|
The Difference in Men The following is from a 1923 publication, yet another timeless gem. Please note the year. The difference now is that we have television, tell-a-woe-man, and Internet! Also, in today’s climate of calling evil good and good evil, the nastier, the better. How incredibly sad!THE DIFFERENCE IN MENI have two friends. One is a knocker. Th ...Carrying Your Burdens How heavy are the burdens you’re carrying? Are you weighed down with a load of guilt, financial woes, an abusive husband, or the death of a child? Jesus says: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Mat. 11:30)That almost sounds like a nice cliché, eh? You may be thinking: “Yeah right! You don’t know the problems I’ve got!” I do know ...Big O Growing up, I remember my Dad had some really good friends. They had the most amazing, positive and magnetic energy. Arguably, they were also among the "coolest" of their time. One in particular, is not only admired by me, but by countless others who affectionately know him as, "Big O." ...Be Mindful of What You Put in Your Memory Bank Esop’s Fables are a great Memory bank for me. Each story had a moral of great importance. No one reads these delightful and poignant stories anymore. TV and video games have become the hallmark of educating minds. How tragic. This morning I came upon the following story and decided to share it. And like Esop’s Fables there is a wonderful m ...A Creed to Live By Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Do not set your goals by what other people expect of you. Only you know what is best for you. Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them l ...How Would You Ever Know for Sure? An incident at a grocery store the other day got me thinking about a philosophical question I had never before considered. I had gotten in a line that had recently closed and had begun to unload my groceries onto the checkout counter. Before I put very many of them down, the clerk alerted me to the fact that this line was closed and pointed to a ...A Brief Biography Of Anthony Robbins Tony was born on 29th February 1960, a birthday he should only celebrate every leap year. He often talks about his mother having several partners and he having several fathers during his upbringing. The Robbins family often did not have much money and he has talked about charity being offered to them on Thanks Giving.Anthony Robbins has a ...My Life's Most Defining Moment Was Eight years ago. The time was 7.13pm. Saturday. In the middle of an oppressive Queensland summer. The day's heat lingering through to the evening like guests who overstay their welcome. More heat radiating from the red hot coals before me. Ten metres of burning coal to be exact. Two hundred pairs of eyes looking on. I was going to walk on fire! ...Have You Ever Asked Yourself? Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What would my life be like if?” What if,You had made different decisions?You had selected a different career?You had married someone different?You had different parents?You had lived somewhere else?You had been born later or sooner?There are hundreds of ...The Other Nine “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” (Luke 17:17).If ever there is a narrative of indifference bordering on utter ingratitude, it is here in this account of the ten lepers who besieged and beseeched Jesus to cure them. It must have touched Jesus deeply, for He no doubt saw in this sorry display of thoughtlessness the who ...Passion - Use It Or Lose It Passion is the great equalizer. It can make up for a lack of experience and knowledge. I am not suggesting that you not develop your knowledge or experience, only that until you do your passion will be interpreted by others as a strong belief in yourself, your mission and your purpose.Passion is different from enthusiasm. The old out-w ...How to Beat the Mid-Winter Blues When You're Self-Employed I usually try to walk my talk as a business owner and live a fairly balanced life. However, despite my best attempts, life happens and blows my plans all out of whack. For me, this is especially pervasive during the winter months when I'm living my life between crazy holidays and days that have gotten colder with the daylight in short supply. I ...There Is Purpose To Pain Eyes of fire met mine through the hole in the wall, the hole, where they passed through his food.Only sixteen years old but he’d lived more of life than someone seventy-five.He pushed his hand through looking for love, if he’d had, he wouldn’t be there.In a 8x10 cell,going no wh ...True Cost Economics What's the price of your lifestyle? Is your living room furnished in blood, or your wardrobe woven of pain and suffering? How about your body - are you fed with diminishment and despair?Every piece of merchandise we buy costs a set amount of work, energy and resources. What we pay for it in cash may - or may not - reflect what went into i ...The Noble Man and Woman "But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands"(Isaiah 32:8); "If a man cleanses himself...he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work" (2 Timothy 2:21)."Every noble life leaves its fiber interwoven forever in the work of the world" (Ruskin). We all know ...Appointed or Disappointed? "I plead with you...to live a life worthy of the calling you have received" (Ephesians 4:1).We have received a