March 25
I joined a health club last year; spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up.
I have to exercise early in the morning ... before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
I don't exercise at all. If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them further up our bodies.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.
There was the story of the Lutheran who was out hiking when it started to rain. In fact it was torrential, so the hiker crawled into a hollow log for shelter.
After the rain had continued for many hours he found the log had swollen and he was firmly fixed, in fact stuck in the log. No matter how hard he tried he could not escape. Thinking he was a goner, his whole life passed before him to reflect on.
When he came to how much he gave to his church, he shrank so much in shame,
he was able to crawl out safely.
EXTREME BRAINSTORMING
Brainstorming can be a helpful technique when a group or person is facing a challenge or problem. During brainstorming, all ideas are encouraged and accepted. This is not a time to judge or debate the merits of any one suggestion. It is a process to get the creative energy moving.
When brainstorming, it is helpful to throw in some ideas that are extreme. This serves two functions. Not only does it encourage the group to dream big, but the more outrageous suggestions can cause us to laugh, chuckle, or smile. At these moments, our brains are capable of generating more ideas and thinking outside the box. In effect, we become better problem-solvers. So, encourage and engage in extreme brainstorming, let it make you smile, and get those creative ideas flowing!
"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." -- George Washington Carver
After a caller told the Humane Society in Battle Creek, Michigan, about two ducks trapped by the ice on a pond, shelter manager Mike Pearson rushed right over. He inched his way out a considerable distance and, as onlookers stood by, gently gathered up the ducks and
made his way back to safety. Both of the wooden decoys were expected to survive.
Better than a Magic Purse
Many of us have at some time dreamt of owning one of those magic purses that would never be empty. No matter how much money we would draw from it, it would remain full! As it turns out, we already have such a contraption in us and this one's worth a lot more than
a trillion enchanted wallets. Our heart can love 24-hours a day without ever running empty. As a matter of fact, the more love we pass to others, the more love we'll have!
School Discipline
I saw a survey that compared the worst discipline problems in public schools in the 1940s and the 1990s. In the 1940s the worst discipline problems in public schools were: talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line,
wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets!
Some of the worst problems in the 1990s [and 2000] are: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault [not to mention the senseless shootings and killing].
Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Ms. Smith stopped to gently reprove the child. Smiling sweetly, the teacher said, "Bobby, when I was a child, I was told if I made ugly faces, it would freeze and I would stay like that." Bobby looked up and innocently replied, "Well, Ms. Smith, you can't say you weren't warned."
Morris goes on vacation to the Holy Land with his wife and mother-in-law. The mother-in-law dies. They go to an undertaker who explains that they can ship the body home but that it'll cost over $5000, whereas they can bury her in the Holy Land for only $150. Morris says, "We'll ship her home." The undertaker asks, "Are you sure? That's an awfully big expense and
we can do a very nice burial here." Morris says, "Look, 2000 years ago you buried a guy here and three days later he rose from the dead. I just refuse to take that kind of chance.
Three foolish things you can do with money: Deny its importance. Hoard it to yourself. Make it your god.
Early in the last century a man gave $100,000 to build a college in Liberia. By the 1940's the college had grown. Thousands of young Africans had been educated there. On an anniversary of the college's founding, the administration decided it was time to say Thank You to its benefactor. It took months to track him down. You see, the man had lost everything in the crash of 1929 and was living in a little house on the south side of Chicago. Twice he refused to see representatives from the college, but he finally agreed to receive them. At their insistence, he was flown to Africa for a celebration. As he looked over the campus filled with hundreds of students, he whispered to the college president, "The only thing I have kept is what I gave away." Wise man. Only what we give away is ours forever.
Henry Ford once asked an associate about his life goals. The man replied that his goal was to make a million dollars. A few days later Ford gave the man a pair of glasses made out of two silver dollars. He told the man to put them on and asked what he could see. "Nothing," the man said. "The dollars are in the way." Ford told him that he wanted to teach him a lesson: If his only goal was dollars, he would miss a host of greater opportunities. He should invest himself in serving othersnot simply in making money.
Will the world be a better place because we have been here?
When you leave this world, will you leave behind a legacy of love?
One of Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Successful People is, "Begin with the end in mind." Visualize yourself, Covey says, at your own funeral and listen in your imagination to what people say about you. It matters little what your net worth was. It matters little how many times your name was in the headlines. These things will not last. Only two will: Is the world a better place because you've been here? Did you leave behind a legacy of love?
Money is on everyone''s mind these days. It was no different two thousand years ago. Jesus knew that money was a major matter to most people. That is why he talked more about money than any other subject,
"Give more strokes than pokes."- Rick Warren
"Delays never destroy God's purpose."- Rick Warren
Don’t be easily discouraged by God’s timing! In a culture where things happen at lightning fast speeds, it is easy to get discouraged when things are not progressing as fast as you would like them to -- but don’t give up.
"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who will argue with you." - John Wooden (quote found in March 19, 2007 Sports Illustrated)
"Countless people have seen the Cross, but few carry it." - Calvin Miller, Once Upon a Tree
Of the 160 million unchurched Americans, about 60 million (almost four in 10) are eager for a Christian to share the Gospel with them, according to research by Thom and Sam Rainer III.
