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Community Kathy’s Column for March 18, 2010SoVaNow.com / March 17, 2010
IT TAKES TIME ... ah yes, everything worth anything in our lives usually doesn’t come in a split second but rather needs time to reach the point where we can claim whatever it is as a plus in our lives and thus making it an attribute in our own individual selves. Edith Wharton,said, “Will power, for example is not a thing we can suddenly decree oneself to possess. It must be built up imperceptibly and laboriously out of a succession of small efforts to meet definite objects, out of the facing of daily difficulties instead of cleverly eluding them or shifting their burden on others. The making of the substance called character is also a process about as slow and arduous as the building of the Pyramids. “I know we aren’t used to things taking so long as nowadays everything and anything seems attainable very quickly. But, like good cooking or a wonderful friendship, we need to “build” on those blocks slowly and methodically in order to reap what is best in our lives. It truly does take time to achieve the best. THE WEATHER IS BECOMING WONDERFUL ... glorious and springlike, the days are magically getting longer, and the over all feeling of warmth and happiness are becoming easier than ever to appreciate. What a difference a few days can make, as the old song says “twenty-four little hours, just the sun and the flowers...” Let’s just enjoy the flowers and the sun, as they revive us after our long and cold winter. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME ... we’ve all heard that a million times. I myself truly believe it and feel it is especially true of our young people today. Think about it, we reacted to the world around us when we were young in the very same way. The circumstances may have been very different and the things we didn’t agree on may have also been extremely different, but, remember that as much as we wanted to and did challenge our boundaries, we also sought them. After all, we need to know our boundaries because that is the only way we know that someone in our lives cares enough to make us stay within them. Someone who can do whatever, whenever has no guarantee that another person, be it a parent, teacher or friend really cares. When we care, we’ve always shown it by sharing our love and concern on a daily basis with certain rules and stipulations. It is the only thing that exudes that special feeling we get, similar to receiving a hug from the heart that proves someone truly does love us. The secret is finding that balance for those on both sides of an otherwise dilemma. Caring like this can only happen one person at a time, and we must be open to being that one. “Studies continue to prove that the fewer choices we have the happier we are,” and I tend to agree. Anonymous. WE JUST HAD A FANTASTIC MIRACLE HAPPEN IN OUR FAMILY ... as a great nephew of ours was spared in a horrible car crash the other night and it was because he was wearing a seatbelt. Going too fast for conditions, (on a wintery Wisconsin road) was the charge. It brought back memories of two accidents I too had during a snowy winter up there. His fairly new car was totaled but the 27 stitches in his head will heal and will always be a reminder of what could have been a fatal day. I can testify to that as I still have a scar on my head which shows up when trying out different hairdos. No problem, however, as I just place a part somewhere else and cover it with my hair. It could have been such a sad outcome and reminds us again not to wait to tell others how much they mean in our lives or the fact that each time we say a good-by we must say it in love as we never know when our own or someone else’s time may expire on this earth, and it may be our last opportunity to convey that love. “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”- Leo F. Buscaglia author LATELY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ... have been telling me of the problems they are having with their computers, and I continue to be amazed that my oldest computer in the world has never completely locked me out (maybe a long time ago it did one time, but I’m not sure as my memory fades daily). Anyway the stories I’m hearing have happened to people very well versed in computer lingo — you know the people that can find anything and everything in a matter of minutes by using the internet. I’ve never even Googled anything, so I was completely surprised when I saw these words come across my screen saying something to the effect that a message was removed by someone because they didn’t want me to have access to an unsafe attachment being sent my way via my mailbox. I thank whoever was so savvy to do this removal, but I continue to be shocked that there are viruses of all sorts out there being sent by people we don’t even know who just want to mess up something that doesn’t belong to them. Just another reason why I love to handwrite notes, letters and cards via snail mail to the important people in my life. Maybe it is the one of a kind thing that makes it extra special also when sending and receiving snail mail. Then again a recent statistic in Time Magazine said that well over 90 percent of what is sent on the internet has errors, I don’t think I can even claim that high amount of error and my excuse is a good one it being I’m quite old and my memory is no where like it was in my twenties, thirties, forties, fifties ... and beyond. A MOM ASKED HER CHILD IF HE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE ... between the following two spelling words they were studying. The words were conscious and conscience. The child immediately replied, “sure Mom, conscious is when you’re aware of something and conscience is when you wish you weren’t.” How is that for a great example, and hopefully we’ve not ever felt that way? I READ THIS QUOTE FROM LEO TOLSTOY ... and was struck with the truth of the statement. I also realized, that any relationship we may have be it marriage, friendship, parent to child, employer to employee, etc., would most likely fit the same criteria and end up in happiness for those involved. Here is the quote, “What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” And, therein lies the difficult part, the part where not everyone feels the same exact way about everything. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF YOUR SOUL ... and could your soul hold the key and be the answer to all of the world’s problems? Following is why I think it could very well be that important. I’m sure none of us thinks of our souls as being a certain nationality, a certain race, a certain political party, or even a certain age, matter of fact we most likely don’t think of them as anything but our inner most being? I would also venture to say that because of not having labels for them that what comes to mind when thinking of our souls is that they are all the same and therefore the perpetuation of hatred or dislike for others would no longer exist. No issues over such mundane things, and no prejudices either — just the fact that on our soul level we are for the most part alike. Time to start acting on a soul level and time to get rid of warped thinking and discrimination of all sorts. The end result, assuming this is true, would be pure, loving and unconditional acceptance for others, including ourselves. I got some of these ideas from a wonderfully written article on stopping prejudice of all kinds and doing what is right at all times. DISCIPLINE ... we all need it in our lives and we also know that there are many things keeping us from doing what we should and need to do. According to John Stott, the two greatest enemies of discipline are laziness and emotionalism. He feels lazy folks can’t be bothered with disciplined habits and that emotional and temperamental folk prefer to live by their feelings. Therefore the lazy I’ll see what I feel like attitude almost always ends in disaster. I am quite sure that most of us don’t want to be considered lazy or living according to our emotions so perhaps thinking of these two as our greatest enemies might be all we need to get back on track and living a disciplined life, no matter what that might entail. GOD BLESS...AND PASS IT ON...AND ON... Halifax Community
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