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Mar. 7th, 2011 01:03 pmBless me with more tolerance
for those who sin differently than I do. :-)
for those who sin differently than I do. :-)
Perfect Reflections
Jun. 15th, 2010 10:40 am![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
k2rider78 shared some quotes on her journal - they were all awesome, but this one positively made me swoon (so - must share) Funny how a few words can turn a light on inside you - it's really cool!
Your life is something opaque, not transparent, as long as you look at it in an ordinary human way.
But if you hold it up against the light of God's goodness, it shines and turns transparent, radiant and bright.
And then you ask yourself in amazement: Is this really my own life I see before me?
~Albert Schweitzer
This also reminded me that I'm a perfect reflection of the universe ..... sometimes I forget (and I don't know why)
To Know You Have Enough.....Is To Be Rich
Jun. 1st, 2008 08:51 am That is the message I have printed on my bank checks (which I get free from work), so I can remember it every time I'm ready to spend money.
I read the blog entry below from Get Rich Slowly this morning. It made me smile because it's very much how I look at what being "rich" is.
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/06/01/richer-than-rockefeller-putting-wealth-in-perspective/
I read the blog entry below from Get Rich Slowly this morning. It made me smile because it's very much how I look at what being "rich" is.
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/06/01/richer-than-rockefeller-putting-wealth-in-perspective/
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there
for her.
She told her boyfriend, "IIf I could only see the world, I will marry
you."
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came
off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?
The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight
of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The
thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to
marry him.
Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her
saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were
yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always
by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unki nd word -
Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who
has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's
crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life -
Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before you complain about your children -
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep -
Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distanc e you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job -
Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your
job.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another -
Remember that not one of us i s without sin and we all answer to one
MAKER.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -
Put a smile on your face
and be thankful you're alive and still around.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there
for her.
She told her boyfriend, "IIf I could only see the world, I will marry
you."
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came
off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?
The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight
of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The
thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to
marry him.
Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her
saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were
yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always
by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unki nd word -
Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who
has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's
crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life -
Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before you complain about your children -
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep -
Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distanc e you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job -
Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your
job.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another -
Remember that not one of us i s without sin and we all answer to one
MAKER.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -
Put a smile on your face
and be thankful you're alive and still around.
Women Over 40
Dec. 4th, 2007 12:05 pmI thought this was funny and often true.
Previously posted by![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jen_floridagal
60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?"
She doesn't care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game , she doesn't sit around whining about it.
She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.
Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.
They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you.
Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
Why?
Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.
(I wish I'd actually heard Andy Rooney say that last line..haha)
Previously posted by
jen_floridagal60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?"
She doesn't care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game , she doesn't sit around whining about it.
She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.
Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.
They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you.
Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
Why?
Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.
(I wish I'd actually heard Andy Rooney say that last line..haha)
