train wreck....

I had a funny post shared with me on FB today, and I took the liberty of sharing it with others.  It is funny in its delivery, but has a serious undertone to it. It is as follows:


BREAKING NEWS: The Pity Train has just derailed at the intersection of Suck It Up & Move On, and crashed into We All Have Problems, before coming to a complete stop at Get the Heck Over It. Any complaints about how we operate, can be forwarded to 800-waa-waa with Dr. Snivill. Reporting LIVE from Quitchur Bitchin'. If you like this, re post it. If you don't...suck it up princess!!!


The derailment at the Suck It Up & Move On intersection is just the crash we need to make us do the "pause" I mentioned in the other days blog.  If we didn't have that mishap, we may be destined to be on a runaway train of poor pitiful woe is me.

That crash into "we all have problems" needs to be the red flashers that warn you of impending danger if you go further with this behavior.  You are not unique in your pain, suffering, trials, errors, let downs, worries or roadblocks, so stop acting like you are the only one experiencing the problems!


The complete stop at "get the heck over it", says just what it means...STOP expecting special attention for your being done wrong...Move on!  There is nothing magical, cute, attractive or seemingly martyrdom about constant complaining, crying or pouting to make someone feel guilty because you are angered, hurt or mad.  Now I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't share your feelings with someone, because talking to another close friend who listens is important; but don't make misery your constant companion, or it will be your ONLY companion!  Your REAL friends will tell you about it, your family will think it, but be too scared (or cowered by your guilt trip) to say anything, and your spouse or significant other will only agree to get you to stop!

I'm sure we have all engaged in these pity parties at one time or another, but the thing we don't realize is that those parties are not very well attended.  No one is fighting to get on the "invite" list, there are no long lines waiting around the corner to get in, and its usually not broadcast by anyone (other than the host/hostess) about how it was the party of the century.

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Only human after all...

Some days you just don't feel like being in a good mood.  You may not have a name for it, there may or may not be a reason, and it may or may not relate to any one person.  You just don't feel like being in the happy place!

Your smile has left, your joy has pained, your ups have become downs and your good has turned bad.  These are the times when you just want to sit, by yourself, alone with your own thoughts, your own feelings and your own pity.  You don't necessarily need another person to share in your pity, you just want to dwell in it alone.

But these are precisely the times when you need someone around.  Someone who can bring that smile back, make you remember that joy, and bring those good times back into focus.  It may be your best friend, it may be your co-worker, your parent or it may be your spouse; but whomever it is that is there and present, that is who gets to be "your" person.
It is not your job to do anything other than "BE" at that moment.  Be yourself, be your feelings, be your heart and be present.  Nothing else is required at that time, because God has you taken care of.  He has your needs at that certain time, being taken care of, and He will not leave you alone.
Our job is to just let go!

When we let go of all the facades we wear each and everyday, we may be amazed at the real "us" that we unmask.  The little girl who longs for her daddy, the young man who just wants his mothers hug, or the young kid who just wants to belong to someone. Whatever the circumstances may be, our outward selves reveal through our different actions and choices, what our inner selves are holding onto .  Whether right, wrong, good, or bad, we are reflections of what we long for.



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hit pause...II

Is there ever a time in your life that you pause and stop to think, __________?  You can fill in whatever your thought may be at a certain time, and go from there.  It doesn't matter what the thought may be, but only that it hit you at a time in your life that caused you to take a pause.

We all need to take a pause in life, step back, review and re-evaluate our lives and the actions we are taking towards a certain goal or outcome.  Time to make sure that what we are doing is relevant to who we are, or who we are trying to become.  This pause is wanted and needed in our lives, and usually occurs at just the right time.  Usually on our arrival at a fork in the road of life.  A time when we need to slow down, look at the different paths and make an important decision, not just travel along as usual.

When your moment of pause hits and you ask yourself YOUR all important question, whatever it may be, make sure you are praying, listening, observing, evaluating and acting in the direction that God leads you.



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Special Needs??

Today I substituted as an aide for the special needs kids.  I thank God for the opportunity, because it not only took me out of my comfort zone, it showed me patience.  True patience!  I have more respect than ever for the teachers and instructors who do this day in and day out as their job.

I have a new outlook for special needs kids, and I think we all fall under that category, "special needs", because the only special needs they require are, more attention (how many of us don't want that?), more love (again, how many of us don't want that?), and more patience (need i say it again?).

