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The Lessons of Childhood.
My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. My mother taught me RELIGION. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. My mother taught me LOGIC. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. My mother taught me IRONY
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
" Because I said so, that's why."
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"
My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION
."Just wait until we get home."
My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."
My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
Sent in by Joe Boyle. USA
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Words of Wisdom from Bill Gates.
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 :
Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 :
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect
you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 :
You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You
won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 :
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 :
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your
Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it
opportunity.
Rule 6 :
If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about
your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7:
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you
save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8 :
Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't
bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 :
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and
very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on
your own time.
Rule 10 :
Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually
have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 :
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Sent in by Hannah Evan-Jones. Wales UK.
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Did You Know.
Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?
A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay
called "pygg". When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the
jars
became known as "pygg banks." When an English potter misunderstood the
word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches,
while pennies and nickels do not?
A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold
and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the
precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because
they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the
metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.
Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes
have buttons on the left?
A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily
by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put
the buttons on the maid's right. Since most people are
right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the
left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
Q: Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write,
documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to
fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss
eventually became synonymous.
Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called "passing the
buck"?
A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck,
from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player
did not wish to assume the responsibility, he would "pass the buck" to
the
next player.
Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?
A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him
a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became
customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of
the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his
host, he would then just touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be "in the limelight"?
A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage lighting
by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the
theatre, performers on stage "in the limelight" were seen by the
audience to
be the center of attention.
Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use "mayday" as their call for
help?
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning "help me" -- and
is
pronounced "mayday".
Q: Why is someone who is feeling great "on cloud nine"?
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain,
with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine,
that person is floating well above worldly cares.
Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called "love"?
A: In France, where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on the
scoreboard looked like an egg and was called "l'oeuf," which is French
for
"egg." When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans pronounced it
"love."
Q: In golf, where did the term "Caddie" come from?
A. When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for
education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the
Scot game "golf." So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland
built
for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded)
while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany
her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very
good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the
word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into
"caddie."
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Attitude.
John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good
mood and always has something positive to say. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up
and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the
time How do you do it?" He replied, "Each morning I wake up and
say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood
or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood I choose to be in a good mood."
Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose
to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me
complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the
positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right,
it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," he said.
"Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation
is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people
affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line:
It's your choice how you live your life." I reflected on what he said. Soon
hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch,
but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of
reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious
accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of
surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods
placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked
him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins..Wanna see
my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone
through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went
through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he
replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two
choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to
live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked
He continued, "..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was
going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions
on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I
read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take
When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any
better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there
telling the employee how to look
on the positive side of the situation.
action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big
burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was
allergic to anything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working as
they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, "'Gravity'"
Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as
if I am alive, not dead."
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.
Sent in by
T. Thomas. Wales UKThoughts.....
Anger is a condition in which
The tongue works faster than the mind.
You can't change the past,
but you can ruin the present
By worrying over the future !
Love...and you shall be loved.
God always gives His best to those
who leave the choice with Him.
All people smile in the same language.
Everyone needs to be loved...
especially when they do not deserve it.
The real measure of a man's wealth
is what he has invested in eternity.
Laughter is God's sunshine.
Everyone has beauty
but not everyone sees it.
It's important for parents to live
the same things they teach.
Thank God for what you have,
Trust God for what you need.
If you fill your heart with regrets of
yesterday
and the worries of tomorrow,
you have no today to be thankful for.
Man looks at outward appearance
but the Lord looks within.
The choice you make today
will usually affect tomorrow.
Take time to laugh, for it is
the music of the soul.
Patience is the ability to idle your motor
when you feel like stripping your gears.
Love is strengthened by working
through conflicts together.
Harsh words break no bones
but they do break hearts.
To get out of a difficulty,
one usually must go through it.
We take for granted the things
that we should be giving thanks for.
Love is the only thing that can be
divided without being diminished.
Happiness is enhanced by others
but does not depend upon others.
For every minute you are angry with someone,
you lose 60 seconds of happiness
that you can never get back.
Do what you can, for who you can,
with what you have, and where you are.
Sent in by L Stephens. Wales UK Two
Wolves One
evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside
people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves"
inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity,
humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and
faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins? "The
old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed." Sent
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How to install Love.
Tech Support:
Hello, ... Can I help you?
Customer:
Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you
guide me through the process?
Tech Support:
Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer:
Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do
first?
Tech Support:
The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer:
Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it
okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support:
What programs are running ?
Customer:
Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment
running right now.
Tech Support:
No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current
operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no
longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem
with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to
completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from
being properly installed. Can you turn those off ?
Customer:
I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Tech Support:
With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this
as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely
erased.
Customer:
Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support:
Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to
begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer:
Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error -
Program not run on external components." What should I do?
Tech Support:
Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on
Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In
non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you
can Love others.
Customer:
So, what should I do?
Tech Support:
Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files:
Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer:
Okay, done.
Tech Support:
Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will
overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming.
Also, you need to delete: Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and
empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes
back.
Customer:
Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is
playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all
over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support:
Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets
it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more
thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its
various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with
others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you.
Anon.
Sent in by T Thomas. Wales UK.
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When we’re discouraged spiritually
And fear and doubt assail our soul,
We may just need to rest awhile
before God heals and makes us whole
Sper
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Every kindness done to others
Is a kindness done to thee
Christlike love for all my brothers
May the world observe in me.
Brandt
From Our Daily Bread.
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He who sows sparingly
will also reap sparingly
and he who sows bountifully
will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:6
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The laughter of the infinite God
must vibrate through your smile
Let the breeze of His love spread
your smiles in the hearts of men
Their fire will be contagious.
Paramahansa Yogananda
SRF Lessons
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As the spring returns,
regardless of time and man
so is HOPE !
Sometimes but a tiny bud
that has to pick up
through the hard shell of
circumstance to reach the
light of accomplishment.
Do not give up HOPE !
Dorothy Miller Cole.
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One thing I have learnt in my wandering life
my friends, is never to call anything a
misfortune till you have seen the end of it.
Is not every hour a fresh point of view.
Arthur Conan Doyle.
Exploits of Brigadier Gerard.
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Two hands, to help in another's need,
Two feet, on errands of love to speed,
And two clear eyes to seek with,
Two ears, to listen to tales of woe,
And - Infinite Wisdom ordains it so
Only one tongue to speak with.
Oral Grade Primer.
Spiritualists' Lyceum Union. Lyceum Manual.
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Be at peace and see
a clear pattern and plan
running through
all of your lives
"Nothing is by chance."
Eileen Caddy
Footprints on the path.
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Yesterday is but Today’s memory
and Tomorrow is Today’s dream
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
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Old Wives Tales.
Touch wood for luck.
A new broom, sweeps clean.
Cross you fingers for luck.
Pride comes before a fall.
It's bad luck to walk under a ladder.
Don't cast a clout, till May is out.
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
A stitch in time, saves nine.
Many a slip, twixt cup and lip.
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket".
Stay like that and I'll buy you a new hat.
One flew over the cuckoos nest.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
better late, than never.
A bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush.
Don't count your chickens, before their hatched.
Touch your collar when you see an Ambulance.
Sayings
A day without sunshine is like night.
On the other hand, you
have different fingers.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
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