calling as surely as James and John: "[Jesus] called them, and immediately they abandoned boat and father to follow him" (Matthew 4:21,22). God has indeed appointed a time and a place for us, even though we don't feel like it at ...I'm Ready For Miracles! I was driving to brunch this afternoon, stuck in a little traffic, when the words popped into mind: “I’m ready for miracles!”Of course, I don’t experience this sort of thunderbolt on a daily basis.When I do, I recognize it as something unusual, and I pay special attention.Anyway, I am up for some inspired things to come into ...Know Thyself It is very appalling considering the rate at which people pass through this world without getting to know what power they carry inside of them. For some time now, I have stopped listening to news because I realize that most of what we hear read to us seems not to be good news. We hear people complaining about unemployment, people living in abjec ...Why You Should Use Free Screensavers Nearly everyone with a connection to the World Wide Web utilizes the free screensavers and wallpapers that seem to flood the net today. Pop-ups and flashing banners on your favorite websites and SPAM in your e-mail all claim to have the latest and greatest free screensavers available. But with all of the hearsay and worry about spyware and adwa ...Lessons From Nature - April Showers It has been said that April showers bring May flowers. When it is May and I look out the window I can see that the statement is true. Most of us can. May days are often beautiful. The skies are blue, the clouds billowy and crisp and the winds subtle and cool. On days like those I often stop, take a breath, look around, and perceive the bea ...Follow The Recipe - Life's Ingredients For Happiness I admit that a gourmet chef I am not, but I do enjoy the satisfaction of a home-cooked meal when accomplished without mistakes. Recently I decided to tackle the task of the creation of banana- nut bread, something that my loved ones enjoy in both aroma and taste. Although I had created the delicious dessert many times in my adult life, this part ...Remember Within Remember when you were really young? It was an era of inconsequential innocence. Even at this age, your imagination was larger than large. Seemingly effortlessly, you concocted boldacious thoughts and dreams. You could pretty much imagine and then do anything you set out to do.Remember?You had big dreams; and even bigger expect ...It's Too Hard A few evenings ago my son came to me very upset and said, "It's too hard!" My first thought was that something really major had happened so my main object was to support him and help to resolve whatever the issue.Come to find out he had put some projects off until the last minute (despite a few recommendations to break them down into bite ...One Giant Leap for The Life You Love What’s new in your life? Are you one of those exceptionally perky people who make the average person cringe? You know who I mean, the person who has the permanent smile whether it’s morning, noon, or midnight, is high on life, just loves practically everything, and can put a positive spin on anything that life dishes out? Are you the person ever ...Food for Thought... Prayer for Humanity These thought provoking missives, have served as a guiding light for my life. I hope you find them as helpful as I have.Food for Thought…Prayer for HumanityAnd now, father/mother of us all, I ask you to bless all of humanity. We need your wisdom, your guidance. You see, for so long, humans have worked to destroy ...Get On with Your LIfe You’ve lost your job, that’s all you know, and you don’t have money to go to school. Get on with your life. You sunk all the money you have into an internet business and haven’t made a dime. Get on with your life. You say that you are broke and homeless have no education and no hope. Get on with your life.The wise man Solomon said, “The r ...Let Go and Soar! When you think of the majestic eagle, what comes to mind first? Don’t you picture it with its wings outstretched soaring high above creation?Can you imagine living high up where the clouds begin with virtually no predator to endanger your existence? You hibernate at set intervals, during which you shed your old, and acquire new cells; and ...Here is The Inspirational Wisdom From The Masters Have you always wanted to do invent something, create something, improve the lives of other people, write a book, meet the partner of your dreams, and make more money. Here is some inspiration for you then.These are some of my favorite quotations I've found over the years. There are thousands of quotations and you can find them in your l ...When You're Down to Nothing Are You an Ugly Duckling?Sometimes in life, we may feel like ugly ducklings.We can’t fit in. Our walk is not the right waddle and our squawk is off-key. In fact, we wonder if the other ducks are snickering behind our back.Our life is an example of what does not work. And, in quiet desperation, we feel we may soon be down ...Tag, You're It Wouldn’t it be great if every time you did something nice for someone, they would do something nice for someone else? Just imagine the ripple effect this could cause.This is not a new idea. Many people have tried to push the ripples of kindness all over the planet. A prime example, in the movie “Pay it Forward” a little boy decides to ...
|