Received this from a friend today in e-mail and wanted to share it:
A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.
He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock .. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!
Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.
Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!
It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it
We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy.. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you.. Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
New Beginnings and Life's Ups and Downs
What a fabulous week it has been! Not everything is perfect, but you have a choice to expect the best and know that "the best is yet to come!" First there was an awesome wedding in our family this weekend! My nephew,Glenn, married Elena. How blessed we feel to have Elena join our family. She is really a beautiful person and is so good with Glenn's son Keylan. What was really a blessing, was meeting Elena's parents who are both deaf. I was challenged to learn sign language because for me, not being able to talk to her beautiful parents was hard. To watch them dance together and with such rhythm! My niece looked at me and said," How can they dance so beautifully when they can't hear?" I told her they could feel the music, due to the increase of the senses gained, from the lack of hearing.
How often do we play the blame game when we don't get what we want? Sometimes we don't get what we want because God has a different plan for our lives, that will be a benefit to him and his purpose, through what we have lost. Life is not always fair, but a life lived with purpose will overcome any obstacle that we have to go through. We are created to be over comers. If God had made it all perfect there would be no need to overcome. Disappointments will try to pull you down. Don't allow them to do that! Look for the solution, the comfort, the encouragement, the determination to succeed! Be determined to not be downhearted, to take responsibility and trust God to fix things, to keep believing, to grow and not growl! Attitude and faith will carry you through!
You are never alone when trouble comes your way. Stay focused and "Think on the GOOD THINGS." When someone pulls the rug out from under you, God will teach you to fly! You cannot be messed with when he is your source! When I get mad or upset and start to hammer myself, I remind myself to "put the hammer away!" Love who you are and take charge of your thoughts. Dig in to your gold mine and then you will see great rewards coming your way. I always love to recommend a list of possitive affirmations, if you are having trouble with positive thoughts. Life can really drain it out of you sometimes and when you start writing those good things down and reading them, somehow they move in and the bad stuff moves out!
You are challenged to deal with life's ups and downs! Struggling in business? Go just one more step and learn one more thing! Has someone hurt you? Start with forgiveness. You can't change what happened, but you can change the way you react to what happened! Someone you love leaving you or moving away? Have faith, God will never leave you or forsake you. He has a new plan for you and he doesn't want you to loose that blessing! Don't know which way to go. Be content where you are and be diligent with what you are doing and God will gently guide your footsteps and show you where he is taking you. Look for purpose where you are! It doesn't have to be something big to be really important to God. The smallest things, can turn into the biggest things! You've got what it takes and it's yours for the taking! Grab hold of it and you will achieve!
How often do we play the blame game when we don't get what we want? Sometimes we don't get what we want because God has a different plan for our lives, that will be a benefit to him and his purpose, through what we have lost. Life is not always fair, but a life lived with purpose will overcome any obstacle that we have to go through. We are created to be over comers. If God had made it all perfect there would be no need to overcome. Disappointments will try to pull you down. Don't allow them to do that! Look for the solution, the comfort, the encouragement, the determination to succeed! Be determined to not be downhearted, to take responsibility and trust God to fix things, to keep believing, to grow and not growl! Attitude and faith will carry you through!
You are never alone when trouble comes your way. Stay focused and "Think on the GOOD THINGS." When someone pulls the rug out from under you, God will teach you to fly! You cannot be messed with when he is your source! When I get mad or upset and start to hammer myself, I remind myself to "put the hammer away!" Love who you are and take charge of your thoughts. Dig in to your gold mine and then you will see great rewards coming your way. I always love to recommend a list of possitive affirmations, if you are having trouble with positive thoughts. Life can really drain it out of you sometimes and when you start writing those good things down and reading them, somehow they move in and the bad stuff moves out!
You are challenged to deal with life's ups and downs! Struggling in business? Go just one more step and learn one more thing! Has someone hurt you? Start with forgiveness. You can't change what happened, but you can change the way you react to what happened! Someone you love leaving you or moving away? Have faith, God will never leave you or forsake you. He has a new plan for you and he doesn't want you to loose that blessing! Don't know which way to go. Be content where you are and be diligent with what you are doing and God will gently guide your footsteps and show you where he is taking you. Look for purpose where you are! It doesn't have to be something big to be really important to God. The smallest things, can turn into the biggest things! You've got what it takes and it's yours for the taking! Grab hold of it and you will achieve!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
DEAL WITH THE ISSUES!
This was a fabulous weekend, as I was able to go to a wonderful country retreat with some awesome girls! We did some "Zumba" and had lots of fun! We had tons of fun and lots of issues we dealt with, in order to get our lives on the right track and get down to the business that matters! It's all about priorities!
What drives you? We are all driven by something! If we don't deal with the things in our life that caused us hurt or pain, we will not find ourselves dealing with the ever day issues of decision making, having a good attitude when things aren't going our way, and keeping a positive attitude and looking with expectation, to accomplish what God has put before us!
Now no one can "share" like a bunch of us ladies, but not only does finding a confident person or peer you can trust help you heal so you can move forward, but it helps you forgive those who have hurt you and often times, you realize you are not alone and because of what you've gone through, you can help someone else! I see many people bottle up their pain and let bitterness hold them back. I encourage anyone who is reading this to go on a search of your inner being and define what happened, how it made you feel, and then ask that question...What did God see in this situation and what did he want me to learn from it.
If you want to be successful in life, you have to Deal With The Issues! Then you will be motivated by your strengths and not your pain. There is a special plan set forth for your life! Men will fail you, but God will never fail you and he wants you to succeed and be a POWERFUL influence in all you do that is good! Quit looking back, except to find inner healing and look ahead to a successful life and future. Make some LEMONADE OUT OF YOUR LEMONS! YOU ARE AN ACHIEVER!
What drives you? We are all driven by something! If we don't deal with the things in our life that caused us hurt or pain, we will not find ourselves dealing with the ever day issues of decision making, having a good attitude when things aren't going our way, and keeping a positive attitude and looking with expectation, to accomplish what God has put before us!
Now no one can "share" like a bunch of us ladies, but not only does finding a confident person or peer you can trust help you heal so you can move forward, but it helps you forgive those who have hurt you and often times, you realize you are not alone and because of what you've gone through, you can help someone else! I see many people bottle up their pain and let bitterness hold them back. I encourage anyone who is reading this to go on a search of your inner being and define what happened, how it made you feel, and then ask that question...What did God see in this situation and what did he want me to learn from it.
If you want to be successful in life, you have to Deal With The Issues! Then you will be motivated by your strengths and not your pain. There is a special plan set forth for your life! Men will fail you, but God will never fail you and he wants you to succeed and be a POWERFUL influence in all you do that is good! Quit looking back, except to find inner healing and look ahead to a successful life and future. Make some LEMONADE OUT OF YOUR LEMONS! YOU ARE AN ACHIEVER!
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