Jack’s Winning Words 12/27/17
“The deepest thought a person can have—I’m a citizen of eternity.”   Jane Taylor who wrote, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” also wrote:  “Though man a thinking being is defined, Few use the grand prerogative of mind. How few think justly of the thinking few! How many never think, who think they do!”  A cartoon showed two men in side by side cubicles. One office had a sign: THINK.  The other, a sign: JUST GOOGLE IT.  What are you thinking… today?    ;-)  Jack

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  i think too much. wish i could turn it off...====JACK:  I guess we can't easily turn off the brain, but we can switch channels and work at thinking more positive thoughts.  For example, when we're obsessed with the bad things happening in the world, we can look for "good news" stories and examples of people who are working to make the world a better place.====LIZ:  i read that thoughts/emotions are fleeting if we allow them to “fleet.”  acknowledge the emotion  let it pass, don’t dwell  distract yourself (i added that.)====JACK:  I think you've got it!

FROM TARMART REV:  Just ordered this little novelty called "Amazon Alexa - Android Apps on Google Play" for my wife . . . it sits quietly on the kitchen counter, until someone asks it a question, "Alexa! At what temperature and how much time is needed to cook a turkey?" She then proceeds to answer. You can ask her any question you would like an answer for, just like the Google app on our laptop computers or iPhones. It will bring up any style of music to be played and even can be programmed to set temperatures and light settings in your home. This is much smaller with an inbuilt speaker, not taking up very much space. I'm thinking it will take the place of calling me into the kitchen and trying to come up with the answers to those same questions she can have answered in seconds now.====JACK:  I'm way behind the times.  I've just upgraded to Hig Definition TV.  Now, I have to relearn the "clicker."

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  That IS a deep thought!  How many issues and problems would be solved if people thought....deeply, before they spoke!!  Marriages would be saved, Wars would not be started, abuse would never happen... etc etc etc.     For some very deep thoughts.  Check out Steven Wright and his deep thoughts!====JACK:  For deep thinking, I like to read the Bible and ponder what is the message behind the words.  "What is God really saying here?"====JUDY:  Sometimes we aren't supposed to know parts of the Bible.  We have to rely on faith.=====JACK:  I don't what parts of the Bible we're not supposed to investigate.

FROM DAVID L:  Always been heavy on the "feeling" side, but realizing what a gift those of you heavy on the "thinking"side are to me and to all of us. "Think on!" folks, and affirm your feeling side a little as well.