Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, airplane, art, aviation, classroom, contest, courage, craft, experiment, family, friends, idea, imagination, inspiration, lesson, life, link, mind, movie, opportunities, partner, possibilities, reality, secret, teacher, team, vision, winner, world
Peter Drucker once said, “It is easier to come up with new ideas than it is to…let go of the old ones.” I couldn’t agree more! That comfort zone is…well, pretty comforting for all of us.
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What are some of the secrets to taking risks and turning problems into new
Mar 05 2010
Posted: under "YUMMY FOOD FOR THOUGHT", Inspirationals.
Tags: assurance, blessings, Christian, day, food, glory, God, gospel, inspiration, Jesus, link, Lord, lyrics, music, praises, salvation, Savior, spirit, thought, video
Christian Thought of the Day
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You are one of a kind, designed to glorify God as only you can.
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Gospel Song
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Mar 05 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: Bible, blessings, family, friends, gift, God, inspiration, Jesus, life, phone
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Ever wondered what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?
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What if we carried it around in our purse or pocket?
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What if we flipped through it several times a day?
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What if we turned back to get it if we forgot it?
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What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
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What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
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What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
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Mar 05 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: action, children, christmas, deed, food, gift, holiday, inspiration, Jesus, life, light, season, thought, treats, voice, woman, world
The Virgin Mary & Baby Jesus
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This morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable. And after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids.
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She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the year. Overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, making sure we don’t forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card.
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Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the car. She pushed her way into the car and dragged her two kids
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: beauty, bride, caring, cheerfulness, christmas, diamond, employee, eyes, focus, genuine, gift, gratitude, happiness, helpfulness, home, inspiration, interest, jewelry, job, jokes, joy, kindness, laughter, lesson, life, love, memories, moment, money, people-person, ring, sale, smiles, spirit, surprise, thankfulness, thoughtfulness, wife
Because Nice Matters
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When I was 20 and still in college, I worked for a large chain
store where jewelry was their main product.
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At Christmas time, it was understood that when the jewelry
department got busy, and because that’s where the greatest
margin of profit was, that all available employees were to help
with sales in the jewelry ‘pit’.
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We were all trained to work the counters, but we got a minimum
percentage of commission compared to the regular salespeople’s
salary and commissions. This one evening, the customers were
three deep all around the four sides of the jewelry counters.
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One by one we served the customers and it finally got to a
manageable group in about two hours. Some of my co-workers were
tired and wanted to go back to their departments. Some were
allowed to leave, but I was asked to stay and finish helping our
customers find the jewelry that they were shopping for.
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As I was just about to walk my current customer to the registers
so that she could checkout, I caught sight of a VERY large man
in just filthy overalls.
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He was muddy and he smelled!
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When I returned to the sales counter, all of the other college
students that were there working were whispering and giggling
and not very discreetly.
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I asked them what they were whispering about. And they pointed
to the man at my section of the counter. I told them not to be
so mean. He might be able to hear them. I told them to have the
Christmas spirit and be nice. Because Nice matters.
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They were still giggling as I went to see how I could help him.
When I got to him, he really did smell. It was pretty bad, but
I figured he really wanted something as he had waited a long
time. He thanked me for coming to him and asked to see a
$40,000 aquamarine and diamond ring in the case.
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Gasps and more giggles exploded from my co-workers when they
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, belief, child, experience, faith, forgiveness, God, growth, heart, Heaven, inspiration, Jesus, joy, learning, lessons, life, listening, love, moment, others, strength, teacher, trust, whisper, wife, wishes
Who You Are
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I find myself on the downhill slide of yet another trial in my
life where confusion seemed to be the only thing I was sure of.
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Who, what, why, when, how, and how long were the questions I
didn’t have answers for.
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Last night, I sat quietly and instead of asking,
I just listened.
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God whispered to me.
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Who I am is a child of His.
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Feb 28 2010