"It's important to give without expecting anything in return, rather than keeping a tally of whom we've helped and who has helped us. Silence and service go hand in hand. Random acts of kindness, particularly those anonymously accomplished, reflect a healthy non-attachment to deed or outcome."
~Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line~

Matthew 6:1-4

"Guard well within yourself that treasure—kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness."

~ George Sand, Pseudonym of Amandine Aurore Lucile, Prolific French Novelist (1804-1876)~

~Colossians 2:12~

“Happiness scarcely ever comes from our waiting for something extraordinary to happen; it often comes from using our power to extract it from common things, like watching words being tacked together in a creative form and becoming a gem of thought that inspires and upbuilds.”

~Adalcie Nembhard, 2006~
Philippians 4:6

"Love that consistently never lets us down is what we, as humans, long for deep in our souls. So often it takes years to find because we allow ourselves to be detoured by love's illusions and delusions."
~Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line~
1 Corinthians 13:8

"What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are."
~C. S. Lewis~

COMPLIMENTS

“Want to know one of the best ways to boost your self-esteem and put a little jump into your day? Compliment somebody. That's right—say something nice to make someone else feel good. Not only will you feel good for being nice, but you might even get a compliment back.”
~anon~

GOD’S WILL FOR YOU AND ME

Just to be tender, just to be true,
Just to be glad the whole day through,
Just to be merciful, just to be mild,
Just to be trustful as a child,
Just to be gentle and kind and sweet,
Just to be helpful with willing feet,
Just to be cheery when things go wrong,
Just to drive sadness away with a song,
Just to be loyal to God and right,
Just to remember life’s a fight,
Just to believe that God knows best,
Just in his promise ever to rest—
Just to let love be our daily key,
That is God’s will for you and me.
~author unknown~

Tribute To A father

A father is someone who never gets to experience childbirth but is often reminded,”You don’t know how it feels.” Besides, he’s scared half-to-death of it (childbirth).

A father never feels entirely worthy of parenting. He can never hold his tiny offspring to his tender breast. In fact, his chest is often far from tender—flat, rough, full of hair. And, often, he’d like nothing better than to be where the bundle of joy is—being held warm in his mother’s arms.

And, while a mother cries where it shows,a father holds in tears—about to explode. . . and a father can wipe his daughter’s tears while he chokes on his because the century-old adage says, “Men aren’t supposed to cry.”

A father is someone who gives his daughter away (on her wedding day) to another man, often very reluctantly, often with a gut feeling that the man taking his daughter is not quite worthy.

A father struggles with the concept of fatherhood. He wants to accomplish some of the extraordinary feats that mothers do for children—such as dealing with hormone-laden teenagers. He stretches his imagination (the way men do), but he feels inadequate, uncomfortable, afraid to infringe upon or interfere with mother-related things—things set in place for generations. In fact, his efforts are often flawed. So, where is his ultimate enjoyment of parenthood? That’s why he often goes and buries his pain in his one BIG and BEST role—his work. Then he is accused of being a workaholic. But his family remains dear to his heart.

A father has his cycles too—FDS (Fathers’ Daily Syndrome), where he feels the weight of the world and suffers a tremendous longing to take off with the guys and feel that sense of belonging, of camaraderie. But he chooses to come home to his family—more precious to him than his own life (even if he sits in front the TELLY). It’s this same FDS that is responsible for A father starting things (or postponing things like fixing pipes and locks and bolts) with good intentions, then he gets a little frazzled, confused with completions and deadlines.

A father could be out hunting, feeling fierce and happy with other fellows, killing deer and lions (and whatever else men like to hunt), yet returns home with tender feelings—in ways he can’t even fathom—for his family, and does his best to protect them from harm.

A father’s virtues are often unrecognized, unextolled, his ways misunderstood.

…But once in a while A father is appreciated as king of his castle and is loved beyond measure for what he is—the greatest person on earth.

~Adalcie Nembhard~
~Proverbs 17:6

THE MOST VITAL THINGS IN LIFE

When you feel like saying something

That you know you will regret,

Or keenly feel an insult

Not quite easy to forget,

That’s the time to curb resentment

And maintain a mental peace,

For when your mind is tranquil

All your ill-thoughts simply cease.


It is easy to be angry

When defrauded or defiled,

To be peeved and disappointed

If your wishes are denied;

But to win a worthwhile battle

Over selfishness and spite,

You must learn to keep strict silence

Though you know you’re in the right.


So keep your mental balance

When confronted by a foe,

Be it enemy in ambush

Or some danger that you know,

If you are poised and tranquil

When all around is strife,

Be assured that you have MASTERED

The most vital thing in life.

~author unknown~
~Romans 12: 17-21; Philippians 4:8~

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson