Thought for the Day...

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning...

So...

Live simply,

Love generously,

Care deeply,

Speak kindly,

and

Leave the rest to God.

When God Created Mothers

When the Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared, and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.

"And the Lord said, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 180 moveable parts.. .all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; Have a lap that disappears when she stands up; a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair; and six pairs of hands.

"The angel shook her head slowly and said "Six Pairs of hands?.... No way."

"Its not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord. "It's those three pairs of eyes that mothers have."

"Is that on the standard model?" asked the angel?

The Lord nodded His head. "one pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'what are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, 'I understand and I love you' without so much as uttering a word."

"Lord" said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "come to bed Tomorrow...."

"I cant" said the Lord, "I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick.. Can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly, "Its too soft." she sighed.

"But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "you cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure ...."

The angel then ask, "can she think?"

Not only think, but she can reason and compromise," said the Creator.

Finally the angel bent over and ran a finger across the cheek, "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told You, You were trying to put too much into this model."

"It's not a leak," said the Lord, "it's a tear."

"What's it for?" asked the angel."It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness, and pride."

"Lord You are a genius," said the angel. The Lord looked somber and said, I did not put it there."

~ Erma Bombeck ~

Gods Plan

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.

Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

We could never fly!

I asked for Strength...
And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom...
And God gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity...
And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage...
And God gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love...
And God gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favours...
And God gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted...
I received everything i needed!

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way… we cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes.
~Charles Swindoll

Anyway

People are often unreasonable,
Ill-logical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful,
You will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
People may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
Someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
They may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
People will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
It may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
It is between you and God;
It never was between you and them anyway.
~Author unknown

THe Bottom Line

Face it, nobody owes you a living, what you achieve in your lifetime is directly related to what you do or fail to do.
No one chooses his parents or childhood but you can choose your own direction.
Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome but that too is relative to each individual.
NOTHING IS CARVED IN STONE.
You can change anything in your life, if you want to badly enough.
Excuses are for losers. Those who take responsibility for their actions are real winners in life.
Winners meet life’s challenges head on, knowing there are no guarantees and give it all they’ve got.
And never think it’s too late or too early to begin.
Time plays no favorites and will pass whether you act or not.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.
Dare to dream and take risks…
If you aren’t willing to work for your goals, please don’t expect others to.
Believe in yourself.
~Author unknown