Thots by June

Those who tell you it can’t be done have always been around, but throughout history, progress has always come from those who said it could be done.

Today Thots:
Here are five keys to fulfillment: Obey our great God, dream great dreams, plan great plans, pray great prayers, claim great victories.

Love it.

I feel that with each day I tackle a Goliath in some respect. I'm a real estate developer who has faith in the most high and am really looking to build a business that not only meets the need of the marketplace but sustains future generations.

I do not have kids at the moment but do have several neices and 3 God children who mean the world to my wife and I.

Your keys to fulfillment are right on... however, I would add one key to it; create opportunities for positive impact.

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" - Jackie Robinson

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Thanks for your contribution quote CSA! It is most appreciated!

Here is another one it got me reflecting about it:

"The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time."

—W.J. Davison

I believe the children are the future...

From the song by Whitney Houston.


That song says it all...

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."—Leo F. Buscaglia

My grandfather once told me there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there is much less competition.
- Indira Gandhi

Stephen Grellet was a French-born Quaker who died in the U.S. in 1855. Grellet would be unknown to the world today except for a short prayer he wrote, which lives on:

“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now and not delay it. For I shall not pass this way again.”

Sunday, May 11, 2008 - Mother's Day;
By Curtis Peter Van Gorder

Mothers give so much. Their entire lives are a gift of love to their families. We journey far from our beginnings, and then something tugs at our heartstrings and draws us home to rediscover who we are and where we came from.

I sat down with my mother a few months before she passed away and asked her some questions about her life. If you haven't ever done that, I suggest you do. It's sure to help you appreciate your mother even more.

Mom told me much about her life and dreams, both fulfilled and unfulfilled.
"Do you have any regrets?" I asked her. "What would you major on if you could live your life again?"
She answered by showing me something she had written in her journal: If I could, I would find more country lanes to walk, bake more cookies, plant more spring bulbs, swim at dusk, walk in the rain, dance under the stars, walk the Great Wall, wade along sandy shores, pick up sea shells and glass, glide through fjords in northern lands, sing country ballads, read more books, erase dismal thoughts, dream up a fantasy.

"Is there any message that you would like to pass on to your children and grandchildren?" was my next question.
Again she flipped through her journal and found the answer already written there: Stop waiting to live until your car is paid off, until you get a new home, until your kids are grown, until you can go back to school, until you finish this or that, until you lose ten pounds.

Flipping a few more pages she came to this entry: Pray for what you wish. God loves to answer because answered prayer deepens faith and adds glory to His name.

And again: Savor the moment. Savor your walking and talking with friends, the smiles of little children. Savor the dazzling light of morning that holds the multicolored way. Savor God's great earth, rolling hills, the birds, the blooms, the diamond dewdrops glittering on a crab apple tree—all His wonders from His hand.

When I asked how she managed to stay so upbeat even though her health was failing, she turned to this one: What special poet makes your heart ring? Who shines a light on the dark corners of despair, easing the ache, chasing out care? Who makes your feet to dance and your hands to clap? When you have found this one, you will have found a treasure.

As for me, I found my special poet a few months later when I read this, Mom's farewell poem:
My love to souls whom I have known,
With thanks for tender mercies shown
That kindled hope at winter's door
And sprinkled petals on the floor
To soften summer's way.
Be not dismayed nor weep for me,
For I am now forever free
From body's confines, toil and pain.
Now let me soar to Heaven's plane
And there with angels play.
Curtis Peter Van Gorder is a full-time volunteer with the Family International in the Middle East.

Ha! Today the Thots is by me! I know June will be happy to read this words also.

The main question you have to ask to yourself every single day when you wake up is:

"Why is that that You keep giving the power to a criminal spirit and mind to run and pollute our World, our Country, Our Cities and Our lives?"

Please, write these words in your bathroom mirror so You will remember it daily!

Everyday you can do something to correct human mistakes and move forward!

http://current.com/items/88947603_ship_of_fools_world_p...

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."--Sir Winston Churchill

True wealth is what you are, not what you have.
- anonymous

By having a reference for life, we enter into a spiritual relation
with the world...By practicing reverence for life we become
good, deep and alive...

Albert Schweitzer

Would you write your name

among the stars?

Then write it large upon the

hearts of the children.

