Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. —Mark Twain There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I’m sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don’t hurt. –Author Unknown Growing old is no more than a bad habit, which a busy person has no time to form. —André Maurois If wrinkles must be written upon your brow, let them not be written upon your heart. The spirit should not grow old. —James Garfield The years teach much which the days never knew. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Hardening of the heart ages people more quickly than hardening of the arteries. —Franklin Field The heart that loves is always young. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Growing old isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative. —W.C. Fields What matters is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years. —Alexis Carrel A man’s age is something impressive; it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, grief and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man’s age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories. —Antoine de Saint- Exupéry Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. —Author Unknown By Keith Phillips
Around 40% of the world’s population has Internet access. That’s more than three billion people. Instead of hunting through books or doing research at a physical location, we can find information we need by typing a few key words and clicking “search.” Within seconds, links to thousands of websites appear on our screen. Admittedly this can be a bit hit and miss. There’s a lot of material to skim, and not everything you do find is reliable, but there’s no arguing that the Internet puts a world of information at our fingertips. Wouldn’t it be great, though, if instead of merely supplying us with information, the Internet could actually provide guidance, answer our deep questions about the meaning of life, help organize and direct our daily lives, and satisfy our emotional and spiritual needs? The Internet will never be able to do all those things, of course, but God can. God put in us all the needed hardware and software for us to access Him when He created us. We can reach Him anytime, from anywhere, for free, and it’s never hit and miss. All that is necessary to power up our system is faith. We get that faith by reading up on our equipment in the Maker’s manual, the Bible. Faithbuilding tips and testimonials can also be found in feedback from those who are already powered up and enjoying the benefits. Let’s connect with our interactive God, so we all can receive, enjoy, and benefit from what He has to offer. Seven billion people have access to God. That’s 100% coverage. Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. —Martin Luther King, Jr. Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. —Samuel Smiles A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. —Elbert Hubbard Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. —Jonas Salk God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. —Chester W. Nimitz Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers. —Robert Green Ingersoll Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. —Joseph Addison You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. —Zig Ziglar Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future. —Robert H. Schuller Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. —Thich Nhat Hanh Quote of today:
“Each person is a V.S.P. (Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.” — Desmond Tutu Think about it: All of us have heard of Desmond Tutu, but few of us will know who Trevor Huddleston is. Yet, without Trevor Huddleston there may have been no anti-apartheid leader named Tutu. Asked by the BBC to identify the defining moment in his life, Desmond Tutu spoke of the day he and his mother were walking down the street. Tutu was nine years old. A tall white man dressed in a black suit came towards them. In the days of apartheid, when a black person and a white person met while walking on a footpath, the black person was expected to step into the gutter to allow the white person to pass and nod their head as a gesture of respect. But this day, before a young Tutu and his mother could step off the sidewalk, the white man stepped off the sidewalk and, “as my mother and I passed, tipped his hat in a gesture of respect to her!” The white man was Trevor Huddleston, an Anglican priest who was bitterly opposed to apartheid. It changed Tutu’s life. When his mother told him that Trevor Huddleston had stepped off the sidewalk because he was a man of God, Tutu found his calling. “When she told me that he was an Anglican priest, I decided there and then that I wanted to be an Anglican priest too. And what is more, I wanted to be a man of God,” said Tutu. Huddleston later became a mentor to Desmond Tutu, and his commitment to the equality of all human beings, due to their creation in God’s image, was a key driver in Tutu’s opposition to apartheid.— (adapted from storiesforpreaching.com) We do not remember days, we remember moments. —Cesare Pavese
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. —Aristotle Onassis The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. —Ashley Montagu Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. —Booth Tarkington Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. —John Milton Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed. —Corita Kent It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. —Tony Robbins If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you’re lying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body. —Miranda Kerr Everybody’s life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant. —Peter Jackson Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing. —Wayne Dyer By Anna Theresa Koltes A friend of mine recently had a traumatic experience. While at work, a dog bite took off part of her finger. Weeks of pain, surgeries, casts, pills, anesthesia … and it still wasn’t the end of the story. Her finger had gone into “shock mode”—any touch brought on fresh pain. It seemed almost paralyzed. Two months later, I accompanied her to the physiotherapy clinic for one of her weekly sessions. By then, her finger had “petrified” from the trauma, and it would take many more weeks of gentle flexing and motion exercises until it would be normal again. As I sat there, I watched the other patients in the therapy room, stretching, weightlifting, exercising. They were all different ages and had sustained varied injuries, so the physiotherapists were coaching each through their own personal program. We all suffer blows at some stage in our lives—physical, mental, spiritual … sometimes all three. When a crisis hits, our faith takes a blow, and we can go into “shock mode,” where moving, let alone moving forward, feels impossible. The therapy room reminded me how fragile we are. We depend on professionals to help and guide us. We trust that they know what they’re doing, they know what our body needs, and we surrender to the healing process. In the same way, God wants to fortify our faith, mend our wounds, and soothe our spirits, if we’ll let Him. “The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.” And He promised, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” We can’t always prevent the faith shakers from coming our way. That’s just life. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. As long as we keep coming back to the therapy room to God’s welcoming arms and the strength of His Word, we will find the comfort we need, along with the power to heal and move again. For more information write [email protected]. Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. —Mother Teresa
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. —Ann Landers Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own. —H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. —Lao Tzu Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. —Euripides Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. —Martin Luther King, Jr. Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. —Oscar Wilde The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. —Hubert H. Humphrey Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. —Mother Teresa The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. —Brian Tracy When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. —Jimi Hendrix Quote of the day;
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” — William James Think about it: I am seldom considered, though I do more to influence everything about you than virtually any one thing in your life. I often control the time you get up in the morning, the time you go to sleep, what you eat and drink, and the very thoughts that run through your head. I can make you either happy or sad, loving or hateful, cheerful or remorseful, congenial or spiteful, and in doing so, control the very capacity that you have for success. No, you don’t often think of me, instead you blame the problem I create on the shortcomings of others, or the state of the economy, or your family or a million other reasons. Often, when you are unable to find anyone else to blame, you look for shortcomings within yourself on which to lay the blame. When my impact on your life is considered fully in your every thought and action, when you are mindful of my awesome power, when you nurture and groom me for positive use in your life, I can become more contagious than the most prolific disease ever witnessed by man. My influence will spread to every person you come in contact with. Groomed and nurtured in a positive manner, there will be no person or obstacle that can stand in the way of my success, or fail to be impacted for the better. I Am Your Attitude! There is a plan and a purpose, a value to every life, no matter what its location, age, gender or disability. —Sharron Angle
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. —Scott Hamilton The thing about living with any disability is that you adapt; you do what works for you. —Stella Young Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you’re needed by someone. —Martina Navratilova My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically. —Stephen Hawking When you hear the word “disabled,” people immediately think about people who can’t walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can’t find joy in life and are bitter. —Teri Garr A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. —Christopher Reeves I’m officially disabled, but I’m truly enabled because of my lack of limbs. My unique challenges have opened up unique opportunities to reach so many in need. —Nick Vujicic Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. —Helen Keller I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. —Jimmy Dean Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. —Walt Whitman |
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