Kindness Counts

Kindness Counts

That best portion of a good man’s life, His little, nameless, unremembered, acts Of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. G. Elliston

Kind words are the music of the world. F W Faber

‘Twas her thinking of others made you think of her. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Albert Schweitzer

Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. Hindu proverb

Do not forget little kindnesses and do not remember small faults. Chinese proverb

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato

Stop and Smell the Roses

An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth- Bonnie Friedman

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop- Ovid

A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books- Walt Whitman

When you take a flower in  your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. -George O'Keeffe

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.- E.B. White

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.- Will Rogers

Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.- Abraham Lincoln

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.- Henry David Thoreau

Little Things.

Little things

After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of other companies who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their available office space. At a morning meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people were alive..... and all the stories were just:


L I T T L E things
As you might know, the head of the company got in late that day because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone .. all the little things that annoy me. I think to myself, this is exactly where I am supposed to be at this very moment.

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated.  You are being taken care of.

May you continue to be blessed with all those annoying little things and may you remember their possible purpose.

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all!
Amen!"
Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a woman remark, "That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even know how to pray. Asking God for ice-cream! Why, I never!" Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it
wrong? Is God mad at me?" As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the
table. He winked at my son and said, "I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.
"Really?" my son asked. "Cross my heart," the man replied. Then in a theatrical whisper he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), " Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice
cream is good for the soul sometimes."
Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment and then did something I will remember the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, "Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already."

The End.

I loved this story! Please keep it moving. Sometimes we all need some ice cream. I hope God sends you some Ice Cream today.

The Mayonnaise Jar and Coffee

THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE   >When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the coffee... > >A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. > >So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the >jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas >between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was >full. They agreed it was > >The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of >course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar >was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes." > >The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and >poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space >between the sand. The students laughed. > >"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to >recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the >important things-your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, >and your favorite passions-things that if everything else was lost and only >they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other >things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is >everything else-the small stuff. > >"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room >for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all >your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the >things that are important. Pay attention to the things that are >critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get >medical checkups. Take your wife out to dinner. Maybe even play another 18. There's >always time to clean the house and fix the disposal." > >Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your >priorities. The rest is just sand." > >One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee >represented. > >The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no >matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups >of coffee with a friend." > >Please share this with someone you care about.

HOPE

“Without hope men are only half alive. With hope they dream and think and work.” 
Charles Sawyer

“The important thing is not that we can live on hope alone, but that life is not worth living without it.” Harvey Milk

“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.” John Lennon

“We should no let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.” John F. Kennedy

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” Dale Carnegie

“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.” Pearl S. Buck

“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.- Henry Miller

 

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.- Indira Gandhi

 

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.- Anonymous

 

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.- Marianne Williamson

 

Peace is not a passive but an active condition.- Mary Roberts Rinehart

 

To love God Truly, one must first love man.- Hassidic saying

 

Let us know peace. For as long as the moon shall rise, For as long as the rivers shall flow, For as long as the sun will shine, For as long as the grass shall grow, Let us know peace.- Traditional Native American Prayer

 

Peace, like charity begins at home.- Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings Peace.- Buddha

 

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Good Emergency Numbers:


When in sorrow, call John 14.

When men fail you, call Psalm 27.

If you want to be fruitful, call John 15.

When you have sinned, call Psalm 51.

When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34.

When you are in danger, call Psalm 91.

When God seems far away, call Psalm 139.

When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrews 11.

When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23.

When you grow bitter and critical, call 1 Cor. 13.

For Paul's secret to happiness, call Col. 3:12-17.

For idea of Christianity, call 1 Cor. 5:15-19.

When you feel down and out, call Romans 8:31

When you want peace and rest, call Matt. 11:25-30

When the world seems bigger than God, call Psalm90.

When you want Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30.

When you leave home for labor or travel, call Psalm 121.

When your prayers grow narrow or selfish, call Psalm 67.

For a great invention or opportunity, call Isaiah 55.

When you want courage for a task, call Joshua 1.

How to get along with fellow man, call Romans 12.

When you think of investments and returns, call Mark 10.

If you are depressed, call Psalm 27.

If your pocketbook is empty, call Psalm 37.

If you're losing confidence in people, call 1 Cor. 13

If people seem unkind, call John 15.

If discouraged about your work, call Psalm 126.

If you find the world growing small and yourself great, call Psalm 19.

Emergency numbers may be dialed direct. No operator assistance is necessary. All lines are open to Heaven 24 hours a day! Feed your Faith, and doubt will starve to death!  

 

 

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears. Anthony Robbins 

 

" Nobody is entirely useless. Even the worst of us can serve as horrible examples." Mark Twain

"The begining of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." George Muller


Speak good words, kind words, words of wisdom, words of encouragement. Like gentle rain upon a dormant field. Eventually, they will coax the seeds beneath the soil to life.
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman 

"It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop."
Confucius  


The one who is truly wise, and who uses the forces and powers with which they are endowed, to them the great universe always opens her treasure house.
Ralph Waldo Trine 

The best way to predict your future, is to create it.
Stephen R. Covey

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything,

but still I can do something;

and because I cannot do everything,

I will not refuse to do the something I can do."

~ Edward Everett Hale~

(1822-1909-Author, Clergyman, Chaplin of U.S. Senate)

 
  

LUCK

"Combine common sense and the golden rule, and you will have very little bad luck." Anonymous

 

"I don't know anything about luck....Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't." Lucille Ball

 

"I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky." Katharine Hepburn

 

"People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have." Anne Tyler

 

"Everything in life is luck." Donald Trump

 

"You don't just luck into things....You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities." Barbara Bush

 

"Get as much experience as you can, so that your're ready when luck works. That's the luck." Henry Fonda

 

"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." Oprah Winfrey