Inspirational thoughts...

Our monthly newsletter from church arrived last week. I thought to share a quote from our note from the Pastor section. Although the thought behind this is preparation for the season of Lent, it's a great idea for anyone, Christian or not!

Fast from fear; Feast on faith

Fast from despair; Feed on hope

Fast from depressing news; Feed on prayer

Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude

Fast from anger and worry; Feed on patience

Fast from negative thinking; Feast on positive thinking

Fast from bitterness; Feed on love and forgiveness

Fast from words that wound; Feast on words that heal

Fast from gravity; Feed on joy and humor

Imagine the changes in your life if you choose to adopt this way of thinking.

It's never too late to take the first step and the first step is all that holds you back from achieving true happiness and a life of your dreams!

Thought for the day...

This saying has been stuck in my head for the past several days. (It woke me up 2 nights ago.) It's the strangest thing, because I haven't heard anyone say it in such a long time. I'm not sure why it keeps running through my mind. But, I'll share it with you.

"There's no use crying over spilled milk."

See, I told you it was strange. No, I haven't been severely disappointed in anything life has brought me lately. No, for you dream analyst, I didn't have an odd dream that corresponded with this thought. Just, quite simply, the thought.

I am one of those people that over-analyze everything. Therefore, the saying has been broken down, hashed and mashed by my brain for 2 days. Here's what I arrived at:

• You CAN cry over the spilled milk, but you still won't have any milk in your glass.

• Even after you cry about it, you'll still have to clean up the mess. Someone else can clean it up for you initially, but, eventually, you'll end up dealing with the same mess over again. So, you may as well clean it up yourself the first time!

• If you clean up the spilled milk, you can't reuse it. The milk will just be dirty and undrinkable. You'd be better off with a new glassful of milk.

• Crying about it would simply waste valuable time. After you'd cried, you would still need to clean up the mess. You'd end up out of the time to cry AND the time used to clean it up. It's better to cut your losses and only be out the clean-up time.

Moral - If you spill your milk, which inevitably happens, clean it up and move on.