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Howdy Folks and Good Day!
One of the really amazing things about Sir Froggie’s Positive News Network is
that we truly are a “network.” As I
share with you, you share with me, and we all learn as we go!
I’d like to share some insight sent in by Ginny of Canada in regard to loving ourselves. I think you’ll find what she has to say quite truthful. Thanks for sharing Ginny!
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We are all taught the
Golden Rule or as Jesus stated in the bible, to love others as we love our Self. I honestly believe what’s happening in our
world right now is a reflection of this.
Many of us do NOT love
ourselves so we are angry, we are hateful, and we are disrespectful to others
in the world. Right in our own
communities and globally we
The message of
treating others as you would have them treat you and love others as you love
yourself can only be a positive experience when we first learn to love ourselves
and treat ourselves respectfully. Otherwise, I believe it becomes a 'keeping
score' kind of love.
I know for myself I
kept demanding respect and love from others because I didn't have any of my own
to share with myself. Only when I worked
on letting go of my 'demons' and negative self talk and changing my attitude
did I learn to love myself and love others in the same way. This is NOT a conceited love...this is a
healthy love of self.
I was raised to
completely focus on the feelings and well-being of others at my own expense and
sometimes fall back into my old thinking -- but not as often. The 'I Send You Love
exercise' will be something I can use to bring me back into this healthier
love of self! Thanks!
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Ginny really nails it! If we treat others the way we treat ourselves, and we are treating ourselves with disrespect and are filled with inner conflict, how can we possibly have peace on earth?
It’s like that famous hymn says, “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”
It really does all start within ourselves. We hear it so often we think it’s just a cliché that the way to bring peace to the world is to be peaceful within. However, we do treat others the way we treat ourselves so we must learn to treat ourselves with love, honor and respect and other ways which create peace within us. It’s the only way we can manifest these experiences externally and change our world for the better.
It’s just like Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Here’s to loving ourselves and creating a more positive, peaceful, and loving, world!
With Peace, Love, Happiness, Health, and Prosperity…
Rev. Jeanette
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1.
PROGRAM YOUR
A little positive
pro-active programming can go a long way in creating the kind of day you truly
desire. Take a few seconds to fill in
the blanks of your life.
Today, I desire
and experience…
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I affirm the following positive reality:
“I am the happiest person I can be!”
— © Louise Hay
2.
Humor:
Thanks to Sunnie T.
STEVIE
WONDER & TIGER WOODS
Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar. Tiger
turns to Stevie and says, "How's the singing
career going?"
Stevie replies, "Not too bad... How's the
golf?"
Woods replies, "Not too bad, I've had some problems with my swing,
but I think I've got that right now."
Stevie says, "I always find that when my swing
goes wrong, I need to stop playing for a while and not think about it. Then,
the next time I play, it seems to be all right."
Tiger says, "You play golf?"
Stevie says, "Yes, I've been playing for
years."
Tiger says, "But, you're blind. How can you play golf if you can't
see?"
Stevie Wonder replies, "I get my caddy to stand
in the middle of the fairway and call to me. I listen for the sound of his
voice and play the ball towards him. Then, when I get to where the ball lands,
the caddy moves to the green or farther down the fairway and again I play the
ball towards his voice."
"But, how do you putt?" asks Tiger.
"Well", says Stevie, "I get my
caddy to lean down in front of the hole and call to me with his head on the
ground and I just play the ball towards his voice."
Tiger asks, "What's your handicap?"
Stevie says, "Well, I'm a scratch golfer."
Woods, incredulous, says to Stevie,
"We've got to play a round sometime."
Wonder replies, "Well, people don't take me seriously, so I only
play for money, and never play for less than $10,000 a hole."
Woods thinks about it and says, "OK, I'm game for that, - when
would you like to play?"
Stevie says. . . . . . . . "Pick a night!"
3.
“I am only one; but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
I will not refuse to do the something I can do."
— ©
Helen Keller, thanks to Frank R of
4.
For
A Good Laugh, Check Out
It started so simple, so innocently… Tom fulfilled a promise to write the stories he said he would tell. A man, two dogs and a forlorn tree… Who could have known it would turn into the intriguing series known as "The Christmas Tree Chronicles." Don't be fooled by the name, these twisted tales take you year round!
It doesn't stop there, though.
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5.
