TRIVIA - FLATHEAD

Children in the Chinook Indian tribe, if they were connected to the chief or royalty in the chief blood, were strapped between two boards from head to toe, until they were about a year old, so they would have fashionably flat skulls.

DO YOU FEEL THE PAIN?

Surely know one would wish that anyone should suffer pain of any kind. Much less would want to inflict it with malice on anybody. But when it comes, both as sign of our humanity and as a signal warning us of our illusions, pain has to be welcomed. When it comes, it does not leave us alone. It claims for our attention and taxes our very person. But if all the time it was there, we were patient, attentive and generous. It purifies us and makes us better persons. Any person who knows how to suffer pain emerges from the suffering purified, even-tempered and a thousand times more compassionate.

DID YOU SEE ME? Joke Only!!!

A man with a gun goes into a bank and demands their money. Once he is given the money, he turns to a customer and asks, "Did you see me rob this bank?"

The man replied, "Yes Sir, I did." The robber then shot him in the temple, killing him instantly.

He then turned to a couple standing next to him and asked the man, "Did you see me rob this bank?"

The man replied, "No Sir, I didn't, but my wife did."

SWEET AND SOUR MARRIAGE

Strange News from Abroad

A marriage ended during the honeymoon when a man got lost his way around; couldn't contact his new wife to get directions back; and decided the only recourse was to leave without her, go home and take a nap. This, of course, angered the father-in-law who put an end to such nonsense. The couple had rented a furnished apartment in the city. The man decided to take a taxi to a restaurant to bring food his his beloved. But the cab driver, who was paid for a round trip, ditched his fare. Lost and unsure how to get back to the rented apartment--and unable to contact his wife because he didn't own a mobile phone--the man eventually decided to take a bus back home without her. For her part, the bride waited and waited and finally called her father. The father wen to the house of man only to find napping! Outraged, the father sent his sons to pick up his daughter and demanded an immediate divorce. The man, facing immense family pressure from both sides, acquiesced.

Next time he gets married and honeymoons in unfamiliar territory, he might consider ordering food for delivery.

Goodbye marital bliss uggghhh!!!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - PEACE

If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.

Lao Tzu

A SENSE OF PEACE

Learning how to let go when solutions to problems aren't immediately apparent can go a long way toward reducing worry and anxiety in life. Peace of mind is what develops in the absence of such anxiety, a result of feeling a deep, abiding sense of security and safety.

There is much security and control through a complete understanding that there is no problem or difficulty that cannot be resolved through the help of God. The more we put our trust in Him, the easier it becomes to deal without fear or worry with the inevitable challenges life brings.

MYTH - FACT

Myth

Cows lie down when it's about to rain.
An old country myth claims that a field
filled with cows lying on the ground is a sure
sign of imminent rain.

Fact

But once again, there is no truth to this whatsoever. Cows more often lie down when they are chewing their cud (regurgitated lumps of previously eaten grass). If they live in place where rain is frequent, there are bound to be times when their prone position coincides with precipitation. Next thing you know there's an old wives' tale about their meteorological prowess.



It's going to rain... mooo!!!

HUMILITY IN ACTION

Saying I don't know is an act of humility. It makes us more in touch with reality and truth. We are more believable and approachable. When we say, I don't know, we acknowledge and accept vulnerabilities. This is what you call humility in action.

If we are self-centered and arrogant, we cannot work directly to develop a humble heart. Instead, we work indirectly toward humility against the objective measure of a pure heart. A humble unassuming person immediately puts us at ease. We can feel more relax and be ourselves in their presence, a comfort zone, no fear because the heart of the humble knows love. It is not a sign of weakness or being passive. Rather, it gives us the courage and strength of accepting and understanding the purpose of being in this world, as a part of humanity, and a part of life.

Practicing humility is not changing our personality, but it helps put an end to the practice of setting ourselves above others. If we really wish to be able to love, then we must empty our heart in humility.

SAY IT WITH MUSIC

Music, an instrument of love and peace!

From the beginning of time, music has been important in our lives. It played an important role in our day-to-day living. The chirping of the birds, cooing of the turtledoves, rustling of the leaves, rippling water, freshness of the morning breeze. Wherever we go, schools, churches, malls, even in public vehicles, we feel and hear music. It is everywhere because the world is filled with sound and music is sound.

Say it with a beautiful song....

Music is a language lovers understand,
Melody and romance wander hand in hand;
Cupid never fails assisted by a band,
So if you have something sweet to tell her:

Say it with music, beautiful music,
Somehow they'd rather be kissed,
To the strains of Chopin or Liszt.

A melody mellow played on a cello,
Helps Mister Cupid along,
So say it with a beautiful song.

Say it with a beautiful song,
Say it with a beautiful song,
Say it with a beautiful song!

Irving Berlin

BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS - THOMAS MOORE

BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE
ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS

Believe me, if all those
endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow,
And fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Though would'st still be adored,
As this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin
each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.

It is not while beauty
And youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith
of a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear!
No, the heart that has truly loved
never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sunflower turns
on her god when he sets
The same look which she turned
when he rose!

by
Sir Thomas Moore

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - ADVERSITY

The virtue of prosperity is temperance;
the virtue of adversity is fortitude,
which in morals is the heroical virtue.

Francis Bacon

A PASSAGE TO ETERNAL LIFE

Death is always painful when it comes because it means that a person is cut off from the world of the living. It means that between the dead and the living there comes a distance much farther than the farthest point on this earth. When a person lives, once can always hope he will come back home sooner or later, but when a person is dead, one can only hope to join him someday.

There is nothing final in death, which no one ever likes. When death comes, it's all over for the person this side of life. No matter how miserable one's life my have been, death appears always terrifying. Life is just too beautiful to end in death. But faith teaches us that death is the necessary passage to eternal life. Jesus said, "Unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit." (John 12:24)

In loving memory of our ever
sweet and delicate mother of all!

THE RED ROSE

The Red Rose

a classic work of art
romantic sentiment
lover's rose
mystique
a message of fire
immeasurable inspiration
deep emotion
love and fidelity!

LAMP UNTO MY FEET, AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH

Just read a very interesting and revealing article about our many choices in life, the consequences of wrong turns, and the necessity of a light, a map, signposts, and teammates.

The rest of our life is just like a maze; we face many decision points where we will have to decide whether to go left, right, or straight ahead. Day after day, we are faced with so many options, decision after decision, reversing course and starting all over again, backtracking and wasting a great deal of time and energy, getting frustrated and not knowing what to do. Making wrong choices and choosing the wrong paths will waste parts of our lives, lose joy and peace, and getting frustrated and not knowing what to do at the end.

Who do we go to when we are lost in the maze of life? We have the Word of God, which is the lamp for our feet and the light for our paths.

TO LIKE IS TO LOVE

To like or love someone means that we enjoy that particular individual for certain unique qualities that fit with our interests and needs. It means, too, that we have, not just an opinion, but a feeling about that person.

Oftentimes, we hear people say, "it's not easy for me to make friends." Even though we may enjoy and need to be alone now and then, we are basically social animals who need the company and cooperation of others. We need to make friends, to like and be liked, and to form loving relationships with at least a few people who are in some ways special to us.

To understand the relationships that people form, it is important to realize that we are not focusing on individual behavior. Instead, we keep meaning to understand behavior between pairs of human beings and the reasons people like and love those they do.