Corrie Ten Boom

"When Christians shun fellowship with other Christians....
.......the Devil smiles.

When Christians stops studying the Bible....
.......he laughs.

When Christians stops praying....
.......he shouts for joy!"

~*~*~*Corrie Ten Boom*~*~*~
27/09/06

You can only take Sadness out of Death
By removing Love from life.

Priceless Observations

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself,'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'
- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
- George Burns
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint...
- Mark Twain
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx
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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante
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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
- Alex Levine
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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
- Rodney Dangerfield
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Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
- Spike Milligan
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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
- Joe Namath
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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope
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I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
- W. C. Fields
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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
- Will Rogers
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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
- Phyllis Diller
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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere..
-Billy Chrystal

A Healthy Body

A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.
Francis Bacon

Celebrate Growing older

This is something we should all read at least once a week...
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch
5. Pay off your credit cards every month
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret,you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Life

By the yard, life is hard
But by the inch, lifes a cinch

I found this little thought in a church on a Carribean Island,

a few years ago. I forget which Island, just one reason why we should all keep journals :) I knew I should have kept a trip journal at the time, but alas, I didn't

When'er I'm near a church
I pay a little visit
So when at last I'm carried in
The Lord won't ask "Who Is It?"

And God said ... No!

I asked God to take away my pride. And God said "No."
He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. And God said "No."
He said her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience. And God said "No."
He said patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn't granted, it
is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness. And God said "No."
He said He gives me blessings -- happiness is up to me.

I asked God to spare me pain. And God said "No."
He said suffering separates you from world and draws you closer to Me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow. And God said "No."
He said I must grow on my own. But He will prune me to make me fruitful.

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life. And God said "No."
He said I will give you life, that you may enjoy all things.

I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as HE loves me.
And God said . . . Ah, finally -- NOW you have the right idea!

Julie Andrews "My Favorite Things"

I love Julie Andrews, and I've loved almost all of her movies.
I've even been told once or twice that I resemble her, what a compliment. :)

This song has been attributed to Julie Andrews, suposidly singing this on her 69th birthday, but I have since learned that she did not sing this. Her vocal chords were ruined in a minor surgery and she can no longer sing, what a great loss to us all

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.

Cadillac's and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things..

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short, shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores.

The FIVE finger prayer

1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.

5. And lastly comes our little finger- the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.

Great Thoughts

ONE.. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, t heir conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye..

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely..

TEN... In disagreements, fight fairly.. No name calling.

ELEVEN.. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly..

THIRTEEN! .... When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN.. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN.. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze..

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone.. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

"If there is light in the soul

There will be beauty in the person.

If there is beauty in the person,

There will be harmony in the house.

If there is harmony in the house,

There will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

There will be peace in the world."

~Chinese Proverb

Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look
at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe
what they had seen.



The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.



The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping
with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they
had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come
from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,
the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral lessons:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time

IF

If God took you to it, He'll get you through it.
If you're offended, there is only one answer: get over it.

Dance like nobody’s watching

Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Sing like nobody’s listening;
Live like it’s heaven on earth.”

Just For Today

Just for today I will be happy.

This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that "most folks
are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Happiness is from
within, it is not a matter of externals.

Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is and not try to
adjust everything to my own desires.

I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and fit
myself to them.

Just for today I will take care of my body.

I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect
it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.

Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind.

I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will
read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

Just for today I will I will exercise my soul in three ways.

I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least
two things I don't want to do, as William Janmes suggests, just for
exercise.

Just for today I will be agreeable.

I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low,
act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, not find
fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.

Just for today I will try to live through this day only.

Not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve
hourse that would appal me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.

Just for today I will have a program.

I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it
exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests, hurry and
indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax.

In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little
more perspective into my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid.

Especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful,
to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.

Lessons

Learn from yesterday,
Live for today.
Hope for tomorrow.

Money

Money might make you Wealthy
BUT it's Friends that make you RICH!

Five Simple Rules to be Happy

1.. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Always Use Your GPS

G ospel
P ositioning
S ystem

Be Careful

'Be careful how you live.

You may be the only Bible some people will ever read!'

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things
I cannot change
Courage to change
The Things I can
And Wisdom
To know the Difference

Morning Motivation

Morning Motivation

When I woke up this morning lying in bed, I was asking myself;
What are some of the secrets of success in life?
I found the answer right there, in my very room.