Kindness Suggestion
The Forgiveness Flowers
By
Ellie Braun-Haley
God showed me how anger can push out the” happy” in a person and
replace it with a dark hole. I guess if I got angry at enough people soon there
would be no room for laughter and joy and the subsequent quilt-work of dark
holes would produce a solemn, unhappy person.
My lesson in anger began with a good deed.
One expects to feel good about doing a good deed. This does not always happen.
The day I set out to do a good deed I was a bit rushed. I had stopped at a grocery store on the way into the office and bought a bouquet of flowers. I checked through all the bouquets until I found one which looked inviting. I‘d brought three very nice vases from home and in the parking lot I separated the flowers, placing some in a vase for our secretary. I brought the flowers in and gave them to her hoping they would give her a little lift. As I set them down for her I mentioned she would need to add some water to the vase.
Her response surprised me. She asked in an abrupt tone, "And just why would you give me flowers and not bother to put water in the vase?"
I must have stood speechless for at least five seconds before I apologetically explained that I didn't want the water to spill all over my car on my drive into town. I live out in the country and right then our road was a mess of slick mud, causing the car to slide and rattle from one side to the other. I just didn't think she would mind adding water to the vase.
"Well", she continued, as if I was a naughty child and she certainly intended to make an example of me, "what kind of gift is this? Look at this flower," she said disdainfully as she tapped the little pink carnation, "it is wilted!”
I was shocked at her rough and thoughtless manner and embarrassed at being the center of attention, for a small cluster of employees had stopped in their tracks at the front of the office and seemed captivated by what was unfolding at the front desk. I wanted to fade away from the whole scene.
When the secretary continued I could hear a snicker from behind me and couldn't believe that anyone could find this funny. But the secretary seemed refueled with the attention she was getting and she touched another carnation.
"And what about this one, it looks rather wilted too?” She flicked at it in a condescending manner.
“My gosh,” I thought, “didn’t your mother teach you manners?”
She continued in a dramatic fashion, finding more fault with the gift. She touched flower after flower, ridiculing each one.
"This one looks kind of droopy too and so does this one. Where did you get these anyway? They certainly aren't fresh!”
By now I felt like I was in some ridiculous melodrama as I watched her play out her part. My emotions charged through me in a chaotic manner from embarrassed at the scene and apologetic for not having found a nicer bouquet to disappointed and then angry at her thoughtless actions and words.
I turned my back on her and began slowly walking away. I was fighting tears and working to keep my composure. I spoke to her with my back turned from her.
“I can not believe that you would behave in this manner and be so hurtful when I tried to do something nice for you.”
By now I was only six steps away and I turned and faced the one individual who had been laughing and directed my next remarks to him, “and I cannot believe that when someone is hurt you would choose to laugh. I feel so badly. How can you see something funny in my feelings being hurt? What is with that anyway?”
He looked at me startled, stuttered over a few words, had the decency to look embarrassed and then said, “I don't know.”
I turned away from him and walked into the small open area where photocopying is done and began working the photocopier as I tried to settle down my thoughts. I felt so aggravated at just everything. I promised myself, “I’ll never do another nice thing for that thoughtless, condescending, insensitive old bat.” This was not the first time her abrupt behavior and thoughtless words had left me feeling hurt and aggravated.
The following day I sat at my kitchen table reading my daily
scriptures. The chapters were all about Joseph; this was Joseph, son of Jacob,
who had been betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery to Egyptians.
Joseph's life took some interesting turns and although he had landed in prison,
eventually he ended up in a position second to the Pharaoh. By and by, Joseph's
entire family went begging for food in
The final scripture I read that day left me sitting there stunned, for I felt it was directed at me…
“Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one
another: for he that forgiveth not his brother his
trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for
there remaineth in him the greater sin.”
I felt chastised. I was holding a grudge and had been determined I’d never again do anything nice for the secretary. I was irritated at first with what this scripture was telling me and spoke out loud to my Heavenly Father. “You mean even though she was the thoughtless one and she was in the wrong, if I don’t forgive her, you hold me more responsible?”
Even as I look back on those moments I know I sounded like a child full of disbelief that I should be taken to task when it was someone else who did the wrong.
Begrudgingly, I knew I had to yield to my Heavenly Father, but I was not happy about it, still I said, “Okay, I’ll forgive her.” And then as if it cost me a lot to utter the words, I added, “Maybe I’ll send her a nice card now and then.”
