Sunday, September 23, 2007

The Power Of A Generous Heart

Toady I was privileged to hear a wonderful speaker who shared an array of stories that touched my heart and filled me with admiration for the courage, generosity and grace of some people. The power of a generous heart can be astounding.

One story told was of a young girl who was attacked with acid, which literally melted her face onto her chest. Unfortunately this is not an uncommon atrocity in some countries.
The photos where horrific and tears where unavoidable. You could not see where this little girl's face ended and her chest began. This poor little girl was found under a table. After several operations costing about one million dollars she now has her gorgeous little face again. She can eat and now has a chance of a normal life.

This was only one of many different stories shared. I have had people question me over tithing at church. Reflecting on testimonies such as this, I cant help but feel that my donations are a such a diminutive sacrifice for rewards so great. As the saying goes ”there is always someone else worse off than you”

Friday, September 14, 2007

Lift Your Spirits With Hand Puppetry

This is a wonderful clip by Raymond Crowe. It is worth the download believe me. Kids will love it too.What a wonderful world !

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Building Confidence

Many people look to others to build their own confidence? While some folks are very encouraging others can be discouraging. By resting our confidence or self worth in the mouths and actions of others we set ourselves up for discouragement. Another person’s opinion of who we are and what we do is just that; an opinion and it is not necessarily accurate. Advise and opinions can be helpful and we all should be open to listening however we also need to determine how reliable that opinion really is.

Confidence measured by our own truthful observation can help us build our self-worth but we must be truthful and fair. It is great to have a mentor to bounce ideas off however we all need to trust ourselves a little more when deciding what is healthy. This honest self-assessment of what is right for us starts with evaluating our real needs. If we lack confidence the next step is to slowly build on it through tackling small challenges. We all need to feel like we can achieve some degree of self-reliance.

We can choose anything to start with. A good place to begin with is to follow through on the promises we make ourselves. If we take steps to complete smaller commitments we soon build enough confidence in our ability to achieve goals and tackle the bigger desires in our hearts. These are our desires not that of others and so we need to always keep this in mind so as not to distract us from fulfilling our dreams. Always be considerate of others but be kind to your self too.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Laugh Your way To A Healthier And Happier Life


Photo by David Shankbone
(Photo has been cropped)

"Children laugh over 300 times a day whereas adults laugh only 15 times. This is because children laugh unconditionally while adults do so only if there is a cause"
Madan Kataria
Author of Laugh For No Reason

When we laugh we improve the blood supply as well as oxygen supply to the heart muscles.
So find something today to make you laugh and improve your health and happiness at the same time.

For furter reading you may like to read this pdf:
Ten Good Reasons To Laugh

Making Dreams Come True

Aspirations.

To desire or dream is but a thought
But to aspire is to motivate the mind
Putting purpose behind aspiration is action
Transforming possibility with action results in achievement.

Your dreams can come true.

Desire, aspire, take action and transform your dreams today into reality!

~Kayleen West~

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Teaching Children To Appreciate

I stumbled upon this bog today and found a likeminded positive fellow blogger.
Here is a quote you may enjoy from her blog:

"I think we will start a Thankfulness tree. Each day the children will add a leaf with something they are thankful for."
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/

What a great way to teach your children appreciation.
This is like a mini appreciation journal for children. It encourages them to focus on the positives in their life, If they have to thing of things each day they surely would be focused on looking for them.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Positive Quotes For Today

Here are some great quotes to reflect on from Winston Churchill - Enjoy

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

Winston Churchill