You guys always make me laugh thats for sure.:laugh:
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You guys always make me laugh thats for sure.:laugh:
I have made myself a vow to get myself well and eff everybody that wants to send negativity my way family,friends I don't care my priority is me and my wife right now fishing can even wait if it has to.But I'm going to do what needs to be done to get better as quick as possible and not let anything stand in my way.Thanks Rich for our chat yesterday.:HappyWave:
Today's thought from Hazelden is:
The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost.
--Roy L. Smith
Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors endured. We are so used to these protective and labor-saving devices that we take them for granted. We fail to appreciate them.
So it is with our loved ones, our fellow workers, our friends, and acquaintances. We are so used to the help, the cooperation, the moral support, and the love we get from them that we may take them for granted. And then we wonder why our relationships don't always go smoothly. What if we were to show them a little appreciation? What if we were to ask God to bless them?
Today I will give thanks to my Higher Power for the people around me and tell them, one by one, how much I appreciate them.
I'm so guilty of this at times. I've ruined many relationships by not telling the people in my life how much I appreciate them and all the thoughtful things they do for me.:(
So let me take this opportunity to say "Thank you!" to all the thoughtful people who make the effort to make my life more interesting, challenging, or enriched.
And a special thanks to my sweet Pebbles, who puts up with me day in and day out, sometimes for the life of me I'm surprised she's still around. :wow: :kiss: God sent me an angel when he pout her in my life, and I'm fortunate to have some of my other friends as well.
No matter how rough life can become, I have to remind myself I'm truly blessed. :HappyWave:
Well said forward I go.
I thought this joke would find a good home in this thread.
Sent in by Surfstix, thanks!
HOW TO STOP CHURCH GOSSIP
Here's a little funny from the email circuit.
Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose in other people's business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activity, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake; however, when she accused Frank, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she spied his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar. She emphatically told Frank, and several others, that everyone seeing his truck down there would know exactly what he was doing. Frank, a man of few words, stared at her a moment, then just turned and walked away. He didn't deny, defend, or explain. He said nothing.
Later that evening, Frank quietly parked his old truck in front of Mildred's house ... walked home ... and left it there ... ALL NIGHT!
You gotta love that Frank!
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well put dark
^^ It seems Frank was a man of few words Speedy, maybe I could learn a lot from him. ;)
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Today's thought from Hazelden is:
Many of us, in trying to run away from our essential aloneness, have abused alcohol, work, drugs, food, money, and entertainment. In spite of our frantic activity, we have continued to feel "alone in a crowd," "alone in our dreams," and "lonely in our marriages."
These experiences should prove we cannot successfully avoid coming to terms with our aloneness. The sooner we accept responsibility for our lives, the sooner we will stop inflicting unnecessary pain on ourselves.
In accepting our aloneness, we accept that no one can protect us from ourselves - and that no one can live our lives for us. "Aloneness" simply means that we cannot depend on others for our joy or sorrow. We are the authors of our actions, attitudes, and experiences and not the "victims" of fate or circumstance.
Today I will not be afraid of my aloneness. I will accept total responsibility for my attitudes, actions, or neglects. I will not seek unnecessary pain by relying on what others say or do to make me happy.
Amen!
Today's thought from Hazelden is:
If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender.
--Florida Scott-Maxwell
Honesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other people. If being honest will unnecessarily harm them, perhaps being silent is better.
The program is helping us restructure our lives. We discover that many former, automatic responses no longer fit who we desire to be. That means we have to try new, less-practiced behaviors, such as being honest without being harsh or critical.
Learning tenderness is possible. With the help of this program and one another, we are learning to express the acceptance and love that have been given to us by our Higher Power. Giving away what we have been given is sharing the truth absolutely.
I will not hurt anyone today by any comment. I will truthfully share the love and acceptance I have been given.
I agree with the above, to a point. I'm known for being candid, a lot of people respect that. If you want an honest opinion, ask me, and be prepared you might not like what you'll hear.
Over the years I've tried to tone it down a bit. Those who are close to me know that, they also know of my bluntness sometimes. I try to surround myself with people who are the same way. I would rather hear brutal honesty from someone than sugar-coated half-truths.
A valuable thing I've learned, and continue to try to focus on, is that even when giving constructive criticism, you have to think how your words will come across to that other person. If they'll end up being defensive, then you have failed in achieving your objective. This is an area where I also fail from time to time. In all the years I've been learning this, it's one area where I can always try harder.
yeah i'm like that too but over the past 15 yrs i've been trying to be circumspect in what i say, especially with the wife and kids. for me it's been as simple as thinking about what i'm going to say for a few seconds - and oftentimes i end up not saying anything at all.
i guess i don't care if anybody knows that i'm right or not as much anymore. if somebody says something that i know is wrong, and i don't correct them, then i'm covered if 1. i wasn't right and 2. they were wrong and didn't appreciate being called on it.
there are a ton of proverbs (solomon was as wise as they come) about the subject, but one of my favorites is Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
very well put :thumbsup:Quote:
Whoso keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Hey, yesterday was my 6th anniversary of sobriety! forgot all about it.
Sent in by OGB, thanks!
This may not have come completely from him, so what, he admitted that on his website when he was alive. June 22, he will have been gone 2 years. A great comedic mind and satiric thinker, RIP George. :thumbsup:
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Enjoy the ride. There is no return ticket.
George Carlin on aging!
(Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50, and your dreams are gone...
But! wait!! ! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50, and make it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that, it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's, and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3.Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's family name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen.. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND, ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
And, if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally used up and worn out, shouting
'...man, what a ride!'
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Doesn't it feel great to be working the stupid choices out of your life?
Congrats on that one, Jon. :clapping::clapping: Here's hope for more, one day at a time. And the ultimate thing of achievement is that you made it to that anniversary during a time in your life when things were pretty tough. It would have been so tempting for you to say "Eff it, why not have a drink" during any one of the last 6 months of your life.
WTG, man, keep up the good work!
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:cool: :fishing: :wow: :moon: :eek: :lookhappy: :bigeyes:
Thanks guys. It's all grace.
It is your shear determination that keeps you strong. Keep up the the good fight to all of us who have had or are having tough times in life.
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Sent in by Surfstix, thanks!
I'm not a big believer in those "Pass this on to 20 people in 5 minutes or you will die a horrible death!" e-mails. :scared:
However, I thought this one Surfstix sent in had some merit. :learn:
Read, forward, or do whatever you want with it, no obligations. Just enjoy the words... :thumbsup:
"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did" When God takes something from your grasp. He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
Concentrate on this sentence:
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
Something good will happen to you today, something that you have been waiting for to hear.
Please do not break. Just 27 Words,
God our Father, walk through my house and take away all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my family in Jesus name, Amen.
This prayer is so powerful. Pass this to 12 people, or not. Up to you... :d