CHAPTER 10, PAGE 29

THE TOP 10 RULES FOR THE GOOD LIFE

By: Thomas Jefferson

1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.

3. Never spend your money before you have it.

4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will never be dear to you.

5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.

6. Never repent of having eaten too little.

7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.

8. Don't let the evils which have never happened cost you pain.

9. Always take things by their smooth handle.

10. When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, count to one hundred.

GOOD MORNING !

I had some good news last night. DS#4 and his family will be coming home and will be here THURSDAY EVENING. Now I’ll have to think about what’s for dinner??? They will be here just til Monday morning and then leave for home.

This is an unexpected visit as DD is having her graduation party from her Dental School on Saturday. We are all very proud of her for doing this. She’s a certified Dental Assistant (or Technician – I’m not sure of the title) now and already has a job. So I guess DS#4 wanted to be able to celebrate with her.

That’s one thing I must say about my babes – they do support each other whether it’s a celebration or a disappointment, they pretty much hang together when at all possible. That is what FAMILY is all about for sure.

The Newlyweds will also be home so I’ll be having a full house this weekend. Wow! I’ll be spending this week getting ready for them all. The house is topsy turvy right now and I’ll have lots to do.

How’s that for a surprise? I never know from one day to the next what the good Lord will provide. And I really do believe it is all in His plan. I’m flexible and will go with the flow. Right now though I’ve got to finish getting ready and

I owe ,I owe

Off to Work I go…

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I KNOW SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT YOU

Wouldn't this old world be better,

If the folks we meet would say:

I know something good about you,

And then treat us just that way!

Wouldn't it be fine and dandy,

If each hand-clasp warm and true

Carried with it this assurance --

I know something good about you!

Wouldn't things here be more pleasant,

If the good that's in us all

Were the only things about us

That folks bothered to recall!

Wouldn't life be lots more happy

If we'd praise the good we see!

For there's such a lot of goodness

In the worst of you and me.

Wouldn't it be nice to practice

This fine way of thinking too;

You know something good about me,

I know something good about you! 

 Author Unknown

May JOY find your heart and warm your soul!

MA

 

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