skewed

I believe that every person is skewed; everyone (i.e. that includes you) is influenced by someone and something if they live in this world; I just can’t see how it can be any different. Soooo the question is, skewed from what? Sooooo what is the normal or the ideal or perfect example? ItchieBitchie who sings a pretty song, says--Something skewed is slanted or off-center in some way. Opinions are often skewed, DA: this is another way of saying someone is biased. I wonder that maybe we don’t even know that we are skewed, could be maybe, I don’t know. Could it be that we are propagated maybe at times! Who what me! WildWillie says--Even a stubborn mule responds to gentleness.

I was sitting next to a senior guy the other day. Adam told me that he went to the doctor this week and it cost him $450 for the doctor to tell him that he isn’t normal. Adam said--I didn’t need to pay the doctor $450 for him to tell me that, my family have been telling me that for years! Saturday question--Do you think his doctor was saying that he being not normal was because he gives little things such as smiles and kindness, and does small obligations habitually (i.e. anybody can be normal and do the same things that everyone else is doing). 

MissPerfect, who isn’t perfect but just thinks she is, says—We are the sum of our whole, the sum of all of our pieces! It appears that some folks are skewed more than others (i.e. easy targets) but how do I know, it’s just my opinion based on my thinking (e.g. it appears that some folks think they are entitled because they are told that by certain groups and they buy into it hook, line and sinker).  JoeBlow says--Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends. TomSmart says--You can take that to the bank; that's as good as gold!

WorldClassLarry who definitely has a strong will, says--You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. Is he saying we need to skew our normal life? The story is told that last Christmas, a woman in Texas put up and decorated her Christmas tree. Shortly after, she heard a noise in the branches. Some kind of animal was hiding. Cladding herself in thick gloves, the woman reached into the tree and pulled out an opossum. It’s hard to know who was more shocked, but the creature was soon out of the house! Now that that was a life changer for the opossum! And maybe the lady from TX tooooo! I’m in WA at Jeanne's for some time; my daily life is changing let me tell you (i.e. I'm getting skewed in a good way); what more can I say, I'm enjoying ever minute of it. 

Social media has made it possible for every person to speak his or her truth to the world (i.e. not their opinion but their truth soooo they think). The different social platforms think they have the truth, most religious faiths and some denominations think they have the truth, most political groups think they have the truth, many forms of government think they have the truth, etc. Saturday question—What is the ultimate true truth do you think? Hmmmmm!

Do you remember the Pythagorean theorem from high school geometry class? “The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.” Some mathematicians consider it the most important mathematical formula (i.e. it is always true I think). In many areas of our lives do we find a truth that is of that primary importance. The meaning of skewed in English is not being accurate or exact: Maybe our world view is a little skewed, not as constantly accurate as the Pythagorean theorem!

Skewed data is data that creates an asymmetrical, skewed curve on a graph. In statistics, the graph of a data set with normal distribution is symmetrical and shaped like a bell. However, skewed data has a "tail" on either side of the graph (e.g. it has been said that much data is skewed by political people or parties to make it look like they want it tooo--anybody can skew the data, don't kid yourself). GullibleMary says—Many folks believe anything they are told particularly if they like the skewed source that it comes from which makes them skewed (i.e. it’s not the truth but many do really get on the band wagon, no question about that). Just look around folks, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

Have you ever felt the feeling of being in complete control or in perfect reality but only to find out latter it was an illusion (i.e. now that is a big difference)?  I have! My feeling, when realizing the situation was not accurate, was that I was skewed by something and it was discouraging! One of the certainties of life and work is how uncertain things can be. It was Scottish poet Robert Burns who observed, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” Just when I start thinking I’m in control, circumstances may conspire to prove that I’m not (i.e. reality seems to kick in and the past seems like it was an illusion). My mentor would say to me—erv, things are never as good as they look and never as bad as they look! More recently, a friend said to me—Remember erv, you don’t have to do everything right away; just relax, you are not in a hurry, you don’t have a rushed schedule. Yabut my mind seems to get skewed sometimes! How many columns did you see in the pic? It’s an illusion folks, an illusion!

