What Say You (07.02.08)

Let's get right to it:

"Be willing to take the first step, no matter how small it is. Concentrate
on the fact that you are willing to learn. Absolute miracles will happen" -
Louise L. Hay

Anyone want to take a stab at this one? Is someone overusing the word "miracle" again? I mean, don't we hear this "miracle" word thrown around everyday?

"I got an A on my test."

"I got a new job after getting railroaded out of my old one."

"The surgery was a success and the cyst is gone."

"The cop didn't pull me over."

"The tornado hit every house on the block but ours."

"Wow, I have a hot wife!"

We all have our own personal stories or have heard stories where miracle is thrown around like a..... (rhymes with....too-bit-bore).

ANYWAY, what of the idea of taking baby steps toward accomplishing something?

And, what if I were to share with you this link, the wikipedia entry of the source of the quote, after reading (skimming) the link, does your attitude or response change at all?

When leaving your comments, try and leave them in 2 steps. Your initital reaction and then your reaction after reading her life story and what she truly means behind this quote. Maybe it'd change maybe it wouldn't, but I'd be interested none the less.

If I can muster any comments on this blog, it'd be a miracle.

What Say You (06.26.08)

Wow, the latest edition of this series was a smashing success. What Say You (06.19.08) was, I thought, a way to talk about death, sons, fathers, etc. but didn't happen. Maybe I should have laid that out, maybe no one wanted to talk about it, maybe no one cares.

Regardless, hopefully the latest edition does better.

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very
few virtues." - Abraham Lincoln

Whoa?!?! Wait a minute.... having an addicition (or a vice to use 1860's language) is a good thing? It can build character? This is an interesting look at how we fall prey to, repsond to, and use for the negative or the positive our vices, virtues, will-power, self discipline, and within the context of today's consumeristic, me-first, I can have whatever I want when I want mindset and worldview is an important discussion.

So, let's discuss. I am pleading to all of you faithful readers to sound-off and get the conversation started.

What Say You (06.19.08)

Read the First Edition here....

2nd Edition Here There is still time for you to add your 2 cents to this conversation, it has just been me and Gary so far and how can that be any fun?


This time, not so much a one line quote as an 8 minute video from a manly and courageous son talking at his dad's memorial service.




I know these things get overblown because what makes Tim Russert better than any other dad. We're only seeing this because of his national noteriaty. But sometimes none of that matters, emotion just takes over.

What Say You (06.09.08)

Read the First Edition here....

2nd Edition...

"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well" - Josh Billings

So, what say you about this statement?

Some of you are big card players (you even excercise your Christian liberty this way sometimes). How do you play a hand that holds no pairs, or just deuces, or a "farmer's hand"?

What about playing "partner's best?"

Is this State Prosecution Exhibit 1A for over cliched statement that's easy to say than do?

Is it even possible? How do you know if you've played your cards "well"?

I eagerly anticipate your repsonse and the discussion to follow....

What Say You? (06.02.08)

I'm a big "Planner" guy. Meaning, I have a Franklin Covey planner and write everything down in mine. It's how I schedule things. It's how I get things done. I even keep a revolving 4-year historical file of all my planner entries. I'm not into the whole Franklin-Covey thing where I prioritize and delegate and all that jazz. But just the basics with monthly and daily tabs. Being that I get free supplies through work, I just work with what I can get. I've kind of created my own "system" (doesn't everyone?) and it works for me.

I say all that to make my blog entry look bigger and have more lines. Kind of like how Rob Bell writes his books

like this where each line

is written in shotgun blast form

to make it look cool and fill up

150 pages with just 50 pages worth

but I chose to implent both of the obvious choices

authors use to make their writing look more than it is

double spacing short sentences and rambling on about

nothing related to the original intention of the writing.

ANYWAY.....

Each daily sheet has a quote for you to read and if we want to to think about. Famous people, athletes, actors, complete nobodies. Authors, poets, famous movie lines, Bible verses, slogans, etc., etc. Many of them are really good.

Well today's was this:

"To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against." - Christina Baldwin

So, to borrow from a famous blogger, what does this quote mean to you? What do you think about it? Can you define what you are for and not react?