I'm sorry." Not "where are you", but "I'm right here." Not "how could you", but "I understand." Not "I wish you were", but "I'm thankful you are."
5. To My Friends Who Are – ENGAGED
The true measure of compatibility is not the years spent together but how good you are for each other.
6. To My Friends Who Are – HEARTBROKEN
Heartbreaks last as long as you want and cut as deep as you allow them to go. The challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them.
7. To My Friends Who Are – NAÏVE
How to be in love: Fall but don't stumble, be consistent but not too persistent, share and never be unfair, understand and try not to demand, and get hurt but never keep the pain.
8. To My Friends Who Are – POSSESSIVE
It breaks your heart to see the one you love happy with someone else but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.
9. To My Friends Who Are - AFRAID TO CONFESS
Love hurts when you break up with someone. It hurts even more when someone breaks up with you. But love hurts the most when the person you Love has no idea how you feel…
10. To My Friends Who Are - STILL HOLDING ON
A sad thing about life is when you meet someone and fall in love, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and that you have wasted years on someone who wasn't worth it. If he/she isn't worth it now he's/she’s not going to be worth it a year or 10 years from now. Let go…
11. TO ALL MY FRIENDS…
My wish for you is a man/women whose love is honest, strong, mature, never-changing, uplifting, protective, encouraging, rewarding and unselfish.
-author unknown
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
36 CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS...
An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K..M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most.
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)
-author unknown
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K..M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most.
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)
-author unknown
VALUABLE LESSONS TO LIVE BY...
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediately steps to correct it.
Spend sometime alone everyday.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with your loved ones, deal only with the current issue or situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go some places you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
- Anonymous
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediately steps to correct it.
Spend sometime alone everyday.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with your loved ones, deal only with the current issue or situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go some places you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
- Anonymous
THE ART OF LETTING GO...
Why do we have to part while love is still there?
Why do we have to suffer?
Why do we have to cry when someone bids goodbye?
Why do beginning have an end?
Why do we have to meet only to lose in the end?
There are question left unexpressed, promised left unfulfilled.
In a relationship, one of the hardest thing to do is saying goodbye and letting go.
It is hard as breaking as crystal because you’ll never know when you’ll be able to pick up the pieces again.
More often not, they who go, can’t feel the pain of parting, it is they who stay behind that suffer, because they are left with the memories of a love that was meant to be, a love that was.
At the beginning and at the end of a relationship, we are embarrassed to ourselves alone.
Unfair as it may seem but that’s the way love goes, that’s the drama, the bitter, sweet and the risk of falling in loved, after all nothing is constant but changes.
Everything will eventually come to its end without us knowing how, without us knowing why.
And we must forget, not because we want to, but because we have to.
In letting go, sorrows come not as a single spy but in a battalion.
It seems like every where you go, everything you do, every song you hear, every turn of your head, every move of your body, every beat of your heart, every blink of your eye, and every breath you take will always remind you of him.
It is like a stab of a knife, a torture in the night.
Funny how the whole world becomes depopulated when only me is missing.
Just imagine, there are four billion of people on earth and yet it seems you feel lonely and empty without the other.
I don’t know if it is worth calling an art, but letting go entails special skills sparkled with a considerable space and time.
Time heals all wounds but it takes a little push on our part.
Acceptance plays a part.
No all wishes come true, not all love stories end with “And they Live Happily Ever After.”
Sometimes we have to part because of circumstances beyond our control.
We have to suffer if it would mean happiness for others,
We have to cry temporarily to let go of the pains,
Every beginning has it ends like every dawn has its dusk.
It’s something we can’t control, something we have to live up.
Its over, He’s gone.
There will always be a place and a time were questions will be unanswered, words will be spoken, letters will be read, poems will be recited in the night, songs will be sung in harmony, Love will be expressed in solitude and promises will be fulfilled…
SOMEWHERE………SOMEHOW……….SOMEDAY………
-author unknown
Why do we have to suffer?
Why do we have to cry when someone bids goodbye?
Why do beginning have an end?
