CHAPTER 7, PAGE 31

 

precepts for old age given us by Dr. Frank Crane:

1. I will not try to act nor dress nor talk so as to make people think I am younger than I am.

2. I will not pretend to be young, nor be angry when called old, nor ashamed of my age.

3. I will not complain of being old.

 4. I will not continually remind people of my old age to secure their sympathy, or to hear them say I am not so old after all or do not seem so.

5. I will not form the habit of indulging in reminiscences.

 6. I will be particularly careful not to repeat the same anecdote over and over.

7. I will not complain of the present and claim the past was much better.

8. If I am deaf, weak-eyed, lame, or otherwise afflicted, I will not advertise my infirmities, but avoid obtruding them upon the notice of others as much as possible.

9. I will not talk of myself, my work, my achievements, even of my mistakes, any more than necessary.

10. I will speak cheerfully or keep still.

11. I will never indulge in cynicism, never sneer at youth and will always try to appreciate what younger folks do.

12. I shall concede my life's triumph to be growing triumphantly, victoriously old.

13. In a word, I shall try to adjust myself to old age, as well as to all other facts of life.

GOOD MORNING !

Monday is here once again and TRIUMPHANTLY, VICTORIOUSLY I’m off to work again. I love those words. Just saying them gives me energy. No matter what age we are, it seems that we do talk a lot about how old we are.

I can remember when I turned 16 and my only desire was to get my driver’s license. When I was 21 my desire was to be married. At 27 my desire was to have a child. At 40 I wanted to go back to work and now at 62 I’m still working.and can look back at the triumphs!

Triumphantly and victoriously I’m off to work this morning ! (I am repeating myself, oh dear) I hope that what ever you may be doing today, whatever age you are - you’ll be able to say those words too -- emphatically!

We all deserve to!

Thought for Today

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

Christopher Morley US

author & journalist (1890 - 1957)

 

May your day be filled with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !

MA

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 30

Every now and then go away,

even briefly.

Have a little relaxation,

for when you come back to your work

your judgment will be surer

since to remain constantly at work

will cause you to lose power

Leonardo da Vinci

Time is precious and we are busy with so much. But we are also precious too. Time out even if it's only very brief is one of the best investments we can make

GOOD MORNING !

I’m sitting here sipping the good coffee and as usual I’ve been enjoying reading my morning devotions and catching up on journals and e-mail. I’ll be off to church in a little while and will be praying for all of you too !

The past few Sundays I’ve made the effort to walk to church and back, but today I’m driving. It’s just too hot! The last time I walked was Friday evening and it really got to me. I was dripping in perspiration…My hair was so wet that it looked like I’d been in a shower.

Try to keep cool everyone and don’t forget to drink your liquids…very important in this heat we’re having !

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Yesterday, today was tomorrow

yet tomorrow, today will be yesterday.

May your day be blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart !

MA

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 29

If there is no wind, row. ~ Latin Proverb -------

 Having the energy to pursue our passion

will always come if that's our wish.

Most of who we are, what we do,

and where we are going relates to our attitude.

Being tired, bored, scared, or unhappy

are decisions, nothing more.

Coming to grips with this reality has the potential

for changing every aspect of what remains of our lives.

 Author Unknown

GOOD MORNING !

REALITY !

Do we really know what that is.??

I can pretend I’m a suave . petite little thing, but in REALITY I’m a rolly- poly grand’ma’  Even though my sister and I have been walking a lot this summer, I still continue to be bulging in all the wrong places.

I can pretend that I’m rich and squander lots of money on my family, but in REALITY I’m not rich in material things, but sure do have lots of love to share.

Still my energy is lacking and I wonder it’s just my age, or is it my attitude that needs readjusting?

Here we are the blessed of all days – Saturday morning, where there is no rush, no fuss, just pure pleasure! A little later I’ll be doing the ‘house blessing ‘ and will have to get with it, but for now – I’m just going to enjoy and relax with my good cup of coffee !

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

God is like Bayer aspirin -

He works wonders

God is like Hallmark cards -

He cared enough to send the very best

God is like Coca-Cola -

He's the real thing

God is like God is like Pan Am -

He makes the going great

God is like General Electric -

He lights your path

God is like Tide detergent -

He gets stains out that others leave behind

God is like VO5 hair spray -

He holds through all kinds of weather

God is like Dial soap -

aren't you glad you know him?

Don't you wish everyone did?

God is like Sears -

He has everything

God is like Alka-Seltzer -

 Oh what a relief He is

God is like Scotch tape -

you can't see Him, but you know He's there

God is like the American Express card -

Don't leave home without Him!

May your day be blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart !

MA

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 28

 

A little story this morning …

I ran into a stranger as he passed by.

"Oh, excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;

I wasn't even watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

 We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My daughter stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.

"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

She walked away, her little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you use,

But the children you love, you seem to abuse.

Look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door

Those are the flowers she brought for you.

She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue.

She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise,

And you never saw the tears in her eyes."

By this time, I felt very small

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by her bed;

"Wake up, little girl, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

She smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.

I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."

She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.

I love you anyway."

I said, "Daughter, I love you too,

 and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

Are you aware that:

If we die tomorrow,

the company that we are working for

could easily replace us in a matter of days.

 But the family we left behind

will feel the lost for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it,

we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

An unwise investment indeed.

Author Unknown

GOOD MORNING !

Sometimes I think we do give our families our worst side. I can remember when I still had some of the babes at home and I’d come home from a long day at work, I’d snap at them over some pretty trivial things. I was tired and you know when you are tired things don’t go the way they are supposed too !

