Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/08/2009 10:08 AM |
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Being Thankful
I AM THANKFUL: FOR THE WIFE WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
FOR THE HUSBAND WHO IS ON THE SOFA BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.
FOR THE TEENAGER WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, NOT ON THE STREETS.
FOR THE TAXES I PAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED .
FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE
FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING, AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME .
FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION
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FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.
FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CAN HEAR.
FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.
FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/09/2009 9:40 AM |
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Sometimes we need to see our lives differently. Like stepping outside it and seeing it from a different angle. Maybe walking around it, underneath it or climbing on top.
Better yet, through the eyes of a child. There is nothing complex about what I am about to share with you. In fact, the beauty of it lies in the simplicity.
I was talking to a friend about all the things I've been going through lately while having coffee at a Waffle House. I love coffee and I love conversation with friends. As most of you know, I had major cancer surgery three years ago and now have lung problems, so some of my days don't go well.
Just as we began speaking a woman with two teenage girls took the table just behind us. They were rowdy and unsettled as they were talking about all the shopping they had been doing.
Remarkably, they quieted down immediately.
"All I want to do is to get through it," I said as we continued our chat.
"I know what you mean," my friend replied.
Then I said, "When I look back over my life all I see is me dealing with a problem and sooner or later another one pops up."
Without hesitation I heard, "What about all the days in between?"
I looked at my friend and he shook his head as he said, "I didn't say that."
"I did!" a young voice replied.
Then from behind him one of the girls turned around, smiled, and repeated, "What about all the days in between?"
I smiled. I thought it wonderful that she felt she had something to offer us.
"Explain." I said.
"Well, this is just my opinion, but people always think about their problems. What about all those days in between? Those days we throw away worrying about what happened and what might happen," she said.
"Those days are good days, probably more of those than the bad ones!" the other girl added.
Just then the woman returned. "Are they bothering you?" she asked.
"No, they helped me see my life differently," I said. "Now I see the days in between."
"More of those than the bad ones!" my friend added.
What do you see?
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/12/2009 9:29 AM |
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A true friend will know your weaknesses but will always show you your strengths; he feels your fears but will fortify your faith; he sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; he recognizes your disabilities but will emphasizes your possibilities. A true friend, keep as many as you can, they are becoming rare.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/12/2009 11:37 AM |
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“Friends”:
from an Elton John song titled, Friends.
I hope the day will be a lighter highway
For friends are found on every road
Can you ever think of any better way
For the lost and weary travelers to go
Making friends for the world to see
Let the people know you got what you need
With a friend at hand you will see the light
If your friends are there then everything's all right
It seems to me a crime that we should age
These fragile times should never slip us by
A time you never can or shall erase
As friends together watch their childhood fly
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/13/2009 5:37 AM |
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Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/14/2009 9:25 AM |
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Within each of us is a hidden store of energy.
Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life.
Within each of us is a hidden store of courage.
Courage to give us the strength to face any challenge.
Within each of us is a hidden store of determination.
Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/15/2009 11:01 AM |
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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. Patience is indeed, a virtue. A great deal of patience is needed in this business.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/19/2009 8:07 AM |
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/20/2009 9:18 PM |
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All great achievers of the past have been visionary people. They were men and women who projected themselves into the future. They thought of what could be, rather than what already was, and then they moved themselves into action, to bring these things into fruition. In the business of adjusting, you must always be a visionary. You have to read how insured's act and display their emotions while working a claim. If your attitude is right, that sets a proper scenario to resolve the loss with much less conflict.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/21/2009 11:07 AM |
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If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The step may only be a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest one possible for now. I feel we have just seen what a small step can produce if your genuinely interested in advancing yourself. Our 44th President of the United States just proved that on a world wide basis. Positive thinking can change an entire world. Can you imagine what it would do for an individual like yourself.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/22/2009 9:48 AM |
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Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/28/2009 9:05 AM |
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If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting but I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me anything.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
01/29/2009 9:46 AM |
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Before you begin anything, remind yourself that difficulties and delays are quite impossible to foresee. You can only see one thing clearly, and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/04/2009 11:40 AM |
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If you're angry with a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. Love is important today, particularly in this time of recession. Of course the most important person to love first is YOU. Without that, you can love no other, truthfully.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/06/2009 9:29 AM |
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MY FRIDAY STORY
The Best Time Of My Life
Author Unknown
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, "What was the best time of your life?"
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, "Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question:
"When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
"When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
"When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
"When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
"The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
"When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
"When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
"And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life."
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/12/2009 9:15 AM |
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The thought manifests as the word.
The word manifests as the deed.
The deed develops into habit.
And the habit hardens into character.
So watch the thought and its ways with care.
And let it spring from love,
born out of concern for all beings.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/13/2009 6:10 AM |
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INSTALLING LOVE VIA TECH SUPPORT
Tech Support: Yes, ... how can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install LOVE. Can you guide me though the process?
Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running?
Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge, and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program notrun on external components." What should I do?
Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart.Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So LOVE is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. LOVE is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/14/2009 11:02 AM |
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Perseverance:
- Perseverance is commitment, hard work, patience, endurance.
- Perseverance is being able to bear difficulties calmly and without complaint.
- Perseverance is trying again and again.
You show perseverance when you ...
- Give up your tv time to spend hours studying
- Try a new sport that is very difficult but you don't give up
- Have a learning disability but keep studying even when discouraged
- Come from a home where there is fighting and unhappiness but you still try your best
- Have missed a week of school but you work hard to catch up
- Are at the end of a difficult race but you cross the finish line
- Save money and make sacrifices to buy something
- Spend hours practicing on your music
- Study and work hard to raise your grade
- Try out for something you weren't successful at the first time.
Perspicacity:
Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding.
Perception:
The process of organizing information received through the senses and interpreting it. This is done by the conscious, mentally aware brain.
The three P's, live by them, gain by them. I have lived by the three P's all my life and have done very well. Your senses, motivation, self esteem and abilities are guided by the three P's.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/18/2009 11:30 AM |
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Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member Senior Member Posts:1865
02/19/2009 11:15 AM |
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The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it. Believe you can be one of the best adjusters available, and you will become that person. Knowledge is cheap, buy a lot of it. Life is short, use a lot of it every day.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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