Do you see the beauty in holidays?
What do you think about holidays? Is it just another day to get off work? Is it just another day to sleep late? Is it just another day for the kids to be out of school?
Each holiday should mean something special to us. The reason for the holiday should have us thinking, why is this day special? For any holiday we should embrace the chance to spend it with family. Whatever the reason for the holiday we should try to make it a family day. We should cherish the time we spend with our family. I know we are all so busy with our own lives but holidays are a perfect time to spend with our family.
Let's make some traditions, we should start inviting our family over for the holidays. We all need our families. Let's put the past behind us, forgive our family members for whatever has happened and move forward. Most people would love to be close to their family again but don't know how to make that first step. Let's put our pride aside and just make that call to invite them over. Life is to short to hold on to the past, live for the present.
The reason I can write this article and help you take that first step is because I am walking through this very thing I'm telling you. It has taken lots of years for me to realize that the past is the past and I have to let it go. Love and forgiveness is more important and healthier than holding the pain in. Forgiveness is not for the person you need to forgive, it is to free yourself. So do it for yourself. Let the pain go and love again. Then you will see the beauty of the holidays.
-Make Your Dreams Come True-
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Are you an Encourager or a Discourager?
What a question, are you an encourager or a discourager? Now who would be honest to say they are a discourager? Not very many. I would hope most of us are encouragers. I enjoy making others happy and building them up. It does not take a lot of effort to lift others up.
So many people are discouraged about their life. There could be several reasons for their discouragement so why not try to brighten their day up? It doesn't take much time to say something nice to someone or just give them a smile. You may be the first or only one that day that did something nice for them. That smile could change a persons outlook on life. That one smile could give them the strength to keep on pushing through that day or that problem. It doesn't cost anything to give a compliment or a smile. It takes more effort to be rude then it does to be nice. Why go about your day being a discourager? Wouldn't you want to be happy instead?
If you are having a bad day, which we all have those, try to smile at someone and just see how that makes you feel. More than likely it will help you and the more you smile the faster you will realize your day may not be that bad.
I know that I would rather be around someone that is happy, positive, fun, an encourager than someone who is always negative, down, rude and discouraged all the time. I use to be very negative and didn't realize how negative until it was brought to my attention. When that happened I started to see why life seemed so unhappy for me. I quickly changed my mind set and started to think and react positively. Wow, did that change my whole outlook on life.
I always smile at others and tell them "hello" or compliment them on their hair, clothes, purse or anything that catches my eye that's nice. I'm not fake about it, if I compliment someone, it is truely a compliment. Each time I say "hello" to someone they say "hello" back. If I smile at someone they usually smile back. If they don't smile back, I don't get upset because they may be having one of those bad days we all have.
So, look inside yourself and notice if you are an encourager or a discourager. Try to encourage at least one person each day and see how that makes you feel. I bet you will notice a difference in yourself when you start doing that.
Please feel free to leave me a comment about what you think of my article. Once you take my advice, come back and tell me about your experience. I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for listening,
Cathy
So many people are discouraged about their life. There could be several reasons for their discouragement so why not try to brighten their day up? It doesn't take much time to say something nice to someone or just give them a smile. You may be the first or only one that day that did something nice for them. That smile could change a persons outlook on life. That one smile could give them the strength to keep on pushing through that day or that problem. It doesn't cost anything to give a compliment or a smile. It takes more effort to be rude then it does to be nice. Why go about your day being a discourager? Wouldn't you want to be happy instead?
If you are having a bad day, which we all have those, try to smile at someone and just see how that makes you feel. More than likely it will help you and the more you smile the faster you will realize your day may not be that bad.
I know that I would rather be around someone that is happy, positive, fun, an encourager than someone who is always negative, down, rude and discouraged all the time. I use to be very negative and didn't realize how negative until it was brought to my attention. When that happened I started to see why life seemed so unhappy for me. I quickly changed my mind set and started to think and react positively. Wow, did that change my whole outlook on life.
I always smile at others and tell them "hello" or compliment them on their hair, clothes, purse or anything that catches my eye that's nice. I'm not fake about it, if I compliment someone, it is truely a compliment. Each time I say "hello" to someone they say "hello" back. If I smile at someone they usually smile back. If they don't smile back, I don't get upset because they may be having one of those bad days we all have.
So, look inside yourself and notice if you are an encourager or a discourager. Try to encourage at least one person each day and see how that makes you feel. I bet you will notice a difference in yourself when you start doing that.
Please feel free to leave me a comment about what you think of my article. Once you take my advice, come back and tell me about your experience. I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for listening,
Cathy
Friday, July 1, 2011
So Beautiful is his grace, mercy and love!
His grace, mercy and love is so Beautiful!
The Devil & the DuckThere was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.
He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target.
Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it.
He was shocked and grieved!
In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his Sister watching!
Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes.'
But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.'
Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?'
So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said,
'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'
Sally just smiled and said, 'well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help?
She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer. . . .
He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.'
Thought for the day and every day thereafter:
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is....You need to know that:
God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing.
He has seen your whole life... He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.
The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness; He not only forgives you, but He forgets.
It is ONLY by God's grace, mercy and love that we are saved.
God is always at the window - he sees and knows it all! You might as well confess your sins and ask to be forgiven. When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!
May GOD BLESS YOU!
The Devil & the DuckThere was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.
He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target.
Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it.
He was shocked and grieved!
In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his Sister watching!
Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes.'
But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.'
Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?'
So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said,
'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'
Sally just smiled and said, 'well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help?
She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer. . . .
He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.'
Thought for the day and every day thereafter:
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is....You need to know that:
God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing.
He has seen your whole life... He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.
The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness; He not only forgives you, but He forgets.
It is ONLY by God's grace, mercy and love that we are saved.
God is always at the window - he sees and knows it all! You might as well confess your sins and ask to be forgiven. When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!
May GOD BLESS YOU!
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