A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-05-04....Celebrate Living #5

dutchess

[dutchess]

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

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Celebrate Living 5...

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.

Adopt a dog….or a cat (or some other creature from God)

Have a firm handshake.

Return all things you borrow.

Surprise loved ones with little unexpected gifts.

Make the best of bad situations.

Always accept an outstretched hand.

Use your wit to amuse, not abuse.

Take a photography course.

Hug children after you discipline them.

Hug pets after you discipline them.

Choose a charity in your community and support it generously with your time and/or money.

Forget the Joneses.

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who’ll never find out.

Visit Washington, D.C., and do the tourist bit.

When someone is relating an important event that’s happened to them, don’t try to top them with a story of your own. Let them have the stage.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Don’t waste time responding to your critics.

Be original.

Be neat.

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

Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Feed a stranger’s expired parking meter.

Commit yourself to constant self-improvement.

Don’t allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It’s there for your convenience, not the caller’s.

Spend less time worrying who’s right, and more time deciding what’s right.

Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war.

Don’t be deceived by first impressions.

Never cut what can be untied.

Discipline yourself to save money. It’s essential to success.

Remember that winners do what losers don’t want to do.

Try everything offered by supermarket food demonstrators.

Just for fun, attend a small town Fourth of July celebration.

Be there when people need you.

Be decisive even if it means you’ll sometimes be wrong.

Don’t let anyone talk you out of pursuing what you know to be a great idea.

Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, “Gee, if I’d only spent more time at the office.”

Have a friend who owns a truck.

Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet and refer to it often.

Laugh a lot. A good sense of humor cures almost all of life’s ills.

Look for opportunities to make people feel important.

Be a leader: Remember the lead sled dog is the only one with a decent view.

Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.

Believe in love at first sight.

When you feel terrific, notify your face.

Never be the first to break a family tradition.

Always try to keep up the important family traditions.

Don’t judge people by their relatives.

Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.

Thank those who protect our skies.

Hug a skinny dood…..

Hug an angel…..

Give thank to those who open the Finest door every morning with prayers, coffee, goodies and words of wisdom.

Remember to tell your "sistahs and brothas" how much they mean to you.

Remember to give thanks for our FINEST Friends

And always give thanks to FreeRepublic

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[The Mayor]

May 5, 2004

The Miracle Goes On

Read: 2 Chronicles 30:21-27

Their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. —2 Chronicles 30:27

Bible In One Year: 1 Kings 19-20; Luke 23:1-25

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Did you ever think of a prayer meeting as a miracle? That thought came to my mind one evening at church after we divided into small prayer groups. As someone in each group prayed, I heard several people talking to God at the same time. It sounded like a jumble of words. But that's the miracle. God was hearing each prayer—along with millions of others being lifted to Him around the world in many different languages.

For those of us who reach frustration levels when two children are talking to us at the same time, it is indeed a miracle that God can hear so many of His children simultaneously.

Consider the story of Hezekiah's Passover celebration. He called for the Israelites to join him in Jerusalem for praise and prayer (2 Chronicles 30:1). Multitudes came for what turned into a 2-week-long worship service. Huge numbers of people rejoiced and praised God at the same time (v.25). As the religious leaders prayed, "their voice was heard; and their prayer came up . . . to heaven" (v.27).

The miracle goes on. Today, throughout the world, millions of people are praying to God. Let's rejoice in knowing that He hears each prayer. —Dave Branon

God hears us when we call to Him,
He does not miss one voice;
The knowledge that He always hears
Should cause us to rejoice. —Sper

You'll never get a busy signal on the prayer line to heaven.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mr. Mayor.

[Lakeside]

Good morning dutchess! Good morning to ALL the Finest--hugs all around to each of you!

I'm late 'cause I slept in today. Don't normally do that!

dutchess, you did it again--what a marvelous thread on happy living. It's wonderful to be reminded of the nice little things that make life a joy to yourself and to others.

P.S. I DO believe in love at first sight. I've been married to him for 28 years!

Now, back to coffee...thanks Mayor for the cup! Now where is Gail? :-)

[GailA]

Good Morning FRiends, going to be another beautiful sunny day here in Memphis, warm but not hot. Rocky and I are about rested up and caught up from our vacation.

[The Mayor]

Mornin Aeronaut !

[FreeTheHostages]

[FreeTheHostages]

He's getting very obscure on us. Hard to see. That is to say, thin humor.

[Pippin]

((((Dutchess))))!

Hug a skinny dood?

Okay!

((((TTM)))))

And hug an angel?

Will do!

((((DANSY)))))!

THANK YOU FREE REPUBLIC!

*grin*

GOOD MORNING! :O)

[Pippin]

Hi, (((JW))))!

I stay happy by staying away from negative people.

[Pippin]

Ley me know when you're gonna be in DC! (((LORI))))!

[Texagirl4W]

Happy Cinco de Mayo to all of you. Thanks for the ping.

[Temple Owl]

Okay, I'll try very hard to be good. Good morning everybody.

[dutchess]

Happy Cinco DeMayo back at you!

[dutchess]

Don’t waste time responding to your critics.

After reading that one, I guess there's no point in mentioning what I thought of the ending. :-)

LOL...(((((((skinny dood)))))))

[dutchess]

Boys learn to take what they desire
At their fathers knees .. the skills required.
Men learn to love to their surprise
When first they look into a daughters eyes
'tator 1993

very sweet tator. Worth repeating. Thanks for stopping in. (plus, again, enjoying meeting you in person last week. Hope we can do it again)

[dutchess]

Hi Lori. Happy Cinco deMayo back at you. You snuck in as I slinked off back to bed. (Actually went to be early and got up to post...Though it was 1:00 a.m. here oops!)

[dutchess]

One of my sons' birthday. I wanted to name him Sink(Cr)o(w) {Cinco) but I was out voted...

I'm sure your son was glad you were voted out too LOL! Give him a birthday smooch from the midwest!

[dutchess]

Believe in love at first sight

Yep.

Been falling in love every morning with the first sight I see.

That's so sweet. I'm double blessed...I have Mr. D. on one side and Giz on the other :o)

(Pssst. Boy on the right in cammies next to the girl wearing white shirt). :)

Okay....have to go back and check out the picture. Thanks for the hint :o)

[dutchess]

Cool plane today Aeronaut. Another lesson scheduled for Friday afternoon and they are forcasting good weather. Yippee!

[dutchess]

You'll never get a busy signal on the prayer line to heaven.

Perfect! And, as always, thanks for the coffee.