I’m making and have made decisions that will affect my future, yes I have and am.  I think they are good decisions. I maybe have been skewed by events and experiences, and friends; could be but I don't know!  BUT I think I have and am making good, wise decisions as they will affect me a month from now, a year from not and for the rest of my life. BUT decisions of this sort aren’t always easy to make! AverageJoe says—It’s a lot easier to do everything the same way the next 20 years and get the same results; now that is a lot easier let me tell ya. I think my decisions are great opportunities for me and I’m really looking forward to the future (i.e. I’m excited)! I had my first authentic tamale this week. Holy tamale! It's about time!

I talked to an acquaintance the other day.  I came away thinking—They said one thing, but their actions speak the opposite soooo loudly that I really couldn’t hear what they were saying. I concluded, if in doubt about receiving or following someone, look at the fruit they are producing; the proof is in the pudding! I don’t want to be skewed by their talk! My Daddy, Chester, would say to me—erv, if someone is good, they don’t have to tell folks they are good, folks will know!

Yes, I have been touched but I don’t think skewed! Recently I have had events that have really affected me. Not like winning a lottery (i.e. that won’t happen as I don’t play it) but much more important events and circumstances that really are important to me. One such event was I got all the pictures out of the closet, many (i.e. not any different than yours probably). I went through them and looked at each one. Very touching to me; soooo many memories that just affected me. I can’t really explain my emotions; all good though. I’m moving to WA and have to make a decision what I’m going to do with them. It’s nuttin new, it happens to all generations (i.e. but for most of you, your family will make the decision after you are dead). BUT for me, the pictures reminded me how such a great life I have had a.k.a. blessed and am having as I go forward. It was very humbling.

Stuff, stuff and more stuff! Are you a saver, a collector, a hoarder, or an easy touch (e.g. as you will take anything and everything)? We all seem to have a lot of stuff.  Well, I’m getting rid of most of my stuff.  I asked our son—If I would not be moving and would just die, what would you and Heather do with all my stuff?  He replied—We might keep a couple of things but probably would find some auction company to take all they would and then see if any charity would take the rest and if not, it would go in the dumpster (i.e. he was honest and probably not much different than most of your stuff even though maybe we think it’s worth a lot and our kids really will like it, NOT! I just listened to a book while traveling which was suggested by Jeanne. I think you might enjoy it (i.e. some of you won’t as you don’t want to think about death and all your STUFF!  The book is The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.  I really learned some good stuff that she suggested. But remember, I’m getting rid of almost all of my stuff. Some of you think I’m probably skewed!!!!  hahaha Or you might think I’m one lucky guy!  hahaha There is a saying that says—Keep it simple stupid!  Saturday question—How many clothes do you need anyway? For me it’s the amount I can get in my duffel bag! But I’m a guy! I realize that you gals think I’m skewed!

As a boy growing up a mile and a quarter south of Roseland, MN, I would have never thought I would be moving to Yakima, WA especially at my age!  I thought I would be in my “take it easy” phase, just about to hang it up and settle down. It’s pretty exciting let me tell ya! Such is life.

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said—Living in the past is lots of fun…besides, it’s cheaper.        

jurued

Psst! We are juried by others on a per minute basis, maybe. JoeBlow says--Someone or some group of folks are always jurying us! Don ‘t kid yourself. It might be Amason and you don’t even know it!

