"Kindness is a language the mute can speak and the deaf can hear."
Christian Bovee
"Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself."
Richard Nixon
"Jogging is for people who aren't intelligent enough to watch television."
Victoria Wood
"He who never walks save where he sees men's tracks makes no discoveries."
J.P. Holland
"Rather than praying for a change in circumstances, pray for a change of heart."
Source Unknown
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Simple Pleasures
If one leads a simple life, he can find pleasure in simple occurrences. I had that experience last weekend. It was a time of finding things which I had missed.
I had missed a Thermos travel cup and had asked people at the only place I could think of that I might have left it. I save aluminium cans for a friend who recycles them for cash. I called him and made arrangements for him to come by and pick up a collection last Saturday. He said, "And, I'll bring your cup." Mystery solved. He had taken me to the airport last July when I flew to Rockford for Mom's birthday party, and I had left it in his car.
I had missed a ballpoint pen that I keep near the door to stick in my pocket on the way out, if I think I might need it. Last Sunday morning, I took a shirt from my closet to wear to church. I stepped in front of a mirror, started to button it, and what do you think I saw sticking out of the pocket? I'm confident you guessed correctly. Mystery solved.
There was a small flowering tree in my yard that I thought had been killed by the cold. I dug it out, and realizing that the roots still had life, I potted them to try to get new growth. When I retrieved my watering can, I couldn't find the sprinkler head for it, because dusk had encroached. I figured it was somewhere nearby. I turned on the light and looked; I got my flashlight and looked from different angles and under tables, all to no avail. A couple of days later, in the daylight, something white and familiar looking caught my eye hiding behind a can. Eureka!
I like having a place for everything, and everything in its place. I said I like it. I didn't say I live it. Someday I'll find the missing cap from one of my gas cans.
I had missed a Thermos travel cup and had asked people at the only place I could think of that I might have left it. I save aluminium cans for a friend who recycles them for cash. I called him and made arrangements for him to come by and pick up a collection last Saturday. He said, "And, I'll bring your cup." Mystery solved. He had taken me to the airport last July when I flew to Rockford for Mom's birthday party, and I had left it in his car.
I had missed a ballpoint pen that I keep near the door to stick in my pocket on the way out, if I think I might need it. Last Sunday morning, I took a shirt from my closet to wear to church. I stepped in front of a mirror, started to button it, and what do you think I saw sticking out of the pocket? I'm confident you guessed correctly. Mystery solved.
There was a small flowering tree in my yard that I thought had been killed by the cold. I dug it out, and realizing that the roots still had life, I potted them to try to get new growth. When I retrieved my watering can, I couldn't find the sprinkler head for it, because dusk had encroached. I figured it was somewhere nearby. I turned on the light and looked; I got my flashlight and looked from different angles and under tables, all to no avail. A couple of days later, in the daylight, something white and familiar looking caught my eye hiding behind a can. Eureka!
I like having a place for everything, and everything in its place. I said I like it. I didn't say I live it. Someday I'll find the missing cap from one of my gas cans.
Things to Ponder
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
The things that come to those who wait may be the things that were left by those who got there first.
I wish the buck did stop here, as I could use a few.
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular.
"I tried but it didn't work" is a lot better than "I wish I had tried."
The things that come to those who wait may be the things that were left by those who got there first.
I wish the buck did stop here, as I could use a few.
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular.
"I tried but it didn't work" is a lot better than "I wish I had tried."
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