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[grandma2pkmh]

Read this this morning on Nextdoor:

Advice from An Old Farmer

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Don ‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

[tends2dogs]

Love this.  

Especially true for today and what is going on is "Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway."

Thanks for the post.

[Marp]

@grandma2pkmh,  thanks for posting this.  I don't recall ever reading a list such as this that I can so fully agree with nearly every item. 

Made me think of my dad and some of his "words of wisdom".  He passed nearly 35 years ago but I still remember, and try to live, what he worked so hard to instill in my brother and me.

[dooBdoo]

            Wow.   This is filled with wisdom, and the colloquial vernacular reminds me of listening to my kinfolk in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama.   

            "The best sermons are lived, not preached."   We learn so much from the way people move through life, how they treat others --  now, that's true witnessing and testimony.

Thanks for sharing this, @grandma2pkmh!❤️

[dooBdoo]

            In times of worry, it helps if we focus on those things for which we can be grateful.   I'm grateful for unexpected blessings:

"I Am Thankful For...

...the clothes that fit a little too snugly, because it means I have enough to eat.

...a lawn that needs mowing, trees that need pruning, windows/rooms that need cleaning, gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

...the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking.

...the alarm that goes off in early morning hours, the aches and pains I feel when I arise, because it means that I'm alive.

...my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

...the taxes I pay, because it means I have income.

...the lady behind me in church who sings off-key, because it means I can hear.

...the mess to clean after visitors, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

...the piles of laundry and ironing, because it means loved ones are nearby.

...my shadow who watches me walk, because it means I'm out in the sunshine.

...weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I've been productive."

(attributed to: Family Circle - November 1999)

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"Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life." ~Rumi, poet

[dooBdoo]

            Just occurred to me that some of these on your list would make great siggies, @grandma2pkmh!

😊

[Laura14]

@dooBdoo  I just apologized to my lawn for being upset yesterday it had grown once again and my days of yard work were back in session.  So very true.

@grandma2pkmh ❤️❤️ Lovely!

[dooBdoo]

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@Laura14 wrote:

@dooBdoo  I just apologized to my lawn for being upset yesterday it had grown once again and my days of yard work were back in session.  So very true.

@grandma2pkmh ❤️❤️ Lovely!

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            What a funny coincidence, @Laura14!    No worries.   Your lawn will forgive you.😊

            I believe, as the quote illustrates, we can adjust our thinking to allow many of our problems to become blessings, even if small.

 
            Complaining and building frustration can snip and chip away at us, diminish us, weaken us, the same way grudges and resentments harm us (like the wisdom reminding us that anger and resentment are an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured).    Gratitude can "un-snip" and "un-chip" the damage our complaints, anger, and resentment created and has the power to restore us to more strength and better emotional and mental health and well being. Gratitude can shield, protect, and heal. 

           Be safe and well.❤️

[Snoofy]

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@grandma2pkmh wrote:

Read this this morning on Nextdoor:

Advice from An Old Farmer

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Don ‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

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Very nice @grandma2pkmh !!!!!