'THOUGHTS'
UPDATED On March 11, 2007
Hi Guyz...these were sent to me and I thought they all were worth posting for all to read
and enjoy. Some days we just need to hear some positive words. When you do...just come here...
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I am sure you will feel better. Hugs...Kes
INNER PEACE
Symptoms Of Inner Peace=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=(Saskia Davis)
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many
people have already been exposed to inner peace, and it is possible that
people everywhere could come down with it. Under the right circumstances,
inner peace could reach epidemic proportions. This situation could pose a
serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of
conflict in the world.
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears,
which are based upon past experience.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each and every moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of interest in judging yourself.
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
A loss of interest in conflict.
A loss of the need and even the ability to worry. (Please Note: This is a
very serious symptom.)
Frequent, almost overwhelming episodes of appreciation and gratitude.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
An increased susceptibility to feeling the love extended by others as well
as the uncontrollable urge to extend it back.
An unmistakable feeling that everything is okay.
Inner peace is contagious.
*******
Count your Blessings
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are
more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are
more fortunate than 500 million people around the world.
If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest or
torture of death, you are more blessed that almost three billion
people in the world.
If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof
over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this
world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet and spare change in a
dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy.
If your parents are still married and alive, you are very rare, even
in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly
thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the
shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.
If you prayed yesterday and today, you are in the minority because you
believe in God's willingness to hear and answer prayer.
If you believe in Jesus as the Son of God, you are part of a minority
in the world.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over 2
billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all.
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Tell me something that benefits you
and I'll show something that benefits EVERYONE!
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The Trouble Tree
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an
old farmhouse had
just finished a rough first day on the job.
A flat tire made him
lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit
and now his ancient
pickup truck refused to start. While I drove
him home, he sat in
stony silence.
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his
family. As we walked
toward the front door, he paused briefly at
a small tree,
touching the tips of the branches with both
hands. When opening
the door, he underwent an amazing
transformation. His tanned face
was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two
small children and
gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me
to the car.
We passed the tree and my curiosity got the
better of me. I asked
him about what I had seen him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I
know I can't help
having troubles on the job, but one thing
for sure, troubles
don't belong in the house with my wife and
the children. So I
just hang them up on the tree every night
when I come home. Then
in the morning I pick them up again. "Funny
thing is," he smiled,
"when I come out in the morning to pick 'em
up, there ain't
nearly as many as I remember hanging up the
night before."
- Author Unknown
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Short Quotes
THE GIFT OF MOVING BEYOND
YOUR MISFORTUNES
Misfortunes cannot always be avoided.
But they can be made easier - just by knowing that they will be overcome.....
~Seneca~
Even though things look cloudy,
they'll get better soon.
Just remember that it's true;
it takes rain to make rainbows,
lemons to make lemonade,
and sometimes it takes diffuculties
to make us stronger and better people,
The sun will shine again soon....you'll see.
~Colin McCarty~
Every experience, however bitter, has its lessons and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one over the bitterness,,,'
-Edward Howard Griggs-
The Marriage Garden
Plant the seeds of a Happy Marriage Garden.
Feed with gentle words and a playful touch.
Cultivate kindness, acceptance and respect.
Sprinkle with secret whispers and private smiles.
Sow between forgive and forget-me-nots.
Leave plenty of space for individual growth.
Communicate every day.
Transplant tired flowers with passion and surprise.
Scatter "I Love You's" a hundred different ways.
Nurture deep-needed intimacy, affection and joy.
Weed out secrets, prune away anger and fear.
Celebrate annually all the special days you share.
Your Marriage Garden will blossom
everlasting year after year.
Author Unknown
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STRENGTH
We don't always have to be strong to be strong.
Sometimes our strength is expressed
in being vulnerable. Sometimes we need to
fall apart to regroup and stay on track.
We all have days when we cannot push any harder,
cannot hold back self-doubt, cannot stop
focusing on fear, cannot be strong.
