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Norwican

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 11:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full?

They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into
the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the student again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your
life. The rocks are the important things -- your family, your partner, your health, your children -- anything that is so important to you that
if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand
is everything else. The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your
energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are
critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be
time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the
disposal."

"Take care of the rocks first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

Max

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Ah, I see you've been to a 7-habits course!

It is a good story, though.

Wink

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 12:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Good one Nor. I want to do a banner but I'm sure they'll read this thread. Very fitting piece for the BGs to read.

Norwican

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 12:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Max, what's a 7-habits course? This was e-mailed to me by a business associate. I thought it was pretty cool (or I guess the word cool is outdated my son says the correct word is "tight" - but hell my Mom still says nifty so I'm not doing too bad )

Willi

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 03:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

My husband attended that...It's called, "7 Habits for Highly Effective People." There's a book too...They do that exercise when you take that course...It's vewy vewy cool :)

Willi

Thursday, January 25, 2001 - 03:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

My gosh....Am I rabbit?

It's very cool & by Franklin Covey.

Much better.

Norwican

Friday, January 26, 2001 - 03:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Thanks Willi

Enbwife

Sunday, February 18, 2001 - 11:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Some of you may remember a while back I started a thread to round up catchy, deep one liners that make you think... You guys posted tons of them and I've used them at work by writing them on the whiteboards we have hung around the floor. Everyone loves them. If you have any more, or want to recycle a few, post them here. I'm running low.

Example: Many things will catch your eye, but few will catch your heart - pursue those.

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP

If you think nobody cares, miss a couple of payments.

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

- Theodore Rubin

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.

Misslibra

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 05:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP

There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

Moondance

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Mountain Dreamer's Poem
Oriah, Mountain Dreamer, Indian Elder

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for,
& if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love of your dream,
for adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shriveled & closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine & your own;
if you can dance with wildness & let the ecstasy fill you
without cautioning us to be careful & realistic,
or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal & not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can be faithful & therefore be trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day,
& if you can source your life on the edge of the lake
& shout to the silver of the full moon.

It doesn't interest me where you live, or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief & despair,
weary & bruised to the bone & do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand in the center of life with me & not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you from inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself
& if you truly like the company you keep in empty moments.

Moondance

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Written by Audrey Hepburn regarding "Beauty Tips"

For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand,
you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows,
And the beauty of a woman with passing years-only grows!

Moondance

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 11:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP

If a Dog Were Your Teacher

You would learn stuff like...


When loved ones come home, always run to greet them
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride
Allow the experience of fresh air and
the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy
When it's in your best interest-practice obedience
Let others know when they've invaded your territory
Take naps & stretch before rising
Run, romp & play daily
Thrive on attention & let people touch you
Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass
On hot days, drink lots of water & lay under a shady tree
When you're happy, dance around & wag your entire body
No matter how often you're scolded,
don't buy into the guilt thing & pout...
run right back and make friends
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
Eat with gusto & enthusiasm
Stop when you have had enough
Be loyal
Never pretend to be something you're not
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it
When someone is having a bad day,
be silent, sit close by & nuzzle them gently

Glass

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 04:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

I received this one today from a "real" friend.

Friendship Poem

When you are sad
..... I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the scum sucking ••••••• who made you sad.

When you are blue
..... I'll try to dislodge whatever's choking you.

When you smile
..... I'll know you finally got laid.

When you are scared
..... I will rag you about it every chance I get.

When you are worried
..... I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and to quit whining.

When you are confused
..... I will use little words to explain it to your dumb ass.

When you are sick
..... Stay away from me until you're well again, I don't want whatever you have.

When you fall
..... I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.

This is my oath ...... I pledge till the end.
Why you may ask? Because you're my friend.

** Send to ten of your closest friends and get depressed because you only have 2 friends, and one of them's not speaking to you right now anyway.

Soeur

Thursday, February 22, 2001 - 08:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

The significant problems we face can never be solved at the level of thinking that created them. --Albert Einstein

Noslonna

Thursday, February 22, 2001 - 10:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Glass has reminded me of this old quote, "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and the world laughs louder."

Maire

Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 02:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Ralph Waldo Emerson boldly states,
"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions.
All life is an experiment."

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Here are 2 by Patrick Combs:

Life is full of surprises, and each one can offer you an opportunity to enlarge your life. But life isn't giving opportunities away for free; it demands a price of work, risk, and desire. The moral? Chances aren't given, they are taken.

P.S. Don't let the bastards get you down.

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If you come to a place where you need to stand up for yourself, I suggest employing four tools: education, courage, kindness, and a sense of humor.

Nancy091158

Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 05:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Love in the Home

If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everthing in its place, but have
not love, I am a housekeeper--not a homemaker.

If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have
not love, my children learn cleanliness--not godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh. Love smiles at the tiny
fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.

Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk. Love picks up
the child before it picks up the toys.

Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands, reproves, and is
responsive. Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the
child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.

Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.

Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I glory
in God's perfection of my child. As a mother, there is much I must teach my
child, but the greatest of all is love.

~ Author Unknown