What helps is when we can hold our ground? Any builder will say, it’s the foundation; we gotta have a good foundation.  And how do we get a good foundation and what is a good foundation? How do we know what is right or wrong? It appears to me that we gotta hang around with good folks (i.e. if we don’t we are shoeless and clueless); just look around folks; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. AverageJoe says—erv, that’s the plan! You can bet your life on this tip from Tony Dungy, even take it to the bank, but not everybody can be a Tony Dungy—“Be open in receiving counsel. Surround yourself with the best people you can find and give them absolute freedom to disagree with and challenge you. Enjoy the benefit of other peoples’ gifts, skills, and insights. Seek their input, listen to them, decide on the right direction and go forward with confidence.” SimpleSimon says—Yabut we gotta be aggressive in our life but we also need to be careful where we are going to be aggressive (i.e. pick our spots)!

I like to pick your brain! The MI-Wizard, who really knows how to mash the potatoes let me tell ya, says—I like good free advice based on good knowledge from good folks and it’s even better if they do the work for me (i.e. build or help me build my foundation)! Once we have a good foundation, we can hold our ground!  Don’t kid yourself! Confidence is really important! Don’t kid yourself! That is why he is called the MI-Wizard!

I know a guy who disagrees with me. He doesn’t believe there is a God; no God! I believe there is a God. We both have the right and choice to believe what we want now don’t we (i.e. this has been heavily debated for ever). LuckieEddie, who attracts eyeballs, says—I don’t believe everything that my mother-in-law does soooo there! It appears that we both think we are right. Sooooo how will we ever know if there is a God?  I guess we will be juried sometime or maybe there won’t be a jury, but we will never know on this earth now will we. What do you think? That is what I thought. BUT once we die, if there is a God and didn’t think soooo on this earth, ouchy ouchy! I don’t think we can hire the most expensive attorney to get us out of that mess! It won’t make any difference how much money we have or how important we think we are (i.e. that is what is how my mind thinks anyway)!

Maybe the most severe jury of a teen-age girl is her peer group, they are ruthless and mean the way it looks to me (i.e. maybe sometimes those teen-age girls never grow up). Another ruthless jury we have in our lives is ourselves. We jury ourselves all the time. Suggestion: Look at the good stuff in our lives and also in the good we do. There is good stuff in all of us; yes there is.  It is soooo easy to dwell on the bad things. ItchieBitchie, who has a little bit of radical but not toooo much, says—It’s how we look at it! Thepersondownthestreet who is an oldie but a goodie, says—One bad thought takes 10 good thoughts to overcome the bad thought.  You believe that! Encouragement is very useful! CrazyMarvin says—The jury is out on one of you (i.e. you know who you are) if you are a person who builds others up or tears others down! Are you the problem or the solution to the problem. Ouchy ouchy!

I was in Waukee this week to see Charlie sing in her 8th grade choir at her school. Then I went back another night to see Rookie play in his 5th grade school band and sing in the 5th grade choir. These young folks really amaze me. Charlie said--This is my first time wearing heels and it might be my last! As we got out of the booth at the restaurant and walking to the vehicle, Rookie said to Chet--Grandpa isn't very fast (i.e. he was jurying me I think! Hey listen, I'm stiff when I get up and my knees crack!

Do we look for good in ourselves and others or look for bad. Suggestion: Look for good! Are we a vulture or a hummingbird? Do we look for dead stuff or sweet stuff? I think it is right in that if we look for rotten dead stuff, we will find it and if we look for sweet nectar we will find it. It’s sorta kinda what we are looking for maybe! Sooooo then, it is our attitude maybe! We need to jury ourselves maybe! Saturday question--Do we have a person that just drives us nuts? Why do they drive us nuts? It has to ‘cause we think they are full of rotten dead stuff or we are full of rotten dead stuff!

I get to decide!  Maybe only 1% of what I read, hear or see, I use in “It’s Saturday.” The other 99% I don’t write about. I pick the cream and that is purely a feeling (i.e. very speculative).  Isn’t that like all of us, we pick out only a small amount of stuff that we see, hear, or read and apply it to our lives (i.e. purely speculative selection). We deicide.  I did read this that I selected—Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster. Proverbs 10:14. BUT we get to decide what knowledge is! Now that is challenging! AverageJoe says--I seem to be soooo lucky in that I seem to pick the good stuff but my sister-in-law, CarzyBetty, seems to always pick the bad stuff. Go figure! When coming back from AZ I had the opportunity to watch our granddaughter, Erin, perform with her hs color guard team at the state level at Denver U. They just amazed me with their talent and hard work. ANYWAY, we sat behind the three judges who juried the different schools (i.e. somewhat subjective I thought maybe) who decided which ones were the best (i.e. sorta kinda like which calf gets the purple ribbon at the Butler County 4-H fair or who gets juried as the Butler County queen—all judges like different things maybe). Huh, interesting!

WorldClassLarry says--You are juried and the verdict is in! You can change. None of us is the same person we were a year or a decade ago. Our bodies are changing—there’s no denying that. But our minds, hearts, habits, personalities, and relationships are changing too. We just need to make sure we are changing for the better, that we’re being transformed. We recently have seen two gals that have really changed; they changed because guys have come into their lives, and they now have some hope of a different life; boy are they excited. Oh, the change that can happen with hope! I have no idea if a serious relationship will occur but oh, do they have some excitement in their lives let me tell ya. There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great and no tonic soooo powerful as the expectation of something better tomorrow!

The other Warren from Omaha sent me this story--True Story ---- about 100  senior citizens gathered in my church last week to enjoy a nice lunch and listen to a guest speaker on the subject of Alzheimer's Disease.   The speaker never showed --- she forgot.

We make a lot of decisions in our lives, a lot. We make most of those decisions for ourselves. Yes, we do. And as my deceased friend told me—erv, decisions have consequences! I read what Billy Graham wrote and I like it--When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God. Saturday question—How do we come to the end of ourselves? Oh, how hot are we about what we are really hot about? Really!  We might say, I’m not hot about anything that I know about. Suggestion to you then—Be good to people; be hot! We will feel soooo good and soooo will the folks we are hot toooo (i.e. you can bet your boots on that). And how hot should we be? The sky is the limit. BUT you get to decide! Such is life.

I read while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--Humility is a choice. Not once in the Bible are we told to pray for God to humble us. Instead, we are told to “humble ourselves before the Lord” (James 4:10 ICB). It’s a choice. Humility is something we do to yourself. Nobody else can do it to us. Other people can humiliate us, but they can’t make us humble. In essence, humility is total dependence on God. It’s not denying our strengths; instead, it’s being honest about our weaknesses. TheLadyDownTheStreet says--Attitudes do not just happen; we choose them--Become so confident in who you are that no one's behavior, opinion, or rejection can affect us. Sooooo as a friend says to me—Soooo buck up erv, you can do it! I think she is jurying me!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said—The great reward of doing is the opportunity to do more.

pros and cons

If you live on a quiet street or a busy street there are pros and cons. Some folks like to watch all the busyness and other don’t; pros and cons. Some folks really like a busy social life and others don’t; pros and cons. Some like to travel and others don’t; pros and cons. Some like to be married and others don’t; pros and cons. The list and examples can go for ever. Everything has pros and cons now don’t they. Many times our decisions are based on which side has the most pros and cons even though neither side is perfect.  It’s seems to be easier to make the decision when there are few cons and a lot of pros!  Oh ya!  MissPerfect who is a shameless hussy says—I always make the right decision, if you don’t believe me just ask me!

Do you really think there are pros in every problem; I mean there is something good in every problem.  Or do you think that is just bologna! When I was a kid, we made our own bologna when we butchered on the farm a mile and quarter south of Roseland, MN.  I really liked the bologna we made. A while back I thought I would buy some bologna, but it wasn’t nearly as good; in fact I didn’t like it. Of course, my thinking might have been just bologna maybe!  BUT a lot of things look different and taste different now than when I was a kid. No question about that. When folks get married in their late 70s and both folks have been married for over 50 years to the same person before, it’s different than when they got married at 21; that is for sure. Or folks who have been married 2, 3 or 4 times before maybe things might look different as well. Or maybe it’s just a bunch of bologna!

