Everyday Thoughts for Your
Everyday Life.
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Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
- Benjamin Franklin # 
There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
- Walter Cronkite #
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A Good Friend & Guacamole.
June 23rd, 2009 by stephanieIF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING NICE…
June 19th, 2009 by stephanieGirls Only. Just for Today.
June 17th, 2009 by stephanieIT”S NOT TOO LATE. FIND THAT FLAG!
June 13th, 2009 by stephanieJabba the Hutt. Moab Style.
June 12th, 2009 by stephanie
Declaring Independence. You’re Kidding, Right?
July 3rd, 2009 by stephanieThat is what one farmer said to the other I would imagine. “Now let me get this straight, you plan to take on the King?”
“You heard me right.” Came the confident response.
They were fishermen, farmers, book store keepers and more. They had no uniforms. No formal weaponry. Nothing that would back up a desire to take on the Super Power of the world at that time. But they did.
They were the inhabitants of The Colonies. And they’d had enough. But more than that. They had a vision. A passion. A plan. And they carried it out.
Even certain citizens and neighbors thought the rebellion was a crazy idea, “Who in their right mind…”
232 years later. Here we stand. The United States of America. They said it couldn’t be done. It was a bad idea. Wouldn’t work. But it did. Like a few other things that were doomed to fail. See what you think:
“Far too noisy, my dear Mozart. Far too many notes.” —The Emperor Ferdinand after the first performance of The Marriage of Figaro
“If Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is not by some means abridged, it will soon fall into disuse.” —Philip Hale, Boston music critic, 1837
“Rembrandt is not to be compared in the painting of character with our extraordinarily gifted English artist Mr. Rippingille.” —John Hunt (1775-1848)
“Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant . . . utterly impossible.” —Simon Newcomb (1835-1909)
“We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out.” —Decca Recording Company when turning down the Beatles in 1962
“You will never amount to very much.” —A Munich schoolmaster to Albert Einstein, aged ten
What are you working on that people may feel is futile. May I suggest, if the project is for the greater good, stay focused. Forge onward. You will get to the other side. And when you do, people will be there to help you celebrate.
Happy 4th!
Stephanie
What’s In That Head of Yours?
June 26th, 2009 by stephanieEver been around someone who is negative? Of course we have. And generally, when we are, we feel like running for the nearest exit. Yet there are days, I too have an attitude that can chase folks off if I am not careful.
A friend of mine the other day reminded me, “You’re a deep thinker.” I had to ponder that a moment. (See what I mean!) It made me wonder if I need to watch that characteristic a bit more. We deep thinkers can drop into that melancholy state. And rather than simply pay a visit, we park there awhile.
But the negative people I am referring to just don’t seem to find the good or the upside to things. Even when you point them out, they almost argue with you to prove that the sky is falling. Or at least, they inform you that it will within time.
What we think about begins processing in our minds. In time, those thoughts then tell us where we should go. Do you follow that? If I chew on a thought like say, “Oh, I don’t feel well. Nope, not doing good.” You can bet by noon, I will be quite sick.
If I say about someone, “I don’t like her.” And I begin to think of all the reasons why, and keep going over them, you can be pretty sure I won’t be joining her for coffee anytime soon.
However, if I want to watch those calories, and I focus on that, I will be more careful with my food choices. Because it will be on my mind. If I am determined to have a good day. It will be so. If I want to be nice to people, and think about ways that I can be kind and thoughtful, it’s going to happen. I think you understand.
I found a few pithy comments and proverbs to back up my point. See what you think.
- “For as he thinks within himself, so he is” (Proverbs 23:7).
- “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston Churchill
- “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute . . . dwell on these things” (Philippians 4:8).
- “It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.” - Robert H. Schuller
- “Therefore, prepare your minds for action” (1 Peter 1:13).
What’s in that head of yours today? Does it need some tweaking or say a bit of a tune-up?
If so, why not re-direct your thoughts, and point them in the right direction.
Just my thoughts on this very summer day.
S.
I Have Something for You…
June 24th, 2009 by stephanieAs I looked down at the text, I couldn’t imagine what my friend meant. Had I left something at the restaurant or at church? Had she, once again, picked up after me? I can get easily distracted and have a tendency to walk off without a lot of things I walked in with.
“It’s a gift card,” she chirped into the phone when I called her back to inquire.
“I have this gas card, and I want you to have it.”
Little did she know I was going to be driving every day the next week to another town. And it was going to be a full tank of gas if not more. I wasn’t worried, but I knew I would have to plan for it.
“I just felt that I needed to give it to you,” she said in all earnest. ” I want to do this.”
I was so touched. This girl is not made of money in the least. She has a very tight budget. But she simply wanted to give.
The amount on the card came exactly to a full tank of gas. As I looked at the pump, I just smiled. What a blessing that friend was. And she was pleased to put that smile on my face.
Random acts of kindness. They make life so much nicer. If you’ve had something on your mind to do for a friend, may I suggest you do it. And do it today. There might be a reason that person is on your mind. And who knows, you may be meeting an unknown need.
Just my thoughts.
S.
