Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "LOVE is LOVELY".
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Writer Gary Jennings said this: “Love and time, those are the only
two things in all the world and all of life, that cannot be bought,
but only spent.”
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I love that. And HOW I spend my love and time is what it is all
about.
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My work and interests require me to spend probably an inordinate
amount of time in front of my computer. At least according to my
wife Bev.
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She and I were talking one day about death and funerals and what to
do with each other’s remains. I asked. “What will you do with my
body? Burial? Cremation?”
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She answered, “I think I’ll just have you stuffed and propped up in
your chair by the computer. That way when I walk through the room I
won’t even notice that you’re gone.”
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I got the point - too much computer time. And how I spend my time
and my love is all important.
. The question I ask myself is this: “Do I generously and freely give
love and time away - and especially to those closest to me?”
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Charles Francis Adams was the United States ambassador to Great
Britain during the Lincoln administration. He had the habit of
keeping a daily diary. He also taught his son Brooks the value of
journaling his activities in a diary.
. One memorable day, eight-year-old Brooks recorded, “Went fishing
with my father, the most glorious day of my life.” It must have been
a glorious day, for the next forty years Brooks repeatedly mentioned
it in his diary. It became a life-long memory.
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His father also wrote about the fishing trip. His own diary on that Read More
Dec 31 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
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Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities.
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets.
Heart is our Current Asset.
Soul is our Fixed Asset.
Brain is our Fixed Deposit.
Thinking is our Current Account.
Achievements are our Capital.
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade.
Friends are our General Reserves.
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill.
Love is our Dividend..
Children are our Bonus Issues..
Education is Brands / Patents.
Knowledge is our Investment.
Experience is our Premium Account.
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
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Some very Good and Very bad things
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The most destructive habit……………………………..Worry
The greatest Joy……………………………………………..Giving
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Jul 06 2010
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
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Two men are playing golf one day. As they are about to start one of the holes, a funeral procession goes by on the road beside the course.
One of the golfers, Harry, takes off his cap and stands with his cap to his chest, and waits for the entire procession to go by. He then puts his cap back on and proceeds to tee off.
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Nov 23 2008
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: bishop, cemetery, church, doctor, funeral, funny, ghost, gynecologist, heart, hilarious, humor, jokes, laughter, man, minister, obituary, pastor, physician, pope, preacher, priest, reverend, sermon, smiles, specialist, surgeon, woman
A famous heart specialist doctor died and everyone was gathered at his funeral. A regular coffin was displayed in front of a huge heart.
When the minister finished with the sermon and after everyone said their good-byes, the heart was opened, the coffin rolled inside, and the heart closed.
Just at that moment one of the mourners started laughing. The guy next to him asked: “Why are you laughing?”
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Nov 06 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: attitude, beacon, belief, bell, bird, cemetery, companion, couple, dad, faith, family, father, focus, friends, friendship, funeral, ghost, husband, inspiration, language, life, light, loss, love, man, message, moment, obituary, partner, praise, sound, spirit, spouse, surprise, thought, time, voice, wife, wishes, woman, words
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All stories copyright 2008 Bob Perks
Today’s message:
“After words”
By Bob Perks
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Maybe it’s just me.
Maybe I have been trying so hard to focus on
life’s details that I’ve begun missing the obvious.
I was speaking about a friend of mine who had passed
away a while ago. Sitting with some friends who knew him
we began to share our own personal stories.
One by one, we each praised this guy for his friendly
good-nature and loving ways.
“He was such a good friend.”
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Nov 06 2008
Posted: under Jamaican Jokes.
Tags: belief, bishop, cemetery, Christian, dialect, doctor, faith, funeral, funny, ghost, hilarious, hospital, humor, Jamaica, Jamaican, jokes, language, laughter, minister, obituary, oxygen, pastor, patois, physician, pope, preacher, priest, reverend, sermon, smiles, specialist, surgeon, vernacular, words
David had been a faithful Christian and was in the hospital near death. The family called their pastor to stand with them. As the pastor stood next to the bed, David’s condition appeared to deteriorate and he motioned frantically for something to write on. The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and a piece of paper, and David used his last bit of energy to scribble a note, then he died. The pastor thought it best not to look at the note at that time, so he placed it in his jacket pocket.
At the funeral, as he ws finishing the euology, he realized that he was wearing the same jacket that he had been wearing when David died. He said, “You know, David handed me
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Sep 18 2008