FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ October 9 2005

chaplaincare.navy.mil ^ | CDR Stephen W. Seelig, CHC, USNR-R

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MEDITATION ON SUCCESS

"Do not let this Book of Law (The Torah) depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.
Then you will be prosperous and successful." (Joshua 1:8)

"Great success, like disgrace, can bring great trouble. Success which advances ego can make you lose your way." (Tao 13.)

A lawyer once commented to me, "If you preachers ever convince people to live by the Ten Commandments, I will be out of business." Now there is a thought: lawyers out of business! Doing God's will is the only real guarantee of success. Beginning with the Ten commandments, We must first learn the Laws by which God guarantees success. To learn these laws is not just a mental exercise but the beginning of a way of living, a way which brings the reward of joyful success. Successful people are often asked, "What is the secret of your success?" One person responded, "To live life fully by doing rather than talking." Maybe that is what is meant by the words in Joshua quoted above.
Obedience to God brings happiness, which is real success!

CDR Stephen W. Seelig, CHC, USNR-R

[luvie]

((((hugs))))) RED!!! So glad to see ya again! I just got home....it's raining here in the big O again tonight! Has been for about 4 hours now. WOOHOO! Of course, every intersection in both towns are flooded....as usual!

[DesertCoyote]

Thank you. It was very interesting to see them present the colours this way. My seat was on the 50 yard line right behind the NAU players bench and once the ROTC came over to pack up, I commended them on a job well done.

[luvie]

I just got here--how'd the Cowboys do? I "wanted" the Eagles to win, just to help ya out! :o)

[Soaring Feather]

Evening Ma, just got back from dinner with some Tahiti, MO family. About ready to wrap up the assignment. LOL

[sxytxredhead73]

I WILL REMEMBER THIS NEXT WEEK WHEN THE COWBOYS LOSE!!!

[luvie]

Oops--just scrolled up and found out for myself that they won! Good!

[luvie]

Man! It's too quiet in here. Maybe I should just declare a Fair Funkle right here and now! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Jay!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[AZamericonnie]

Decorating is a lot of fun! I need to get mine finished! Thanks for reminding me!

[AZamericonnie]

A heat wave at 50 degrees...Brrrr! Good evening Darkwing.

[AZamericonnie]

Yes...the air smells much sweeter with a hint of crisp cold temperatures on it. Enjoy your walk!

[Kathy in Alaska]

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty, 29, of Long Island, N.Y., looks for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina here today. Beaty is a member of an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew sent from Clearwater, Fla., to assist in search and rescue efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott D. Rady, 34, of Tampa, Fla., pulls a pregnant woman from her flooded New Orleans home here today. Rady is a rescue swimmer sent from Clearwater, Fla., to help aid in search and rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

[AZamericonnie]

What great seats you had. Thank you ever so much for sharing that pic. Good for you commending the ROTC. Ya done good!!! *Hugs*

[txradioguy]

I walked into the PX yesterday and they already have Christmas Decorations out!!!! *eeek*

[AZamericonnie]

Morning Tx! Oh yes...there were Santa Claus's & Pumpkins out everywhere today. I remember an old e-mail I got that said "Don't put tinsel on my pumpkin!" LOL I guess the stores forgot about Thanksgiving all together!

[Kathy in Alaska]

MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 1, 2005) - A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew and paramedics from the Mobile area assist a woman onto a gurney at the Coast Guard base here today. Critically ill patients from a Biloxi National Guard field hospital were transported to the Coast Guard base and transferred to local EMS. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (Sept. 2, 2005) - Chief Petty Officer Carey Bollinger loads cases of meals, ready-to-eat (MREs) into a helicopter at Million Air here today. The MREs were transported to Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., where Coast Guard aviators are staged for the ongoing rescue mission of New Orleans citizens after Hurricane Katrina. Bollinger, of Coast Guard Integrated Support Command New Orleans, is one of hundreds of Coast Guardsmen responding to Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Niemi

[luvie]

(((Connie!!!!)))))

How are you this evening? Where is everyone---except you, Kathy and tx! It is waaaaaaaay too tame around here!

[AZamericonnie]

Hey Luv! How are you! I'll see you on the new thread ok?

[Kathy in Alaska]

*snicker*

Tell me you didn't do this.....LOL! So....how did Dallas do today?