Why do we have to meet only to lose in the end?
There are question left unexpressed, promised left unfulfilled.
In a relationship, one of the hardest thing to do is saying goodbye and letting go.
It is hard as breaking as crystal because you’ll never know when you’ll be able to pick up the pieces again.
More often not, they who go, can’t feel the pain of parting, it is they who stay behind that suffer, because they are left with the memories of a love that was meant to be, a love that was.
At the beginning and at the end of a relationship, we are embarrassed to ourselves alone.
Unfair as it may seem but that’s the way love goes, that’s the drama, the bitter, sweet and the risk of falling in loved, after all nothing is constant but changes.
Everything will eventually come to its end without us knowing how, without us knowing why.
And we must forget, not because we want to, but because we have to.
In letting go, sorrows come not as a single spy but in a battalion.
It seems like every where you go, everything you do, every song you hear, every turn of your head, every move of your body, every beat of your heart, every blink of your eye, and every breath you take will always remind you of him.
It is like a stab of a knife, a torture in the night.
Funny how the whole world becomes depopulated when only me is missing.
Just imagine, there are four billion of people on earth and yet it seems you feel lonely and empty without the other.
I don’t know if it is worth calling an art, but letting go entails special skills sparkled with a considerable space and time.
Time heals all wounds but it takes a little push on our part.
Acceptance plays a part.
No all wishes come true, not all love stories end with “And they Live Happily Ever After.”
Sometimes we have to part because of circumstances beyond our control.
We have to suffer if it would mean happiness for others,
We have to cry temporarily to let go of the pains,
Every beginning has it ends like every dawn has its dusk.
It’s something we can’t control, something we have to live up.
Its over, He’s gone.
There will always be a place and a time were questions will be unanswered, words will be spoken, letters will be read, poems will be recited in the night, songs will be sung in harmony, Love will be expressed in solitude and promises will be fulfilled…
SOMEWHERE………SOMEHOW……….SOMEDAY………
-author unknown
The Sacred Red Rose...
(A Valentine's Day Story)
Red roses were her favorites her name was also “Rose”. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before. Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say, "I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love for you will always grow, with every passing year." She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear. She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early, way before the time. Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase. Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair. While staring at his picture the roses sitting there. A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate. With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock. Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain, Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain? "I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago," The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. There is a standing order, that I have on file down here, And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year. There also is another thing that I think you should know; He wrote a special little card... he did these years ago. Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, that's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year." She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking as she slowly reached to get the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote... "Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone, I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome. I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real. Or if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say. You were the perfect wife, you were my friend and lover, and you fulfilled my every need. I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years. When you get these roses, think of all the happiness, that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still. Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways. The roses will come every year, and they will only stop, when your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock. He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out. But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt, to take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him. And place the roses where we are, together once again. –
Author unknown
Red roses were her favorites her name was also “Rose”. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before. Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say, "I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love for you will always grow, with every passing year." She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear. She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early, way before the time. Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase. Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair. While staring at his picture the roses sitting there. A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate. With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock. Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain, Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain? "I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago," The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. There is a standing order, that I have on file down here, And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year. There also is another thing that I think you should know; He wrote a special little card... he did these years ago. Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, that's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year." She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking as she slowly reached to get the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote... "Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone, I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome. I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real. Or if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say. You were the perfect wife, you were my friend and lover, and you fulfilled my every need. I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years. When you get these roses, think of all the happiness, that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still. Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways. The roses will come every year, and they will only stop, when your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock. He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out. But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt, to take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him. And place the roses where we are, together once again. –
Author unknown
If Tomorrow Never Comes...
If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming, you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day to say our "I love you's", And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day, That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear, Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today...
by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming, you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day to say our "I love you's", And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day, That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear, Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today...
by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown
A PIECE OF SOMETHING...
While I was walking I stopped for a while and thought of the things I don’t have. Then I realize, that the happiest of all people don’t necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Its true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.
