Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: attention, child, God, home, inspiration, neighbor, prayer, security
A horrible thing happened to me today…..a thief broke into my house.
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It happened shortly after I awoke this morning. I got up and began rushing about. I had a thousand things on my list and was already running behind. Quickly, I gulped down breakfast, took a shower and got ready for work.
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In my rush, I forgot to turn the security system on at my house. It was just about a half an hour later that the thief broke in. Of course, he didn’t make a sound. Just kind of snuck inside, not drawing any attention to himself. In fact, none of the neighbors ever saw him.
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But, I did.
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You see, I WAS HOME when the thief broke in.
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He naturally startled me, as I was unprepared for his visit. He, of course, didn’t announce that he was coming and I certainly had not invited him over.
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And yet, I found myself face to face with danger and I felt so powerless. I also felt so very stupid, because this whole incident could have been avoided
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry, LOVE Poetry.
Tags: achievement, art, belief, care, character, child, choices, colors, confidence, encouragement, freedom, greatness, healing, heart, hero, image, imagination, inspiration, joy, kindness, knowledge, learning, life, love, pride, respect, responsibility, security, shapes, smiles, soul, spirit, strength, teacher, value, vision
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An excerpt from
The Heart of a Teacher
by Paula Fox
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The child arrives like a mystery box…
with puzzle pieces inside
some of the pieces are broken or missing…
and others just seem to hide
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But the HEART of a teacher can sort them out…
and help the child to see
the potential for greatness he has within…
a picture of what he can be
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Her goal isn’t just to teach knowledge…
by filling the box with more parts
it’s putting the pieces together…
and creating a work of art
~*~
The process is painfully slow at times…
some need more help than others
each child is a work in progress…
with assorted shapes and colors
~*~
First she creates a classroom…
where the child can feel safe in school
where he never feels threatened or afraid to try…
and kindness is always the rule
~*~
She knows that a child
can achieve much more
when he feels secure inside
when he’s valued and loved…
and believes in himself
…and he has a sense of pride
~*~
She models and teaches good character…
and respect for one another
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: airline, attendant, belief, career, children, courage, creativity, customer, flight, fun, happiness, heart, imagination, inspiration, job, joy, life, occupation, passenger, pilot, plane, salesman, security, service, smiles, spouse, success, voice, wife
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Plato said that work should be play. Some airline employees are
taking him seriously. After landing, one flight attendant announced,
“Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed
giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
(I like the honest approach.)
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As a plane touched down and was slowing to a stop in Washington, a
lone voice came over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella. WHOA!” (Who
says you can’t have fun with your job?)
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One pilot made this weather announcement: “Weather at our
destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they’ll try
to have them fixed before we arrive.”
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“As you exit the plane,” a flight attendant said, “please make sure
to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be
distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave
children or spouses.”
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And passengers reported that they heard this from the crew just as
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Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: accident, arms, attendant, car, echo, funny, highway, hilarious, horse, humor, indian, jokes, journey, language, laughter, New York, path, road, safety, security, service, smiles, sound, station, travel, trip, vehicle, voice, woman, words
An attractive woman from New York was driving through a remote part of Texas when her car broke down. An Indian on horseback came along and offered her a ride to a nearby town. She climbed up behind him on the horse and they rode off. The ride was uneventful except that every few minutes the Indian would let out a whoop so loud that it would echo from the surrounding hills.When they arrived in town, he let her off at the local service station, yelled one final, “Yahoo!” and rode off.
“What did you do to get that Indian so excited?” asked the service station attendant.
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Jul 28 2009
Posted: under General Poetry.
Tags: account, age, aid, air, alcohol, America, American, bank, beer, belief, brandy, cemetery, champagne, check, children, contribution, cow, designer, dictionary, dinner, dog, duty, earth, era, eyes, faith, family, fashion, fish, fishing, food, funds, gas, ghost, gin, global, globe, government, granny, highway, history, home, hope, House, humor, job, labor, land, language, laughter, license, life, lifestyle, lifetime, liquor, marriage, money, mother, mother-in-law, nation, nut, nuts, obituary, pants, parent, period, phone, politics, road, rum, school, scotch, security, service, smiles, snack, snacks, style, tablecloth, task, taxes, tequila, time, treats, universe, vehicle, vodka, water, wealth, whiskey, wine, words, work, world
Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table At which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes Are the rule.
Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway!
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries, then tax his tears.
Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways To tax his ass.
Tax all he has Then let him know, That you won’t be done till he has no dough.
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Apr 24 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: ambassadors, America, applause, Bolivia, Caribbean, Cuba, economy, El Salvador, election, encouragement, energy, friends, goal, government, handshake, intelligence, laughter, leaders, link, listening, luncheon, meeting, moment, nation, neighbor, Nicaragua, officials, pledge, politics, power, president, respect, security, smiles, source, spirit, summit, Trinidad, Venezuela, voters, White House, world
President Barack Obama, left, talks to Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez,right, as El Salvador’s President …
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By Mark S. Smith, Associated Press Writer – 38 mins ago
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – President Barack Obama offered a spirit of cooperation to America’s hemispheric neighbors at a summit Saturday, listening to complaints about past U.S. meddling and even reaching out to Venezuela’s leftist leader.
While he worked to ease friction between the U.S. and their countries, Obama cautioned leaders at the Summit of the Americas to resist a temptation to blame all their problems on their behemoth neighbor to the north.
“I have a lot to learn and I very much look forward to listening and figuring out how we can work together more effectively,” Obama said.
Obama said he was ready to accept Cuban President Raul Castro’s proposal of talks on issues once off-limits for Cuba, including political prisoners held by the communist government.
While praising America’s initial effort to thaw relations with Havana, the leaders pushed the U.S. to go further and lift the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
To Latin American nations reeling from a sudden plunge in exports, Obama promised a new hemispheric growth fund, an initiative to increase Caribbean security and a partnership to develop alternative energy sources and fight global warming.
As the first full day of meetings began on the two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago Saturday, Obama exchanged handshakes and pats on the back with Venezuela’s Hugo
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Apr 18 2009