Kinda makes these SPECIAL needs, seem pretty BASIC.

All of these "special needs" are lifetime needs that we all require to make it in this world.  Sure there may be some of us that need a little "extra" assistance in performing daily functions, but we ALL have a need for that "special" attention that makes us all human.  That contact and interaction that let's us know that we mean something to someone, that someone cares about us, and that we are special in someones eyes.

So take the time to hug your special needs child, wife, husband, parent, grandparent, relative and friend.  It will be the best hug YOU ever give!


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Only a DAD...

As I visited my dad in the hospital today, I really looked at him and his situation at this time in his 63 year old life.  It was not an easy thing to do because he is physically different from the man I fondly remember.  The healthy 25 years younger man that would come at the drop of a dime when I called and needed him on the highway because my car broke down; and not once did he say I shouldn't have been on the highway in the first place going to do something I probably shouldn't have been doing.  Nope, not my dad, he would say lets take a look and see what's going on under here.  And low and behold, he would get it fixed and follow me back safely to Joplin, all with a warm loving smile on his face.

I can not count the times when my dad has been there when I really needed him in my adult life.  I know as a child, we don't remember what all they done for us as much, and my dad wasn't always the best role model when I was younger, but he sure tried to make up for it with unconditional, unstoppable, always there for me and the kids, kind of love!  I love him and appreciate him so much for that.

When I was hanging out with my friends and had a young son to care for, he would babysit and only say something like, don't be late for church in the morning.  Never giving lectures, but gently letting me know that he didn't quite approve of the going out too much.  When he got saved that was the best thing that could have happened to him at that time in his life.  He has had diabetes since he was about 29 or so, he drank everyday after work, and he smoked like a chimney, but when he got saved, the smoking ceased as did the drinking.  He has always had a wonderful attitude, but now it was really something to love.  All he could do was praise the Lord that He saw fit to save him from himself!  From then on, all he has been doing is trying to praise and serve Jesus!

Back to today, as I was looking at his body; his body that has lost two lower legs, his body that has had a triple bypass, his body that has a dialysis fistula port from getting his blood cleaned three times a week, his body that has numerous scars from passing out and falling, his body that has lungs that fill with over a liter of fluid and have to be drained, his body that sometimes has uncontrollable twitches from some medication reaction, his body that takes a small arsenal of meds and his body that has endless stomach pains....when I look at my dad and see all that is happening to him, and wonder how he can still go on....It seems all I ever see besides his smile and great attitude, is the Love that he ALWAYS has for ME!


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We must be STILL..So we can MOVE

We must stop spreading the hate, so we can spread more love
We must stop spreading the lies, so we can spread the truth
We must stop spreading the hurt, so we can spread the healing
We must stop spreading the illness, so we can spread the cure
We must stop spreading the sadness, so we can spread the happiness
We must stop spreading the fear, so we can spread the security
We must stop spreading the darkness, so we can spread the LIGHT
We must stop spreading the substitutes, so we can spread the pure
We must stop spreading the fake, so we can spread the real
We must stop spreading the ignorant, so we can spread the knowledge
We must stop spreading the filth, so we can spread the clean
We must stop spreading the hopelessness, so we can spread the hope
We must stop spreading the disbelief, so we can spread the faith

We must be STILL, so we can MOVE...


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Times Up...

When do you realize that things you think are so important in life are no longer reason for much concern?  When is that magical moment in life where you realize that holding onto petty grievances and grudges doesn't serve to help you, rather, it really hurts your efforts towards personal happiness?
When do you release the reservations that hold you back from liking someone, or that keep you from going to certain places because so and so will be there, or from engaging in social civility because you may not fit in, and from just being positive?

Is there a moment in your life that you feel is the right age, time, etc., to say enough is enough?

Too often we have the the mentality of "I will wait until...", and before we realize it, that "until" never comes.  There is no right time to make amends, lose weight, forgive someone or tell someone you love them.  There is no right time to plan to have everything perfect before you take needed steps to follow your dreams, your goals or to love.

Today, right now, at this moment is the only time that is yours to live, and everything else is a borrowed dream.

Don't put off waiting for that perfect time, because the person may not be around, the situation may not arise, the money may never come, and all to quickly,....your time may be up...


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