I have to exercise early in the morning ... before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
I don't exercise at all. If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them further up our bodies.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.
There was the story of the Lutheran who was out hiking when it started to rain. In fact it was torrential, so the hiker crawled into a hollow log for shelter.
After the rain had continued for many hours he found the log had swollen and he was firmly fixed, in fact stuck in the log. No matter how hard he tried he could not escape. Thinking he was a goner, his whole life passed before him to reflect on.
When he came to how much he gave to his church, he shrank so much in shame,
he was able to crawl out safely.
EXTREME BRAINSTORMING
Brainstorming can be a helpful technique when a group or person is facing a challenge or problem. During brainstorming, all ideas are encouraged and accepted. This is not a time to judge or debate the merits of any one suggestion. It is a process to get the creative energy moving.
When brainstorming, it is helpful to throw in some ideas that are extreme. This serves two functions. Not only does it encourage the group to dream big, but the more outrageous suggestions can cause us to laugh, chuckle, or smile. At these moments, our brains are capable of generating more ideas and thinking outside the box. In effect, we become better problem-solvers. So, encourage and engage in extreme brainstorming, let it make you smile, and get those creative ideas flowing!
"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." -- George Washington Carver
After a caller told the Humane Society in Battle Creek, Michigan, about two ducks trapped by the ice on a pond, shelter manager Mike Pearson rushed right over. He inched his way out a considerable distance and, as onlookers stood by, gently gathered up the ducks and
made his way back to safety. Both of the wooden decoys were expected to survive.
Better than a Magic Purse
Many of us have at some time dreamt of owning one of those magic purses that would never be empty. No matter how much money we would draw from it, it would remain full! As it turns out, we already have such a contraption in us and this one's worth a lot more than
a trillion enchanted wallets. Our heart can love 24-hours a day without ever running empty. As a matter of fact, the more love we pass to others, the more love we'll have!
School Discipline
I saw a survey that compared the worst discipline problems in public schools in the 1940s and the 1990s. In the 1940s the worst discipline problems in public schools were: talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line,
wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets!
Some of the worst problems in the 1990s [and 2000] are: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault [not to mention the senseless shootings and killing].
Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Ms. Smith stopped to gently reprove the child. Smiling sweetly, the teacher said, "Bobby, when I was a child, I was told if I made ugly faces, it would freeze and I would stay like that." Bobby looked up and innocently replied, "Well, Ms. Smith, you can't say you weren't warned."
Morris goes on vacation to the Holy Land with his wife and mother-in-law. The mother-in-law dies. They go to an undertaker who explains that they can ship the body home but that it'll cost over $5000, whereas they can bury her in the Holy Land for only $150. Morris says, "We'll ship her home." The undertaker asks, "Are you sure? That's an awfully big expense and
we can do a very nice burial here." Morris says, "Look, 2000 years ago you buried a guy here and three days later he rose from the dead. I just refuse to take that kind of chance.
Three foolish things you can do with money: Deny its importance. Hoard it to yourself. Make it your god.
Early in the last century a man gave $100,000 to build a college in Liberia. By the 1940's the college had grown. Thousands of young Africans had been educated there. On an anniversary of the college's founding, the administration decided it was time to say Thank You to its benefactor. It took months to track him down. You see, the man had lost everything in the crash of 1929 and was living in a little house on the south side of Chicago. Twice he refused to see representatives from the college, but he finally agreed to receive them. At their insistence, he was flown to Africa for a celebration. As he looked over the campus filled with hundreds of students, he whispered to the college president, "The only thing I have kept is what I gave away." Wise man. Only what we give away is ours forever.
Henry Ford once asked an associate about his life goals. The man replied that his goal was to make a million dollars. A few days later Ford gave the man a pair of glasses made out of two silver dollars. He told the man to put them on and asked what he could see. "Nothing," the man said. "The dollars are in the way." Ford told him that he wanted to teach him a lesson: If his only goal was dollars, he would miss a host of greater opportunities. He should invest himself in serving othersnot simply in making money.
Will the world be a better place because we have been here?
When you leave this world, will you leave behind a legacy of love?
One of Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Successful People is, "Begin with the end in mind." Visualize yourself, Covey says, at your own funeral and listen in your imagination to what people say about you. It matters little what your net worth was. It matters little how many times your name was in the headlines. These things will not last. Only two will: Is the world a better place because you've been here? Did you leave behind a legacy of love?
Money is on everyone''s mind these days. It was no different two thousand years ago. Jesus knew that money was a major matter to most people. That is why he talked more about money than any other subject,
"Give more strokes than pokes."- Rick Warren
"Delays never destroy God's purpose."- Rick Warren
Don’t be easily discouraged by God’s timing! In a culture where things happen at lightning fast speeds, it is easy to get discouraged when things are not progressing as fast as you would like them to -- but don’t give up.
"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who will argue with you." - John Wooden (quote found in March 19, 2007 Sports Illustrated)
"Countless people have seen the Cross, but few carry it." - Calvin Miller, Once Upon a Tree
Of the 160 million unchurched Americans, about 60 million (almost four in 10) are eager for a Christian to share the Gospel with them, according to research by Thom and Sam Rainer III.
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