People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season! LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant .
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Life's adversities
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water."Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.The happiest of people don ' t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can ' t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so at the end, you ' re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water."Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.The happiest of people don ' t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can ' t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so at the end, you ' re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
The Plum
You can learn that u cant be loved by all people
You can be the finest PLUM in the world,
RIPE-JUICY-SUCCULENT.
And offer yourself to all.
However u must remember,
There will always be people who dont like PLUMS.
You can learn to understand,
That if u r the world's finest PLUM,
And some1 u like doesn't like PLUMS
You have the choice of becoming a BANANA.
However u need to be warned,
That if u choose to become a BANANA,
You will be a second-rate BANANA,
There will always be people who dont like BANANAS,
Furthermore,you can spend your life,
Trying to be the best BANANA,
(which is impossible when u r a plum)
Or:You can seek to be the
BEST PLUM
You can be the finest PLUM in the world,
RIPE-JUICY-SUCCULENT.
And offer yourself to all.
However u must remember,
There will always be people who dont like PLUMS.
You can learn to understand,
That if u r the world's finest PLUM,
And some1 u like doesn't like PLUMS
You have the choice of becoming a BANANA.
However u need to be warned,
That if u choose to become a BANANA,
You will be a second-rate BANANA,
There will always be people who dont like BANANAS,
Furthermore,you can spend your life,
Trying to be the best BANANA,
(which is impossible when u r a plum)
Or:You can seek to be the
BEST PLUM
Friday, 12 September 2008
My Life
My life is a book,
With many chapters.
Some chapters tell of tragedy,
Others triumph,
Some are dull,
And some are ordinary.
Others intense and exciting.
The key to my success,
Is to never stop
On a difficult page,
And never quit on a tough chapter.
As a christian,
l have the courage
To keep turning the pages,
Because,l know
A better chapter lies ahead.
I trust in the Lord,
And tap from all His promises.
Have a blessed day,
And be encouraged as lam.
xxxxxx
With many chapters.
Some chapters tell of tragedy,
Others triumph,
Some are dull,
And some are ordinary.
Others intense and exciting.
The key to my success,
Is to never stop
On a difficult page,
And never quit on a tough chapter.
As a christian,
l have the courage
To keep turning the pages,
Because,l know
A better chapter lies ahead.
I trust in the Lord,
And tap from all His promises.
Have a blessed day,
And be encouraged as lam.
xxxxxx
lam so happy
For a long time l wasnt happy at all with my life.
Iam glad with the way l have come round and found myself again.
It was not an easy road and lam so proud of myself and how far l have come.
God is so good.He has been so ,so good to me.
And my life is so different becoz of the love and strength l have found in Him.
For any1 who has not yet found Him,I recommend Him and you would never regret it.
Love one's self first before you learn to love another person
Iam glad with the way l have come round and found myself again.
It was not an easy road and lam so proud of myself and how far l have come.
God is so good.He has been so ,so good to me.
And my life is so different becoz of the love and strength l have found in Him.
For any1 who has not yet found Him,I recommend Him and you would never regret it.
Love one's self first before you learn to love another person
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