Soooooo you want be important, right!  Are you sure? I read about some very important folks who were a mess most of the time. They squabbled and missed the point. They were weak misfits, and they struggled with doubts. Those folks were the disciples of Jesus. But Jesus called them anyway. Pretty crazy I think; you would think Jesus would have called high end powerful folks who had it all together, wouldn’t you. Sooooo maybe there is a spot for us to do something important today. Maybe there are pros and cons in being important!

There are some pros and cons but…OneSmartPerson says--Make your message in a code; not very plain but in a code form; let folks make up their own mind what you are saying; let them figure it out with their thought process; make them wonder! It’s sorta kinda a game. Andrew, anybody can be an Andrew says— Living with God is a strange life—strange to a natural person. It’s a life with an extra dimension. You don’t know what this life is like until you know God. Oh boy, Almond Joy! PeterPaul Almond Joy!

I read while eating my oatmeal that most folks don’t like themselves! What! That is what RickyRick said—"Would you be surprised to know most people do not accept themselves? I’ve been in ministry now for over 40 years. I’ve talked to tens of thousands of people, and I’ve found that most people really don’t like themselves. They wish they were different. They wish they looked different. They wish they acted differently.”  I guess we all have pros and cons about ourselves! I also read a possible improvement for humans liking and accepting themselves more--“In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these means, man can attain perfection.” ― Plato’s opinion   Maybe those two ideas are a hard row to hoe for many folks. Saturday question—What is it that you don’t like about yourself? Are you kidding me!

My second cousin twice removed a.k.a. known as the other Warren from Omaha sent me this—"When in High School (Sibley, Iowa) I sang in the High School boys' quartet, and I still remember the words of a favorite song.  Its entitled " Sophomoric Philosophy"   --- the words go like this  " the more you study, the more you know --- the more you know, the more you forget--- the more you forget, the less you know --- so why Study??? --- 2^nd verse  " the less you study, the less you know, the less you know - the less you forget --- the less you forget, the MORE  you know  --- so Why Study ???.” First of all, when we are sophomores in high school, we hopefully thought differently than we do now (i.e. all of us do except for one and you know who you are). Secondly, some folks think they know all the answers but in reality, it appears that they know very little! Thirdly, I know folks that seem to know a lot and are jerks and I know folks who seem to know very little and who aren’t jerks but seem very wise. Go figure. Sooooo, maybe there are pros and cons in knowing a lot or thinking we know a lot!  Could be, maybe, I don’t know! How do I know, I’m just  a little ol’ farm boy from a mile and quarter south of Roseland, MN who spent the winter in AZ where I was just another bozo on the bus!

You are like no one else! I have an acquaintance who is a friend of Jeanne in our 55+ park. During a flag burning program honoring Vietnam vets, we discovered that she was a medic in the military for several tours of duty. We were quite surprised. She is such a giving and caring person. Recently Jeanne was outside our tin hut and she came bye and they talked. Amazing gal but what we were really amazed about was that she told Jeanne that after all these years she had finally found what her passion and purpose of her life was. Is that exciting or what! She said—After 60 years I found my purpose of my life and it is helping people!  Is that a wow or what! Saturday question—What is your passion or purpose of life. Life has pros and cons now doesn’t it. Such is life.

TrickyRicky says—"You weren’t put on earth to live for yourself. You were made for a greater purpose than simply to make money, retire, and die. You were made for a mission, and that mission gives your life meaning. Until you know your life mission, you’re just existing. Life may seem good, but you won’t experience the fulfillment you would if you were living out God’s intentions for you.”

