My wish as always is for you to have a Happy Monday.
There are many persons that are afraid to set goals because ever so often we are told to set realistic goals. Who really determines what a realistic goal is? I have listened to preachers who I am convinced set limits on God. This is not comparing man with God but the preacher said to be realistic when praying.
I often hear that expectations should be confined to limitations and yet all of us know that there is no confining the human mind. It is okay to stretch the imagination and the abilities. There is no machine that I know of that has been invented so far that can measure the human potential or ability. Goals that are set within the confines of the ability takes little effort to achieve. Try achieving something unrealistic this week.
Of course the human mind is averse to pain and stress and yet it is these which bring out the true quality that lies within the person. If there is no test neither will we know how much we can endure. I still insist that there is no guarantee that we will live to see tomorrow or next year but it is possible that after death we continue to live on. Life's purpose is to live it in the service of our fellowman so my challenge for this week is for you and I to experience the joy of serving our fellowman. This is a possible door to immortality.
Take a little time a do a small deed of kindness during the course of this week, do something that will make another person happy. It does not have to be a deed but it can also be taking the time to smile or say a few kind and pleasant words.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Happiness and joy
My wish for you as always is for you to have a Happy Monday.
There is a story of a man who later turns out to be a genius and who was known to be a brilliant man. He was hiding away in a remote place doing the job that was more reserved for the unskilled. Then he got the call to take on a really big task for which he was qualified but for a time he kept responding I can"t. So he was asked the question, "What is it that you have you got in your hand?"
One of the sad things that do happen in life is for dreams and passion to die and instead the acceptance of pickings take the place of pursuing dreams and passion. Life is about opportunity meeting desire and where there is no desire or passion there will be no opportunity. It would be sad if opportunity should come and it is not recognized or allowed to pass.
Opposition is a big bad giant that is feared by most persons. It robs joy and happiness and instead replace them with fear and distress. The truly great men in life had to face opposition because once a goal is set then there is the test of true desire. The question then is asked how much do you really desire your dream and how much will you sacrifice to accomplish your dreams.
Life too is about joy and happiness. Happiness is fleeting and elusive but joy is easier to find because joy result from knowing that you are doing the right. Doing the right will not necessarily bring happiness but here is where the end results differ. There is no sadness to joy because joy encourages perseverance and in the end perseverance bring happiness. And even if there is no happiness in the end there remain joy in knowing that the right thing was done.
Far too often the opportunity to do something great is sough at the expense of doing the available little things. Heavy equipment is desired when what can be used is what is in the hand.Dreams and passion do not have to die if a little is done each day using the material that are available. One day when all is added there will be a lot of surprises.
The genius mentioned earlier never seem to have accumulated any wealth in this world, He left no record of provision for his children yet he went to heights where no man has been and today he continues to influence more than half of the earths population.
You and I do not know the end results if we do the little things that opportunity presents.
There is a story of a man who later turns out to be a genius and who was known to be a brilliant man. He was hiding away in a remote place doing the job that was more reserved for the unskilled. Then he got the call to take on a really big task for which he was qualified but for a time he kept responding I can"t. So he was asked the question, "What is it that you have you got in your hand?"
One of the sad things that do happen in life is for dreams and passion to die and instead the acceptance of pickings take the place of pursuing dreams and passion. Life is about opportunity meeting desire and where there is no desire or passion there will be no opportunity. It would be sad if opportunity should come and it is not recognized or allowed to pass.
Opposition is a big bad giant that is feared by most persons. It robs joy and happiness and instead replace them with fear and distress. The truly great men in life had to face opposition because once a goal is set then there is the test of true desire. The question then is asked how much do you really desire your dream and how much will you sacrifice to accomplish your dreams.
Life too is about joy and happiness. Happiness is fleeting and elusive but joy is easier to find because joy result from knowing that you are doing the right. Doing the right will not necessarily bring happiness but here is where the end results differ. There is no sadness to joy because joy encourages perseverance and in the end perseverance bring happiness. And even if there is no happiness in the end there remain joy in knowing that the right thing was done.
Far too often the opportunity to do something great is sough at the expense of doing the available little things. Heavy equipment is desired when what can be used is what is in the hand.Dreams and passion do not have to die if a little is done each day using the material that are available. One day when all is added there will be a lot of surprises.
The genius mentioned earlier never seem to have accumulated any wealth in this world, He left no record of provision for his children yet he went to heights where no man has been and today he continues to influence more than half of the earths population.
You and I do not know the end results if we do the little things that opportunity presents.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Order coming out of chaos
My wish for you is for you to have a Happy Monday.
Life can be lived within the confines of a persons imagination or the barriers can be broken down and the world that lies beyond our imagination be explored. In a similar way we can confine living to the limitations of the physical body or with the imagination take to the heights. The concepts imagined with the mind can often be made into physical and tangible realities.
There is really no need to fear stepping out into the world of the imaginative because although there may be no control in this world of thoughts and concepts and everything may appear chaotic the great teachings of the present proposes that out of chaos comes order.
The Big Bang Theory advocates that at a point of time in the past there was a big bang that brought into existence the universe. The Big Bang Theory admits that at some point in the past there must have been a beginning. At first things must have been chaotic but now we have purpose and order in the universe and on the earth.
The Evolution Theory proposes that life began with the accidental combing of two gases and that from that original life form sprang all other forms of life. A lot of chaos must have happened in between until life arrived at the present stage where there is purpose and order.
Judaeo Christian beliefs teach that there is a great creator who brought everything into existence and sustain everything by his power. This great creator's greatest joy is for the daring to place their hands into his and step out into the unknown by faith. He will not show the way but he wants to be trusted to provide guidance.
The reality is this is our only chance to live this life and we are the ones who decide how we will live it. There will be chaos along the way but eventually out of the chaos will come order.
Life can be lived within the confines of a persons imagination or the barriers can be broken down and the world that lies beyond our imagination be explored. In a similar way we can confine living to the limitations of the physical body or with the imagination take to the heights. The concepts imagined with the mind can often be made into physical and tangible realities.
There is really no need to fear stepping out into the world of the imaginative because although there may be no control in this world of thoughts and concepts and everything may appear chaotic the great teachings of the present proposes that out of chaos comes order.
The Big Bang Theory advocates that at a point of time in the past there was a big bang that brought into existence the universe. The Big Bang Theory admits that at some point in the past there must have been a beginning. At first things must have been chaotic but now we have purpose and order in the universe and on the earth.
The Evolution Theory proposes that life began with the accidental combing of two gases and that from that original life form sprang all other forms of life. A lot of chaos must have happened in between until life arrived at the present stage where there is purpose and order.
Judaeo Christian beliefs teach that there is a great creator who brought everything into existence and sustain everything by his power. This great creator's greatest joy is for the daring to place their hands into his and step out into the unknown by faith. He will not show the way but he wants to be trusted to provide guidance.
The reality is this is our only chance to live this life and we are the ones who decide how we will live it. There will be chaos along the way but eventually out of the chaos will come order.
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