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