In the gateway of my heart, I put a sign that says, “No trespassing” but love came laughing and said, “I enter everywhere!” Love knows no reasons, love knows no lies – Love defiles all reasons; Love has no eyes. But love is not blind – Love sees, but it doesn’t mind. Love when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance – and you find out you still care for that person. Love is supposed that most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you and give you joy and strength. But sometimes, the thing that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. It starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with a tear.
When you love you must not expect anything in return. If you do, you’re not loving but investing. If you love, you must prepare to accept pain. For if you accept happiness you’re not loving but using. Don’t go for looks, it can deceive; don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile ‘coz only smile make a day seem bright.
The beginning of love is to let those who love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit your own image – otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Never to impress someone to make him fall in love with you ‘cause when you do, you have to keep that standard for the rest of your life.
A sad thing about life is that when you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have let him go. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that we when we finally meet the right person, we should know to be grateful for the gift. We often times don’t see the reason why we don’t always get what we want, but in the end of it, all we realize that what we wanted wasn’t meant for us after all – everything happens for a reason. When we feel down because you didn’t get what you wanted, just sit tight and be happy because GOD’S THINKING OF SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel. It’s always better to have found the courage to love even if you lose it in the end rather than ever finding love because you were too afraid to face its challenge. The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take. If you think something will make you happy, go for it. Remember that you pass this way only once.
Love no matter how hard you find it; you won’t see it. No matter how hard you try, you won’t get it. But when you’re about to give up, it comes. Sometimes the love we are looking for is right in front of us – too close for the eyes to see. So close your eyes and let your heart see itself. There are things you love to hear, but you can never hear it from the person who says it with his heart. Just because someone doesn’t love you the ay you want them doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. There are so many stars in the sky, only some are radiant enough to be notice. Among those you choose to ignore is the one, which is willing to shine for you forever even if your glance remains elsewhere.
God never closes the door without opening the window. He always gives us something better when He takes something away. Heartbreaks will last as long as you want and cut deep as you allow them to go: Challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them. In relationships, thank God when you’re hurting or crying. There you are given a chance to measure the importance of the relationship of the person and of yourself when you grow. You don’t become a better person because you experienced suffering. We have no right to ask when sorrows come, “Why did this happen to me?” Unless we ask the same question for very moment of happiness, that comes our way. When God puts a tear in your eye, its because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart.
There are some things that we never want to let go of people, we never want to leave behind, but keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world. It’s just the beginning of new life. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go on well in life when can’t let go of your past, and whether they are failures of heartaches. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is to fear less and to love more.
Don’t be afraid to break someone’s heart or leave your heart broken. It’s because that only shows how relationships are when you are young – they are stepping-stones for the main one. Follow your heart. It might not always be right but despite the pain, you’ll have the memories that will make you smile even once and every rare while. It is better not to have the person you love right now, but have them later than be with them now but lose them forever. Love has its perfect time, seasons and own reasons. You cannot ask it to stay for a while or for long time, but you can only embrace it as it comes and be glad, that for a moment in your life it was yours. Each of us is given a pocketful of time to spend however we may. We use what we will. We waste what we will. But we can never get back a day. Don’t let each moment pass you by for within the twinkling of an eye that moment will go and the feeling will die. It might be too late when you open your eyes. Don’t be so busy planning the life you’re going to have that you fail to appreciate the one you have already been given. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be because you only have one life and one chance to do all the things you want in life. We are never given dreams without the power to make it come true.
A heart that’s truly in love never loses hope but always believe in the promise of love. Perfect love casts out fear. No matter how long the time and how far the distance, never say goodbye when you still want to try – never give up when you still feel you can take it - never say you don’t love the person anymore when you can’t let go. Always remember, “TRUE LOVE DOES NOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING THAT’S BECAUSE TRUE LOVE DOES NOT HAVE AN ENDING.”
(author: unknown)
In the gateway of my heart, I put a sign that says, “No trespassing” but love came laughing and said, “I enter everywhere!” Love knows no reasons, love knows no lies – Love defiles all reasons; Love has no eyes. But love is not blind – Love sees, but it doesn’t mind. Love when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance – and you find out you still care for that person. Love is supposed that most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you and give you joy and strength. But sometimes, the thing that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. It starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with a tear.
