Each Day is a Page

Each new day is a page.. our journey’s blank page...

...perhaps the continuation of the previous chapter;

...or the beginning  of a new one.

It could be new blessing.... or another burden?

Whatever, we have to accept and deal with it...

We are the author... and we’re in charge of the story.

How we react to situations is up to us...

How we make it worthwhile or dragging depends on us. 

But, in spite of the changing life patterns, 

I hope and pray we’ll be able to make wise choices. 

We may not have all the best favors,

We may not have all the great options,

bur let’s make the most of what we have.

Be grateful...and let's keep the ‘good’ in us...

Mark Twain stated it well, 

‘Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.’

The Way They See Us

I wonder if we can be as good of a person as our dog 

thinks we are!

And I know, it wouldn't be easy…

Anyway, our Father in heaven looks at us in the same way. He sees the good in us. He knows our hearts and He loves us for what or who we are. Perhaps we are messed up at the moment but He knows we are ‘a work-in-progress’. The Lord will be there and He will  finish the good He has started in us.

Have a great weekend, friends!

Wolves Inside our Minds

You might have heard of this parable. An old interesting parable
with valuable lesson.

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life... 

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. 

"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. 

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. 

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. 

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too." 

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, 

"Which wolf will win?" 

The old chief simply replied, 

"The one you feed." ~author unknown 

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable ~if anything is excellent or praiseworthy ~think about such things. ~Philippians 4:8

My Goodness!

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it - always. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Look for no reward in goodness but goodness itself. ~author unknown

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. ~Nelson Mandela

Goodness is the only investment which never fails. ~Henry David Thoreau

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. ~Mahatma Gandhi