I Can’t Drive 55
You are remembered for the rules you break. ~ Douglas MacArthur Rules, rules, rules! For everything you do in life, there are always rules… and sometimes the “rule book” seems to be much bigger than the actual activity you want to do. Who makes the rules? Who enforces the rules? And then what happens if you break the rules? Ug! My oldest daughter is learning how to drive, and it is a very nerve-wracking experience to say the least. She is very much like any other excited teenager who is getting comfortable with power, control, and impending independence… she is ready to go at...
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Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend – I’ll help you carry on! ~ Bill Withers Life can just be too much – too much pain, too much drama, and too much to take. Part of that is our humanity; we take way too much on ourselves and become overburdened and stressed out. Some of it is just the way life rolls; we all have things that go wrong, and sometimes those things just keep coming in waves. Whatever the situation, the point is that life is hard. But what do we do when life gets to be too much? Do we shut down and shut everyone out? Do we simply smile...
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Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges — battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood. ~ Billy Graham I believe it is human nature to focus on the things that are going wrong, because they are the things that demand immediate attention. Obviously, if your vehicle is not working, that is an issue that must be dealt with in a timely manner. And when you consider time and economic issues, adding in daily stress and work, and throw a...
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. ~ Maya Angelou Ask any athlete and they will tell you that a large part of their training and physical stamina comes from “pushing through the pain.” Any kind of athletic competition wears on the body, and most athletes endure some form of physical injury every time they compete. Yet they do not use this pain as an excuse to perform sub-par. Instead, they use that physical discomfort to push themselves further, and challenge themselves to perform at an entirely different...
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Learn to see less of yourself and more of others; Let others see God in your actions. In a world full of busy-ness, we tend to take the path of least resistance. We do what is easy, because there are so many things we need to do. What we often forget in all of this is that anything of value requires hard work, patience, and commitment. Now saying that does not make it easier to reconcile; we are human and we want what we want and we want it NOW. However, there are timing issues, relational issues and moral issues involved with every decision we make. And when we only take ourselves...
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