Maybe you have had a manager who said—“Don’t bring me problems but bring me solutions.”  Maybe that is being the pro in problem solving. Saturday question—Are we the problem or the solution to the problem? ItchieBitchie says—Yikes, I hope I’m not the problem and don’t even know it!  ItchieBitchie, being the problem is bad enough but not knowing you are the problem is even worse! Especially when you think you have been a hot shot all your life! Flip the pancake—Then there are “top shelf” humble problem solvers who are really great and don’t even know that they are a hotshot. Such is life.

It appears that anything I do and any decision I make there are pros and cons (i.e. sometimes I don’t even recognize the pros and cons for many different reasons). I try to have more pros than cons in what I do and the decisions I make (i.e. look for the good).  As a friend told me—erv, it’s a no brainer, there are way more pros than cons in a decision you are making soooo do it, get after it. It appears that we maybe hear the cons more than the pros many times which maybe influence our mind more. Saturday question—Is there anything perfect?  I really don’t know BUT I sure like to have overwhelming odds on my side! That seems to make my life better.  What do you think?  That is what I thought. That seems to be a big pro! Da! Maybe, just maybe, everything depends on where we’re looking and if our looking is any good!

I have a friend who has asked me—erv, what is your motive for doing something as if your motive is wrong you will probably not have success in the long run! That is probably true in many things my friend. I have thought about that many times when I do things—What is my motive (i.e. the pros and cons). We all have different motives for whatever reason now don’t we (i.e. maybe some motives are better than others). And we make our decisions probably based on which motive we feed the most!  It ain’t nuttin new, it’s been around forever!

I try to do this; it seems that it makes my life better; try it, you might like it (i.e. there are a lot of pros to it let me tell ya)--The Bible says, “It is wonderful to be grateful and to sing your praises, LORD Most High! It is wonderful each morning to tell about your love and at night to announce how faithful You are” (Psalm 92:1-2 CEV). It’s not just a one-time prayer. It’s a lifestyle of gratitude. The psalmist sang God’s praises every morning and every night. It is good for me to jump for joy!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said—Doing what you like is freedom…liking what you do is happiness.

audacity

Have you heard a person described this way---They are soooooo audacious!  Saturday question--Are we audacious? The definition of audacious that I'm trying to write about in this "It's Saturday" is--taking extremely bold or daring risks. 

RickyRick says—"Where do you need to be audacious? Where do you need to trust God? Maybe we need to take the initiative to step out in faith, think big, or take a risk. When you’re following God’s dream, we can know he will honor the big steps we take in faith.” You believe that? Are we audacious or a chicken?

I read while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--“The best way to measure how much you've grown is not by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average..... It is what you've done with your time, how you have chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That to me is the greatest measure of success.” ~ R. J. Palacio’s opinion! Jeanne and I wrote out some goals we had for our winter in AZ before we departed for AZ last fall.  We recently reviewed how we did, and we feel we did quite well, our opinion! Some very important, interesting, challenging opportunities we did. We are thinking we used our time pretty wisely…but we always can do better. Next year we will “hit those decks a runnin' and spin those guns around….

FredieTheFreeLoader asks—"Are you going to read any books in the next year? Are you going to take any seminars? Are you going to grow? Are you going to develop any skills? Are you going to learn any relationship skills? Or are you just going to be the same 10 years from today as you are right now?” I have learned a lot this past winter in AZ from many sources.  Here are a few ideas I have learned from observing folks:  Some folks are really nice to others and those other folks are really nice back to them. Some folks talk about other folks’ lives and don’t talk soooo much about themselves (i.e. and some never talk about anyone except themselves—ouchy ouchy). Some folks are soooo humble and some quite arrogant. Some folks are great listeners (i.e. give their whole attention) and some are terrible listeners (i.e. when someone else is talking to them they don’t look them in the eye but might fiddle with their phone etc.—ouchy ouchy a.k.a. self-glory seekers, narcissistic, mecentered). And some folks' stories are tooo much in detail and are toooo long (i.e. they go on for ever, very boring)! Saturday question—Which folks do you think are audacious?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the English poet said--"The light which experience gives is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us." Soooo do we need to look what we have done so we can correct the mistakes and play better in our future? So does our experiences give us reference points from which we can learn and grow? I think soooo, my opinion. BUT do we do it? 

