I dialed a number and got the following recording:
'I am not available right now, but
Thank you for caring enough to call.
I am making some changes in my life.
Please leave a message after the
Beep. If I do not return your call,
You are one of the changes.'
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Aspire to inspire before you expire.
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My wife and I had words,
But I didn't get to use mine.
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Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses.
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Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.
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The irony of life is that, by the time
you're old enough to know your way
around, you're not going anywhere.
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God made man before woman so as to give Him time to think
of an answer for her first question.
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I was always taught to respect my elders,
But it keeps getting harder to find one.
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Every morning is the dawn
of a new error.
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The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
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The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the
students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space
between the sand. The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else---the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on
the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
GOOD MORNING !!!
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Thoughts . .
Today I would like to share a "Thought . . "
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that
they were meant to be there. To serve some sort of purpose, teach
you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to
become. You never know who these people may be but when you lock eyes
with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life
in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem
horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without
overcoming those obstacles you would never realize your potential,
strength, will power or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means
of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer
stupidity all occur to test limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved,
straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and
utterly pointless.
The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that
you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences
can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant &
important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your
heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust
and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only
because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love
and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count.
Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never
experience it again.
Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually
listen. Let yourself fall in love, (wiff our maker)break free and set your sights high.
Hold you head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if
you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create
you own life and then go out and live it.
"If you take your eyes off your goals, all you see is obstacles."
I cannot be perfection, although in my heart,
I always try, never meaning to hurt,
asking only to be loved for who I am deep inside
'When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let
go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you
fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!'
The power of one sentence!
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close.
you need God to open some doors for you...
SoOOoO start to trust in HI FULLY wiff all u got...
let GO and let GOD
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"If you look at what you do not have in life,
you don't have anything,
If you look at what you have in life,
you have everything."
"it doesn't matter what our intentons are or how we set our goals."
WHAT WE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR IS HOW AND WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
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My husband brought our three young children down the long hall of the maternity ward, pausing to let them wave in each doorway at the new mothers cuddling bundles. At my room, he beckoned them in and introduced them to their new brother.
Five-year-old Katrina gingerly fingered the baby's thick red hair that the nurse had brushed and oiled into a fat top curl. She inspected his little feet, admired his tiny ears, and planted kisses on his dimpled elbow. But her coos stopped short at his wrist.
Drawing back, she pointed at the identification bracelet and frowned, "Look, Mommy. They left the price tag on!"
:) :D
â¦..By Carol McAdoo Rehme
"A woman's hear t should be so hidden
in Christ...
that a man should have
to seek Him
first to find her."