The Fan Said-Be Cool
The Roof Said- Aim High
The Window Said -See The World
The clock Said -Every Minute is precious
The Mirror Said -Reflect Before you Act
The Calendar Said -Be Up to Date
The Door Said -Push Hard For Your goals


Carry a Heart that Never Hates.
Carry a Smile that Never Fades.
Carry a Touch that Never Hurts.

Tulips-Twolips

There are tulips in the garden
There are tulips in the park
But the twolips I like best
Are the two lips in the dark.

The FEMALE always makes the rules.

The RULES are subject to change at any time without prior notification...by the FEMALE.

No MALE can possibly know all the RULES.

If the FEMALE suspects the MALE knows all the RULES, she must immediately change some or all of them.

The FEMALE is never wrong.

If the FEMALE is wrong, it is due to a misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the MALE did or said wrong.

The MALE must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstandings.

The FEMALE may change her mind at any time.

The MALE must never change his mind without the express written consent of the FEMALE.

The FEMALE has every right to be angry or upset at any time.

The MALE must remain calm at all times, unless the FEMALE wants him to be angry or upset.

The FEMALE must, under no circumstances, let the MALE know whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.

The Male is expected to "mind read" at all times.

The MALE who doesn't abide by THE RULES; can't take the heat, lacks backbone, and is a wimp!

Any attempt to document THE RULES could result in bodily harm.

The FEMALE is ready when SHE is ready.

The MALE must be ready at ALL times

What you can do

You must take personal responsibility.
You cannot change the circumstances,
the seasons, or the wind, but
you can change yourself"
- Jim Rohn

The J-5 Rules

Many years ago the leaders of our local LDS Ward set forth
these rules, They are still in use today

J-5 Rules
1. Just say your prayers
2. Just read the scriptures dailey
3. Just be clean
4. Just testify and share spiritual experiences
5. Just express love to one another

President Hinckleys Bees

An Address and Prayer given to the Youth of the LDS Church in January 2001 by Satelite Broadcast From President Gordon B. Hinckley There are 9.
6 were given originally and 3 were added at a later date



The first 6 are::

Bee Grateful
Walk with gratitude in your hearts
Express appreciation to everyone who does us a favor or assists us in any way.

Bee Smart
Educate your minds and hands, whatever your chosen field. Whether it be repairing refrigerators, or the work of a skilled surgeon, you must train yourselves. Become an influence for good.

Bee Clean
We live in a world filled with filth and sleaze. We cannot afford to let it touch us. .Avoid evil talk. Do not take the name of the Lord in vain. . . .Choose your friends carefully. . . . While you should be friendly with all people, select with great care those whom you wish to have close to you. . . .


Bee True
Be true to your own convictions. You know what is right, and you know what is wrong. You know when you are doing the proper thing. You know when you are giving strength to the right cause. Be loyal. Be faithful. Be true.

Bee Humble
The meek and the humble are those who are teachable. They are willing to learn. They are willing to listen to the whisperings of the still, small voice for guidance in their lives. They place the wisdom of the Lord above their own wisdom.

Be Prayerful
You need His help, and you know that you need His help. You cannot do it alone. You will come to realize that and recognize that more and more as the years pass.

Here are the three new ones

Bee Positive

All of our feelings, beliefs and knowledge are based on our internal thoughts, both conscious and subconscious. We are in control, whether we know it or not.
We can be positive or negative, enthusiastic or dull, active or passive.


Bee Still

Be Still and know that I am God. He never said it would be easy He only said it would be worth it.
Peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

Bee Involved

Because I have been given much I to must give........

.....a Friend does most Or all of these...