With that, I immediately felt something amazing happen. In my chest it was as though a dark spot had been replaced by delightful light. I began feeling so good and knew my grudge was gone. I felt full of light, even happy!
Though I had not been pleased with the ruling, I had agreed to follow his words and God in his mercy and wisdom decided to show me the darkness I had been carrying around. He literally allowed me to feel the dark being taken from my body and then allowed me to feel the light which replaced it.
Forgiveness is such a blessed gift, I think I just received a sunny smile from God.
Ellie Braun-Haley, shaley@telusplanet.net
Post Script: Ellie says she is so glad
that she kept her composure and later learned the best lesson of the day, that
of forgiveness. Anger is a choice.
Ellie is the author of
four books and is presently working on a new book, a compilation of true
personal stories about heavenly intervention. Her short stories have been
published in numerous books and e-zines.
— For more Kindness Suggestions: http://www.sfpnn.com/kindness_suggestion.htm
6.
TAKE THE
SFPNN KINDNESS CHALLENGE!
Living through the words of Gandhi, we must be the change we want to see in the world. We must also acknowledge those who are in the act of creating those changes. Therefore, we have two challenges for you.
Kindness Challenge # 1: Do something kind today and every day. It doesn’t have to be of earth-shattering proportions to make a positive difference. Simply saying “Thank You” or letting someone know they’re appreciated can have a tremendous impact. Find little ways to be kind and to make our world a kinder place. And feel free to tell us about your kind act!
E-mail: “KINDNESS”
Kindness Challenge # 2: Share something kind someone has done for you! People are kind to us in a myriad of ways on a daily basis. But we often overlook their kindness. Become aware of acts of kindness and acknowledge the person performing them. Then share their kind gesture with SFPNN.
E-mail: “KINDNESS”
For more Kindness Suggestions: http://www.sfpnn.com/kindness_suggestion.htm
7.
Moments of Joy — From
A Life of Joy
Chorus:
I want (choose) to live a life of joy;
A beautiful life of joy.
Whatever happens I know is for my good,
’Cause I’m living (choosing) a life of joy.
I go forth every morning expecting to see
Things working out perfectly for me,
And would you believe, out of all possibility,
That is what I see.
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Whenever I notice I’m not having fun,
I’ve got to take time out to remember a song I’ve sung--
Joy is what I really want;
I choose it here and now.
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I am responsible for my own joy.
How could it be otherwise?
Nobody else can have my joy but me;
I’m responsible for my joy.
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If I’m feeling blue for no reason at all,
And I just don’t know what to do,
I try to remember the words of this song,
And joy starts seeping through.
I want (choose) to live a life of joy;
A beautiful life of joy.
Whatever happens I know is for my good,
’Cause I’m living (choosing) a life of joy.
— © Joy Hart
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8. The SFPNN Link of the Week – Recommended by Aunt Bette
Sir Froggie's Positive News Network
is proud to present
The SFPNN Positivity Link Award to:
http://www.realage.com/ralong/entry5.aspx?cbr=NEXS6_P
All ages are submissive to love.
–Proverb
Another belief of mine: that everyone else my
age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. –Margaret Atwood
The secret of staying young is to live
honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. –Lucille Ball
How old are you? I’m 24; I just have 41 years’ experience at it. I’ve been reading in many places that we can really live a lot longer than we have always thought, well over 100 they say. I think this is great as long as it is a good life.
The Real Age Test can help you make it a good life by getting a handle on where you really are right now. Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, regulars on the Oprah show, then give you tips on what actions you personally can take to lower your “Real Age” to feel better, be healthier and LIVE LONGER. I hope you want that for yourself, because you certainly deserve it.
The Doctors also offer general daily tips; today’s is that a handful of nuts everyday are good for your heart and some “contain a potent substance that may thwart cancerous tumors.”
There is lots of information to explore on the pages of this web site. Another thing I like about it is they give short concise information and then expand on it, appealing to those of us who just want the “Cliff Notes” version and also those of us who like to know all the nitty gritty details.
My wish for you this
Let
There Be Peace On Earth and Let It Begin With Me...
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unconditionally and bask in the glory and joy of each moment.
To find out more about Misty, please visit
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)
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