1.
Inspirational Quotes
2.
Buddy
By Joe
Mazzella
3.
Find Of The Week
4.
Wild Trivia
5.
Metaphor
6.
Ken
Warren’s Break People's Stereotype Of You
7.
Jokes
8.
An
Evolutionary Tail of Mankind – by Martin Hunter Jones
9.
Motivational ~ Setting
Your Goals By Brian Tracy
10.
On a personal note
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1. Inspirational
Quotes
No
matter how poor I am I can always pay attention!
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness
consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~ Josh
Billings 1818-1885, Humorist and Author
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you
will never go any higher than you think.
~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman, Prime Minister
Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask
yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the
world needs are people who have come alive.
- Harold Whitman
No one
knows what he can do until he tries - Publilius Syrus, 1st Century BC, Roman Writer
Though no one can go back and make a brand new
start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. - Carl Bard
You can't keep misery from coming, but you don't
have to give it a chair to sit on.
This is My Prayer
Give me the supreme courage of
love, this is my prayer - the courage to speak, to do, to suffer at Your will, to leave all things or be left alone.
Strengthen me on errands of danger, honor me with
pain, and help me climb to that difficult mood that sacrifices daily to You.
Give me the supreme confidence of love, this is my prayer - the confidence that
belongs to life in death, to victory in defeat, to the power hidden in the
frailest beauty, to that dignity in pain which accepts hurt but disdains to
return it.
Rabindranath Tagore
(1861-1941)
2. BUDDY by
Joseph J. Mazzella
I
have a new buddy. His kind face and sweet disposition always make my days
brighter and my soul lighter. His loving nature and playful personality always
make me want to live my life with a little more love and joy as well. I am sure
too that my buddy’s wonderful friendship will continue to bless me and my
family for years and years to come and that his goodness as well as his body
will continue to grow and grow and grow.
You
see, my new buddy is an eight week old Saint Bernard that we named
"Buddy." Now you might wonder how I could possibly take in another
dog when I already can’t lower a hand in my house without a furry head walking
under it to be petted. Still, when I saw the light of love and joy shining in
my wife’s eyes when she first held "Buddy" I knew I would be making
room for him in our home. When it comes to loving others there is always room
for one more it seems.
It
doesn’t matter either if that someone is a soon to be two hundred pound dog. I
am sure God was smiling when He saw us stop at the truck with the Saint Bernard
puppies and I am sure He will enjoy a laugh or two at seeing "Buddy"
walking me when he is full grown.
I
know too that this dog will bless my life, my wife’s life, my children’s lives,
and the lives of many others before he is done. His gentleness, sweetness,
love, and inability to hate anyone will inspire me to be a better person
myself. I will become one step closer to being the person God always wanted me
to be thanks to this furry angel. I will hopefully become not only the person "Buddy"
thinks I am, but also the person "Buddy" already is.
May
each of you follow the example of our furry angels out there then.
May each of you become the person God meant for you to be.
May each of you decide to stick with love and joy and be a buddy to the world.
3.
Find of the week
Hi there Girls
Starting from Sat 14th February,
Classes will be running all day from 10
AM -5PM.I have decided to structure it this
way, as many of you can not do an evening class and many of you live just too
far away and to travel for a two and half hour lesson is out of the question
for you. Now I realize every one is
busy with either jobs children etc, so I have taken all of this into
consideration and a roster will be drawn up so you can come within that time
frame. And for those that want to do the 8 week term and split it up say in
either the existing two and a half hours per lesson or you can split the 20 hours up into 2 /3 /4/5 or 6 etc Saturdays, selecting hours to fit in with your lifestyle.
Having said all of that, the classes will still be small, no more than 6
students (some may overlap a little, but hopefully not)
Important : you may have time off and they do not have to be
every Saturday as long as I know before hand the dates you intend to come it
will not be a problem, but if there is no notification
and a class is missed it will have to be forfeited. As you can see if there is no notification then this will not work,
as one student can't make a class, one will be replaced with another that can (
hence the roster system ) The structure of the classes will still be the same,
and it does work at all levels. So a beginner can be slotted in with a 3rd/4th
or 5th term student. As a matter of fact it works out better for the
beginner to be in a class with more advanced students, they can see and are
always inspired by what the advanced students are creating, as they to were
once first timers with no experience !! And now some of these students
are at the selling stage, and doing very well.
