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Soul vs Ego – Round Two
I’m not sure of the winner of this round as both soul and ego had a hand in this post.
Here is a snippet from an email I received yesterday from a good friend. The message touched my soul, but because it pertains to my book, MY PRECIOUS LIFE, it also touches my ego.
….I just finished your fabulous book. I should have been getting ready to go out but couldn’t put the book down. I won’t get into how much it touched my life but it made me laugh and cry and truly closer to God. I love you for your courage to write and share it with all of us and am blessed to have you for my friend….
See my dilemma? Soul? Ego? You be the referee. I’m down for the count!
Soul vs Ego
This morning my soul and ego came to loggerheads about a subject I was ready to post.
My soul won and I trashed the post.
Sometimes happiness is simply booting ego to the curb once in awhile.
Have a nice day! 🙂
My Simple Needs
Today and every day, I have three needs…
The wisdom of Solomon
The faith of Mary
and the patience of Job.
God, grant me the patience to develop the faith to recognize the wisdom. Amen
As I Understand It
Understanding is the sum total of both knowledge and wisdom.
The mortality rate of mankind is the same the world over…one death per person.
Faith is the supernatural ability to trust God.
Don’t waste $1,000 worth of emotion on a 5 cent irritation.
Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze.
These are other people’s quotes and I love what others have to say about life. It helps me to understand it.
Advice Well Taken
On July 5th, I posted “Some Good Advice”. It seemed to be a bit of a flop. Always curious as to the “why” of things, I wondered if a different title and some serious editing would change the results; so here is my first reblog….
The first time I was asked to prepare and present a prayer to our congregation a few years ago, my knees knocked, my voice trembled–no–shook, and my mouth was so dry the words seemed to stick to the roof of it.
Once, I was asked to write a poem and read it aloud to over two hundred and fifty people. The thought terrified me, but it was for our Pastor’s tenth anniversary, and rather than disappoint, I pushed through the same fear and symptoms as the first time.
At some point I came across the following advice taken from different sources, and it eased my speaking burden…
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Unlikely Interview
I found this on the Internet on August 31, 2001 and liked it so much, added it to my collection of quotes, prayers, poems and special writings. This seems like a good time and place to share it.
I dreamed that I had an interview with God. “So, you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time” I said. God smiled. “My time is eternity…what questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you the most about human kind?” God answered “That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money and then use their money to restore their health. That by thinking about the future they forget the present thus live in neither present nor future. That they live as though they will never die as though they never lived.”
God’s hand took mine and we were silent for awhile and then I asked, “As a parent what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them, all they can do is let themselves be loved. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn it only takes a few seconds to open up profound wounds in those we love and takes a few years to heal them. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn there are people who love them dearly but simply do not yet know how to show their feelings. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another but they must also forgive themselves.
“Thank you for your time” I said “Is there anything else you want your child to know?”
God smiled and said “Just know that I am here….always.”
What would you like to ask God?
A Heartfelt Prayer
With all my heart and soul I am praying for a miracle. God knows what that miracle is, and I am now reaching out to all those who also believe in miracles to join me in this heartfelt prayer. Let us call it the GODSEND MIRACLE. It is not for me. I am merely the messenger.
About Wisdom
Your life is a learning process–you can become wiser only by learning. Sometimes you might have to attract making a painful mistake to learn something important, but after the mistake you have far greater wisdom. Wisdom cannot be bought with money; it can only be acquired by living life. With wisdom comes strength, courage, knowing, and an ever increasing peace.
I’m not sure where I read or heard this, but was obviously wise enough to make note of it.
Tunnel Vision
Those who suffer from tunnel vision will eventually see the light.
My Precious Life 