SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CREATING MY EXPRESSIONS
by Steve Goodier
An old story is resurfacing about a young woman who entered a convent to prepare herself for a life of celibacy and service. The institution was one of a very strict order. Besides other regulations, the convent enforced a requirement of silence - not a word dare be uttered.
Mother Superior explained to the new recruit that this rule of silence was rigid. However, once every five years just two words could be spoken.
At the end of the first five years of service, the young novitiate was called in and instructed that she had earned the privilege of expressing two words. What would they be? Her answer?
"Food rotten!"
Five years later she was again afforded the rare privilege of speaking two more words. What would she say this time?
"Beds hard!"
The third time she was summoned, the woman proclaimed in exasperation, "I quit!"
"Well, good riddance," responded Mother Superior. "All you have ever done since you've been here is to complain!"
It is said that God gives us faces, but we create our own expressions. Take notice of the expressions you create.
"Incentive," "inspiration," "drive," "enthusiasm," "reason," "purpose. " All these words can be found when you look for a definition of motivation. When I Googled "motivation" I got over seven million hits and some great quotes:
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up...>>Read more...
That is a question I (and more often, Debbie) get all the time. How do you work with your spouse? The answer is simple. I love her. And if you're puzzled for a good definition of the "L" word, on this-our 16th anniversary-try this one on for size.
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Kevin is a boy who might be described as "slow." He didn't learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. He couldn't compete in schoolyard races. But Kevin had a way with people. His bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy, the pastor at Kevin's church, decided they needed a basketball team for boys. Kevin signed on and soon basketball became a center of his life. He practiced hard. While the other boys worked at...>>Read more...
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money...>>Read more...
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...>>Read more...
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