| Do You Want A Happier Life? |
Aug 19, 2008 3:13 pm
64 Views | Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
Be forgiving of yourself and others.
Be generous.
Have a grateful heart.
Persistence, persistence, persistence.
Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
Commit yourself to constant improvement.
Commit yourself to quality.
Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.
Be loyal.
Be honest.
Be a self-starter.
Be decisive even it it means you'll sometimes be wrong.
Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
Take good care of those you love.
Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud. | |
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| Foods to Look & Feel Younger |
Aug 19, 2008 12:43 pm
57 Views | To keep healthy, strong and younger, in parallelism to age growing, people needs different nutrition. Metabolisms, concentration ability, bone mass, and the endurance against diseases will be dropped in the middle age of 30’s Some dropping causes are hormonal changes and free radicals attack. And the good news, most of these dropping could be corrected by eating good foods.
In facts, there are so many conditions related to the aging. Obesity, coronary, cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes also related to the foods. The nutritionist said the most effective arm containing hundred of nutrients is food; include antioxidant to avoiding free radical attack influences. These are the great foods and should be consumed to keep strong and healthy.
Sardines - Omega-3 fatty acid could help for depression preventing and brain membranes
damage attacked by free radical and causing dementia. Fish is the best Omega-3 resource which has low calorie, and high protein content, good calcium and vitamin D resource.
Green Tea - In the past, research about the anti cancer strengths of green tea focused to the antioxidant. But the newest research said that the green tea has useful for body system detoxification. Chemical contents inside green tea working to paralyze the carcinogen that increases DNA damage inside cells in the liver.
Spinach - This vegetable has folic acid fully, a kind of vitamin B which can help to prevent heart attack. Spinach consists of very high antioxidant and can prevent and/or neurons damage recovery increased by aging. Spinach can also prevent macular degeneration, an eye disease related to aging. It is possible to eat them raw or cooked but eat both are the best way.
Broccoli - Eat 7 ~ 10 kinds of fruit and vegetable everyday to keep healthy and delay
some aging effects are the best way to do. Some of them and broccoli are superstars. Beside antioxidant, vitamin A and D, broccoli is a good
vegetarian calcium resource. And it has isothiocyanate, an anti cancer compounds.
Blueberry - The antioxidant strength of this super berry can be indicated by the dark
color itself. Blueberry can be connected to the people concentration improvement as well as spinach, and indicates promising to prevent brain
degeneration caused by aging.
Walnut - It was another omega-3 fatty acid alternative resource. Walnut excelling all
kind of bean and can prevent heart disease. The unique antioxidant inside walnut is playing important role for people’s health.
Chickpea - Chickpea also called garbanzo bean. It has good fiber resource, maintaining
blood glucose levels stabilities and can help to prevent diabetes type 2. Bean chemical contents called saponin which can increase immune system and decrease cholesterol levels.
Yogurt - Yogurt is a high calcium and low fat milk product. It could prevent osteoporosis, obesities, hypertension and colon cancer. 2 - 3 times non-fat yogurt consumption everyday are the best way. | |
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| The Road Of Life |
Aug 19, 2008 7:38 am
51 Views | At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die, He was our there sort of like a president. I recognized His picture but I didn't really know him.
But later on, when I met Christ it seemed as though life were rather like a bike ride. But it was a tandem bike, and I noticed that Christ was in the back helping me pedal.
I don't know just when it was that He suggested we change places, but life has not been the same since.
When I had control, I knew the way it was rather boring and predictable. It was the shortest distance between two points.
But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts up mountains and through rocky places at break-neck speeds, it was all I could do to hang on! Even though it looked like madness, He said, "Pedal!"
I worried and was anxious and asked, "Where are you taking me?" He laughed and didn't answer, and I started to learn to trust.
I forgot my boring life and entered into the adventure. And when I'd say, “I’m scared!" He'd lean back and touch my hand.
He took me to people with gifts that I needed, gifts of healing, acceptance, and joy. They gave me gifts to take on my journey, my Lord's and mine.
And we were off again. He said, "Give the gifts away; they're extra baggage, too much weight." So I did to the people we met, and I found that in giving I received, and still our burden was light.
I did not trust Him, at first, in control of my life, I thought He'd wreck it; but he knows bike secrets, knows how to make it bend to make sharp corners, knows how to jump to clear high rocks, knows how to fly to shorten scary passages.
And I am learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places, and beginning to enjoy the view, and the cool breeze on my face, with my delightful constant companion, JESUS CHRIST.
And when I'm sure I just can't do anymore, He just smiles and says "Pedal."
“And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.” –Hebrews 2:13 | |
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| Well That Did Not Take Long |
Aug 18, 2008 7:50 pm
84 Views | Well today was the first day of school and all of the usual fun. Shane and Skye did not get picked up for whatever reason. Charie was there at the stop with them for over an hour when she called me the first time. I called into the office and was told they be there in 5 minutes, Charie called me an hour after that and said they still were not picked up, hahaha, I made another phone call and finally they were picked up to start their first day of school.
As for me I have two routes this year. A high school run and a elementary run. The fun thing is that I drop off the high school and then have 5 minutes to do a 25 minute drive to start my elementary run. Needless to say I was very late in running it but the bosses knew these facts last week when I was first presented with the route.
Anyway as most of you probably know we have a hurricane or some type of storm heading this way so I was notified in the afternoon that there was no school tomorrow so that is nice work a day get a day off, hahahaha. Anyway had to secure all the buses in the Cape so worked late tonight getting all of that done then will reverse the process on Wednesday providing damage is not to bad in the area.
