Jack’s Winning Words 10/12/21

“Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle. This joy you feel is life.” (Gertrude Stein)  I like Michigan’s state motto: “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.”  10,001 lakes, sand dunes, the U.P., wildlife, forests. Mackinac Island, Detroit, diversity, etc.  Look around you…You’re probably living in a pleasant place, too.  Do you remember the first pictures of Earth taken from outer-space?..absolutely beautiful.  We have so much to be thankful for.  Every day is a miracle.  How about pausing NOW to thank God for this gift of life?  ;-)  Jack 

FROM SHALOM JAN:  My Gratitude Journal has ten things for which I'm grateful scribbled in it each evening before bedtime.  There are lots of "little things" in there that would be miraculous for a lot of the world's population! ===JACK:  Hot water from a faucet...a miracle.  Flipping a switch and there is light...a miracle.  Coffee from a Keurig...a miracle.  So much taken for granted.

FROM NORM'S BLOG:  Waking up in the morning should not be taken for granted. Not being indifferent about each day will do things – force you to make the most of today and allow you to be thankful for seeing the morning.  ".  

It is a shame that so many people come to that realization so late in life. Perhaps it is the fact that the daily lives of older people tend to slow down, and they have time to think about life. Time and life itself take on increased value as one finally perceives that both are limited.  The young think that there will always be a tomorrow and more time to get things done. As one gets older the certainty of that fades and the importance of enjoying what time one has left increases. The youthful sense of entitlement to another day also fades with age and be replaced with a sense of thankfulness to see another morning.  The physical consequences of aging often limit mobility which serves to force one to focus upon what is right around them. Sometimes when one is not so busy “doing”, they have the time to appreciate what they are seeing all around them. It is then that they make begin to see the beauty that they have been overlooking or notice the wonder of some of God’s creation that is right at hand.===JACK:  The Day of Thanksgiving should be more than a once a year happening.

FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL:  Amen to that, Jack!   we were in the UP last week and the colors, tho muted somewhat, were still rather gorgeous.  not so much red but lots of yellow, orange, pinkish, and of course still some green too.  Michigan is a beautiful state.   for the record, MN has about 11,000 lakes tho some are quite small too:):):) ===JACK:  It's too bad that you'll be missing the beautiful snowfalls as you "winter" in RED hot -zona. ===SP:  Jack,  on many days i forward your WWs to about a half dozen family and/or friends.===JACK:  I see my daily WWs to be something like the Parable of the Sower and the Seed. 

FROM SR IN SJ:  YES! YES! Thank you, Creator God! and for the reminder, thoughtful Jack!===JACK:  i learned this little song when I was a teen-ager...  "Whisper a prayer in the morning; whisper a prayer at noon; whisper a prayer in the evening...'twill keep your heart in tune.      God answers prayer in the morning; God answers prayer at noon; God answers prayer in the evening...He'll keep your heart in tune."  I'll sing it for you sometime.