They all knew by the tone of my voice if I’d had a bad or a good day at work. Now I can snap at the critters and that’s about it. They love me anyway ! After all I’m the hand that feeds them.

 It’s finally FRIDAY and I’m ready for the weekend! I don’t’have anything special planned except the usual house blessing and visit with my Dad on Saturday evening and then Church on Sunday.

Thought for Today !

What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?

George Eliot

May your day be blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart .

MA

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 27

Kind hearts are the gardens,

Kind thoughts are the roots,

Kind words are the flowers,

Kind deeds are the fruits.

Take care of your garden

And keep out the weeds,

Fill it with sunshine

Kind words and kind deeds.

 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

GOOD MORNING !

I received the sunny graphic from Lori over at Lori's Laurals .  It was so cute I had to put it in my journal this morning.  Little kindnesses do make things look brighter - don't they?

This is supposed to be an animated graphic, but it seems they never come through that way in my journal.  I see them on other journals so I don't know what I'm doing wrong....

Today should be a fast day as work has been busy and that means there's plenty for me to do.  It makes the work day go by faster. 

Thought for Today

 If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires.

Abigail Van Buren

May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !

MA

CHAPTER 7, PAGE 26

I have only just a minute,

Only sixty seconds in it.

Forced upon me, can't refuse it.

Didn't seek it, didn't choose it.

But it's up to me to use it.

I must suffer if I lose it.

Give account if I abuse it.

Just a tiny little minute,

but eternity is in it.

Anonymous

Good Morning !

It’s so true that one moment in time can make such a difference ! If the moment is lost- it can never be replaced. That is why it so important to make the most of each one.

When I finally get home from work each evening the time flies by. I have so many things I want to get done and rarely do I do half of them. But I do the things I consider the most important first. Then if something remains undone, it wasn’t important anyway.

Most important in my day is spending a little time with the Lord. Prayer and Bible study always set me on the right course. I truly need all the guidance I can get. He Lifts Me UP !!!

It’s Over the Hump Day , so I best be off to work, you just never know what precious moments might fill this day !

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins--not through strength but by perseverance.

H. Jackson Brown

May your day be blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart !

MA

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 25

Beauty and Colour may attract the Eyes

but only a Smile appeals to the Heart.

May you Smile always...

 

Good Morning..!!!

I’ve noticed that there are some days when I see no smiles . The trick to making someone smile is, of course. to give them one. It isn’t always foolproof, but I do try.

Yesterday was a ho hum type of day at work. I only saw 4 people during the course of the day and I did get 4 smiles before I finished talking to them.

I  don’t have anything unusual to smile about most of the time, other than the fact that I’ve got a job, everyone in my family is reasonably happy and secure, I’m healthy, and the car started when I got in it

Yesterday, however, I got some news that really made me smile ! I’m going to have another Grand’babe’ come next March ! The ‘Sunshine’ boys will be having a new brother or sister ! DDIL#4 is telling us to think ‘pink’.

***BIG SMILE***

Well I do have to get off to work and I’ll be SMILING !

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The game of life is the game of boomerangs.

Our thoughts, deeds, and words

return to us sooner or later,

with astounding accuracy.

Florence Scovel Shinn

May your day be filled with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart !

MA

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 24

Gardens Of Laughter

Life is a journey through many terrains,

From gardens of pleasure to deserts of pain.

From an ocean of love to a jungle of hate,

From mountains of glory to canyons of fate.

There's a highway for joy and a highway for sorrow,

A road for today and a road for tomorrow.

So choose your path wisely and walk it with care,

If you follow your heart, you'll find your way there.

I've been to the garden and planted seeds there,

I've been to the desert and felt the despair,

I've swam in the ocean and drank of it's wine.

I climbed up the mountain to touch the sky,

I went to the canyon and started to cry.

I've travelled both highways,

Both today and tommorow.

I've basked in the joy and wallowed in sorrow.

My Path has been chosen and I've walked it with care,

I followed my heart and I'm on my way there.

So I'll just keep walking till I find what I'm after,

To mountains and oceans and Gardens of laughter.

Author Unknown

GOOD MORNING !

Back to work today . I guess you could say it’s one of the paths I take each day.

Laughter certainly does help on a Monday morning ! There isn’t usually too much worth laughing about, but I take advantage of it when I can…even if it is only laughing at myself.

I had a lovely relaxing Sunday and I feel like I’m ready for whatever may come my way today ! ***BIG SMILE***

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

You must give some time to your fellow man.

Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help,

something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

 For remember, you don't live in a world all your own.

Your brothers (AND SISTERS) are here too.

Albert Schweitzer

May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart.

MA

 

 

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CHAPTER 7, PAGE 23

 

Begin the day with a light heart.

Let all your worries be swept aside.

Smile a moment

and thank God for this day,

He cares for you all the way.

Good Morning !

I’m enjoying another Sunday morning ! Reading my devotions, checking up on my journal friends and then I’ll be off to church for the weekly dose of R & R. Some things seem to never change

Change is a certainty that we must all accept -- like it or not. Some of us have a harder time accepting changes than others. I enjoy a few things in life that remain the same -- it gives me comfort, peace and offers a sense of security.

My Sunday morning routine is one that gives me the strength to look forward to another week and I’m glad it remains the same.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A smile is like the sunshine;

It brightens up the day.

It gives the eye a twinkle

And chases frowns away.

May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !

MA

 

 

 

 

 

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provided the SUNSHINE

today !

 

P.S.

 

The SUN is shinning here this morning !  It's cool out right now and I actually opened a window for some fresh air!