Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

gloriajean — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:19:39 GMT

Hello my friends! Hope you all had a good start of the work week now, and preparing soon for a Happy Thanksgiving! Even with our trials we get dished out on life, there are so much to be thankful for, not just for Thanksgiving, but every day of our lives. Agree? We are so fortunate to be living in this country. We can have our Faith and not be killed for it, We can go to Church every week, no problem! Yet many don't. Going there weekly to get strength for the rest of the week is a good thing. What are your blessings?

We are the only ones who can change how we think or how we act.

Lord, help me make positive decisions so that life doesn't just happen

to me.

S C R I P T U R E   F O R   T H E   D A Y

"Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light." ~Matthew 11:29-30

M E D I T A T I O N   F O R   T H E   D A Y

I can try to be unruffled, no matter what happens. I can keep my
emotions in check, although others around me are letting theirs go. I
can keep calm in the face of disturbance, keep that deep, inner calm
through all the experiences of the day. In the rush of work and
worry, the deep, inner silence is necessary to keep me on an even
keel. I can learn to take the calm with me into the most hurried of
days.

P R A Y E R   F O R   T H E   D A Y

I pray that I may be still and commune with God. I pray that I may
learn patience, humility and peace.

MY DAILY PRAYER

O my God, I place my trust and confidence in You, Who will reward the good and punish the wicked. I believe in You and accept everything You have taught and revealed.

I believe that in one God there are three Divine Persons- God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

I believe that God became Man without ceasing to be God. He is Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, the Redeemer of human race. He died on the cross for my salvation and eternal happiness.

O my God, give me a strong faith. Help me to believe with lively faith.

O my God, all-good and all merciful, I sincerely hope to be saved. Help me to do all that is necessary to gain eternal salvation.

I have committed many sins in my life, but now I turn away from them. I am sorry, truly sorry, for all of them, because I have offended You, my God, Who are all-good, all-perfect, all-holy and all-merciful.

I love You, O my God, with all my heart. Please forgive me for having offended You. I promise that, with Your help, I will never offend You again.

My God, have mercy on me. Amen.

Early Celtic Prayer God to enfold me
God to surround me God in my speaking
God in my thinking God in my sleeping
God in my waking God in my watching
God in my hoping.
God in my life
God on my lips God in my soul
God in my heart.
God in my sufficing
God in my slumber
God in mine ever-lasting soul
God in mine eternity. Amen.

The Second Ten Commandments

11. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.

12. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass.

13. Thou shall not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this.

14. Thou shall face each problem as it comes. You can only handle one at a time anyway.

15. Thou shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.

16. Thou shall not borrow other people's problems. They can better care for them than you can.

17. Thou shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now!

18. Thou shall be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear different ideas from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking, and some people do know more than you do.

19. Thou shall not become "bogged down" by frustration, for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action.

20. Thou shall count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

Who wants the Son?

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.

About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands. He said, "Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art."

The young man held out his package. "I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this."

The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the youngman and offered to pay him for the picture. " Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a gift". The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings.

Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. We will start the bidding with this picture of the son.

Who will bid for this picture?" There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, "We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one."

But the auctioneer persisted. "Will someone bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?"

Another voice shouted angrily, "we didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Goghs, the Rembrandts. Get on with the real bids!"

But still the auctioneer continued. The son! The son! Who'll take the son?

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. "I'll give $10 for the painting." Being a poor man, it was all he could afford. "We have $10, who will bid $20?"

"Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters."

"$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?" The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.

The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!"

A man sitting on the second row shouted, "Now let's get on with the collection!" The auctioneer laid down his gavel.

"I'm sorry, the auction is over."

"What about the Paintings?"

"I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!"

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on a cruel cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: "The son, the son, who'll take the son?" Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.

TAKE TIME OUT FOR TEN THINGS...

Take time out to work ~
It is the price of success.

Take time out to think ~
It is the source of power.

Take time out to play ~
It is the secret of youth.

Take time out to read ~
It is the foundation of knowledge.

Take time out to worship ~
It is the highway of reverence.

Take time out to help and enjoy friends ~
This is the source of happiness.

Take time out to love ~
It is the one sacrament of life.

Take time out to dream ~
It hitches the soul to the stars.

Take time out to laugh ~
It is the singing that eases life's load.

Take time out to pray ~
It helps bring Christ near and washes the
dust of earth from our eyes.

--Author Unknown

Let Go .....

To "LET GO" Does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To "LET GO" Is not to cut myself off, it's the realization that I can't control another human being. To "LET GO" Is not to enable, but to allow someone to learn from their natural consequences. To "LET GO" Is to admit powerlessness , which means the outcome is not in my hands. To "LET GO" Is not to try to change or blame another, but to make the most of myself. To "LET GO" Is not to care for, but to care about. To "LET GO" Is not to fix, but to be supportive, and not violate my values. To "LET GO" Is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To "LET GO" Is not to be in the middle, arranging all the outcomes , but to allow God to work in the lives of others. To "LET GO" Is not to be protective, it's to permit another to face reality. To "LET GO" Is not to deny, but to accept . To "LET GO" Is not to nag, scold or argue with another person, but instead to search out my own shortcomings and allow God to correct them. To "LET GO" Does not mean to deny the shortcomings in others, but to accept others unconditionally in love. To "LET GO" Is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to accept each day as it comes; knowing God offers it to me for growth. To "LET GO" Is not to criticize or regulate anybody, but to try to become the person I understand God wants me to be. To "LET GO" Does not mean to compete against another human being, but rather, to compete within myself to learn "self- control" through circumstances God brings into my life. To "LET GO" Does mean to fear less and love more. To "LET GO" Means I don't demand my own way, but that I hold firm to my values and beliefs-- while allowing others the same privilege. To "LET GO" Doesn't mean that I expect God to do everything for me, but that I let God show me how to do His will for my life.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

lovestopaint — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 03:35:33 GMT

Hello everyone,

Just counting my blessings.

Harlene(lovestopaint

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

HeresLucy — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:27:09 GMT

Good morning,

We do have a lot to be thankful for. Everyone goes through trials and worries, through it all, I know that God goes before me and will lead me. He has our backs. Isn't that a wonderful feeling?

Have a great Thanksgiving. As Harlene says, count your blessings. I will. God bless and keep you.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

marmot24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:38:54 GMT

HI Gloria and all, So many blessings to be thankful for...too many to count. Glad to hear your hands are healing, hope you are back to normal soon.

How is Sammy adjusting to the apartment? I'm sure he's happy just being with his human family wherever you live.

Blessings to all who read and post here. Marmot

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

gloriajean — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:39:44 GMT

Thanks for your posts, Harlene, Lucy and Marmot! Love seeing you here! Lucy, don't be a stranger!! Marmot, Sammy is adjusting well here. Thanks be to God. My hands still hurt, but much better, and I'm back to eating the gin and raisins again, maybe that will hurry up the process?

Remember the golden raisins, put in a glass bowl, cover them with gin, and every other day stir them, up to the 10th day, or two weeks, they're ready, and you put them in a mason jar and eat just 9 raisins a day - good for arthritis - hoping it'll also be good for the aches in my hands.

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