(A)ccepts you as you are

(B)elieves in 'you'

(C)alls you just to say 'HI'

(D)oesn't give up on you

(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)

(F)orgives your mistakes

(G)ives unconditionally

(H)elps you

(I)nvites you over

(J)ust 'be' with you

(K)eeps you close at heart

(L)oves you for who you are

(M)akes a difference in your life

(N)ever Judges

(O)ffers support

(P)icks you up

(Q)uiets your fears

(R)aises your spirits

(S)ays nice things about you

(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it

(U)nderstands you

(V)alues you

(W)alks beside you

(X)-plains thing you don't understand

(Y)ells when you won't listen and

(Z)aps you back to reality

The Desiderata

I have loved the Desiderata from the time I first read it, which was approximately 10
years ago. I hope you will like this as much as I do

Desiderata - Latin for Things Desired

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of
time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann (1872–1945), a poet and lawyer from Terre Haute, Indiana, is its author. It has been reported that Desiderata was inspired by an urge that Ehrmann wrote about in his diary: "I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some noble moods." Conventional belief is that Ehrmann actually wrote the prose himself and copyrighted it in 1927

6 Things that will bring the spirit immediately

1. Sing A Hymn
2. Pray
3. Expressions of love for God and your fellow man
4. Read Scriptures
5. Bear Testimony of Truth
6. Have a blessing left on your home

Spitituality

Is the concsciousness of Victory over self
and communion with the infinite.

President David O. Mckay
9th President of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latterday Saints

Use the RSVP Method

Read
Study
Visualize
Ponder

The Time to be Happy

is NOW
The Place to be Happy
Is here
The way to be happy
is to help others be so

For those who don't know Him

But do know you
Help them want to know Him
Because they know you

IF

If you spend your life
trying to be like someone else
WHO will accomplish the things
the lord sent you here to do

Don't

Don't look forward with fear
or backward with regret.
BUT look around you with awareness

The Reiki Ideals

"Just for today I will give thanks for my many blessings.
Just for today I will not worry.
Just for today I will not be angry.
Just for today I will do my work honestly and with integrity
Just for today I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing"

The Kingdom Of God is within you
People all over the world look for things outside of themselves to make them happy. But those things will not bring them true happiness until they make the discovery that it is from within themselves that they can achieve the satisfaction and joy out of living they so desire to have.
When any of these areas of a persons well being is neglected, either
The Body
The intellect
Or The spirit,
A person will feel that things aren’t quite right in their life, that something is missing. They will feel out of sorts with themselves, often blaming it on others or their circumstances. BUT no matter the earthly circumstances, If people strive to do their best to develop every aspect of themselves they will feel whole and fulfilled. They will then be able to give of themselves to those around them, because they have something of Value to offer. They feel good about themselves because they are continually improving and they have the ability to make others feel good about themselves. The complete person has respect for himself and views other people in their totality, treating them with respect. In short the complete person is living true to their divine nature. They are becoming what they can be, because they must.

Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success

Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Deepak Chopra
The meaning of success is the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals by honoring others.

Success is a life filled with appreciation and gratitude. You could say the real meaning of success is the ability to fulfill your desires effortlessly and with ease.

Yet success- all by itself, including the creation of wealth, has been considered by some to be a process that requires hard work, and it is often considered by some to be at the expense of others.

What's needed is a more spiritual approach to success and to affluence; which is the abundant flow of all good things to you.

Some people see similarities between The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and The Law Attraction. I use both to create wealth with This Company.

These Seven Spiritual Laws of Success help many people live in harmony with nature and create with carefree-ness, joy, and love once they have realized it's true meaning.

1. The Law of Pure Potentiality
(#1 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)
The source of all creation is pure consciousness... pure potentiality seeking expression from the un-manifest to the manifest. When we realize that our true self is one of pure potentiality, we align with the power that manifests everything in the universe.

2. The Law of Giving
(#2 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

The universe operates through dynamic exchange.... giving and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe. And in our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives.


3. The Law of Cause and Effect
(#3 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.... what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our action is happiness and success.

4. The law of Least Effort
( #4 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

Nature's intelligence functions with effortless ease.... with care-freeness, harmony, and love. When we harness the forces of harmony, joy, and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease.

5. The Law of Intention and Desire
(#5 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

Inherent in every intention and desire is the mechanics for its fulfillment... intention and desire in the field of pure potentiality have infinite power. When we introduce an intention in the fertile ground of pure potentiality, we put this infinite organizing power to work for us.

6. The Law of Detachment
(#6 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty..... in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.

7 The Law of Purpose in Life
(#7 - Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others. When we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.

Did you like The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success?
Learn more about "Namaste"
Namaste is an Indian expression used as a greeting or upon parting, by putting the palms of the hands together in prayer position. It means, “I honor the Spirit in you which is also in me.”

This, of course, is also a way of saying, “I recognize that we are all equal.”

