by | Life Application
This picture reminds me of one thing:
simplicity
photo from mighty2save
The world teaches us today to strive for more, more, more. More what? More money. More power. More friends. Everyone has to be a leader.
Sometimes, I think, we just need to go back in our minds to the last place we remember taking a breath that seemed to last forever. A breath that we enjoyed. A breath that brought a smile to our face without an ounce of worry.
We are tired. We are restless. We are overbooked. We are busy. And you know what?
it’s crazy…
Shh… stop a take a breath. Be simple, if only for a moment.
When is the last time you really enjoyed simplicity?
by | Life Application
“If you get down and quarrel everyday, you’re saying prayers to the devil, I say.”
The words of Bob Marley himself. If you would have told me that someday I would have written a blog about the Jamaican singer, I would have told you you were crazy. Never say never.
I recently decided I needed to cheer a friend up. I was trying to think of songs and immediately, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” popped into my head. Youtube here we come. I know Bobby McFerrin did the original, but it was Mr. Marley I found on Youtube. I found myself listening to the song over 20 times, head bobbing, dancing in the kitchen, whistling right along. What a philosophy to live by huh?
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
(Bob head to the right while reading)
Bob says, “Here’s a little song I wrote, you might want to sing it note for note.”
I think he’s onto something. I could not make myself be in a bad mood listening to the song. Even ditching my car, I did what Bob would do. I got happy. Think about it next time you start to get cranky.
GET HAPPY!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_DEtOw-gTM]
by | Faith Lived Out, Life Application
With all the coverage and exciting things happening regarding Ted Williams, the former homeless man with a “God-given gift of voice,” I didn’t feel it necessary to blog about it. Until now.
I saw a comment on the wall of a Facebook friend that started out innocent enough. It simply read, “It is so good to know that homeless radio announcers are in demand.”
Then came the follow-up comments. “Bet you could not get hired if you had that many felonies…(OR ONE) He is a freaking criminal drug addict. Who cares if he has a remarkable voice?”
Wow!
After reading that I was reminded of the word grace. I was thanking God for forgiveness and being the God of second chances. I was praying for this person with the bitterness in their words.
God specifically tells us not to judge. He also tells us to pull the ginormous log of wood out of our eye before we tell our brother to do the same, according to Matthew 7:1-5.
Just a reminder, and to myself as well, I better clean out the skeletons in my closet before I point out the bones in another man’s closet.
What second chance are you grateful for?
by | Life Application
The national average for a gallon of gas is over $3.00 per gallon. I had heard about it. I had read about it. But after having a conversation with my step-dad, it really hit me.
Math is not my best subject, but a little common sense and a calculator opened my eyes.
Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour. An hour!
The average car holds around 16 gallons of gas.
So, you pull into the 7-11 to fill your car up after coming home from your minimum wage job that you are counting your blessings to have.
One Fill Up: $3.00/gal. x 16 gal. = $48
One Days Wages For a Full Time Job: $7.25/hr. x 8 hrs. = $58
With traffic and your commute you fill up twice a week.
Two Fill Ups: $3.00/gal. x 32 gal. = $96
One Weeks Wages Before Taxes: $7.25/hr. x 40 hrs. = $290
What’s left?
$194/week
to:
- Buy groceries that are at an all time high.
- Buy necessities (toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant).
- Pay your rent (That’s could be a completely new post).
Is there something wrong with this picture?
Does it pay to have a job?
by | Life Application
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s some stats:
Where did visitors come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were wordpress.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, en.wordpress.com, and stumbleupon.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for broken heart, eternity, broken hearts, heart, and broken hearted.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
1
Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate! October 2010
155 comments and 98 Likes on WordPress.com
2
Can You Die Of A Broken Heart? August 2009
3 comments
3
Indescribable Love June 2009
6 comments
4
About Me March 2009
13 comments
5
Why this Blog? March 2009
8 comments
If you haven’t taken the opportunity to read these posts and more, there’s still time. Welcome to 2011 peeps!
