Positive Side Of Life

Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.   How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.   Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.   Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.   Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them?   Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.   If Walmart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?   You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.   Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.   Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.   We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors.... but they all exist very nicely in the same box.   A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.   Have an awesome day, and know that someone who thinks you're great has thought about you today! "And that person was me."....

Are You a Croaker or A Leaper?

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.

It is then burst into flame by an encounter

with another human being.  We should all be thankful

for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
- Albert Schweitzer

We don't often think about the effect that our words have upon others. Our words do have power and everything that we say has a positive or negative impact on others around us.

There is an old story that is told about an army* of frogs that went leaping through the forest one day when two of the frogs suddenly fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the hole to look down on their two fallen comrades. They all began to sadly shake their heads and to croak out dismal warnings. "It's too deep!" croaked one frog. Another croaked that there was no way that they would ever be able to get out of that pit alive.

The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they tried to get out of the pit, but the frogs that were watching kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop because they were as good as dead and just wasting their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up and heeded the pessimistic advice of the frogs at the top. He quit jumping and literally "croaked" and died.

The other frog just kept right on jumping and leaping harder than ever in spite of all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs that were watching around the top of the hole. They kept croaking shouts at him to quit jumping and save himself from all the pain and suffering he was incurring as he leaped and fell back down to the bottom of the pit over and over again.

Finally, he leaped even harder than ever and to the surprise of all the other frogs he jumped right out of the deep pit. The other frogs asked him, "Why did you keep leaping even though we yelled and croaked at you to stop?" It was then that the frog explained to them that he was deaf and he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of encouragement to him the entire time!

A little encouragement can go a long way and as Babe Ruth once said, "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

Our words do have the power to hurt or to heal. What kind of frog are you? Are you a croaker or a leaper?

 

By Pamela Perry Blaine

© August 2005

 

The Belief Called Struggle

“Every time I get close to success I sabotage myself.”

“Why is making money so difficult for me.”

“Look, for other people things are so easy, why not for me.”

Any of these 3 thoughts sound familiar?

Too many people today have been beat up and have ingested JUNK
BELIEFS.

 

Junk belief: A belief you digested years ago that guarantees
your struggle and failure today.

Let’s keep going.

Let’s talk about one of the biggest junk beliefs we could have
soaked it.

 

'The Belief Called ‘Struggle’

Many people were taught, “making money is hard.”

And even more than that.

They were taught, that “life is hard, that life is a struggle.”

When you soak in struggle, your circumstances reflect struggle.
In your life, relationships, and finances.

I want to end struggle in my life, what’s the opposite of
struggle?”

 

The opposite of struggle is EFFORT.

Struggle is actions laced with negative emotions and
desperation.

Effort is natural. It’s taken one action after another, moving
to your destination.

We were born to make EFFORTS.

We were not born to struggle.

 

The famous author Emile Coule said years ago, “Always think of
what you have to do as easy and it will become so.”

Say out loud, “Making money is easy.”

“Having great relationships is easy for me.”

Make this a habit.

Many people have bought into STRUGGLE and don’t even see that
they have.

It’s an ‘invisible’ belief that chains them to mediocrity and
strife. They’ve been directed by this belief so long, that it
almost seems natural, a ‘part of them’.

 

You deserve to live a life of EFFORT, not struggle.

Demand a greater awareness from yourself, making sure you
haven’t bought into this junk belief.

By: Mike Littman 

To lose a friend

People come into our lives
To serve some purpose or reason
Then they are gone like a puff of wind
Receding like the ending season.

There are times when friendships end
When nothing can hold them together
When uninvited feelings get in the way
Stirring up stormy weather.

One friend might begin to think
We can mend this gap if we try
But it takes two to bridge the breach
To avoid saying that final goodbye.

Some people are so caught up in self
They think others are always at fault
They never ponder their own mistakes
To see the harm they’ve wrought.

To my regret, I lost such a friend
How wasteful it seems, my loss
I watched her change and withdraw each day
Becoming frequently very cross.

I’m proud that I tried to be a friend
By showing kindness, patience and concern,
Sadly, it never seemed enough for her
And her odd resentment began to burn.

We shared so many things we did
Camaraderie for many years on end
Then she started withdrawing and pulling away
As though tired of being my friend.

I showered her with kindness and praise
When she shared good news with me
While she ignored my few blessings
That I shared with her, you see.

 

 

By Jeanette Cooper

You can't please everybody

Every one of us is born unique in our ways, outlook, attitudes, likes, dislikes, opinions, and perspective. Come to think of it, even if we have a lot of things that are different from each other, we still are set by boundaries, norms and principles for socially acceptable behavior so that we can co-exist peacefully.

Here are just basic things to remember. One is to realize and put in our hearts that we should respect other's ways, outlooks, attitudes, likes and dislikes, opinions or perspective. If we do that, there comes the acceptance that no one has to be like you or you don't need to be like the others, just so you could get along.

Do not expect others to see your way. If they don't, respect that. Do not expect others to make the same decisions that you do. If they don't, respect that. Conflicts are second-nature to humans. People are argumentative to a fault, in many aspects of our lives. We just have to stop and listen. We don't have to agree, but respect others ideas and opinions.

If you don't want to get stumped while expressing your thoughts, then don't do that to others as well. In this generation and age, people are accustomed to just being in a group, organization, or having friends that also have the same viewpoints as we do. By doing this, we limit our capabilities to inculcate respect.

And remember, you can only be on the same wavelength with someone else to a minimal extent. Even twins are not so much alike.

Next time you would have a disagreement with someone, remember all these. You are at an advantage because that person might go on because he doesn't know that respect is needed to ensure that we live peacefully. And if you stoop down to his level, you are the loser, not him. Understanding is respecting. Respecting is not a way to please everyone but a course to ensure that you are a principled person.

 

Feelin' so Cold

One Thursday Night