A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...03-10-04...Celebrate Living #3

Dutchess

[dutchess]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Celebrate Living 3...

Today we are featuring more suggestions, observations and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life. Some are private, most are excerpts from "Life's Little Instruction Book" by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Please stop in..and add your own. Also,, please click on the music link below (Songs of Africa). We guarantee the combination will make you feel good all day. Enjoy!

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Suggestions on how to live a happy & rewarding life:

Take time to smell the roses.

Learn to play a musical instrument.

Be forgiving of yourself and others.

Learn three clean jokes.

Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.

Show respect for police officers and firefighters. Show respect for military personnel.

Buy vegetables from truck farmers who advertise with hand-lettered signs.

Support a high school band.

In business and in family relationships, remember that the most important thing is trust.

Refill ice cube trays.

Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass.

Smile a lot. It costs nothing and is beyond price.

Learn to identify local wildflowers, birds, and trees.

Learn CPR.

Stop and read historical roadside markers.

Turn off the television at dinner time.

Learn to handle a pistol and rifle safely.

Fly Old Glory on the Fourth of July.

Stand at attention and put your hand over your heart when singing the national anthem.

Strive for excellence.

Avoid negative people.

Don’t scrimp in order to leave money to your children.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Encourage your children to have a part-time job after the age of sixteen.

Never take action when you’re angry.

Measure people by the size of their hearts, not the size of their bank accounts.

Don’t worry that you can’t give your kids the best of everything. Give them your very best.

Surprise a new neighbor with one of your favorite homemade dishes- and include the recipe.

Never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. You’ll buy too much.

Praise in public…..Criticize in private.

Remember that overnight success usually takes about fifteen years.

Remember that a successful marriage depends on two things: (1) finding the right person and (2) being the right person.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in a harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

Reread your favorite book.

Live your life so that your epitaph could read, “No regrets.”

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

Give thanks before every meal.

Give thanks for your friends.

Give thanks for our friendships we've made at the Finest...

Give thanks for FreeRepublic.

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[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America; and to the Republic for which it stands One Nation Under God Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.

[GailA]

[dutchess]

Welcome to the Finest. Please stop in....take a deep breath and enjoy some of "life's little pleasures" Please feel free to add your own.

Come on over and "celebrate living"

[dutchess]

Oh my Gail...Your early...I'm late...or visa versa... Giz got his "spring" cut today...he's pracing like MR. Stud Muffin>!!!! It is too cute!

[MeekOneGOP]

Evenin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday!

G'night ! ...

[WVNan]

The Holy Spirit's voice is as loud as your willingness to listen.

All forgiveness is a gift to yourself.

Your worth is established by God. Nothing you do or think or wish or make is necessary to establish your worth.

The sight of Christ is all there is to see. The song of Christ is all there is to hear. The hand of Christ is all there is to hold. There is no journey but to walk with Him. (CIM)

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Dutchess.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin' ! Thanks ...

[knighthawk]

Hey how you all are doing?

I am celebrating living a lot these days lol

[The Mayor]

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! —Psalm 34:8

Safety is not found in the absence of danger but in the presence of God.

[The Mayor]

March 10, 2004

The Hiding Place

Read: Psalm 34:4-8

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! —Psalm 34:8

Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 11-13; Mark 12:1-27

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In this world's misery there is only one sure refuge: God Himself. "He is a shield to all who trust in Him" (Psalm 18:30).

To "trust in" comes from a Hebrew word that means "to take refuge in" or "to hide in" or "to hide with." It suggests a secret place of concealment, a "hidey hole," as we used to say in Texas.

When we're exhausted by our efforts, when we're bewildered by our problems, when we're wounded by our friends, when we're surrounded by our foes, we can hide ourselves in God. There is no safety in this world. If we were to find safety here, we would never know the joy of God's love and protection. We would miss the happiness for which we were made.

The only safe place is God Himself. When storm clouds gather and calamities loom, we must run into His presence in prayer and remain there (Psalm 57:1).

George MacDonald said, "That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to Him, 'Thou art my refuge.'"

How safe and blessed we are! —David Roper

O the sweet unfailing refuge
Of the everlasting arms;
In their loving clasp enfolded,
Nothing worries or alarms. —Hennessay

Safety is not found in the absence of danger but in the presence of God.

[GailA]

I posted within minutes of you posting the thread. Couldn't sleep.

[The Mayor]

You asked about spring yesterday..

It was 25 at posting time. Spring ? not yet..

[ST.LOUIE1]

Wonderful thread, (((((((((((dutchess))))))))))

"Avoid negative people."

So very true! That's why I enjoy the 'Finest' so much. No negativity here. : )

'Amy's Place' also fits this category nicely.

Love your pup! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Safety is not found in the absence of danger but in the presence of God.

Amen.

Good morning, Mayor.

[The Mayor]

Mornin Louie!

I continue to learn everytime I post Our Daily Bread....
The Lords Word is full of knowledge for those willing to learn!

[FreeTheHostages]

Ah, another appropriate calendar for a *beautiful* thread!! Good morning!!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, pretty lady. : )

[Diver Dave]

Give thanks for our friendships we've made at the Finest...

Yep! I'll second that.

Mornin' to the Finest...

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, Diver!

Good to see you, FRiend. : )