23/07/2006, 23/07/2006
I was wondering how I would pass on this mornings message when I opened my e-mail and saw this. So folks I will pass the message on to you.WHAT IS LOVE?
Slow down for three minutes to read this.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your Frenchfries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that . They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I
looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt." Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image) Karen - age 7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"
When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need.
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( 2.8 / 94 )22/07/2006, 22/07/2006
Just to put the record straight I don't do....bike....run......fast.....kayaking, but occasionally I....swim.....golf.....walk, have even been known to go-cart with my grandson. Not that the spirit is not willing, just my knees gave up ages ago. Oh, I occasionally dance....in church!!!...that is if you call bopping up and down dancing.....no don't try and picture the scene!!
Ray is the one who....bikes....paints and does things generally artistic!
I have decided that a sense of humour is absolutely necessary to survive these days......weird as mine is, it keeps me sane.
Today I have taken all 800 photo's of my computer and stored them elsewhere. Time to start again....no more sunsets, I have taken about 100, will post the best soon when I can think of something inspirational to caption them with!
Tomorrow is Sunday, so I will do something religious...like going to church. Allister and Co will be back from Clan Gathering so it should be lively.....and challenging.
If I come out feeling uncomfortable it will have been a good service!!
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( 3.1 / 106 )22/07/2006, 22/07/2006
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If I had a pound for every time I have heard the words "God can't do that" or "God doesn't work that way" I would be a very rich person!!
Every religion, every denomination reckons they have a handle on God.....the truth is He is a Free Spirit who tends to do the spectacular every now and then just to catch our attention. Yet He is also the silence as night falls.....listen.......can you hear Him?
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( 2.9 / 120 )20/07/2006, 20/07/2006
Why we forward......
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered. "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked. "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, and then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," he answered.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the Gold Street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind."
Soooo...
Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word. Maybe this will explain.
When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes. When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward jokes. When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how, you forward jokes. Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get? A forwarded joke.
So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime!
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( 3 / 124 )20/07/2006, 20/07/2006
With the sunshine comes beautiful sunsets and there has been some spectacular ones lately.
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Today is a bit cooler and I think there is some thunder on the way. Sitting as I am eyes fixed on the box! watching the golf, I see the whole country is scorched dry. So rain we need and no doubt rain we will get.
Getting back to the book I am re-reading, "If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat"......well actually just getting into one would be very nice these days!!
The book is about testing your faith and daring to step out of ones comfort zone. Retirement can be a good excuse for staying inside that zone.....but not much fun. Challenge is good for both mind, spirit and body, and it doesn't have to be something big. Just enough to wake up in the morning and feel life is still exciting.
A greater challenge faces the world today, as The Middle East situation spirals out of control no one seems to want to exercise any diplomatic intervention, so on both sides the children die.
What games are being played out at the expense of human lives....there are no winners here and the balances have been tipped on both sides. This has gone far beyond the usual spat, so who is really calling the shots?
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