Monday, January 24, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Caring
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
Talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the
Talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the
Contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was:
A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old Gentleman's' yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just Helped him cry.'
The winner was:
A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old Gentleman's' yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just Helped him cry.'
Monday, January 17, 2011
Clotheslines
A clothesline was a news forecast
To neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep
When clothes were hung to dry.
It also was a friendly link
For neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by
To spend a night or two.
For then you'd see the "fancy sheets"
And towels upon the line;
You'd see the "company table cloths"
With intricate designs.
The line announced a baby's birth
From folks who lived inside -
As brand new infant clothes were hung,
So carefully with pride!
The ages of the children could
So readily be known
By watching how the sizes changed,
You'd know how much they'd grown!
It also told when illness struck,
As extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,
Haphazardly were strung.
It also said, "Gone on vacation now"
When lines hung limp and bare.
It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged
With not an inch to spare!
New folks in town were scorned upon
If wash was dingy and gray,
As neighbors carefully raised their brows,
And looked the other way . . ..
But clotheslines now are of the past,
For dryers make work much less.
Now what goes on inside a home
Is anybody's guess!
I really miss that way of life
It was a friendly sign
When neighbors knew each other best
By what hung on the line!
To neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep
When clothes were hung to dry.
It also was a friendly link
For neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by
To spend a night or two.
For then you'd see the "fancy sheets"
And towels upon the line;
You'd see the "company table cloths"
With intricate designs.
The line announced a baby's birth
From folks who lived inside -
As brand new infant clothes were hung,
So carefully with pride!
The ages of the children could
So readily be known
By watching how the sizes changed,
You'd know how much they'd grown!
It also told when illness struck,
As extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,
Haphazardly were strung.
It also said, "Gone on vacation now"
When lines hung limp and bare.
It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged
With not an inch to spare!
New folks in town were scorned upon
If wash was dingy and gray,
As neighbors carefully raised their brows,
And looked the other way . . ..
But clotheslines now are of the past,
For dryers make work much less.
Now what goes on inside a home
Is anybody's guess!
I really miss that way of life
It was a friendly sign
When neighbors knew each other best
By what hung on the line!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
APHORISMS
APHORISMS
A CONCISE SAYING EMBODYING A GENERAL TRUTH, OR ASTUTE OBSERVATION.
THE TERM WAS FIRST USED IN THE APHORISMS OF HIPPOCRATES, ONE OF THE EARLIEST COLLECTIONS.
1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
7. Business conventions are important. They demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.
10. No one has more driving ambition than a teenage boy who wants to buy a car.
11. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am – it could be the right number.
12. No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
13. I've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap.
14. Before reading the fine print – understand that you're not going to like it.
15. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
16. In about 40 years, we'll have thousands of little old ladies running around with body piercings and sagging tattoos in strange places… (And rap music will be considered the Golden Oldies!)
17. Money may not buy happiness – but I’d rather cry in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.
18. Always be yourself; the people who matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
19. After 60, if you wake up and nothing hurts – check your pulse.
20. Life may not be tied with a bow … but it’s still a gift.
A CONCISE SAYING EMBODYING A GENERAL TRUTH, OR ASTUTE OBSERVATION.
THE TERM WAS FIRST USED IN THE APHORISMS OF HIPPOCRATES, ONE OF THE EARLIEST COLLECTIONS.
1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
7. Business conventions are important. They demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.
10. No one has more driving ambition than a teenage boy who wants to buy a car.
11. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am – it could be the right number.
12. No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
13. I've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap.
14. Before reading the fine print – understand that you're not going to like it.
15. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
16. In about 40 years, we'll have thousands of little old ladies running around with body piercings and sagging tattoos in strange places… (And rap music will be considered the Golden Oldies!)
17. Money may not buy happiness – but I’d rather cry in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.
18. Always be yourself; the people who matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
19. After 60, if you wake up and nothing hurts – check your pulse.
20. Life may not be tied with a bow … but it’s still a gift.
Stave off Globalism: Reinvigorate Constitutional Principles
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Fitness By Marilyn
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Independent AIM Member - Marilyn Wilson Murray
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http://www.fitnessbymarilyn.com
Independent AIM Member - Marilyn Wilson Murray
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