Can you please contact me as soon as you have
decided on dates. You do not have to start on the 14th
of Feb, it can be any time, I am letting you all know
about it first before I start advertising. The price at the moment is still the
same $132-00 GST inclusive for 20 hours plus materials.
If there is any
special needs or you would like to see other components introduced to
the class, please let me know.
Classes will cease on March 27th and will resume on May 15th as I am off to Ularu for 4 weeks to do
and exhibition of my Ceramic work plus Jewellery and Artist in residency
Programme, hopefully some weekend Jewellery workshops in Alice Springs. Then off to
Broome for 12 days, a little R & R and a couple of jewellery workshops and
then HOME !!
Look forward to hearing from you all
Carol
Carolyne Brennan Hot Dot Designs Ceramic / Jewellery Artist
10 Biara Street
Chester Hill
2162
ABN 94442146043
hotdot@ihug.com.au
02 97438300
Fax 02 97438300
Mobile 0422 089766
4. Wild Trivia
Every
Person Is Important
Aoccdrnig to rschearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that the frist and lsat
ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Xvxry Pxrson Is Important
–Author Unknown
One manager let employees know how
valuable they are with the following memo:
"You Arx
A Kxy Pxrson"
"Xvxn
though my typxwritxr is an old modxl,
it works vxry wxll. xxcxpt for onx
kxy.
You would think that with all thx othxr kxys functioning propxrly, onx kxy
not working would hardly bx noticxd;
but just onx kxy out of
whack sxxms to ruin thx wholx
xffort.
You may say to yoursxlf,
"Wxll I'm only onx pxrson. No onx will noticx if I don't do my bxst."
But it doxs makx
a diffxrxncx bxcausx to bx xffxctivx, an organization nxxds activx participation by xvxry onx to thx bxst of his or hxr ability.
So thx nxxt
timx you think you arx not
important, rxmxmbxr my old typxwritxr.
You arx a kxy pxrson."
Security
Photocopy
the content of your wallet and save time later!
Place the contents
of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit
card, etc., so you will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account
numbers and phone numbers to call to cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe
place. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed using your
name, address, SS#, credit, etc. To limit the damage in case this happens to
you or someone you know. As everyone always advises, cancel your credit cards
immediately, but the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers
handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them easily. File
a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where it was stolen, this
proves to credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step toward an
investigation (if there ever is one). But here's what is perhaps most
important: (I never ever thought to do this) - Call the three national credit
reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and
SS#. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information
was stolen and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
The most destructive
habit..............................Worry
The greatest Joy.......................................Giving
The greatest loss........................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work.......................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.....................Selfishness
The most endangered species.................Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.......................Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.........................Fear
The most effective sleeping pill................Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease....................Excuses
The most powerful force in life..........................Love
The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer................The brain
The worst thing to be without.... ....................... Hope
The deadliest weapon...............................The
tongue
The two most power-filled words......................."I Can"
The greatest asset......................................Faith
The most worthless emotion..........................Self-pity
The most beautiful attire..............................SMILE!
The most prized possession......................... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.............Prayer
The most contagious spirit.........................Enthusiasm
Petals by Phread
Some time
after she went away, I looked down for the first time and noticed grey shapes
curled up on the ground, scattered around my feet...
I bent over,
picked one up, examined it closely and realized... they were small parts of my
spirit that had fallen softly, as petals to the hard earth.
And I had not
noticed them lying there in the shadows...
Cool
raindrops pooled on their smooth, upturned faces... or where they warm tears
pooling there?
I forget,
but, as moisture touched the petals, they lost their curled edges and opened
again with just the merest hint of her fragrance...and lush memories of her
flooded my senses...
How gentle is
my desire, as I lie still on a bed of petals and hope...
Saint
Valentine
Author
Unknown
Saint
Valentine discovered a unique type of love. A love so
exciting, so powerful, so overwhelming that it made the romance of Romeo and
Juliet look like puppy love. It makes the affairs of Josephine and
Napoleon, Anthony and Cleopatra, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor look
second rate.
He lived in Rome during the
third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by
an emperor named Claudius. Emperor Claudius was never a favourite of the people
of Rome or of Saint
Valentine.
Claudius
wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just
did not want to fight in wars. They didn't want to leave their wives and
families. Not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious, and he came up
with a crazy idea. He thought that, if men were not married, they would not
mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages.
