ODDS BITS
Dash of Tears
1 tsp Fear
2 T Laughter
1 C Courage
3 C Strength
5 lbs Friendship
2 tsp Wisdom
4 1/2 C Passion
3/4 C Music
We begin by shedding TEARS for disease.
We acknowledge the FEAR we hold but quickly add to it LAUGHTER, COURAGE,
and STRENGTH to move forward. Gather
the FRIENDSHIPS that nurture your soul, add to it their WISDOM and PASSION.
Finally, a touch of MUSIC, you choose the genre depending on the mood
THE RESULTS: A recipe for
facing a disease that should never be faced alone.
A woman gets lifted by others is stronger than a woman standing alone.
Through creating and sharing, we are surviving!
Pamela Embury, Y-ME
Some
Things To Consider Doing.
An angel says, Never borrow from the future.
If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesnt happen, you
have worried in vain. Even if it
does happen, you have to worry twice.
1. Pray.
2. Go
to bed on time.
3. Get
up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say
No to projects that wont fit into your time schedule, or
that will compromise your
mental health.
5. Delegate
tasks to capable others
6. Simplify
and unclutter your life.
7. Less
is more (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many,)
8. Allow
extra time to do things and to get to places
9. Pace
yourself. Spread out big changes
and difficult projects over time; dont lump the hard things all together.
10. Take
one day at a time
11. Separate
worries from concerns. If a
situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the
anxiety. If you cant do anything
about a situation, forget it.
12. Live
within your budget; dont use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have
backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the
garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S.
(Keep Mouth Shut).
This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do
something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry
a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get
enough rest.
18. Eat
Right.
19. Get
organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen
to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write
down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every
day, find time to be alone.
23. Having
problems? Talk to God on the spot.
Try to nip small problems in the bud.
Dont wait until its time to go to bed
to try and pray.
24. Make
friends with Godly people.
25. Keep
a folder of favorite scripture on hand.
26. Remember
that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good Thank you
Jesus.
27. Laugh,
28. Laugh
some more!
29. Take
your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop
a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can.)
31. Be
kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit
on your ego
33. Talk
less; listen more.
34. Slow
Down.
35. Remind
yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36. Every
night before bed, think of one thing youre grateful for that youve never been
grateful for before.
MondayWash
Day
Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you with
perfect humility through the week ahead.
TuesdayIroning Day
Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles of prejudice I have collected
through the years so that I
may see the beauty in others.
WednesdayMending Day
O God, help me mend my ways so I will not set a bad example for others.
ThursdayCleaning
Day
Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all the many faults I have been hiding in the
secret corners of my heart.
FridayShopping Day
O
God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may purchase eternal happiness for
myself and all others in need of love.
SaturdayCooking Day
Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of
brotherly love and serve it with clean, sweet bread of human kindness.
SundayThe Lords Day
O God, I have prepared my house for you.
Please come into my heart so I may spend the day and the rest of my life
in your presence.
Autopsy Tools Used on Elvis Go Up For Sale
(Editor:
Saw this on Connecting Directors and had to share.
Its hard to believe what people would auction and even harder to believe
people would want to buy)
Autopsy tools used to embalm and prepare Elvis Presleys body for his funeral in
1977 and a toe tag used on the singer for identification purposes are set to go
under the hammer at a Chicago auction house.
The instruments for sale at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Aug. 12 include rubber
gloves, forceps, lip brushes, a comb and eye liner, needle injectors, an
arterial tube and aneurysm hooks, all of which the auction house say were used
only once.
The collection, was saved for years by a senior embalmer at the Memphis Funeral
Home, who wishes to stay anonymous.
For more info: Check out
www.connectingdirectors.com
The only survivor of a
shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the
horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to
protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.
But then one day,
after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the
smoke rolling up to the sky. The
worst had happened; everything was lost.
He was stunned with grief and anger.
God, how could you do this to me! he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was
approaching the island. It had come
to rescue him. How did you know I
was here? asked the weary man of his rescuers.
We saw your smoke signal, they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.
But we shouldnt lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in
the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the groundit just may be a
smoke signal that summons the grace of God.