Lesson From a Mother Bird
The fire was terrible.
I can still remember the newspaper accounts the next day that many of the kids in the orphanage were trapped in that charity institution that was located not too far away from where I lived.
I heard the unceasing screams and sirens of fire trucks coming from all over the Metropolis and since I live on top of a building, it was easy for me to view the entire scene happening. I guess I’ll never get over the awesome destructive power of fires and the effect upon me was very jolting.
Creating Your Defining Moments
My family and I spent solid moments together and created new memories, took new photographs shared new experiences together and these are treasures I would not trade for anything else in the world. Magical moments are created and these become defining moments. These are not magic and mysteries, I sincerely believe that these are moments brought forth by God allowing us to create and experience defining moments that would impact us forever.
Another Dog Story
Dawn Dressler writing for Reader’s Digest in their September 2000 issue came up with an article entitled: “Why It's Great to Be a Dog”
Listen to this:
- No one expects you to take a bath every day.
- If it itches, you can scratch it.
- There's no such thing as bad food.
- A rawhide bone can entertain you for hours.
- If you grow hair in weird places, no one notices.
- You can lie around all day without worrying about being fired.
- You don't get in trouble for putting your head in a stranger's lap.
- You're always excited to see the same people.
- Having big feet is considered an asset.
- Puppy love can last.
And may I possible add a few more?
- You don’t have to worry about corporate downsizing.
- You’re not very concerned with Gas prices and rice shortage.
Now here is what some other people have had to say on the subject:
How to be Stressed in 2010
If you find year 2009 stressful, and you would want to maintain stressed in the New Year, then make sure you understand the principles why you should stay stressed.
And here are the reasons why staying stressed is so important:
- STRESS HELPS YOU SEEM IMPORTANT: Anyone as stressed as you must be working very hard and, therefore, is probably doing something very crucial.
- IT HELPS YOU TO MAINTAIN PERSONAL DISTANCE AND AVOID INTIMACY: Anyone as busy as you are certainly can't be expected to form emotional attachments to anyone. And let's face it, you're not much fun to be around anyway.
- IT HELPS YOU AVOID RESPONSIBILITIES: Obviously, you are too stressed to be given any more work. This gets you off the hook for all the mundane chores; let someone else take care of them.
- IT HELPS YOU AVOID SUCCESS: Why risk being successful when by simply being stressed you can avoid all of that? Stress can keep your performance level low enough that success won't ever be a threat.
- IT GIVES YOU A CHEMICAL RUSH: Stress might be considered a cheap thrill, and you can give yourself a 'hit' any time you choose. But, be careful. You might get addicted to your own adrenaline.
- STRESS ALSO HELPS YOU KEEP YOUR AUTHORITARIAN MANAGEMENT STYLE: The authoritarian style of 'just do what I say!' is generally permissible under crisis conditions. If you maintain a permanently stressed crisis atmosphere, you can justify an authoritarian style all of the time.
And now that the New Year is here. Be sure you do the following in order to stay stressed:
A Blessed New Year to One and All
"Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately."- Charles M. Sheldon
What a Year!
Only a few more days before we say goodbye to 2009 and welcome 2010. I am currently enjoying the company of my family. I asked them a question I will be asking you: "What is God's greatest blessing upon you in year 2009 and what is the one BIG thing you would want to accomplish in 2010?" Give me your thoughts? Post them in the comments below...
A Day In Court
I am not sure whether this is a true story or not but it happened in a court setting in America. Listen to this story. After a laborious two-week criminal trial in a very high-profile bank robbery case, the jury finally ended its 14 hours of deliberations and entered the courtroom to deliver its verdict to the judge. The judge turned to the jury foreman and asked, "Has the jury reached a verdict in this case?" "Yes we have, Your Honor," the foreman responded. "Please pass it to me," the judge declared, as he motioned for the bailiff to retrieve the verdict slip from the foreman and deliver it to him. After the judge read the verdict himself, he delivered the verdict slip back to his bailiff to be returned to the foreman. He then instructed the foreman, "Please read your verdict to the court." "We find the defendant NOT GUILTY of all four counts of bank robbery," announced the foreman.
Are You Investing
How is your investment portfolio? Not finances but in personal growth and development?
Mr. Santos was the oldest of 7 children, so he had to quit school and work to help support his younger brothers and sisters. He never learned to read, so when he married and started a checking account, he signed his checks simply "XX". Eventually he started his own business, which immediately prospered.
He soon was a very rich man. One day, he got a call from his bank. "Mr. Santos," said the banker, "I need to ask you about this check. We weren't sure you had really signed it. All these years you've been signing your checks 'XX', but we just got one that was signed with three XXX's..."
Good Enough No Longer Is
One day inside the HR director’s office an interview was taking place.
INTERVIEWER: “So why did you leave your previous job?”
APPLICANT: “The company relocated and they did not tell me where!!!”
There was a time when horror stories used to begin with: "It was a dark and stormy night..." Now it begins with your boss saying, "I never wanted you to leave but..." And so you enter the house of horrors.