Thirsty Thursday

Gotcha reading it.  Were you expecting drinks too?  We had a great time on our vacation.  Edisto is still great.  This past week has been thought provoking.  A dear neighbor found out cancer has returned after 10 years.  I was thinking about this list today.  Things I need to practice more of.

1. Courage.  (Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.  -Mark Twain and Isiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.)

Fear is the great thief of happiness.  Courage on the other hand, is fear's opponent. It pushes it back and keeps it in check.  Courage allows us to face life's changes and challenges.   A few times last week I wondered how Lisa got up and faced her day.  Knowing the fight was on once again. 

She is courageous.

2. Patience.  (Patience is waiting.  Keep going when the going is hard and slow.)

Learning to relax is so critical to being human everyday.  Impatience is the irritiation I feel when I lose control. But sadly life is not 100% controllable.  Breathe.  Relax.  Take it in. Out flower beds in the back yard are overwhelmed with nut grass.  So, we are taking up everything and starting again.  Yes.  It will be finished about this time next year.

3.  Gratitude.  (Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18.)

To be grateful is to notice good amidst bad, color against gray, lovely surrounded by ugly.  Count your blessings everyday. 

When we are grateful, our problems don't disappear, they simply occupy less space in your heart, mind and life in general. 

4. Love.  (Darkness cannot drive our darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.  -Martin Luther Kind, Jr.)

The more love that beats in your heart the more happy your heart will be.


I have no Christmas tree pics today.  But wait'll next time.

 

Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver


If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high