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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ STRIVING FOR BALANCE ~ 10 July 2022
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 07/09/2022 5:02:25 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: Allegra

OMG....I would die in that kind of heat! Come on up! I almost bought a kiddie pool just to keep my feet cool.

It’s 70 here right now...pretty hot for us. It’s overcast, or it might be smoke from the many, many statewide fires. Cough! Cough! And running eyes are my worst issue.

The Trump rally is just a couple miles from my house. Wish my knees and back issues would have let me go.


21 posted on 07/09/2022 6:28:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; ...


Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Vision Children's Choir~Hallelujah

Dallas Christian Choir~How Beautiful

Jeff Russell~Heaven Opened Its Doors

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!


22 posted on 07/09/2022 6:36:42 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Howdy, luvie.

How’s your weekend so far?

It’s been a sauna here but we finally got some rain today!


23 posted on 07/09/2022 7:02:33 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Allegra

We’re fairly close to you, Allegra, but it only hit 105 here today. Absolutely brutal!


24 posted on 07/09/2022 7:09:28 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way!

A blessed Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Fourth
Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox) to all!


25 posted on 07/09/2022 7:25:09 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: radu

Hey there, radu!

It’s been ok though way too hot for my taste. WooHoo that you finally got rain! I hope it was enough to help the crops be saved there! Did you have fun at the museum?


26 posted on 07/09/2022 7:27:23 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: The Mayor

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

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours...

Hope you had a good day and got in your needed rest.


27 posted on 07/09/2022 7:37:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: radu

Momma1 was here with her 5. Momma2 was here with just 4, unless it’s a new group. Momma2 had 6 yesterday.

Glad you had good tours...was the air conditioning doing its job?


28 posted on 07/09/2022 7:50:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: luvie

Good evening, luvie, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Thank you for the hymns.


29 posted on 07/09/2022 8:09:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi, Kathy! ((hugs))

Hope you have a lovely and restful Sunday, too!


30 posted on 07/09/2022 8:15:42 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: radu

Enough rain to keep the corn growing? Did the roots just suck it up?

They say we might get real rain next week. I’ll believe it when it RAINS at my house. LOL!


31 posted on 07/09/2022 8:23:30 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: luvie

I hear ya on it being way too hot! LOL Yesterday was a nightmare with the temp at 98. The heat index was 108. The air was so wet, you practically drowned when you walked outside.

We got an inch of rain early this morning and the corn looked better when I left for the museum. That’s good because the roots are still working to suck up water. Just need more water! We got .2 of an inch this evening and it’s raining lightly at the moment. Not nearly enough to get us out of the drought situation but at east we got something.

Kinda slow at the museum but traffic was light everywhere the last two days. No one was getting out if they didn’t have to. Still had fun, though, with the people who did show up.


32 posted on 07/09/2022 8:24:05 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: SuzyQue

Good evening, SuzyQue, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Stay cool as best you can.


33 posted on 07/09/2022 8:26:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I hope Momma2 was really Momma3. Don’t eeeeeeven like the thought of Momma2 losing 2 babies in a day.

Yes, it was much cooler in the museum today with the thermostat having been knocked down a few degrees yesterday. Yesterday was not fun in there as hot as it was.


34 posted on 07/09/2022 8:28:17 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

ACK! With your humidity, you were WAAAAY hotter than we were. It had to be miserable. No wonder no one wanted to get out! That heat could kill!

Thank the Lord for all that rain. The corn and other crops must have been smiling!


35 posted on 07/09/2022 8:30:36 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Enough rain to keep it going a little longer. We need a lot more, that’s for sure. Corn needs more water than soybeans, even the hybrid drought-hardy corn.

The drought-hardy soybeans grown around here never cease to amaze me. During dry spells, the plants don’t grow. They just sit and exist on dewfall and any other moisture they can draw from the air. But get a good rainfall and BAM!! A burst of growth. The beans across the road and in the fields along the way to the museum were visibly taller and bushier this morning. More so this afternoon on the way home.

I hope “they” are right about rain for y’all next week. You need it so bad up there. And you need a lot.


36 posted on 07/09/2022 8:40:05 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: lightman

Hey there, lightman...a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

And a blessed Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Fourth
Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox).


37 posted on 07/09/2022 8:48:34 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: luvie

Yes, the kind of heat we’ve had this week CAN kill. Most of the state was under an excessive heat warning and we haven’t had that for 10 years. I’ve said several times we were overdue for a reeeeeally hot summer and this year is turning out to be just that. Our electric bill that showed up this week reflects it too. OUCH!

The crops do look better today but for how long remains to be seen since there’s little chance for rain the next week. We won’t be quite as hot as this last week but temps will still be in the 90s straight through. Ugh.


38 posted on 07/09/2022 8:52:35 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you, Kathy.


39 posted on 07/09/2022 9:10:47 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Our anniversary today, we went to dinner.
37 years with Mrs Mayor, I am a Blessed man
with a beautiful wife, children and grand sons!


40 posted on 07/09/2022 9:21:24 PM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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