The REAL Longest Thread In Dis History Part 5

[WeirdTigger27]

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."-Robert Lee Frost

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."-Socrates

 

[Disneymommom]

When's the last time you did or said something with no strings attached, just to spread a little sunshine?

Agenda - that sly force that creeps into all of our daily actions and conversations. We say things all the time to please people, to smooth things over, to get our way, to avoid rejection. It shows up in our relationships with our colleagues, partners, friends, family; even our kids get praised or reprimanded with a hint of agenda sprinkled into the mix!

It's easy to confuse agenda with desire. But agenda can also come in the form of lack of desire, the need to remove guilt, the inability to say no, the quest to cover one's behind, and so on. Whatever form it takes, it's a sure-fire way to drain the Light from your life.

Translation: The less agenda, the more Light.

We have to realize something very important. Agenda is a monster we feed every time we think "What's in it for me?" When we operate from this mindset, we lose our affinity with the Light and the fulfillment we seek moves further out of reach.

The trick, if you will, is to elevate that selfish thought into a sharing thought. "What's in it for you? How can this interaction help you?"

Sure, this line of thinking is contrary to our nature. Yet the kabbalists tell us it's also the quickest way to filling our entire being with Light. Remember, Light is everything the ego wants and more -- total health, love, prosperity, confidence, creativity, and so on.

This week, notice how often selfish motives color your every thought and deed. This awareness alone is a giant step in the direction of the Light. Then practice flipping the selfish thoughts. Look for ways to sacrifice your agenda for the sake of revealing Light in the situation. You can reach new levels of insight and revealment in your life if you do.

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"Never judge a book by its movie."-J.W.Eagan

 

[Disneymommom]

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."-Robert Lee Frost

Oh yea, that ones true!!!!

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."-Maya Angelou

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"Remember that the perfect age is somewhere between old enough to know better and too young to care."-unknown

 

[Disneymommom]

---- The most beautiful rainbow
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that
wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and
it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so
remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things
an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast,
and you'll eventually lose someone you love.
So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never
been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset
is a minute of happiness you'll never get back
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"I am an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes his raincoat."-Harold Wilson

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"Courage is not the absince of fear, it is the judgement that there is something more important than fear."-unknown

 

[Disneymommom]

We live in a beautiful world, one that is shimmering and full of life. It's all around you, rich, lovely, and exciting.
Live now, believe me,
wait not til tomorrow;
Gather the roses of life today.
~Pierre de Ronsand~

 

[Trentmom]

Okay, I am back....

Had to call pharmacy and refill his prescription too as he only has 3 vials left...

Luckily, I have a whole box of pulmicort if he were to need to use them all up tonight....

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

 

[Disneymommom]

An Empowered Perspective
Importance Of Forgiveness

When someone has hurt us, consciously or unconsciously, one of the most difficult things we have to face in resolving the situation is the act of forgiveness. Sometimes it feels like it's easier not to forgive and that the answer is to simply cut the person in question out of our lives. In some cases, ending the relationship may be the right thing to do, but even in that case, we will only be free if we have truly forgiven. If we harbor bitterness in our hearts against anyone, we only hurt ourselves because we are the ones harboring the bitterness. Choosing to forgive is choosing to alleviate ourselves of that burden, choosing to be free of the past, and choosing not to perceive ourselves as victims.

One of the reasons that forgiveness can be so challenging is that we feel we are condoning the actions of the person who caused our suffering, but this is a misunderstanding of what is required. In order to forgive, we simply need to get to a place where we are ready to stop identifying ourselves with the suffering that was caused us. Forgiveness is something we do for ourselves, and our forgiveness of others is an extension of our readiness to let go of our own pain. Getting to this point begins with fully accepting what has happened. Through this acceptance, we allow ourselves to feel and process our emotions.

It can be helpful to articulate our feelings in writing over a period of days or even weeks. As we allow ourselves to say what we need to say and ask for what we need to heal, we will find that this changes each day. It may be confusing, but it is a sign of progress. At times we may feel as if we are slogging uphill through dense mud and thick trees, getting nowhere. If we keep going, however, we will reach a summit and see clearly that we are finally free of the past. From here, we recognize that suffering comes from suffering, and compassion for those who have hurt us naturally arises, enhancing our new perspective.

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"The wisest mind has somthing yet to learn."- George Santayna

 

[Disneymommom]

Okay, I am back....

Had to call pharmacy and refill his prescription too as he only has 3 vials left...

Luckily, I have a whole box of pulmicort if he were to need to use them all up tonight....[/QUOTE

They are open 24 hours right, I mean if it were absolutely necessary. I hope its not.

So Weird Tigger and I are posting quotes and other things to keep the thread getting longer.

 

[WeirdTigger27]

"The difference between faiure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right."- Edward C. Simmons

 

[Trentmom]

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

Wow....that was beautiful!!!

 

[Trentmom]

A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him.

"I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will."

Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"

"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"

God said:

"When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,

yet gentle enough to give comfort.

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."

"You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."

Wow...you got some good ones tonight....

 

[Disneymommom]

Wow....that was beautiful!!!

Yes I liked that one and so very true, a woman should have all that! Glad you liked it.