- Deepak Chopra,
Author, "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"

I ordered the Book, Embracing Coincidence, from Carol Lynn Pearson today, to be personalized and signed by her for each daughter and daughter in law, And left a short message for her when I ordered the books, I received a nice little personal message back from her. Here it is:

From: Carol Lynn Pearson
Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Personalized Books
To: Jan



Much thanks, Jan, for your good words. I'm sure your daughters and daughters-in-law will love the book. Just for your own enjoyment, here's a synchronicity I had the other day, from my diary:

SYNCHRONICITY (February 28, 2009): THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED? HOW ABOUT THE FAITH OF HUNDREDS OF MUSTARD SEEDS? This morning I read through the pages that Rachel Coleman had sent me for her book. There was a mention that when she was baptized at eight, she knew that girls often received gifts for the occasion, such as "a necklace with a tiny mustard seed encased in glass to remind you of Jesus’ teachings that having faith the size of a mustard seed could move mountains." Reading that, I thought, hmmm, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen an actual mustard seed. Spent the day, among other things, giving the food pantry some serious attention, assimilating the food items Lynn Ann had left here before moving. Went through a bin. What’s this? A little packet of–"Mustard Seeds"! Hundreds of tiny mustard seeds!

I love it. How many mountains can I move with Hundreds of Mustard Seeds!

Blessings to you, Jan,

Carol Lynn



On 3/4/09, Jan wrote:


Janice Genessy

Embracing Coincidense

1. Karan
2. Amanda
3. Jennifer
4. Natalie
5. Kristi
6. Jill
7. Janice

Thank you so much for all of your books and Plays.
You truly are a source of Inspiration in my life, And you have helped me to see things in
a new light. I hope to pass on this
inspiration and light to my Daughters and Daughters In Law

Janice Genessy

Drama in two acts

Drama in two acts

I dim
I dim
I have no doubt
If someone blew–
I would go out.

I did not.
I must be brighter
Than I thought.

–from Beginnings &
Beyond
By Carol Lynn Pearson

Anonymous Proverbs

#1...Aging is guaranteed, but gaining wisdom is not.

#2...A good friend remembers what we were and sees what we can be.

#3...A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television.

#4...A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside.

#5...A guilty conscience needs no accuses.

#6...And in the end it's not the years in your life that counts, It's the life in your years

#7...A man spends the first half of his life learning habits that shorten the other
half of his life.

#8...An optimist is a person who looks forward to enjoying the scenery on a
detour.

#9...A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and me together
forever and never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.

#10..A person who knows but who doesn't know he knows is asleep; awaken
him. But a person who knows and knows that he knows is wise; follow him.

#11..A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

#12..A time of quietude brings things into proportion and gives us strength. We all
need to take time from the busyness of living, even it it is be ten minutes to watch the sun go down or the city lights blossom against a canyoned sky.

#12..A sharp tongue and a dull brain are usually found in the same head.

#13..A smile is a powerful weapon, you can even break ice with it.

#14..As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the
wrong direction.

#15..A positive attitude is a magnet for positive results.

Kimo's rules

While visiting the beautiful Island of Kauai about 10 years ago, I discovered this saying on a T-shirt, I copied it and have loved it every since

Kimo's Hawaiian Rules:
1) Never judge a day by the weather.
2) The best things in life aren't things.
3) Tell the truth - there's less to remember.
4) Speak softly and wear a loud shirt.
5) Goals are deceptive - the unaimed arrow never misses.
6) He who dies with the most toys - still dies.
7) Age is relative - when you're over the hill, you pick up speed.
8) There are 2 ways to be rich - make more or desire less.
9) Beauty is internal - looks mean nothing.
10) No Rain - No Rainbows.

I love Quotes and the wisdom that they impart.
In my blog I have decide to post some of my favorite quotes
about various things. I hope you will enjoy them and send some of your favorite quotes to me too.

I know you think you should
make a trip to Calcutta,
but I strongly advise you to save your
airfare and spend it on the poor in your
own country. It's easy to love people far away.
It's not always easy to love those who live right
next to us. There are thousands of people
dying for a bit of bread, but there are thousands
more dying for a bit of love or a bit of acknowledgement.
The truth is that the worst disease today is not
leprosy or tuberculosis; it's being unwanted,
it's being left out, it's being forgotten.~~ Mother Teresa