When you love you must not expect anything in return. If you do, you’re not loving but investing. If you love, you must prepare to accept pain. For if you accept happiness you’re not loving but using. Don’t go for looks, it can deceive; don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile ‘coz only smile make a day seem bright.
The beginning of love is to let those who love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit your own image – otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Never to impress someone to make him fall in love with you ‘cause when you do, you have to keep that standard for the rest of your life.
A sad thing about life is that when you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have let him go. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that we when we finally meet the right person, we should know to be grateful for the gift. We often times don’t see the reason why we don’t always get what we want, but in the end of it, all we realize that what we wanted wasn’t meant for us after all – everything happens for a reason. When we feel down because you didn’t get what you wanted, just sit tight and be happy because GOD’S THINKING OF SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel. It’s always better to have found the courage to love even if you lose it in the end rather than ever finding love because you were too afraid to face its challenge. The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take. If you think something will make you happy, go for it. Remember that you pass this way only once.
Love no matter how hard you find it; you won’t see it. No matter how hard you try, you won’t get it. But when you’re about to give up, it comes. Sometimes the love we are looking for is right in front of us – too close for the eyes to see. So close your eyes and let your heart see itself. There are things you love to hear, but you can never hear it from the person who says it with his heart. Just because someone doesn’t love you the ay you want them doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. There are so many stars in the sky, only some are radiant enough to be notice. Among those you choose to ignore is the one, which is willing to shine for you forever even if your glance remains elsewhere.
God never closes the door without opening the window. He always gives us something better when He takes something away. Heartbreaks will last as long as you want and cut deep as you allow them to go: Challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them. In relationships, thank God when you’re hurting or crying. There you are given a chance to measure the importance of the relationship of the person and of yourself when you grow. You don’t become a better person because you experienced suffering. We have no right to ask when sorrows come, “Why did this happen to me?” Unless we ask the same question for very moment of happiness, that comes our way. When God puts a tear in your eye, its because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart.
There are some things that we never want to let go of people, we never want to leave behind, but keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world. It’s just the beginning of new life. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go on well in life when can’t let go of your past, and whether they are failures of heartaches. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is to fear less and to love more.
Don’t be afraid to break someone’s heart or leave your heart broken. It’s because that only shows how relationships are when you are young – they are stepping-stones for the main one. Follow your heart. It might not always be right but despite the pain, you’ll have the memories that will make you smile even once and every rare while. It is better not to have the person you love right now, but have them later than be with them now but lose them forever. Love has its perfect time, seasons and own reasons. You cannot ask it to stay for a while or for long time, but you can only embrace it as it comes and be glad, that for a moment in your life it was yours. Each of us is given a pocketful of time to spend however we may. We use what we will. We waste what we will. But we can never get back a day. Don’t let each moment pass you by for within the twinkling of an eye that moment will go and the feeling will die. It might be too late when you open your eyes. Don’t be so busy planning the life you’re going to have that you fail to appreciate the one you have already been given. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be because you only have one life and one chance to do all the things you want in life. We are never given dreams without the power to make it come true.
A heart that’s truly in love never loses hope but always believe in the promise of love. Perfect love casts out fear. No matter how long the time and how far the distance, never say goodbye when you still want to try – never give up when you still feel you can take it - never say you don’t love the person anymore when you can’t let go. Always remember, “TRUE LOVE DOES NOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING THAT’S BECAUSE TRUE LOVE DOES NOT HAVE AN ENDING.”
(author: unknown)
A Strong Woman vs. A Woman of Strength
A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape…
But a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything…
But a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her…
But a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future…
A woman of strength realizes that life’s mistakes can also be expected blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face…
But a woman of strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey…
But a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.
-author unknown
But a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything…
But a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her…
But a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future…
A woman of strength realizes that life’s mistakes can also be expected blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face…
But a woman of strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey…
But a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.
-author unknown
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