“Live Simply. Love Generously. Serve Faithfully. Speak Truthfully. Pray Daily. Leave
Everything else to God." (Seen on a plaque) This wise advice for daily living was carved in wood by someone in Wisconsin. There really are many positive statements, actions, and people out there in the world…after you cut through all of the negativity. ;-) Jack
FROM L IN ILLINOIS: A long ago college professor of mine died Sunday. He was a wonderful, mesmerizing teacher, one of the best. Not only was his obituary amusing, he added this bit of wisdom at the end. Don't know that it's original to him, but I like it. " It is not a calamity to die without fulfilling your dreams, however it is a calamity not to dream." FROM JACK: The dreams of teachers live on in the lives of perceptive students.
MORE FROM L: It's true. I may be what's called an "unintentional learner." It was never my goal to get good
grades, unfortunately. (Though I got plenty of them if I liked the course.) But I picked up all sorts of useful info from teachers
FROM PRJS IN MICHIGAN: What we need is a good balance of the negative and the positive....e.g.....Thou shalt NOT murder and Thou shalt honor thy parents. All positives creates an imbalance in our lives FROM JACK: I think that Luther tried to do that with his explations to the commandments, the creed, the Lord's Prayer and the Sacraments. I always like the positives along with the negatives.
FROM MO IN ILLINOIS: Certainly wise words! There would be a lot less trouble in the world if we all adhered to these teachings!! Have you ever used Ralph Waldo Emerson's words of wisdom? I like this quote: "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; Forget them as soon as you can! Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely." FROM JACK: Thanks for a positive e-mail in the midst of the world's negativity. The world needs people like you, as it needed Ralph in his day.
FROM JB IN WISCONSIN: Those Wisconsin people really know how to say it, don't they? FROM JACK: I'll always appreciate the fact that my ministry began in Wisconsin and that the state was willing to share one of its native young ladies to be my wife. Our three children were born in Wisconsin, too.
FROM MOLINER CF: I'm very negative on negativity. FROM JACK: Are positive about that?
FROM PRFM IN WISCONSIN: Another example why one chooses to live in Wisconsin~! FROM JACK: Why would "one" then choose to escape during the beautiful and stimulating wintertime?
FROM DS IN MICHIGAN: I love this! It’s sure says it all. Those Wisconsin people are special. FROM JACK: The old saying is so true. "You can take the girl out of Wisconsin, but you can't take Wisconsin out of the girl."
FROM MISSIONARY CB IN THE PHILIPPINES: I've never done any blogging so I do not really know how it all works. but I just wanted to say I enjoy your good thoughts and inspiring messages. We have been very busy over here with the flood relief. We were hit head on again here in Manila by a Typhoon last Sat., which caused 115.000 people to evacuate their homes. The storm lasted around 4 hours and was scary . I have 8 grand children over here and the twin babies were very frightened as they saw trees being uprooted, and the power went off for a couple of days. It is very hot here without the power, The fans are almost like your life support system. HA! Please uphold us in prayer. We are working very hard doing flood relief for the many that lost everything. We need "The Lord's strength." We raise all of our own funds over here and live by Faith as we do our work. We have been quite strapped for funds. Not to mention the many things the poor people need... food, clothing, cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc.
FROM ML IN ILLINOIS: i know a few wisconsinites who practice this philosophy. FROM JACK: That's right! You were from Wisconsin before you moved to Illinois, right?
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