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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ STRIVING FOR BALANCE ~ 31 July 2016
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 07/30/2016 4:58:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska


 


 

 

 

STRIVING FOR BALANCE


In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one's other commitments:

"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

How?

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.

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

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery and Today is a gift:

That's why we call it "The Present."



 

 




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To: MoochPooch; left that other site; SkyDancer; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; onedoug; BluesDuke; ...

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.


21 posted on 07/30/2016 6:10:07 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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22 posted on 07/30/2016 6:26:13 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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The way I remember the sub songs is ♪"We go up, We go down, We even **** around, Aoogahh Aoogahh, Dive Dive Dive...
23 posted on 07/30/2016 6:44:40 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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We don’t even **** around


24 posted on 07/30/2016 6:46:04 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: ConorMacNessa

My favorite “crosses”. Thanks, Mac.

Hope the rain is doing its job and not just running off.


25 posted on 07/30/2016 7:23:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ...



Tad Robinson~No More Night

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~Beautiful Savior

Providence~I'm Telling The World About His Love.wma

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!


26 posted on 07/30/2016 7:33:45 PM PDT by luvie (I love the troops. That is all...)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good Evening Everybody!

((((HUGS))))


27 posted on 07/30/2016 7:47:35 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: The Mayor

Good evening/morning, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to The Mayor family.

Hope you got some good relaxing done on Saturday.


28 posted on 07/30/2016 9:16:46 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you Kathy! Relax today, it’s Sunday, the Lords day!


29 posted on 07/30/2016 9:36:43 PM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: The Mayor

Relaxing is on my agenda. Only a couple of “must do’s”.


30 posted on 07/30/2016 9:47:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W
A very pleasant good Sunday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How's it going?

31 posted on 07/31/2016 12:12:44 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How’s it going?


32 posted on 07/31/2016 12:13:05 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BTTT


33 posted on 07/31/2016 12:13:18 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: SandRat

Good morning, Sandrat. How’s it going?


34 posted on 07/31/2016 12:13:42 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well on this beautiful Sunday morning. It’s coolish right now but sure to be another scorcher. I’m not sure why I”m surprised...it IS summer, after all! LOL!

Hope you and Bo had a good romp at the lake yesterday and have a blessed Sunday today! :)


35 posted on 07/31/2016 5:39:58 AM PDT by luvie (I love the troops. That is all...)
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To: LUV W
Thanks, LUV W. We did have a great time out at the lake. We'll see how things go today.

Have to get some things at Wal-Mart and KFC.

36 posted on 07/31/2016 5:45:12 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.

Mm mm! KFC! I love their grilled chicken!...and their biscuits! Have a good one!


37 posted on 07/31/2016 6:23:22 AM PDT by luvie (I love the troops. That is all...)
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To: E.G.C.

Well “Sooner” Charliw and I just got up.


38 posted on 07/31/2016 6:58:30 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: left that other site

Good afternoon, ML...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Hope you are having a nice weekend.


39 posted on 07/31/2016 12:38:33 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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40 posted on 07/31/2016 12:38:55 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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