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Vol. 18 – No. 3116 July 30, 2016
Thought for the week: "Be the reason someone smiles today. An extra smile, a cheerful greeting, a kind word of appreciation or encouragement." – Michael Josephson
"I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties." – J.C. Penney, businessman
"Sometimes the best way to say something is to say nothing." – Gary Kallio
"It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts." – Ella Fitzgerald
"The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance." – Brian Tracy
"Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." – Frederick Wilcox
"If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." – Vince Lombardi
If you can read this OUT LOUD, you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long, long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you.
If you can read the following paragraph, forward it to your friends and the person who sent it to you with 'Yes' in the subject line. Only very good minds can read this. This is weird, but interesting!
If you can read this, you are one of the 55 people out of 100 who can.
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Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said
it would rain, and it did?
I thought You'd say, "I told you so," but you didn't
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make
you zealous, and you were?
I thought you'd leave me, but you didn't
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your
car rug?
I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't.
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal
and you showed up in Jeans?
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do,
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when
you returned from Vietnam.
But you didn't.
I once heard the chairman and CEO of a huge public company tell a roomful of ambitious, hardworking, dedicated executives that if he had to do it all over again, he would have spent more time with his family.
That's not news, but to Type-A personalities, it's easier said than done.
David L. Weatherford's poem "Slow Dance" sends the message in a particularly compelling way:
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun fading into the night?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
Time is short, the music won't last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, "How are you?" do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
Time is short, the music won't last.
Ever told your child, "We'll do it tomorrow,"
And in your haste not seen his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die,
'Cause you never had time to call and say hi?
You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
Time is short, the music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It's like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life is not a race, so take it slower,
Hear the music before your song is over.
The question isn't whether this makes sense to you. It's what are you going to do about it, and when are you going to start?
More than 2000 years ago there was a man born contrary to the laws of nature.
He laid aside his purple robe for a peasant's tunic. He was rich, yet for our sake he became poor. This man lived in poverty and was raised in obscurity. He received no formal education and never possessed wealth or widespread influence. He never traveled extensively. He seldom crossed the boundary of the country in which he lived.
But this man's life has changed the course of history.
In infancy he startled a king. In childhood he amazed religious scholars. In manhood he ruled the course of nature—walked on stormy waves and hushed the raging sea to sleep.
He healed multitudes without medicine and made no charge for his services. He never practiced psychiatry. Yet he has healed more broken hearts than all the doctors far and near.
He never wrote a book. Yet his life has inspired more books than any other man. He never wrote a song. Yet he has furnished the theme for more songs than all songwriters combined.
He never founded a college, but all the schools put together cannot boast of having as many students. He never marshaled an army. He never drafted a soldier or fired a gun. Yet no leader ever had more rebels surrender to him without a shot fired.
Herod could not kill him. Satan could not seduce him. His enemies could not destroy him. The grave could not hold him. After three days he rose from the dead, alive forevermore!
He is the ever-perfect One. He is the Christ, the Son of the living God. This man stands forth upon the highest pinnacle of heavenly glory, proclaimed by God, acknowledged by angels, adored by his people, and feared by demons as the risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
– Author Unknown
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