Fun that Matters?

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?
- Katherine Graham

Ever just long to have fun? You can if you will do something that you enjoy, and it has meaning. Not just silly mindless games but doing something that will make a difference. It may seem so small and insignificant but it will matter to someone, even if that someone is you! JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT!

Know Your Values

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
- Roy Disney

Only when your values are skewed in favor of your flesh do you make incorrect decisions! You will never be wrong when your heart is in the right place and you are guided by holy values! Do your best to base your decisions on Godly principles.

Obstacles?

I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
- Christopher Reeve

Here is a quote from one of my heros. This man was more incredible after his accident than before. He showed overwhelming grace and perseverence in spite of what life dealt him. I only hope that I can overcome the obstacles with only a portion of the poise with which he faced lifes challenges. Christopher Reeves was truly a man who stood tall among men though confined to a wheelchair. What a man-What a hero!

Relax a Little!

The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.
- Margot Fonteyn

I really like Margot's quote on this one. Lighten up on yourself occasionally and live life--it goes by way too fast! By taking yourself too seriously, you lose out on some of the fun spontaneous things in life that helps generate lifetime memories. BTW I have yet to read on someone's tombstone, "I wished I had worked more." Enjoy life! Do your work with all diligence but live life with reckless abandon!

Quote: B. D. Gulledge

I used to sit on the banks with a raft and watch the water roll lazily by. One day I pushed my raft into the shallows of the water and found the water moved swifter than I thought. My raft was actually a boat. Then, after some time, I rowed my little boat into deeper water. There were great storms, mighty winds, tremendous waves, and sometimes I felt so alone. But I have noticed my little rowboat is now a mighty ship manned by my friends and loved ones; and beautiful calm seas, warm sunny days, and nights filled with comfortable dreams always double after a storm. Now, I could never go back and sit on the bank. In fact, I search for deeper water. Such is life when lived.
- B. D. Gulledge

Once you have experienced the wonderful and powerful things of life you will never want to return to the status quo! And so it is with God- once you have experienced the mighty and powerful, the average walk seems so lifeless.

Quote: Johann von Goethe

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.- Johann von Goethe

Creating A New Ending

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. - Anonymous