Young people
thought his new law was cruel. Saint Valentine thought it was preposterous and
decided not to support it!
Being a
priest, Saint Valentine's favourite activity was to marry couples. Even after
Emperor Claudius passed his law, he kept on performing marriage ceremonies
secretly. Usually it would be in a small candlelit room with only the bride,
groom and St. Valentine in attendance. They
whispered the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of
soldiers.
One night,
while performing the wedding ceremony, St.Valentine
heard the sound of soldiers' footsteps. He made the marrying couple run away in
time, but he was caught, thrown in jail and told that his punishment was death.
While in
prison, he tried to stay cheerful, and many young people came to the jail to
visit him. They gave him flowers to show that they, too, believed in love.
One of these
young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to
visit him in the cell. At times they would sit and talk for hours. On the day
he was to die, he left his friend a little note, thanking her for her
friendship and loyalty. He signed it, "Love from your Valentine."
It is
believed that this note started the custom of exchanging love messages on
Valentine's Day. It was written on February 14, 269 A.D., the day St.Valentine
died.
Now, every
year on this day, people think about love and friendship. And when they think
of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love.
Remember that
love can't be beaten!
thanks Lyn Macintosh
WHAT TO DO
WITH THE TOOTH
Mayo Clinic
has some tips on what to do if your child loses a tooth during sports, such as
hockey or baseball, or while playing outside. If a tooth is knocked out of its
socket but not broken it often is possible for a doctor or dentist to reimplant
it - if you act quickly. Mayo experts say don't touch the root, as that can
damage the ligament. Remove any dirt by rinsing the tooth in clean water but
don't rub or scrape it. Try to replace the tooth in its socket and bite down
gently on gauze or a moistened tea bag to keep it in place. If you can't
replace it, put the tooth in milk, your own saliva, warm salt water or between
your gum and cheek and head to the dentist or emergency room quickly.
Successful reimplantation is more likely if the tooth is in its socket within
about 30 minutes.
English as she is spoke
1) The bandage was wound around the
wound.
2)
The farm was used to produce produce.
3)
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4)
We must polish the Polish furniture.
5)
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6)
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7)
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the
present.
8)
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9)
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10)
I did not object to the object.
11)
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12)
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13)
They were too close to the door to close it.
14)
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15)
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16)
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17)
The wind was too strong to wind the sail
18)
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19)
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20)
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21)
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
There is no egg in
eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English
muffins weren't invented in England or French
fries in France.
Sweetmeats
are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings
are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a
pig.
And why is it that writers write but
fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce
and hammers don't ham?
If the plural of tooth is teeth, why
isn't the plural of booth beeth?
One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?
Doesn't
it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If
you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do
you call it? Is it an odd, or an end?
If teachers taught, why didn't
preachers praught?
If
a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
In
what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
Ship
by truck and send cargo by ship?
Have
noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat
chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You
have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn
up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in
which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not
computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course,
is not a race at all.
That is why, when the stars are out,
they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
P.S. - Why doesn't "Buick"
rhyme with "quick"?
We'll begin with a box, and the
plural is boxes; but the plural of ox became oxen not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, yet the plural of moose should
never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest
full of mice; yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men, why shouldn't the plural of pan be
called pen? If I spoke of my foot and show you my feet, and I give you a boot,
would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, why
shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth? Then
one may be that, and three would be those, yet hat in the plural would never be
hose. The plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak
of a brother and also of brethren, but though we say mother, we never say methren. Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
but imagine the feminine, she, shis and shim.
5.
Metaphor
Neil
Eskelin's Daily Jump Start
It’s a proven fact that your brain
has two distinct parts – left and right. Here’s the distinction:
Your “left brain” is what you use to
process facts, logic and reasoning. In business, it’s where you ask the
questions: “Will a get a good return on my investment?” “Is the quality good?”
“What kind of service will I receive?” The left brain is where you make
decisions.
Your “right brain” is where you
process feelings and emotions. It is where you ask “How will this affect my
self-esteem?” “Will it give me more time for fun?” “Will I have more friends as
a result? This is where we deal with intangibles that cannot be measured.
Which is more powerful? Without
question, your right brain is in control. J.P. Morgan said, “A person usually
has two reasons for doing something: One that sounds good, and a real reason.