As for the homefront, Charie is still trying to find somebody that will hire her. Little Billy is coming up on 8 months and as beautiful as a child can be. Check out his friendster page if you are not doing so or do not know about it and see all the recent pictures that Charie has posted of him, cheers and God bless you. | |
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| Men Vs. Women |
Aug 18, 2008 4:13 pm
87 Views | NICKNAMES:
If Gloria, Suzanne, Debra and Michelle go out for lunch, they will call each other Gloria, Suzanne, Debra and Michelle.
But if Mike, Phil, Rob and Jack go out for a brewsky, they will affectionately refer to each other as Bullet-Head, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and
Useless.
EATING OUT:
And when the check comes, Mike, Phil, Rob and Jack will each throw in $20 bills, even though it's only for $22.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their check, out come the pocket calculators.
BATHROOMS:
A man has six items in his bathroom, a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of Dial soap, and a towel from the Motel 6.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
GROCERIES:
A woman makes a list of things she needs and then goes out to the store and buys these things. (Though shopping rules change when shopping for shoes, clothes, just about anything but groceries.)
A man waits till the only items left in his fridge are half a lime and a beer. Then he goes grocery shopping. He buys everything that looks good. By the time a man reaches the checkout counter, his cart is packed tighter than the Clampett's car on Beverly Hillbillies. Of course, this will not stop him from going to the 10-items-or-less lane.
SHOES:
When preparing for work, a woman will put on a Mondi wool suit, then slip on Reebok sneakers. She will carry her dress shoes in a plastic bag from Saks. When a woman gets to work, she will put on her dress shoes. Five minutes later, she will kick them off because her feet are under the desk.
A man will wear the same pair of shoes all day, every day, 365 days a year unless he goes golfing.
CATS:
Women love cats. A lot.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.
OFFSPRING:
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and soccer games and romances and best friends and favorite foods and secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house. "Suzy? Are we out of beer again?" "I don't know, Daddy. I'm watching Barney!"
DRESSING UP:
A woman will dress up to: go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, get the mail, clean the toilet, mow the lawn.
A man will dress up for: weddings, funerals. And even then, only if forced. Aw, honey, can't I just wear jeans? They aren't faded too much yet."
LAUNDRY:
Women do laundry every couple of days.
A man will wear every article of clothing he owns, including his surgical pants that were hip about eight years ago, before he will do his laundry. When he is finally out of clothes, he will wear a dirty sweatshirt inside out, rent a U-Haul and take his mountain of clothes to the Laundromat. Men always expect to meet beautiful women at the Laundromat. This is a myth
perpetuated by re-runs of old episodes of "Love, American Style."
WEDDINGS:
When reminiscing about weddings, women talk about "the ceremony."
Men talk about "the bachelor party", that is, if they were allowed to have one. | |
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| Can I Borrow $25? |
Aug 18, 2008 7:03 am
79 Views | A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard every day for such childish frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.
Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our ;hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. | |
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| Carpenter’s Glasses |
Aug 18, 2008 6:38 am
55 Views | My mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particularday, he was building some crates for the clothes his church wassending to orphanages in China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what had happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut.
His brand new glasses were heading for China! The Great Depression was at its height and Grandpa had six children. He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. It's not fair, he told God as he drove home in frustration.
I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this. Months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting him. But most of all, he said, I must thank you for the glasses you sent last.
You see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates arrived.
When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top. The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom made just for me! I want to thank you for being apart of that. The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extra ordinary way.
There are times we want to blame God instead of thanking him! Perhaps we ought to try to thank Him more often. May GOD bless your week. Look for the perfect mistakes. People are like teabags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are. | |
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| You Know You're Getting Older When |
Aug 17, 2008 6:38 pm
68 Views | Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work.
The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.
You feel like the night after, and you haven't been anywhere.
Your little black book contains only names ending in M.D.
You get winded playing chess.
Your children begin to look middle aged.
You're still chasing women but can't remember why.
A dripping faucet causes an uncontrollable bladder urge.
You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
You look forward to a dull evening.
You walk with your head high trying to get used to your bifocals.
Your favorite part of the newspaper is "25 Years Ago Today..."
You turn out the light for economic reasons rather than romantic ones.
You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
Your knees buckle and your belt won't.
You regret all those mistakes resisting temptation.
After painting the town red, you have to take a long rest before applying a second coat.
Dialing long distance wears you out.
You're startled the first time you are addressed as an old timer.
You just can't stand people who are intolerant.
The best part of your day is over when your alarm clock goes off.
You burn the midnight oil until 9 pm.
Your back goes out more often than you do.
A fortune teller offers to read your face.
Your pacemaker makes the garage door go up when you watch a pretty girl go by.
The little grey haired lady you help across the street is your wife.
You have too much room in the house and not enough room in the medicine cabinet.
You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there. | |
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| Dearest Redneck Son |
Aug 17, 2008 5:42 pm
87 Views | I'm writing this slow because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your Dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happen within 20 miles of your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so they wouldn't have to change their address.
This place even has a washing machine.
I'm not sure it works so well though. Last week I put a load of clothes in and pulled the chain.
We haven't seen them since. I hope they come back soon, like I told your dad we shouldn't have to wear the same clothes more than a week.
About that coat you wanted me to send;
your Uncle Billy Bob said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
Bubba locked his keys in the car yesterday.
We were really worried because it took him two
hours to get me and your father out.
Your sister had a baby this morning,
but I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you are an aunt or uncle.
Uncle Bobby Ray fell into a whisky vat last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off and drowned. We had him cremated. He burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pickup truck. Butch was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. The other two were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this time.
Nothing much out of the normal has happened.
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