When some of our family was in AZ, we played The Horse Racing Game. We really had a good time, especially our 12-year old grandson, Jimmer. We gave all the players $10 worth of dimes and we played for keeps (i.e. now that makes a big difference). It would even have been more exciting if we all had to play with our own $10. It seems that when we have a horse in the race and we are spending our own money, well, the race is way different ain’t it! When we put the chips back in the box it’s not quite as important, my opinion!

My mentor would say to me—erv, the world measures success in how much money you have but not all folks do. Charles, anybody can be a Charles says—"Curiously, however, few ever address what most folks want (but seldom find) in their pursuit of success: contentment, fulfillment, satisfaction, and relief. On the contrary, as the Executives’ Digest once reported, ‘The trouble with success is that the formula is the same as the one for a nervous breakdown.’ And what is that? Work longer hours, push ahead, let nothing hinder your quest—not your marriage or family, not your conscience, not your health or friends. Be aggressive, if necessary mean, as you press toward the top. At the risk of sounding ultra-simplistic, I’d like to offer some counsel that stands 180 degrees in contrast to all the above: Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you’ (1 Peter 5:5-7).” LuckieEddie says—As for me and my family, we are going for the money, yes we are; we really like money and what it gives us! Money money and more money is the answer; it says that on TV soooo it must be right!

We had morning coffee with some old friends (i.e. old in more ways than one) this week on their patio overlooking the golf course in their 55+ community this week.. TheMN-Enginner and MaryTheNurse asked Jeanne how we met and then they told us how they met some 60 years ago. MaryTheNurse said he took me into the linen closet in the hospital where I was a student nurse and he was a orderly. She said he was an disorderly orderly!  They are audacious folks alright!

I learned from some audacious friends recently by how they showed their generosity in expressing their happiness for us. They didn’t have to be this way, but they did. We were just amazed and touched. We really shouldn’t have been surprised as they are such good folks with good hearts; our kind of folks but we still were!  I tell you what, we have really been eating good! Thanksamillion. I read while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it—"We are to minister to folks by serving them (i.e. many times with menial tasks, unspoked tasks which some would consider unimportant, but we should also serve with big, important tasks and unexpected expressions.” That just might be audacity! “When we do the common things in life in an uncommon way, we will command the attention of the world.” ~ George Washington Carver's opinion.

WorldClassLarry, a regular flame thrower, says—"Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!” The guydownthestreet says--To get into the final four, the rule is simple, win to get in!

We went to a spring training game between the Rockies and the Cubs. A foul ball came our way and came down into Jimmer’s hands. He tried to catch it, but it bounced out of his hands and into the lap of the lady behind him. He was crushed, really crushed. For a 12-year old baseball enthusiast, that was hard to take. Have you ever been crushed? Da! The ball always doesn’t bounce our way now does it. It takes an audacious person to go forward sometimes. Many folks cannot or will not!  Ouchy ouchy! The old lady could have given him the ball, but she decided not tooooo. It was her decision! Saturday question—Have you ever been the old lady? SusieQ who know who she is, says—You make many right decisions, and everyone likes you and then you make one bad decision, and no one does! Life ain’t always easy folks; don’t kid yourself! BUT, maybe the old lady had a good reason why she didn’t give Jimmer the ball, could be! Maybe the old lady taught Jimmer a good lesson in that life isn’t always fair; the only thing that is fair is the Butler County Fair and that’s in June!

Is an audacious person sorta kinda analogous to an anomaly? I don’t know! Sooooo what kind of person are we anyway?

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said--It takes as much energy to hold out a helping hand as to point a finger.