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Wind
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The leader adjusts the sails.
~John Maxwell~
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The leader adjusts the sails.
~John Maxwell~
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Acceptance
I believe life is about acceptance. We can sit back and moan
about the raw deal life has given us or we can accept the cards
we have been dealt and make the most of them.
So many times people have asked me how I cope, and truthfully I
have days when I wonder myself amongst the chaos and confusion
that life in our household involves.
I have three children. One is autistic; he is beautiful, smart,
and intuitive in a way that is unique, frustrating, difficult to
understand and I love him.
Another child is undergoing testing for a rare endocrine
disorder which may mean that he will be steroid-dependent to
stay alive. It has been a long time since I have been able to
see him glowing with the health and vitality that we took for
granted six months ago.
I could reject the cards that God has given me but to do that
would be to deny myself the part of me that I am most proud of,
my children. They may have problems that others see as too big
or too difficult, but they are mine. I see their beauty and
their love not just for their family but the greater world
around them. The way they look at the world, the beauty they
see and the gifts that they bring to my life daily make it very
easy to accept the cards dealt to me.
For anyone out there who is going through difficulty and having
trouble seeing the beauty that is there in all our lives, please
have hope and find some time even if for just a few minutes to
count the multitude of blessings that God has given us in so
many ways.
The issues that are concerning you may not go away; but by
accepting them into your life as a part of it and remembering
the multitude of blessings we receive in other ways helps you to
grow stronger.
It is so much easier to accept the blessings but strength and
peace comes from accepting both the blessings and the challenges
we are given.
I believe life is about acceptance. We can sit back and moan
about the raw deal life has given us or we can accept the cards
we have been dealt and make the most of them.
So many times people have asked me how I cope, and truthfully I
have days when I wonder myself amongst the chaos and confusion
that life in our household involves.
I have three children. One is autistic; he is beautiful, smart,
and intuitive in a way that is unique, frustrating, difficult to
understand and I love him.
Another child is undergoing testing for a rare endocrine
disorder which may mean that he will be steroid-dependent to
stay alive. It has been a long time since I have been able to
see him glowing with the health and vitality that we took for
granted six months ago.
I could reject the cards that God has given me but to do that
would be to deny myself the part of me that I am most proud of,
my children. They may have problems that others see as too big
or too difficult, but they are mine. I see their beauty and
their love not just for their family but the greater world
around them. The way they look at the world, the beauty they
see and the gifts that they bring to my life daily make it very
easy to accept the cards dealt to me.
For anyone out there who is going through difficulty and having
trouble seeing the beauty that is there in all our lives, please
have hope and find some time even if for just a few minutes to
count the multitude of blessings that God has given us in so
many ways.
The issues that are concerning you may not go away; but by
accepting them into your life as a part of it and remembering
the multitude of blessings we receive in other ways helps you to
grow stronger.
It is so much easier to accept the blessings but strength and
peace comes from accepting both the blessings and the challenges
we are given.
[video=youtube_share;js8h3NC3b3Q]http://youtu.be/js8h3NC3b3Q[/video]
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You Can
If you can't feed a billion people,
then feed just one.
If you can't hire twenty million unemployed,
then hire just one.
If you can't support an army,
then pray for one soldier.
If you can't cure disease,
then visit one person in the hospital.
One smile provides healing.
If you can't save the world,
then improve your community;
and if you can't improve your community,
then help your next-door neighbor.
We can't save the world,
but we can save those within hugging distance.
Don't give up.
Don't become overwhelmed.
We are responsible only for the people in our breathing space.
Charity begins with the next person you see.
Charity begins with just you and just me.
If everyone on earth felt this way, what kind of planet would it be?
If you can't feed a billion people,
then feed just one.
If you can't hire twenty million unemployed,
then hire just one.
If you can't support an army,
then pray for one soldier.
If you can't cure disease,
then visit one person in the hospital.
One smile provides healing.
