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THE QUINTESSENTIAL TRUTH FOR A TRULY HAPPY LIFE...is as
follows. A pastor friend said that his mother always said
this to her children,
"There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad
in the best
of us, that it makes no sense for any of us to criticize the
rest of
us." How about that for good advice, it seems it would be a
clear
deterrent to almost any problem we could ever encounter with
anyone
doesn't it?
HAPPY, HAPPY, FIRST DAY OF SUMMER...even though I always
thought it
started on June 21st which is tomorrow, something else I
must have
forgotten. In actuality it doesn't matter one iota to me as
it is my
absolute favorite time of the year. I truly love, love it
and am so
glad it has arrived, hope you are too.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE MAJORITY OF YOU THINK ABOUT TIME
MAGAZINE...but
they recently published their list of choice epithets for
the Time's
staff, and needless to say these are from the ticked-off.
They are,
"moronic, meddling, and liberal whiners." They are,
"childish
nitpickers". How about, "Northeast left-wing ninnyhammers
(new word?)"
Maybe, "narrow-minded pinheads". And, lastly "reactionary
corporate
propagandists". Now, how about equal time for the other
side, it would
only be fair. Every current magazine including Time had only
good
things to say about ABCs late "Meet the Press" star Tim
Russert. He
seemed to be the epitome of a fair reporter. I particularly
liked the
quote when someone said he could picture Tim up in heaven
sitting at
his famous table, and showing all those around how much he
cared about
truth for one thing and then ending it by saying "go, get 'im".
That
one brief sentence summed up some of the many things he
stood for.
I KNOW YOU ALL AGREE THAT TO BECOME A DEAR FRIEND OF
SOMEONE'S...takes
some work, things that precious don't just happen on their
own do they?
It takes both listening and communicating on the part of
both, and
usually one of these is much harder to accomplish than the
other, or at
least it is for me. Three building blocks for this great
gift to happen
in our lives is number one to be KIND which is
self-explanatory , then
comes EMPATHY which helps us to see the other person's life
through
their eyes and we end with LOYALTY, and all that is, is the
fact that
we are reliable, respectful, and above all trustworthy.
Quite a recipe
but not anyway unattainable especially for special people
like our
readers. And the end results would have to be a very healthy
friendship
on both sides. (Some copied) Also always remember that,
"speaking
beautifully is little to the purpose unless one lives
beautifully
too."-Elizabeth Prentess.
ANOTHER INTERESTING STATISTIC...that seems rather difficult
to believe.
It says, only about 10% of our life is composed of the
things that
happen to us, the other 90% is our reaction to what has
happened to us.
Is the majority of that time spent looking hard at others so
we can
find someone to blame, or is it spent becoming more mature
and finding
out just how to take responsibility for what has happened
ourselves?
Questions, questions and they are always so difficult to
think through.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE "RALPH AWARD" AND WOULD YOU WANT TO WIN
THE
AUSPICIOUS HONOR...First of all it stands for Rosemond's
(the author of
it) Awfully Ludicrous Parenting Honor. Here is an example
rather than
saying a child is shy, the RALPH parent would say he is
careful, and
that way the child would realize how really great he was.
Another
adjective, fussy would be replaced by selective which means
the child
won't settle for anything less than the best, however he
might become
insufferable in the process. How about my child isn't
stubborn he is
merely tenacious which changes the meaning from infuriating
to parental
pride. No a slowpoke is not just being thoughtful, according
to the
author they just devote most of their time to avoiding what
they have
been told to do. Saving the best for last, changing a
defiant child who
refuses to do anything he is asked becomes a courageous
little person
who always sticks up for what he believes in. The RALPH
winner says
that by doing these few things you will have your child
realize just
how great he is. Don't you agree however that fussy, shy,
stubborn,
defiant children who are always slowpokes probably already
think they
are the greatest and don't need the added incentives to make
them feel
that way. The article ended in this most captivating way,
for all
parents who agree with the changes in what to call your
little darling
in today's age, they wish for them to be locked in a room
for all of
eternity with 100 children who just know they are the
greatest. I know
of a "kid" who has none of the bad habits I've just
mentioned and she
also knows of only one "person" who is truly great and that
is Winnie
the Pooh, and I know she must have been in heaven when she
saw the
latest Halifax theater presentation in honor of her special
friend
Pooh. (Right Tracey C.?)
"SOME PEOPLE ACHIEVE SUCCESS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE
THE
ADVANTAGES OTHERS MAY HAVE HAD."-Janet Evans
I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME FALLING ASLEEP...the other night, I
guess I
just had so much on my mind. However when I think about it,
I was most
likely thinking how great I was and that it was a fact that
whatever
outcomes were about to happen on the various subjects I was
contemplating would be all done by me cause I was the one in
charge, or
the great one. Then I remembered that when I was a child it
would have
been called being a worrywart, rather than an in charge kind
of great
person. Guess I forgot this simple truth, "Worry makes you
forget who
is really in charge."-anonymous
I JUST HEARD THESE WORDS TO AN OLD 1960'S SONG...and felt
they could be
MOST relevant today as well. "Let there be peace on
earth/and let it
begin with me; Let there be peace on earth/the peace that
was meant to
be. With God as our Father/Brothers all are we, let me walk
with my
brother/in perfect harmony. Are you signing along...?
JUST A QUICK MENTION ABOUT VOTING...do you think the 55 plus
voter has
power as to who gets in office, well according to a 2004
poll they had
more than 35% of the power that year, and the next closest
was mid 40's
to 54 with again over 21%. What this tells me is that stand
aside young
voters because there are more 55 plus voters today then ever
and we are
going to see our candidate win big time. (I hope) Let me add
this late
bulletin, in 2006 we already carried over half of the votes,
so nothing
else needs to be said.
ONE OF THE EASY AND BASIC THINGS EACH OF US CAN DO IS TO
HAVE ANNUAL
PHYSICAL CHECK UPS AND TESTS...in order to be the healthy
person we
want and need to be. Most things if caught early can be
better treated
and dealt with. Simple enough yet why in this fantastic
country of ours
has our life expectancy gone down in accordance to other
countries. Two
decades ago 10 countries ranked higher than us, now in 2008
there are
41 who do. What is wrong with this picture, after all
doesn't everyone
everywhere know that Americans are the best at everything.
(or is the
word the greatest?) Maybe that's the problem we aren't and
we don't
even realize it because we've believed in what we've been
taught about
the subject for way to long. Time for this country to get on
the
prevention train and not that other dangerous one, then
maybe we will
have a few people and nations looking up to us again, and it
would be a
much better feeling for us than the one we have now when we
are
critiqued by the world. Did I also mention that we spend
more on health
care than any other nation, again what's wrong besides our
countries
beliefs? Time to get healthy, and we each alone must make
that
decision.
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER, REMEMBER TO BE SAFE, CAREFUL, HYDRATE,
STAY OUT OF
THE SUN WITHOUT PROTECTION AND BE JUST A LITTLE LAZY. GOD
BLESS.
PASS IT ON AND ON...