FAITH
Sometimes you just have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way
down. --Kobi Yamada |
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"I know that I’m never as good or bad as any
single performance. I’ve never believed my critics or my worshippers, and
I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena."
-- Charles Barkley |
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"The principle is competing against yourself.
It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day
before." -- Steve Young |
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"In order to win you must be prepared to
lose sometime. And leave one or two cards showing." -- Van
Morrison |
SOMETIMES
YOU SHOULDN'T LISTEN
WHEN WINSTON CHURCHILL was a young man, his father
concluded that Winston was unfit for a career in law or politics because he
did so badly in school.
Barbra Streisand’s mother told her she wasn’t pretty enough to be an actress
and she could never become a singer because her voice wasn’t good enough.
Conrad Hilton, who created a business empire with his Hilton Hotels, once
overheard his father say to his mother, "Mary, I do not know what will
become of Connie. I’m afraid he’ll never amount to anything."
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to set sail on his five-year
expedition on the Beagle, his father was extremely disappointed. He thought
his son was drifting into a life of sin and idleness.
George Washington’s mother was a harping, complaining, self-centered woman
by all accounts. She belittled Washington’s accomplishments and didn’t show
up at either
of his presidential inaugurations. She was always whining that her children
neglected her, and she was especially enraged when her son George ran off to
command the army for the American Revolution. She honestly believed it was
his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the late Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and
successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his
father to give up his music and do something worthwhile, like help out in
his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became famous, his father
was asked about that, and he answered, "Well how was I supposed to know he
was the Leonard Bernstein?!"
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to stop
you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from failure. But
failure is only
a possibility if you stop. If you keep going, a failure is just another
learning experience. And besides, giving up on a heartfelt aspiration is
worse than failing. "Many people die," said Oliver Wendell Holmes, "with
their music still in
them." That’s true tragedy.
So listen politely to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family,
and do your best to put their minds at ease, but then carry on. Listen last
to your own heart.
You know yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is sung.
Listen to your own heart.
Don’t let your music die with you. |
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Take Responsibility for Yourself
Responsibility is
recognition that in order to succeed you can make decisions about your
priorities, your time and your resources.
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Center yourself around your values and principles
Don't let friends
and acquaintances dictate what you consider important.
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Put first things first
Follow up on the
priorities you have set for yourself, and don't let others, or other
interests, distract you from your goals.
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Discover your key productivity periods and places
Morning,
afternoon, evening; spaces where you can be the most focused and productive.
Prioritize these for your most difficult challenges. |
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A Philosophy professor
stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class
began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to
fill it with average size rocks (around 4cm in diameter). He then asked the
students, if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor
then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the
jar lightly. The pebbles of course, rolled into the open areas between the
rocks. He then asked the students again, if the jar was full. They agreed it
was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured
it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. "Now", said
the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life" The rocks
are the important things in your life; your family, your partner, your
children, your health, you religion. Anything that is important to you that
if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job, your career, your house, your car. The
sand is everything else; the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar
first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your
life. If you spend all your energy and time 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. Take time to get medical
check-ups. Take your partner out dancing or to a fancy dinner. There will
always be time to go to work, to clean the house, give a dinner party and
fix the disposal. Take good care of the rocks first, the things that really
matter!!! Set your priorities, the rest is just sand. |
Divine guidance!
Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life
without His love
Joy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of "Camp Complaining"
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future or the past
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To "thank" is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We'll run the race with gratitude
Exalting God most high
Yes, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad,
but...
Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!
"I AM Too blessed to be stressed!" The shortest distance
>between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the
floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
Love and peace be with you forever, Amen. |
"I know that I’m never as good or bad as any single
performance. I’ve never
believed my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave
the game at the arena." -- Charles Barkley |
"The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about
self-improvement,
about being better than you were the day before." -- Steve Young |
"In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And
leave one or
two cards showing." -- Van Morrison |
| For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about
to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way,
something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still
to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned
on me that these obstacles were my life." Alfred D'Souza |
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LOVE is a gift, take it, let it grow.
LOVE is a sign we should wear, let it show.
LOVE is an act, do it, let it go. |
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Don't miss the boat.
Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do
something really big.
Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to
be done.
Build your future on high ground.
For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with
the cheetahs.
When you're stressed, float a while.
Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by
professionals.
No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a
rainbow waiting.
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure
A loop called confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called
Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called
Perseverance, insurance called Faith, A driver called Jesus, you will
make it to a place called Success. |
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The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk
and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river
and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There
was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the
river.
The big monk offered to
carry the pretty lady across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The
little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk." How can big disciple
brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with
females?" thought the little monk. But he kept quiet. The big monk carried
the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily.
When they crossed the
river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her.
All along the way for
several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big
monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations about the big monk in his
head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet.
And the big monk had no
inclination to explain his situation.
Finally, at a rest point
many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst
out angrily at the big monk, "How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when
you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is
very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite."
The big monk looked
surprised and said, "I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many
hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?"
This very old Chinese Zen
story reflects the thinking of many people today. We encounter many
unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they make us angry.
Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they causes to be bitter
or jealous. But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go
away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the "pretty lady" with us. We let
them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause
us a lot of agony.
Why? Simply because we
are not willing to put down or let go of the baggage of the "pretty lady".
We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river,
immediately after the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove
all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event
after it is over. It is just that simple |
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The Frogs
A farmer came into town
and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The
restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many
frog legs!
The farmer replied,
"There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs millions of them. They
all croak all night long and they are about to make me crazy!"
So the restaurant owner
and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the
restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next several weeks. The first
week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with
two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well... where are all
the frogs?"
The farmer said, "I was
mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were
making a lot of noise!"
Next time you hear
somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a
couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the
dark. Have you ever lain in your bed at night worrying about things which
seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty
good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder
what all the fuss was about. |
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The Turtles
A turtle family decided
to go on a picnic. Turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven
years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home
looking for a suitable place for their outing.
During the second year of
their journey they found a place ideal for them at last! For about six
months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed
the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic
without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed.
After a lengthy
discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home.
Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle
whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition:
that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little
turtle left. Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five
years... six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest
turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to
eat and began to unwrap a Sandwich.
At that point the little
turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE! I knew you
wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."
Some of us waste our time
waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about
what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves. |
The 23rd
Psalm Explained This is an eye opener ~ probably we never thought about it
nor looked at this Psalm in this way, even though we say it over and over
again.
The Lord is my Shepherd -----
That's Relationship!
I shall not want ----- That's
Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures ---- That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still
waters ----- That's Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul -----
That's Healing!
He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness -----That's Guidance!
For His name sake ----- That's
Purpose!
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death -----------
That's Testing!
I will fear no evil -----
That's Protection!
For Thou art with me -----
That's Faithfulness!!
Thy rod and Thy staff they
comfort me -----That's Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine enemies -----
That's Hope!
Thou annointest my head with
oil ----- That's Consecration!
My cup runneth over -----
That's Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life ----
That's Blessing!
And I will dwell in the house
of the Lord -----That's Security!
Forever ----- That's
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Three Things In Life:
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -
Time, Words & Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost -
Peace, Hope & Honesty.
Three things in life those are most valuable -
Love, Faith & Prayer
Three things in life those are never certain -
Dreams, Success & Fortune
Three things that make a man -
Hard work, Sincerity & Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a man -
Lust, Pride & Anger
Three things those are truly constant -
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
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You
don't love someone because they're beautiful. They're beautiful because you
love them. |
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Its
true you don't know what you've got until its gone, but its also true you
don't know what you've been missing until it arrives!!!
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