One full year today marks the anniversary of this blog. It is hard to gauge what impact the words may have on individuals around the world. I can see that people from all corners of the earth have read this blog at one time or another.
One of my visions is to impact people in whatever way I can. If the words bring a bit of brightness and hope into your day, then I feel privileged to have been a part of it. If the words have helped you to turn around your life towards a greater life, I feel just as privileged to have been a part of it.
For I know that I am only a small part in your life. The bigger part is you, the one that makes the decision to change your life. To create movement causes change as I am fond of saying. The change may not be exactly what you wanted, but it does force you to confront and move forward. To sit and do nothing means exactly that...nothing will happen.
So thank you for taking time to read my daily words and please pass my link along if you would, for it is better then 'chain email'. And remember, "Believe in your vision, act upon your vision and realize your vision." -Joseph Primm
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Friendship
The friends we have in life are varied in number. Some people have friends every place they go while others have one or two. Yet friendship is gauged not by the number but the quality of those friendships.
There are stories which abound telling of true friendship, acts by those that go beyond a mere acquaintance. From a bibilical story of four men lowering their paralyzed friend through a roof to meet with Jesus to those of friends giving an organ so that another could live. They range from the spectacular to common everyday interactions.
Each of us must count closely those whom we call friends for they are valuable in your life. To pick you up when you are down, to bring you back to reality when you stray from it and to be a stabilizing force in your life. These people give you a solid base from which to grow. You will be able to maintain a better attitude when your strength is built in part by good friendships.
In turn you need to be a good friend to others as well. Giving of yourself to others in kindness, in friendship, in many ways to lift that person is important to your own life.
"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are stories which abound telling of true friendship, acts by those that go beyond a mere acquaintance. From a bibilical story of four men lowering their paralyzed friend through a roof to meet with Jesus to those of friends giving an organ so that another could live. They range from the spectacular to common everyday interactions.
Each of us must count closely those whom we call friends for they are valuable in your life. To pick you up when you are down, to bring you back to reality when you stray from it and to be a stabilizing force in your life. These people give you a solid base from which to grow. You will be able to maintain a better attitude when your strength is built in part by good friendships.
In turn you need to be a good friend to others as well. Giving of yourself to others in kindness, in friendship, in many ways to lift that person is important to your own life.
"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Success or Failure
I have been reading a book called Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton (link is to a Wikipedia description). It talks about how in our society, the anxiety each of us can have regarding what others think of us. How we react to being judged a success or failure - this is what the author terms 'status anxiety'.
It isn't a book that is attempting to make a call for a different society or return to old ways. It helps to explain why our society is the way it is. To describe how things have changed which place us into a life that helps to create that anxiety. The book offers solutions as well but I've not gotten to that part yet. It came recommended by a person I respect. But I'll leave full judgement until I'm done reading it...as you should as well.
It isn't a book that is attempting to make a call for a different society or return to old ways. It helps to explain why our society is the way it is. To describe how things have changed which place us into a life that helps to create that anxiety. The book offers solutions as well but I've not gotten to that part yet. It came recommended by a person I respect. But I'll leave full judgement until I'm done reading it...as you should as well.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Life Among The Aquatic
Not long back my family and I toured the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Quite an impressive display of aquatic life presented in an amazing way. I've included a few pictures but found it interesting some of the 'correlations' one can draw to our own lives.
There are so many of us in so many different shapes and sizes. We become drawn to one another based in many varying ways. The variety of life both in a population of fish as well as humans is quite wide.
The type of people out there range from the nicest persons one would ever want to know, all of the way to some of the cruelest ones on earth. Look at a tank full of fish and see the aggressive fish to those that go about their business not bothering others.
Some people blend in to their natural surroundings such as the Leafy Sea Dragon trying to go about life unnoticed. While others you just can't help but notice.
There are so many of us out there and life will present challenges that are unexpected. Remember there are quite a few 'fish' in the sea and opportunity to cross paths with different people. You can impact and be impacted in so many ways. So jump into life, the water is fine.
There are so many of us in so many different shapes and sizes. We become drawn to one another based in many varying ways. The variety of life both in a population of fish as well as humans is quite wide.
The type of people out there range from the nicest persons one would ever want to know, all of the way to some of the cruelest ones on earth. Look at a tank full of fish and see the aggressive fish to those that go about their business not bothering others.
Some people blend in to their natural surroundings such as the Leafy Sea Dragon trying to go about life unnoticed. While others you just can't help but notice.
There are so many of us out there and life will present challenges that are unexpected. Remember there are quite a few 'fish' in the sea and opportunity to cross paths with different people. You can impact and be impacted in so many ways. So jump into life, the water is fine.
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