If you can't save the world,
then improve your community;
and if you can't improve your community,
then help your next-door neighbor.
We can't save the world,
but we can save those within hugging distance.
Don't give up.
Don't become overwhelmed.
We are responsible only for the people in our breathing space.
Charity begins with the next person you see.
Charity begins with just you and just me.
If everyone on earth felt this way, what kind of planet would it be?
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LIFE
Stay away from Anger.
It hurts only You and nobody else.
If you are right, then there is no need to get angry,
and if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry.
Patience with family is love,
Patience with others is respect,
Patience with self is confidence and
Patience with GOD is faith.
Never think hard about the past, it brings tears.
Don't think more about the future, it brings fear.
Live this moment with a Smile, it brings cheer.
Every test in our life makes us bitter or better,
Every problem comes to make us or break us,
The choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious.
Search for a beautiful heart not a beautiful face.
Beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.
Do you know why God created gaps between fingers?
So that someone who is special to you comes
and fills those gaps by holding your hand forever.
Never forget this advice!
Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong,
Success keeps You Glowing,
and But Only God keeps You Going!
When you don't give up, you cannot fail.
Stay away from Anger.
It hurts only You and nobody else.
If you are right, then there is no need to get angry,
and if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry.
Patience with family is love,
Patience with others is respect,
Patience with self is confidence and
Patience with GOD is faith.
Never think hard about the past, it brings tears.
Don't think more about the future, it brings fear.
Live this moment with a Smile, it brings cheer.
Every test in our life makes us bitter or better,
Every problem comes to make us or break us,
The choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious.
Search for a beautiful heart not a beautiful face.
Beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.
Do you know why God created gaps between fingers?
So that someone who is special to you comes
and fills those gaps by holding your hand forever.
Never forget this advice!
Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong,
Success keeps You Glowing,
and But Only God keeps You Going!
When you don't give up, you cannot fail.
Ants
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
Looking at these ants work I saw what the Bible verse meant.
First of all, the ants smelled their goal from the outside and
they had no respect for modern architecture nor brick
construction, they found a way in.
Second, they didn't care how little they were and how big we
were, they simply focused on the food.
Third, they didn't look at how heavy the food was nor how far
they had to carry it. All they did was follow the scent in
front of them, come and pickup pieces that I would have thought
were too big for their bodies and march right back to their home
with it.
Ants think Winter all Summer; because they don't know how long
Winter will last they gather all Summer.
Ants think Summer all Winter; they know that no matter how cold
and long the Winter is, or the first day of Summer they will be
out in the sunshine. They understand life is a cycle.
There are times when food is scarce, and there are other times
when people have a buffet under the sofa.
An ant not only gathers for itself but for the benefit of its
entire colony. It even has two stomachs, one for its own
digestion and one for storage to take food back to others.
Next time you go outside, take a minute to stoop down and follow
King Solomon's advice and observe the ant.
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
Proverbs 6:6
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
Looking at these ants work I saw what the Bible verse meant.
First of all, the ants smelled their goal from the outside and
they had no respect for modern architecture nor brick
construction, they found a way in.
Second, they didn't care how little they were and how big we
were, they simply focused on the food.
Third, they didn't look at how heavy the food was nor how far
they had to carry it. All they did was follow the scent in
front of them, come and pickup pieces that I would have thought
were too big for their bodies and march right back to their home
with it.
Ants think Winter all Summer; because they don't know how long
Winter will last they gather all Summer.
Ants think Summer all Winter; they know that no matter how cold
and long the Winter is, or the first day of Summer they will be
out in the sunshine. They understand life is a cycle.
There are times when food is scarce, and there are other times
when people have a buffet under the sofa.
An ant not only gathers for itself but for the benefit of its
entire colony. It even has two stomachs, one for its own
digestion and one for storage to take food back to others.
Next time you go outside, take a minute to stoop down and follow
King Solomon's advice and observe the ant.
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
Proverbs 6:6
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