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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends! I was gone again working - was hoping to see some posts today, but no, you are too busy to post now, I understand. Tomorrow I have another full day starting at 8 AM. It's my last day there for this year, it's been a busy week. I hardly have time to post this!!!

Study who you are and follow your heart because it will often lead you

to miracles. Lord, in knowing who I am, I will become better able to know

and serve You.

Scripture for the day:

"But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and

persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act--they will

be blessed in their doing." ~James 1:25

Meditation for the day:

When something happens to upset us and we are discouraged, we can try

to feel that life's difficulties and troubles are not intended to

arrest our progress in the spiritual life, but to test our strength

and to

increase our determination to keep going. Whatever it is that must be

met, we can either overcome it or use it. Nothing need daunt us for

long, nor need any difficulty entirely overcome or conquer us. God's

strength is always there, waiting for us to use it. Nothing can be

too great to be overcome, or if not overcome, then used.

Prayer for the day;

I pray that I may know that there can be no failure with God. I pray

that with God's help I may live a more victorious life.

INVOCATIONS TO THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGEL

Holy Angel, my counselor, inspire me; Holy Angel, my defender, protect me;

Holy Angel, my faithful friend; intercede for me;

Holy Angel, my consoler, fortify me; Holy Angel, my brother, defend me;

Holy Angel, my teacher, instruct me;

Holy Angel, witness of all my actions, purify me;

Holy Angel, my helper, support me;

Holy Angel, my intercessor, speak for me;

Holy Angel, my guide, direct me; Holy Angel, my light, enlighten me;

Holy Angel, whom God has assigned to lead me, govern me.

A man came to his counselor in great distress. He was a shopkeeper and they

had opened a supermarket right across the street from him. It would

eventually drive him out of business. His family had owned the shop for over

a hundred years, and to lose it would be his undoing, for there was nothing

else he was skilled at. What should he do?

The counselor said, "If you fear the owner of the supermarket, you will hate

him. And hatred will be your undoing. Here is what you are to do: every

morning walk out of your shop onto the footpath and say a prayer of blessing

over your shop, wishing it prosperity. Then turn to the supermarket and

bless it too."

"What! Bless my competitor and destroyer?" "Any blessing you give him will

rebound to your good. Any evil you wish him will destroy you."

After six months the man returned to his counselor to report that he had had

to close down his shop, as he had feared. But now he was in charge of the

supermarket, and his affairs were in much better shape than ever before...

10 COMMON CONFLICT RESOLUTION MISTAKES

Author Unknown

Ten Common Conflict Resolution Mistakes and How to Avoid Them:

One of the most common and frustrating impediments to worker

productivity is conflict between employees. Unresolved conflict can

strain relationships, create tension and negativity, and dampen

morale. Whether engaged in a heated debate, a disagreement, or an

outright feud, take a

strategic approach to resolving the problem. You’ll be most effective

if you avoid making these common mistakes.

1. Don’t make assumptions about the situation or the other person’s

perceptions, motivations, or reactions. You’ll get a much clearer and

more accurate picture by asking the other person directly.

2. Don’t take it personally - it rarely is!

3. Don’t look for blame. Instead, try to identify cause.

4. Don’t avoid the problem. It’ll only get worse, breed resentment,

and resurface at a later date. You’ve simply got to deal directly with

the issue at hand.

5. Don’t attack the other person’s character. That’s just playing

dirty. It will not help you work things out and it will almost

certainly have a lasting, negative impact.

6. Don’t gossip about the problem or about the other person involved.

It’s unprofessional and will only make matters worse.

7. Don’t bring it up in public. This is a private matter to be

resolved between you and the other party.

8. Don’t bring it up when there’s not enough time to address it.

Instead, leave adequate time for a thorough discussion - or introduce

the issue and schedule a

time to resume talks in the immediate future.

9. Don’t bring it up when you’re angry, stressed, or feeling ill.

That’s a disservice to you and the other person involved. Wait until

you’re calm.

10. Don’t address the situation in an email. Email leaves far too much

room for misinterpretation. While we’re on the subject, don’t copy

others on a personal matter. This will almost certainly make the other

party feel defensive, angry, or humiliated. It won’t, however, help

resolve the problem.

CLOSE YOUR EYES

Author Unknown

I will not leave you as orphans. -John 14:18

I recently took my mother-in-law to the orthopedic surgeon for an

examination. One of the tests was for her to shut her eyes and try to

walk a few steps. She was aware her balance was off, but she did as

the doctor asked, anyway. She knew that he was asking her to do

something important, and she had confidence that he would catch her when she

began to sway and fall.

Do we act with the same trust and faith in God as she had done with

the doctor? When He asks us to do something we know will be

uncomfortable or scary, are we obedient? Do we have faith that He will

be there to catch us? That He will not let us fall flat on our faces?

That His everlasting arms are big enough to hold us through the

frightening times of life?

I pray we would have that type of an obedient spirit, and have that

much faith. God tells us in the Bible He will never leave or forsake

us- and His promises are true! He has proved them over and over to us,

time and again throughout the ages as well as with me on a personal

level. Thank you, dear Lord, for you promises. Especially the one that

says you will always be with us.

Ideals

Remember that ideals

are like stars up in the sky,

You can never really reach them,

hanging in the heavens high....

But like the mighty mariner

who sailed the storm-tossed sea,

And used the stars to chart his course

with skill and certainty,

You too can chart your course in life

with high ideals and love,

For high ideals are like the stars

that light the sky above....

You cannot ever reach them,

but lift your heart up high

And your life will be as shining

as the stars up in the sky.

~ Helen Steiner Rice ~