They will remember!

Have you visions of a nobler,

happier world?

Tell the children!

They will build it for you.

—Author unknown

Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no mater how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles.

- Og Mandino

Sat, May 17, 2008 - Today's Thots by June.

"A wise man will take stock of his life once in a while by asking, "What am I doing to help people? What will I be remembered for? Am I making a difference by making others' lives better, richer or happier?"

"I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."

—Andy Rooney, TV commentator

Mon, May 20, 2008 - Today's Thots by June.

As you know Moses was the first one known to write the Laws inspired by the Spirit of G-O-D. Now as you know Moses also broke the first tablets of the Law.
So here goes the question:

-Why Moses broke the first tablets of the Law?
- Daniel Isaias

Ok! Since one entire day has passed and no one gave an answer here it goes:

The reason Moses broke the tablets of the Law once it was because he understood that if you do not have Love in your heart to understand and follow it, the Law is useless.

- Daniel Isaias

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."

—Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850)

"Living fearlessly is not the same thing as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher. What's not good is living in fear, allowing fear to define who you are. Living fearlessly means standing up to fear, taking its measure, refusing to let it shape and define your life."

—Michael Ignatieff Writer and historian

Please pray against the violence here in South Africa. (We are in a safe area, but there are lots of conflicts happening all over.)

Today's Thots:
"Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace"--Charles Sumner

"It'll be a great day when education gets all the money it wants and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy bombers."--Author unknown

When enthusiasm is inspired by reason, controlled by caution, sound in theory, practical in application, reflects confidence, spreads good cheer, raises morale, inspires associates, arouses loyalty, and laughs at adversity it is beyond price.
- Coleman Cox

'Friends are God's way of taking care of us.'

This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:

I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad only that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the 'quickie mart ' building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to see if she was okay.

When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel.

At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying ' don't want my kids to see me crying,' so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, 'And you were praying?' That made her back away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, 'He heard you, and He sent me.'

I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her car completely, and while it was fuelling, walked to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little.

She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and finally in desperation had finally called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there.

So she packed up everything she owned in the car. She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.

I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, 'So, are you like an angel or something?'

This definitely made me cry. I said, 'Sweetie, at this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people.'

It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.

Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings...

Psalms 55:22 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.'

'Father, I ask You to bless my children, grandchildren, friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace, In Jesus' precious name. Amen.'

"Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory."
--J. Donald Walters

"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch--what makes you go beyond the norm."--Cicely Tyson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_Tyson

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within."
—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_K%C3%BCbler-Ross

A Positive Attitude Is 'Sweetness to the Soul'
Proverbs 16:24: "Pleasant words are honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones." In other words, if you want good health, start speaking good health.
-Daniel Isaias

"By having a reference for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep and alive..."

--Albert Schweitzer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer

"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

--Oliver Wendell Holmes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes%2C_S....

These are all good thoughts...

What determines the measure of a nation, the size of their arsenal or the influence of their ideas...

Thanks, stopnoise, God bless you and yours... and all those in need of help...

Thanks for your comment Plato. I feel blessed beyond limits when I think I have been raised by my real Mother and Father. My Orphans kids in Africa really needs our help. A little bit goes a long way for them!

"True wealth is what you are, not what you have."
- anonymous

There were three bricklayers working on a building. A woman passing by asked the first one what he was doing. He replied "I am laying bricks. This is what I do all day, every day". When she asked the second man he replied "I'm a bricklayer and I'm happy to have this job that allows me to feed my family". When she asked the third bricklayer what he was doing he paused, looked up, sighed, and answered with great joy and pride "I'm building the greatest cathedral in the world!"

- anonymous

The world is like a mirror: Frown at it, and it frowns at you; smile at it and it smiles too.
—Herbert Samuels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscou...

i suggest submitting to the quotes section of current
(they could end up on TV and these are all pretty good)
although maybe you already have...

No! I have not submitted these to TV because it takes a Theatrical production to make it for TV.

I'll probably make a pod of it in the future so people can find here an Oasis when their spirits are in need of a recharge or just sometime to read something uplifting.

That could be very possible but it takes some time and production work.

Thanks for the comment Lemonsun! You are welcome to use it in anyway you wish. It is here for all of us.