A couple were all snugged in in their bed on New Year’s Eve. It was about 2 o’clock when the doorbell rings and rings. The guy finally gets out of bed and opens their upstairs window. It was a blizzard outside and he couldn’t see a thing. He says—Who’s down there and what do you want. The guy says in a drunken voice—I need a push! Man, it’s 2 o’clock and crawls back in bed. His wife says—Honey, don’t you remember the time when you needed a push and a guy pushed you. Okay okay then, soooo he opens the window and hollers down to the guy that he would be right down. Sooooo he puts on all his winter garb and goes down stairs and opens the door but can’t see the guy as the wind is blowing the snow around creating very poor visibility. He says—I can’t see you, where are you? The guy says—I’m over her on my sled!
This is what Steve (i.e. anyone can be a Steve) says—"You
think you know it all, don’t you? You probably would not say it that way (and
neither would I), but we all generally trust our own perceptions. Even reading
this, you measure what I say against what you believe, your experiences, and
the things you value. That is not always wrong, but it is definitely not always
right. But you already knew that, correct?” Sooooo I guess Steve is saying that
you won’t believe everything that is said in this “It’s Saturday.” Not
surprised! Why, ‘cause you are always right! Just remember folks, I’m just a
little ol’ farm boy from a mile and quarter south of Roseland, MN. Don't have high expectations and then you won't be disappointed. Besides, you are always right anyway.
Now what? I was getting my mail the other day as well as a
gal next to me. She said to me—They tell
me you are a widower—that is true--how old are you—I told her—she then said—you
look younger; if you were a little younger or if I was a little older, I would
hit on you! She made me LOL!
The new phase of life!
I’m not unhappy with my last phase, actually I really liked it, but I
need to go to the next phase, that past phase is over. But I’m not really in
charge of the next phase, well, sorta kinda but not really. PastorJohn said
that if we let God be in charge, life is a lot easier (i.e. sleep a lot
better). I talked to a 90-year-old guy in our park the other day. He lost his wife three years ago and would
like to find another woman to associate with.
I said—You got any possibilities—yes, my wife’s sister is my age and
lost her husband five years ago; we get along fine; she coming down here to
rent a place; I said she could just live with me; she said, I don’t want the
chaos—erv, what does that mean—I really don’t know--erv, I’m 90 years old; I’m
entering the 90-year old phase, whatever that is; it is a lot different than
the 20-year old phase!
There are “somethingelses.” Steve goes on to say—"The
Bible talks a lot about the idea of overly trusting ourselves. One of my
favorite books in the Bible, Proverbs, focuses on wisdom and folly. Toward the
end, it drops this bombshell, 'Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him' (Proverbs
26:12). In short: Overly trusting yourself is dangerous. Some self-confidence
is crucial to living a healthy life, but not overconfidence.” And Steve says
more—"The Bible discusses two different ways in which people become
blinded by their overconfidence in themselves: Hypocrisy, and self-deception… In
his 1850 novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, ‘No
man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to
the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.’ Can
you think of anyone this describes?” Are you and I that way sometimes? Yikes!
Could you and I be a “somethingelse” at times?
Sooooo I went to the woodshop. An acquaintance invited me to
come and use the wood shop. The lead man/big
dog teacher added—we teach one on one; most folks here have never done wood
working before. Another new acquaintance
I made who was there told me he was a one of those guys who never did woodwork
before and really likes it. For $25 a
year you can use all the equipment, but you need to furnish your own wood. I said—I have no experience and probably
would mess up to which he said—It’s only a piece of wood; you just throw it
away and start over. I finally got to talk to the guy I went to talk tooooo! While
leaving and getting on my park bike, I was invited by a couple of gals to go
line dancing with them—I said I never did that before—we will teach ya—how many
guys come to line dancing now—none—that is what I thought! What a hoot! As I
have heard many many times—If you get bored here, it’s your own fault.
RickyRick says—"What matters most to you? What are the
top three or four values in your life? Here’s a firm decision you need to make:
Choose God’s values, not the world’s. I can easily name my top values:
integrity, humility, and generosity. I decided long ago that I wanted to build
my life on those three things—because they’re the antidotes to the three traps
of leadership. Can you name the three most important values in your life? If
you can’t, then you certainly can’t live by them. Before you let another day go
by, sit down and ask yourself, What’s most important to me? What are the top
values in my life? Write them down, because until you clarify your values, you
can’t live by them. Why is this so important? If you don’t decide what’s
important in your life, other people will decide for you. They’ll push you into
their mold, and you’ll live your life by their values, not your own.”
RickyRick, you are soooo smart. A friend
told me that he and his son were having a discussion, maybe more like an
argument. He said to his teen age son—You are no doubt more intelligent than I am
but I’m smarter than you! CadillacJack says—Surely the values we decide on will
direct us to our “Now What.”
Many years ago, we went to a bb game and dinner with friends
on a cold, snow stormy IA night. When coming back there was a car that was in the
ditch and a guy was standing in the middle of the road with no coat on. We stopped and found him to be about 19 and way
intoxicated. He explained that his friends all left him. Soooo what were we
going to do? Call the law or take him home? We decided to take him home. Our
biggest fear was if he would throw up in the van. We got him in his apartment, and I left him
my number. About 10 the next morning, he calls me and wanted to know where his
car was. Sooooo we will never know if we
did the right thing. We do know we gave
him a big break that night. Maybe and maybe we didn’t! ANYWAY, what fun
memories we have. Oh, about halfway to his apartment, he put on his seat belt;
he said he was worried about his safety as the roads were bad! We still laugh
about that.
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said—May you never miss a rainbow because you
are looking down.
Thanks for your upbeat blog, something I needed today. Doreen
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