You use your left brain to justify
your reason, but your right brain to act. So remember, the next time you get a
new pair of shoes, you’ll explain your purchase with logic, but buy on emotion.
–
Neil Eskelin
5. Metaphor
Neil
Eskelin's Daily Jump Start
Don’t despair
when you are faced with a question that seems to have no answer. There’s a way
out. Start looking at the crisis itself.
When Alton
Bell was a freshman at Southern Illinois University, he enrolled in a math
course that proved to be tougher than he expected. Two days before a major exam
on “plane trigonometry,” he faced another pressure point. On the same day of
the math exam he also had a 2,000-word original essay due for English
Composition 101.
Alton had a flash
of inspiration. He immediately began to write the English paper on the topic:
“Plane Trigonometry Made Plain.” In the simplest language possible he explained
how astronomers, navigators and surveyors use ratios to compute the relations
between the sides of a right triangle. Even Alton could
understand it! He got an “A” on the theme and a “B” on the test.
His dilemma
in math became his answer for writing. Even better, it was his solution for
math, too.
Yes, the
problem may be your solution.
–
Neil Eskelin
6. Ken Warren’s Break People's Stereotype of You
There are a bunch of blokes I cycle
with who just don't know how to act their age. Aged mostly between 65 and 73
years old, on Mondays they regularly ride 80 Km from Kawana
to Landsborough and back. On Fridays, they do a 60 Km ride to Pelican Waters
and back. They occasionally let young blokes like me join them, but the
embarrassing part is that there are a couple who regularly beat me on sprints.
I try to comfort myself with the
thought that some of them have been riding competitively for 50 years or more,
but this is no consolation when I am riding flat out and being overtaken at the
finish line. I feel even less consoled when they acknowledge medical conditions
including a kidney transplant, a hip replacement, and back and hearing
problems.
At a time when many would be taking
it easy and operating within the limits their health places on them, these
blokes are breaking the stereotypes and pushing the limits.
I think most of us operate fairly
consistently most of the time. People have a pretty good idea about what to
expect of us. Both my natural and adopted fathers could always be relied upon
for their silliness. My natural father could be relied upon to do the
unexpected in playing crass practical jokes. My adopted father can be depended
on for his corny sense of humour and to laugh at his own jokes.
Sometimes, there are stereotypes
people have of us that we don’t like. Perhaps we are known for our grumpiness,
our lack of patience or consideration, our unhealthy lifestyle, or for working
too hard and not spending enough time with our loved ones.
One sure way to dismantle such
unhelpful stereotypes is to make deliberate choices to act in ways that are
inconsistent with such patterns. Of course, such changes have to be safe,
considerate to others, and within our physical and financial limits. But change
is possible. It is sometimes cynically said that ‘a leopard can’t change its
spots’, but I believe that a ‘leopard’ can at least change what it does.
Change involves thinking before
responding automatically. Such a thought might be, “Is what I am about to say
or do helping me be the person I want?” As we practise behaving in ways that
are more consistent with how we want to be, we tend to not only have improved
quality of life, we also feel better about ourselves. Change also involves
coping with the occasional relapse to our unwanted patterns. After all,
problems are patterns that persist. But determination and practice can get us
through to the point where the new pattern becomes the dominant one.
My riding mates’ cycling prowess came
about through deliberate choices they have made to establish patterns that are
consistent with how they want to live. I just wish John, Vernon, Vince,
Bill, Roger, Richard, and Don would choose sometimes to ease up on young blokes
like me.
Links to leading websites dealing
with bullying, mental health, parenting, family issues, etc
Contact details for Ken Warren and Associates
PO Box 54
Cotton Tree Qld Australia 4558
Level One, Cnr Third
Avenue & The Esplanade
Cotton Tree Telephone: (07) 5443 7626
Facsimile: (07) 5443 7447
Email: kenwarren@counsel.com.au
Website: www.counsel.com.au
Visit www.counsel.com.au
7. Jokes
QUESTION
Jennifer, John,
and Wendy, were all over at Robert's house when a package was delivered. Each
person guessed what was in the box, but only one of them was right. Using their
guesses as clues, can you figure out what was in the box?
Jennifer said,
"It's a laptop computer." John said, "I'll bet it's a
pizza." Wendy said, "I think a picture or a laptop computer is in the
box." "It's a picture, for sure," said Robert.
