Man presented me with fear, but, God presented me with Love.
Kim.
Kim.
Showing posts with label present. Show all posts
Showing posts with label present. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Quotes of the Week ..
Quote of the Week: ‘Art is not a treasure in the past or an
importation from another land, but part of the present life of
all living and creating peoples.’
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Quote of the Week: ‘Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.’
Danny Kaye.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Being Present (richness of life)
Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either - Golda Meir.
We all know people who live on the fringes of life. They seem uninvolved with the activity in their midst, as though a pane of glass separated them from us. And there are times when we join the persons standing alone away from the vibrancy of life. Fears keep people apart, particularly the fear of letting go of the vulnerable self and joining in the feelings of the moment.
To fully reap the benefits of life, we have to risk full exposure to one another and to the experience of the moment. Full involvement in the ebb and flow of life will bring the weeping that accompanies both the pain and the joy of life. It will also bring the fruits of laughter.
Both laughter and weeping cleanse us. They bring closure to an experience. They make possible our letting go. And we must let go of pain, as well as joy, to ready ourselves for the next blessing life offers.
When we keep ourselves apart, when we hold off the tears or the laughter, we cheat ourselves of the richness of life. We have to go through an experience fully in order to learn all it can teach us and then be free of it.
K. Casey
Past experiences never let me go until I fully grieve those that need to be grieved or laugh over those that deserve the light touch. The present is distorted when the past shadows it.
We all know people who live on the fringes of life. They seem uninvolved with the activity in their midst, as though a pane of glass separated them from us. And there are times when we join the persons standing alone away from the vibrancy of life. Fears keep people apart, particularly the fear of letting go of the vulnerable self and joining in the feelings of the moment.
To fully reap the benefits of life, we have to risk full exposure to one another and to the experience of the moment. Full involvement in the ebb and flow of life will bring the weeping that accompanies both the pain and the joy of life. It will also bring the fruits of laughter.
Both laughter and weeping cleanse us. They bring closure to an experience. They make possible our letting go. And we must let go of pain, as well as joy, to ready ourselves for the next blessing life offers.
When we keep ourselves apart, when we hold off the tears or the laughter, we cheat ourselves of the richness of life. We have to go through an experience fully in order to learn all it can teach us and then be free of it.
K. Casey
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Past experiences never let me go until I fully grieve those that need to be grieved or laugh over those that deserve the light touch. The present is distorted when the past shadows it.
Monday, April 4, 2011
~ It's a Party and You're Invited... ~
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011
Subject: It's a party...
It's a Party and You're Invited...
DAY: "Cherish the Past" (learn from it).
TIME: "Adorn the Present" (Love it).
PLACE: "Construct the Future".
Monday, February 7, 2011
~ Pray ? ~
READ:
Philippians 4:1-9
"In everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God". - Philippians 4:6
When people face trials, they often turn to prayer only as a last resort. I knew a man who was fighting a valiant battle with cancer. As people observed the gradual effect on his body and lifestyle, one person said, "Well, they've tried everything else. I guess it's time to begin praying."
Another man was going through an extremely difficult time at work. It was a crisis of major proportions that had ominous implications for him and for the future of his company. He just couldn't resolve it. Finally he said, "I've tried everything I know to get through this situation and nothing has worked. It's time to start praying."
In both of these instances, prayer was seen as a last-ditch effort to resolve the problem. Only after all other options were eliminated did the person decide to pray. It was a desperate "grasping at straws."
INSTEAD of prayer being a last resort, it should be one of the first things we do. The Lord answers prayer, and He wants us to come to Him continually with all of our needs (1 Thessalonians 5:17). The Bible tells us to "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer . . . let your requests be made known to God" (Philippians 4:6).
So don't wait. It's always time to pray! - DE
Any hour when helping others
Or when bearing heavy care
Is the time to call our Father -
It's the proper time for prayer. - Zimmerman
Prayer should be our first response rather than our last resort.
N.B. Praying continually keeps you close to God!!
Philippians 4:1-9
"In everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God". - Philippians 4:6
When people face trials, they often turn to prayer only as a last resort. I knew a man who was fighting a valiant battle with cancer. As people observed the gradual effect on his body and lifestyle, one person said, "Well, they've tried everything else. I guess it's time to begin praying."
Another man was going through an extremely difficult time at work. It was a crisis of major proportions that had ominous implications for him and for the future of his company. He just couldn't resolve it. Finally he said, "I've tried everything I know to get through this situation and nothing has worked. It's time to start praying."
In both of these instances, prayer was seen as a last-ditch effort to resolve the problem. Only after all other options were eliminated did the person decide to pray. It was a desperate "grasping at straws."
INSTEAD of prayer being a last resort, it should be one of the first things we do. The Lord answers prayer, and He wants us to come to Him continually with all of our needs (1 Thessalonians 5:17). The Bible tells us to "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer . . . let your requests be made known to God" (Philippians 4:6).
So don't wait. It's always time to pray! - DE
Any hour when helping others
Or when bearing heavy care
Is the time to call our Father -
It's the proper time for prayer. - Zimmerman
Prayer should be our first response rather than our last resort.
N.B. Praying continually keeps you close to God!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
~ Comfort ! ~
"I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
ROMANS 8: 38-39.
ROMANS 8: 38-39.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
*** "TWISTS and turns" .. !! ***
"The road is
long and hard
It twists and turns
Obstacles present
themselves
We are overwhelmed
Caring is hard
But deep in our heart
We know that this is
what we want to do
As time goes by we
know that it enriches
our life". (Carer)
long and hard
It twists and turns
Obstacles present
themselves
We are overwhelmed
Caring is hard
But deep in our heart
We know that this is
what we want to do
As time goes by we
know that it enriches
our life". (Carer)
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