A Thread of Shared Wisdom

[88]

Be kind to people----I asked the waiter at the seafood place if they served crabs---he said they serve everyone...

 

[Yahweh_is_gracious]

Your mood, your reactions = your choice. You have to choose to be upset or offended. Choose differently.

In all things, be guarded. Never give someone a metaphorical stick they can beat you with.

Never bluff. If you must bluff, make it big and worthwhile.

Don't hold grudges. Losing someone before you mended your fences is a hard burden to carry.

All good things in moderation. Including moderation.

Rich or poor; man or woman; winner or loser - the story ends the same for all of us. Death levels the playing field.

Never, ever, ever, ever, underestimate another person.

You are weird too.

What other people think of you is really none of your business.

Honesty with others is great, but are you honest with yourself? It starts there.

Nothing good happens after Midnight.

Be very cautious of people who offer to do something FOR you - they most likely want to do something TO you as well

Ask "why?" and keep asking. Every time. Everywhere. Always.

We use ourselves as the yardstick to measure others. Really crappy measurement, that.

Truth is the agreement between the mind and reality. Don't mistake propaganda for truth.

Trust and respect are earned. The people worthy of them will work for them and will guard them.

Food, water, air, shelter. Those are NEEDS. All others are WANTS.

Would you be friends with you? Would you date you? Would you love you?

 

[jennymae]

Just hopefully it wouldn't be a skunk

Long as you ain't drunk as a skunk jk.

 

[Utah]

When using a cutting board, always cut in the same direction thus making for more efficient cleaning afterward and lowering the risk of having bacteria develop in the grooves.

 

[88]

Dogma or Dogfood--------There's some teachen not fit for eaten...

 

[88]

Don't watch "Scrooge" if you're a "tight" person...just saying

 

[Depleted]

No, I don't think it is lack of faith if the bird flies away. But I think you should test the bird, see if it will fly away, find out. That way you can have faith in it, that it won't fly away. Or, if it does fly away, maybe it will come back- like a homing pigeon.

​I never thought about if the bird flew away. I always assumed another word for the bird-in-the-hand was "dinner." lol

 

[Depleted]

I wish I could have a pet blue jay one that could fly around but never leave because it feels at home with me. Maybe in heaven I can but it will glow a pretty blue color like a lightning bug

You have a cat, so you don't want a blue jay... unless you like birds that peck cats. lol

 

[Depleted]

A wise women once said you try you fail you try you fail but the only true failure is when you stop trying. Today I felt so horrible and exhausted I literally said to God I'm done I have nothing more in me I can't keep going but as i'm sure you can guess father had other plans.

As much as sometimes I really want to give up and just fade into non existence i never truly can I always feel something inside me that keeps fighting a small little flame that refuses to burn out and I remembered these words today

That's what my username is about. When I am completely depleted, God's flame still refuels. Often just enough to take one more step, and then more refueling.

He doesn't care if we have no reserves. He IS our reserve. The more we get that, the more we trust him. The more we count on him to refuel us, the less likely we are to roam ahead on our own. (Now. If I could just remember THAT. lol)

 

[Depleted]

I don't know. I was hunting for something I didn't know what it was we were looking for weird huh?

In my defense I liked being outside with the boys

Just in case you're not kidding. A snipe hunt is like asking a sailor to go get a poopdeck, a professional baseball player to ask a rookie for the key to the batter's box, to ask for a can of steam, etc. It's a fool's errand and a lot of fun as a practical joke.

 

[Depleted]

Your mood, your reactions = your choice. You have to choose to be upset or offended. Choose differently.

In all things, be guarded. Never give someone a metaphorical stick they can beat you with.

Never bluff. If you must bluff, make it big and worthwhile.

Don't hold grudges. Losing someone before you mended your fences is a hard burden to carry.

All good things in moderation. Including moderation.

Rich or poor; man or woman; winner or loser - the story ends the same for all of us. Death levels the playing field.

Never, ever, ever, ever, underestimate another person.

You are weird too.

What other people think of you is really none of your business.

Honesty with others is great, but are you honest with yourself? It starts there.

Nothing good happens after Midnight.

Be very cautious of people who offer to do something FOR you - they most likely want to do something TO you as well

Ask "why?" and keep asking. Every time. Everywhere. Always.

We use ourselves as the yardstick to measure others. Really crappy measurement, that.

Truth is the agreement between the mind and reality. Don't mistake propaganda for truth.

Trust and respect are earned. The people worthy of them will work for them and will guard them.

Food, water, air, shelter. Those are NEEDS. All others are WANTS.

Would you be friends with you? Would you date you? Would you love you?

Why? ..........

 

[88]

A soft answer turns away wrath...(Proverbs 15:1)---- jelly donuts don't hurt either....

 

[88]

I talked to a guy who said his family was so poor --- they went to Kentucky Fried Chicken to lick other people' s fingers_-----------just a Christmas reminder to remember the poor...

 

[Utah]

True story:

Two brothers bought a case of beer. Every time one brother finished a beer, the other brother shot the empty can off his brother's head with a .22. The Sun went down as the last beer was consumed.

Between inebriation and settling darkness, the one brother aimed too low and shot his brother in the forehead. He didn't kill him, but left him even more brain damaged than he was prior to that particular drinking escapade.

No moral of the story or shared wisdom needed.

 

[Depleted]

True story:

Two brothers bought a case of beer. Every time one brother finished a beer, the other brother shot the empty can off his brother's head with a .22. The Sun went down as the last beer was consumed.

Between inebriation and settling darkness, the one brother aimed too low and shot his brother in the forehead. He didn't kill him, but left him even more brain damaged than he was prior to that particular drinking escapade.

No moral of the story or shared wisdom needed.

So use a Pfeifer Zeliska 28mm Revolver instead?

(Some googling was needed to come up with he name of that gun.)

 

[88]

When watching the Cowboys play (Midland TX)-------don't say Nada about the Steelers...just saying

 

[88]

In some parts of Texas-football is religion---if I could only get some people "on fire" like that for Christ...

 

[88]

Don't get over serious about "stuff"...even God laughs at the wicked...(Psalms 2:1-4)

 

[Crustyone]

A couple of "mind your own business" verses.
Proverbs 26:17 [FONT=&quot]Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] just as we told you,[/FONT]

 

[88]

If you really want to grow in the Lord---- get "fed" by the 5-fold ministry----Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers...(Ephesians 4:11-16)----we need a!l 5 ministries in order to mature... Grace and Peace