Filed under: Friends, God, friendship, love, stupidity, thoughts | Tags: spirituality, Thanks
I received a card from the family of Theresa Hummel. I wanted to share it.
Perhaps you sent a lovely card,
Or sat quietly in a chair:
Perhaps you sent beautiful flowers,
If so, we saw them there.
Perhaps you sent or spoke kind words
As any friend could say;
Perhaps you were not there at all
Just thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to console the heart
We thank you so much, whatever the part.
Tribute to Theresa Hummel
November 27, 1932 — August 6, 2009
Filed under: Friends, God, friendship, love, nature, spirituality, thoughts
The mother of a good friend recently passed. She was blessed with good family and friends; and now she is blessed with God’s presence. There were two prayer cards at the funeral. Both are a tribute to her. May she see the light and rest in peace.
Prayer Card
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Prayer Card
God saw she was getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around her
And whispered, “Come with Me.”
With tearful eyes we watched her suffer
And saw her fade away.
Although we loved her dearly,
We could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
Filed under: Friends, God, friendship, mind, spirituality, thoughts | Tags: family, Friends, life, spirituality
Over the past few years and decades we have increasing become a society that is based on consumerism and wealth. Success is gauged by the possessions you have. This has led to greed, excesssism, perhaps a decline in morals, values, ethic standards and other evils. Some might say that this bent on consumerism, etc., is partly at fault for our recent economic decline. Though a positive outcome of our current economic woes, is a resurgence and/or escalation of gratitude. This resurgence is one of recognizing, caring more deeply and giving thanks for the simpler things in life. We are seeing a surge in faith, more bonding with God, family and friends. This is true wealth! If you evolve accordingly, you life will more fulfilled, more satisfying and you’ll be happier. What do you think?
Filed under: Food, Friends, humor, laugh, love | Tags: Food, Ketchup, Oddities, Recipes
We had some fun popcorn and usual recipes a couple a blogs ago. Now lets have some fun with ketchup. Let me begin by stating that ketchup is one of my favorite condiments. It is healthy and tasty and can be used on lots of items to add and/or change flavor. While I am not normally brand choosy, I am when it comes to ketchup. I only like Heinz ketchup. This is not an advertisement for Heinz; it merely is a statement of fact. Now here’s some odd uses of ketchup.
(1) My youngest daughter (she’s 23) won’t eat macaroni and cheese without ketchup. When I asked why, she explained that growing up she frequently ate hot dogs with ketchup along with macaroni and cheese. Somehow the ketchup always found its way into the macaroni and cheese. Now, as an adult she will not eat macaroni and cheese without ketchup.
(2) Growing up I can’t recall my Dad eating eggs without ketchup on them. He also would spread ketchup on saltine crackers; he did the same with mustard.
(3) As a youngster, I had a friend a who family used ketchup as their sauce on spaghetti. Her mother would cook the pasta and put it in a bowl on the dining table. Then the family just took bottles of ketchup and poured it over the spaghetti. When my friend learned of “real” sauce for spaghetti, she was surprised. She had grown up thinking spaghetti sauce was ketchup.
How about you? Any odd recipes or uses of ketchup?
Filed under: Friends, animals, friendship, stupidity | Tags: friendship, Memories, Morals. Scandals, thoughts
I grew up in Columbus, Ohio. When I was sixteen I took driver’s education during summer school. There were four students to each car and for five days weeks over a 3 month period we learned to drive. It really was a pleasant experience.
One of the exercises was that we each got to drive to Centerburg, Ohio. Centerberg is a small town with only a population of approximately 2000. It is famous for being the geographical center of Ohio. Centerberg is located about 25 miles North-Northeast of Columbus.
For four days in driver’s ed we each got to drive to Centerberg and back to Columbus. It was the longest drive we each had taken to date, so it was exciting. I have a memory of one of my fellow students going left of center while in Centerberg to avoid hitting a squirrel. Funny the things you remember. Fond memories.
Later in life, I developed a great friendship with an individual who grew up in Centerberg and migrated to Columbus to attend nursing school. She stayed in Columbus after that but often travels back to Centerberg. I have gone back with her a couple of times. Fond memories.
So imagine my dismay when I saw in the national press that Centerberg had to cancel its high school graduation this year. Apparently, a member of the senior class hacked into the high school’s computers and stole some tests and some teacher’s notes. Allegedly, the tests and notes were shared with over 50% of the graduating class. Amid investigations and lawsuits, the School Board decided to cancel the graduation ceremony. I guess now Centerberg is known for more than being geographical center of Ohio.
What a shame. What is happening to our ethics, morals and standards? Are we experiencing a moral decline?
What do you think?
Life = The People You Meet + What You Create Together
This is a new colleague’s salutation in his notes, etc. I know I said no more quotes in my last blog (Thought 36), but I thought this quote was too genius, too telling, to pass up.
I asked this colleague for the source of the quote. He actually created it from another quote from a book on networking. The book stated:
“. . . [P]eople are just another name if you stop there . . .it is when you create something meaningful together that life has meaning.”
Beautiful!
I won’t say much other than I hope I am living life this way each and every day.
What about you?
Filed under: Friends, God, friendship, hello, love, mind, spirituality | Tags: Faith, family, Friends, love, spirituality
A not so famous quote:
You are accountable and responsible to make it happen . . . to that end, please do so and don’t let me down.
-Speaker to be identified late in this blog.
What does this quote mean?
You are accountable and responsible.
Each of us is accountable and responsible for our lives. No one else is! We often think or blame others, especially when things don’t seem to be going right. But despite what it may seem at times, we control our paths, our lives, our destiny. If you are stuck – its no one’s fault but your’s. Your right to chose is absolute. No one can stop you from doing what you really want. You only think they can. You and only you control your path.
To make it happen.
You and only you can make it happen. Just do what it takes. Sometimes that means thinking outside the box, perhaps leaving your comfort zone. We are not bound by handcuffs. You possess the intelligence, the strength the do whatever needs to be done. Just look inside yourself and you will find it. Courage, desire, drive to make it happen. It’s in everyone one of us. Find it and behave accordingly.
Please do so.
So do it! Please do it! It’s a God given right to do it. God gave us free will so we could do it. The only boundaries on action are our ethics and values. So live not to disappoint – You.
And don’t le me down.
Who should you not let down – you, yourself and no one else.
So whose quote is this? I am told it is mine from many years ago on I a project I ran. I embedded in it into the fabric of the project’s success.
Was it or is it real? Yes. I today, try to live my life accordingly. Do I always succeed? No. Sometimes I am down and out – stuck on a path, perhaps a comfortable path. I may even be stuck for a while. But with prayer, with God’s support, with support from family and friends, I find the courage to take the right path, regardless of how tough. Thank you God for free will.
What do you think?
Filed under: Friends, God, friendship, hello, love, mind, politics, spirituality | Tags: life, spirituality
I have been coming across several lists of tips to follow for a better life in 2009. They are numerous and all good. I couldn’t list them all so here’s my top ten in particular order. Despite the hard times we find ourselves in presently, these tips will make your life easier and better. So here’s once again to a Happy New Year as begin 2009.
(1) Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
(2) Live with the 3 E’s – Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
(3) Make time to practice meditation and prayer. They provide is with daily fuel for our busy lives.
(4) Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip or issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
(5) Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
(6) Remember God heals everything.
(7) Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
(8)Avoid doing things you would be uncomfortable hearing about on a national new progeam.
(9) If you don’t know the answer, say so. Don’t try to fake it.
and finally,
(10) If you make a mistake, admit it.