There are days when we cannot focus on
being responsible.
Occasionally, we don't want to get out of our pajamas.
Sometimes we cry in front of people.
We expose our tiredness, irritability, or anger.
Those days are okay. They are just okay.
Part of taking care of ourselves
means we give ourselves
permission to "fall apart" when we need to.
We do not need to be perpetual towers of strength.
We ARE strong.
We have proven that.
Our strength will continue
if we allow ourselves the courage
to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable when we need to
experience those feelings.
Help me to know that it is okay to allow myself
to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish
myself when I need to "fall apart."
*******
What Kids Say about "LOVE"
Since a very long time ago, people have searched
for the meaning of love. But even the great philosophers,
with their profound definitions, could not fully touch its true
essence. In a survey of 4-8 year olds, kids share their
views on love But what do little kids know about love? Read on
and be surprised that despite their young and innocent minds, kids
already have a simple but deep grasp of that four-letter word.
"Love is that first feeling you feel before
all the bad stuff gets in the way."
"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."
"When someone loves you, the way she says
your name is different.
You know that your name is safe
in her mouth."
"God could have said magic words to
make the nails fall off the
cross, but He didn't. That's
love."
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and
a boy puts on shaving
cologne and they go out and smell.
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
most of your
French fries without making them
give you any of theirs."
"Love is when someone hurts you. And you
get so mad but you don't
yell at him because you know
it would hurt his feelings."
"Love is what makes you smile when you're
tired."
"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."
"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 but they
look happy and sometimes they dance in the
kitchen while kissing."
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop
opening presents and listen."
"If you want to learn to love better, you
should start with a
friend who you hate."
"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is
saying no."
"When you tell someone something bad about
yourself and you're
scared she won't love you anymore
But then you get surprised
because not only does she still love
you, she loves you even more."
"There are 2 kinds of love. Our love. God's
love. But God makes
both kinds of them."
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his
shirt, then he wears it
everyday.""Love is like a little
old woman and a little old man who
are still
friends even after they've know
each other so well."
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage
and scaredI 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."
My mommy loves me more than anybody. You
don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best
piece of chicken."
Don't feel so bad if you don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend.
There's lots of stuff you can
do without one."
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and
sweaty and still says he
is handsomer than Robert Redford."
"If you want somebody to love you, then just
be yourself. Some
people try to act like somebody
else, somebody the boy likes better.
I think the boy isn't being very
good if he does this to you and you
should just find a nicer boy."
"Love is when your puppy licks your face
even after you left him
alone all day.
"When you're born and see your mommy for
the first time. That's
love."
"Love is what makes people hide in the dark
corners of movie
theaters."
"Love goes on even when you stop breathing
and you pick up where you left off when you reach heaven."
"My enemies taught me how to love."
"I know my older sister loves me because
she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and
buy new ones."
"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."
You have to fall in love before you get
married. Then when you're married, you just sit around
and read books together."
"I let my big sister pick on me because my
Mom says she only picks
on me because she loves me. So
I pick on my baby sister because I love her."
"Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff
on them that we'd like
to say ourselves, but we
wouldn't be caught dead saying."
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go
up and down and little
stars come out of you."
"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet
and she doesn't think it's gross."
"You never have to be lonely. There's always
somebody to love, even
if it's just a squirrel or a
kitten."
"You can break love, but it won't die."
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Dalai Lama Speaks
(Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama)
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve
great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful
stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your
life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love
for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get
it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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'Put More Magic In Your Life'
Stop and smell the wildflowers
Find the calm center in your busy universe
Enjoy an activity you loved as a child
Let music take you to another place
Find a comforting ritual to start each day
Send a thoughtful greeting card
Turn something old into something new
Buy gift certificates ~ for yourself!
Hold your children.
Curl up with a good book
Meditate or pray every day
Appreciate the affection of animals
Write a letter to a friend you've lost touch with
Find joy in stories about your family's past.
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