I had a totally different theme for this morning, but watching the news about the impending hit of hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast combined with some disturbing news I received about a friend only last night, I felt the need to express some different thoughts. You’ve read some of these thoughts before, I am sure, but I feel a need to express them once again.
It happens so often that we travel along life’s road and without warning, without any sign of what’s up ahead, we encounter a sharp curve. We are taken by surprise and only through some quick response do we keep from leaving the road altogether. Only through some deft maneuvering do we keep ourselves from crashing.
We all have those moments in our lives when a turn of events just knocks us back and we wonder if we are ever going to recover. Yet, somehow, we do. On these very forums I am confronted with people battling injury and illness, folks encountering school or job problems, and friends facing family crises and so much more.
Earlier this year I, myself, hit a few of those curves when two beloved family members died within a week of one another. And, I can say, without a moment’s hesitation, that the many good thoughts and prayers of so many of you, played a big part in helping me get through. Friends can have an almost miraculous healing effect on us when it seems our lives are at a low point. I got through those rough times and right now, some of the problems a few of those friends face make any current difficulties I may have seem insignificant by comparison.
Know this, all of you, my friends, that I hold your friendship close and treasure it. Take a moment to keep a special friend of mine in your thoughts and prayers and say a little prayer for all those that will face adversity this day through storm or strife. Rest assured that I will do the same for you.
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Have a Great Week!
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__________________ In Fitness & Friendship, MAHLER
______________________________ __________________________ There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
We have an instinctive reciprocal agreement to support each other through hard times and share in the good times; it's what makes this place so special.
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Walk on through the wind
Walk on on through the rain
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on
Walk on
With hope in your heart
And You'll Never Walk Alone
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There's no free lunch, especially when it's served with special sauce (lostdog)
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Rest assured, John, I will remember your friend -- and others who face adversity -- in my prayers.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
__________________ Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she will give you a baby. If you give her a house, she will give you a home. If you give her groceries, she will give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she will give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of sh*t!
John,
Thanks for pointing out what so many of us, myself included, take for granted. Even though I just left them, I just called my wife and son to tell them I love them.
Ray
__________________ "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
Mahler's Monday Morning Motivator # 226 - Facing Adversity
"I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
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