Relationships
People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When
you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When
someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have
expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a
difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically,
emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, and they
are. They are there for a reason, you need them to be. Then, without any wrong
doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do
something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, Sometimes
they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their
work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to
move on.
When
people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to
share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you
laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you
an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must
build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept
the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to
use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is
blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life.....
Author Brian A. "Drew" Chalker. :
gatorzfam@yahoo.com
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LIFE
IS A THEATER
Invite Your Audience Carefully
Not everyone is
healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a DISTANCE.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of, or at least
minimize your time with, draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships / friendships.
Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention.
Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?
When you leave certain people do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know or appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around
you...the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front
row and who should be moved to the balcony of Your Life.
"If you cannot change the people around you, CHANGE the people you are around."
Remember that the people we hang with will have an impact on both our lives and
our income. And so we must be careful to choose the people we hang out with, as
well as the information with which we feed our minds.
We should not share our dreams with negative people, Nor feed our dreams with
negative thoughts.
It's your choice and your life..... It's up to you who and what you let in
it......
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An
Interview With God
I dreamed I had an INTERVIEW WITH GOD.
"So, you would like to interview me?" GOD asked.
"If you have time," I said.
GOD smile. "My time is eternity... what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you the most about humankind?"
GOD answered...
"That they get bored with childhood, that they rush to grow up, and then long to
be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money... and then lose their money to
restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that
they live in neither the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they would never die, and die as though they had never
lived."
GOD's hand took mine... and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked, "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your
children to learn?"
GOD replied, "To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let
themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they
love, and it can take many years to heal them."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs
the least."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply do not yet know
how to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing, and see it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must
also forgive themselves."
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
GOD smiled, and said... "Just know that I am here." "Always."
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Footprints
in the Sand
Last night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets
of footprints in the sand: one belonged to me, the other to the Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the
footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of
footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I
decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during
the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of
footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave
me.”
The Lord replied, “My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave
you. During your times of suffering, when you could see only one set of
footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
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IF
I KNEW
If I knew it would be the last time I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and "pray the Lord, your soul to keep."
If I knew it would be the last time I'd see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss you, and call you back for more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after
day.
If I knew it would be the last time I could spare an extra minute or so
to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day, to say our "I love you's",
and certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But, just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you, and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike,
and today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So, if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For, if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day...
That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss,
and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last
wish.
So, hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear,
that you love them very much and you'll always hold them dear.
Take time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me," "thank you," or "its okay".
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.
Copyright ©
George Michael Grossman
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We convince ourselves that life will
be better after we get married, have a baby, and then another. Then we
are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we believe that we'll
be more content when they are.
After that, we're frustrated that we
have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are
out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when
our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when
we're able to go on a nice vacation, or when we retire.
The truth is there's no better time
to be happy than ...
RIGHT NOW !!!
If not now, when? Your life will
always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself
and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way.
So, treasure every moment that you
have, and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special,
(special enough to spend your time with), and remember that time waits
for no one. So, stop waiting ...
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until your car or home is paid off.
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until you get a new car or home.
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until your kids leave the house.
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until you go back to school.
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until you finish school.
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until you lose 10 lbs.
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until you gain 10 lbs.
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until you get married.
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until you get a divorce.
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until you have kids.
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until you retire.
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until summer.
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until spring.
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until winter.
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until fall.
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until you die.
There is no better time than RIGHT
NOW to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So, Work like you don't need money. Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching.
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Money can buy
pleasure... but not love;
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Money can buy a
show... but not joy;
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Money can buy a
slave... but not a friend;
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Money can buy a woman...
but not a wife;
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Money can buy a
house... but not a home;
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Money can buy
food... but not an appetite;
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Money can buy medicines...
but not health;
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Money can buy
diplomas... but not culture;
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Money can buy
books... but not intelligence;
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Money can buy tranquillizers.
but not peace;
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Money can buy indulgences...
but not forgiveness;
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Money can buy the
earth... but not the sky.
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"It is not necessary to regret what
you cannot repair". Samuel Johnson
"Progress is impossible without
changes, and those who can never change their opinion can neither change
the world nor change themselves". George Bernard Shaw
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