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When you look to material means
For the source of your material happiness
You’ll be looking again and again.

But when you look to the Father
Who has unlimited supply
Of all the means to make you happy
He can and will fulfill your every need.

He has a storehouse
Filled with abundance
Abundance for everyone
Throughout eternity.

Accept it, for it is yours.
It is God’s great pleasure
To give you the keys
To His unlimited wealth.

Fran Neukirch
15 Oct, 1996

Reprinted from Fran's Inspirations

"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake

"When we long for a life with less difficulty, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." -- Author Unknown

Reprinted from Marianne's Goodies

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Nice Things to think about:

1. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

2. Dear God, I have a problem, it's me.

3. Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional.

4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open

5. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

6. Do the math.....count your blessings.

7. Faith is the ability to not panic.

8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging

9. If you worry, you didn't pray. if you pray, don't worry.

10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.

11. Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

12. The most important things in your house are the people.

13. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still.

God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16. It is all right to sit on your pity pot every now and then.

Just be sure to flush when you're done.

Reprinted from The Inspired Buffalo

When I Was Quiet

"They didn't see me when I was quiet."

That's what my five-year-old said.

I picked him up from school and as usual, asked him how his day went. I often ask him what he did during the day.

"I got my name put on the board for talking," he said.

The teachers try to be strict about maintaining discipline. It's a good thing. Even though they can't use the paddle anymore as they did in my day, they do the best they can with the techniques that they are allowed to use.

If your name is on the board, you can't play during recess.

You can't get on the swings, the slide, or play any of the sports. If your name is on the board, you're grounded.

"I got my name on the board, but they didn't see me when I was quiet so I couldn't get it off."

Remember the last speeding ticket that you got?

They didn't see you when you were going slower and traveling at a reasonable speed. Down the hill and in a hurry and here come the blue lights.

They didn't see you when you were quiet!

The boss catches you just when you dose for a second (well maybe longer than a second) after diligently working all day.

They didn't see you when you were quiet.

Your wife catches your eyes wandering as you admire the architecture of an elegant building that just happens to have a shapely female in front of it.

They didn't see you when you were quiet.

Why doesn't the world take into account all of the times that you were quiet?

Why do you suffer so long for a moment's indiscretion?

How can a few minutes take an eternity to make up for?

Because of one of life's simple principles, it's a lot easier and faster to mess up than to clean up.

Harsh words uttered in five seconds can damage a relationship for five years.

All of us are still in school. We still have teachers. We still pass or fail tests. There are still paddles in one form or another and there is still the board.

With many of the things in our lives, we simply need to slow down and be quiet.

That way we won't miss playtime.

A MountainWings Original

Reprinted from Mountain Wings

REMEMBER TO FEED THE BIRDS!

HAPPINESS (From the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown")

CHARLIE BROWN

I'm so happy. That little red-headed girl dropped her pencil.
It has teeth marks all over it. She nibbles her pencil.
She's human! It hasn't been such a bad day after all.
Happiness is finding a pencil

SNOOPY
Pizza with sausage

LINUS
Telling the time

SCHROEDER
Happiness is learning to whistle

LINUS
Tying your shoe
For the very first time.

SALLY
Happiness is playing the drum
In your own school band.

CHARLIE BROWN
And happiness is walking hand in hand.
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream...

LUCY
Knowing a secret...

SCHROEDER
Climbing a tree.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is five dif'rent crayons...

SCHROEDER
Catching a firefly...
Setting him free.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is being alone ev'ry now and then.

ALL
And happiness is coming home again.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.

LINUS
Happiness is having a sister

LUCY
Sharing a sandwich

LUCY AND LINUS
Getting along-

ALL
Happiness is singing together when day is through.
And happiness is those who sing with you.
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime, too,

CHARLIE BROWN
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.

LUCY
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

Reprinted from http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Balcony/5705/Brown2.html

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Philippians 4:11-12

The Bible

The Life Stage, Choices and Actions
© 2003
Julie Jordan Scott

"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players."

William Shakespeare

As the leading performer in your life, you choose the actions (or inactions) within each breath of your existence.

My acting teacher Micah told us about the choices an actor continually makes while performing. Each gesture, tone of voice, response to another character marks an internal decision what the character they are playing would do in each moment and then doing it.

So applying that as you are the performer on your own life stage, each action or inaction in turn has a significant effect upon everyone and everything else which comes into contact with you. The choice then takes on the ripple effect as the people and things you effect come into contact with other people and things and so on and so on and so on.

This morning, I tried to log onto the internet. I had a really long "possibility" list (my terminology for "to do" list) and was frustrated because for some reason I was not connecting to my ISP. I was growing more and more perturbed when I took a moment to look closely at my Log In name. It has 4 zeroes in it, and only 3 were showing. I added a fourth zero and bingo, I connected. The "0" was the magic connecting number.

Imagine if I had paid attention initially. I would have spent less time grousing and more time being effective. I almost gave up and said "Do it later!" before I had my "0" eureka moment.

It's a perfect example of how a simple action of noticing, tweaking, persevering, and forgiving myself for the inaccuracy has an impact upon others. It is positively changing YOUR life!

What actions are you taking to fully express yourself on your life stage?

Are these actions in alignment with the truth of who you are or are they shaped by limited beliefs?

What actions do you need to take in order to make your life express your truth?

Julie Jordan Scott is a Personal Success Coach who left her career as a government bureaucrat and built a successful business in less than six months. She now combines mothering 4 children with inspiring people worldwide with her books, ezine, teaching and personal coaching. Visit http://www.5passions.com for free resources for YOUR success Contact Julie now to bring YOUR vision to life today. ph: 661.325.4116 or email julie@5passions.com Or to request your complimentary coaching session, complete this simple form: http://www.5passions.com/coachingreqform.html

Reprinted from Daily Passion Activator

THE WORLD'S MOST COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

There is a story in circulation about an optimistic farmer who

couldn't wait to greet each new day with a resounding, "Good morning,

God!" He lived near a woman whose morning greeting was more like, "Good

God. Morning?" They were each a trial to the other. Where he saw

opportunity, she saw problems. What brought him contentment brought her

discontentment.

One bright morning he exclaimed, "Look at the beautiful sky! Did you

ever see such a glorious sunrise?"

"Yeah," she countered. "It'll probably get so hot the crops will

scorch!"

During an afternoon shower, he commented, "Isn't this wonderful?

Mother Nature is giving the corn a drink today!"

"And if it doesn't stop before too long," came the sour reply, "we'll

wish we'd taken out flood insurance on the crops!" And so it went.

Convinced that he could instill some awe and wonder in this hardened

woman, he bought a remarkable dog. Not just any mutt, but the most

expensive, highly trained and gifted dog he could find. The animal was

exquisite! It could perform remarkable and impossible feats that, the

farmer thought, would surely amaze even his neighbor. So he invited her

to watch his dog perform.

"Fetch!" he commanded, as he tossed a stick into a lake, where it

bobbed up and down in the rippling water. The dog bounded after the

stick, walked on the water, and retrieved it.

"What do you think of that?" he asked, smiling.

"Hmmm," she frowned. "Can't swim, can he?"

I believe that attitudes are the world's most communicable diseases.

They can be as catching as any known virus. And when negative and

cynical, they can be just as deadly.

But a stubbornly positive attitude can often make the difference

between happiness and misery, between health and illness and even

between life and death. Once infected, you'll never be the same.

Reprinted from The Inspired Buffalo

Happiness is not a destination,
But a way of life.

GOD

Reprinted from Messages From God

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