Inspirational Sundays

Isn't it funny how your day or week can be going wonderfully and then something crazy happens or someone says something offensive to you and it ruins everything? I've been dealing with this lately myself; one thing shouldn't have to do with another but I know that I can't seem to separate that thing from the other.

I've heard of situations like this getting out of hand and not only does it ruin a day, but it seems to go further out of hand and ruin a life. People have stopped living happily due to the negative words said from others or from an event in their lives; one thing shouldn't have to do with another. It sounds like a mantra, something that should be written down and framed somewhere, to remind us that even though this (whatever it is) happened it doesn't have to ruin everything. It seems so over dramatized when you sit down and evaluate your view or reactions to situations, but when you really take a moment before reacting it makes a world of difference.

So if you'll adopt this mantra, I will too and I'll do myself one better . . . I'll try to take a moment to think before I react; I'm sure it'll make my day better and yours too.

"One thing shouldn't have to do with another."

Have a great and restful Sunday.

Inspirational Sundays

So today, I stumbled across a quote that I've read before; sometime last year I believe, and I read it over and realized: "man, I totally ignored what I was suppose to learn from that." It's sort of like tripping over a rock called stupid a few times before realizing that wise council or advisement has been there the entire time and you just want to do things your way until it blows up in your face. 

Okay, rant over. 

Here's the quote:

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” - Alexander Graham Bell

I realize, especially in hard times, we tend to dwell on the negative and wondering why things didn't work out the way you wanted them to and in reality, there may be another door to a better opportunity open and we ignore it because what we thought was best for us didn't work out. Maybe the reason why that particular door closed is because it wasn't as great for you as you thought and the better door will lead you in the correct way you should go. 

That's just my take on things. Enjoy your Sunday.

Inspirational Sundays - Father's Day Edition

Today while in church, my pastor's wife preached on fathers (of course she would, it is Father`s Day after all). She spoke about how not only are we blessed with earthly fathers, but with God, who is our Heavenly Father as well. I've heard this before and never really gave it a second thought until today since my dad has been present my whole life. Most people don't have father`s that are active in their lives and all they know is their mother, but in reality we all have a father that loves us very much regardless of whether or not we can see him; He's been there all our lives and has orchestrated it into something great (even if we can't see that right now). So if your father is absent today, just think on that . . . you have the greatest father there is in heaven.

Also, in regards to Father's day I stumbled across a few quotes that I thought I would share. Enjoy them on this Inspirational Sunday.

"There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself."- John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994

"Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, Who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, And joined in thy innocent glee." - Margaret Courtney

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."- Sigmund Freud

"It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home—it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love."-- Margaret Truman

And lastly . . .

Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place. - Deuteronomy 1:29-31

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Enjoy your day!