Archive for December, 2011
Going Viral With Friends
Everyone, and I mean everyone, has some sort of quirk or, perhaps I can call it, flaw. That’s what makes us interesting and unique. Really it is. Sameness is good for a while, but it is deadly. However, I would have to say that it’s easy to like or love someone that fits nicely into what we think is the “perfect” personality or possesses all the kinds of traits we personally deem as acceptable or preferable. Perfect? Please. Loving people who love us is so easy. We may have to dig a bit deeper into our character, but we should choose to like and to love all we meet with their quirks, flaws and all. The way I look at it, if we like or love others and choose to accept them for who they are, it not only shows our own depth of character, it means we have an abundance of people we can truly call our friends. Talking about going viral. This would be so much more lasting and widespread than any social media. Don’t click “like” if you agree, just give it a try.
Posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 | No Comments »
Right Action
Only you know what’s in your heart. Act on it. Strive to do what’s right–what’s honorable. By striving to do what is right in our own eyes and not in what we think is in the eyes of others, we can rest easy as we are making the right choice we know how. That is all that we can do. When we begin to imagine what others want us to do or when we guess at what we think we should say or do, we cheat ourselves. We step in places we shouldn’t step. After all, even those friends who we hold so close to our hearts will, sometimes, be at our side and, other times, be nowhere to be found. Every moment we breathe, we live with ourselves. So doesn’t it make sense to make sure that when we act, we can live with the consequences? People come in and out of our lives. We do not have the luxury of doing the same, that is, with ourselves.
Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
You may be familiar with this, but it’s worth reading again from time to time….
Footprints
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You, You’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed You most You would leave me.”
The Lord replied, “My son, My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
— Margaret Fishback Powers
Posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
