A GREAT MESSAGE

 

 

HE SIGN - A GREAT MESSAGE A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help."  There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the  sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up.  A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my  sign this morning?   What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it." Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective? Moral of the Story:  Be thankful for what you have.  Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret.  Handle your present with confidence.  Prepare for the future without fear.  Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling. And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

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Did I marry the right person?

DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?

       

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She

said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"

I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I

said,  "It Depends. Is that your husband?"

       

In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?" Let me

answer  this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on

your mind. Here's the answer.

       

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in

love with  your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch,

and  liked their idiosyncrasies.

       

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a

completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO

anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's

happening TO YOU.

       

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet". Think

about  the imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just

standing there doing nothing, and then something came along and happened

TO  YOU. Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous

experience.

       

But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades.

It's  the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone

calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome

(whenever that happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies,  instead of

being cute, drives you nuts.

       

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if

you  think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference

between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or

even  angry subsequent stage.

       

At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I

marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the

euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that

experience with  someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People

blame their  spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their

marriage for fulfillment.

       

Extramarital fulfilment comes in all shapes and sizes.

Infidelity is  the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work,

church, a hobby,  a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.

       

But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your

marriage. It  lies within it. I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in

love with  someone else. You could. And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better.

But you'd be in the same  situation a  few years later. Because (listen

carefully to this):

       

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT

PERSON;  IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

       

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience.

It'll  NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have

to  "make" it day in and day out! . That's why we have the expression

"the labor of  love."

       

Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly,

it  takes WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage

work.

       

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are

specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to  succeed

with your marriage.

       

Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as

gravity),  There are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet

and  exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in

your Relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct  cause

and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are

predictable...You can "make" love happen.

       

Love in marriage is a DECISION... Not just a feeling.

Paradigm shift

Paradigm shift: 

Adam and God

God said, 'Adam, I want you to do something for Me.'

Adam said, 'Gladly, Lord, what do You want me to do?'

God said, 'Go down Into that valley.'

Adam said, 'What's a Valley?'

God explained it to him. Then God said, 'Cross the river.'

Adam said, 'What's a River?'

God explained that to him, and then said, 'Go over to the hill....'

Adam said, 'What is a hill?'

So, God explained to Adam what a hill was.

He told Adam, 'On the other side of the hill you will find a Cave.'

Adam said, 'What's a cave?'

After God explained, He said, 'In the cave you will find a woman.'

Adam said, 'What's a Woman?'

So God explained that to him, too.

Then, God said, 'I want you to reproduce.'

Adam said, 'How do I do that?'

God first said (under His breath), 'Geez.....'

And then, just like Everything else, God Explained that to Adam, as well.

So, Adam goes down into the valley,

Across the river, and over the hill, into the cave, and finds the woman.

Then, in about five Minutes, he was back.

God, His patience wearing thin, said angrily, 'What is it ow?'

And Adam said....

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Results - good moral

Priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans. Saint Peter addresses him, "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you into the Kingdom of Heaven ?" The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, from New York ." Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven ." Now it's the priest's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I am the Right Reverend Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three years." Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the priest, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven ." "Just a minute," says the priest. "That man was a taxi driver. Why does he get a silken robe and golden staff?" "Results," shrugged Saint Peter........... "While you preached, people slept. When he drove, people prayed." *********** Moral of the story: It's Performance, Not Position that Counts ***********