baby
close so that the baby knows it is his world. Father must take
Mayan
Proverb
Do not rejoice over what has not
yet happened.
Egyptian Proverb
The
gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected
without
trials.
Chinese
Proverb
It
is not the road ahead that wears you out It is the
grain
of sand in your shoe.
Arab
Proverb
Do
not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
Persian
Proverb
Do
not spit in the well – you may be thirsty by and by.
Russian
Proverb
Unshared joy is an unlighted candle
Spanish Proverb
Count your joys instead of your woes
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Irish Proverb
You can shear a sheep many times
but you can skin him only once.
Vermont Proverb
A
superior person brings out the best in others
Chinese
Proverb
If
nothing is going well, call your grandmother.
Italian
Proverb
In
a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.
English
Proverb
Inspirational Reading by Steve Goodier
GETTING UP WHEN
YOU'RE FEELING DOWN
Do you ever feel
blah? Ever wish you had a permanent "picker-upper"?
If so, this may
be for you.
In the 1920s, if
you were looking for a little pick-me-up with your
mid-afternoon
snack, you might have reached for a cold, refreshing
glass of 7-Up.
Well, it wasn't called 7-Up back then, it was called
"Bib-Label
Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda." (Say THAT three times fast!)
Inventor
C.L.Grigg's original recipe included the antidepressant
That's also
probably why the original Coca-Cola formula included the
stimulant
cocaine.
Today, people
not suffering from serious depression understand that
they usually
don't need mood-altering drugs to cope with daily life.
But most folks
struggle with bouts of mild depression, despondency or
"the blahs" from
time to time. How do you pick yourself up when you're
feeling down,
without the aid of Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda?
Of course,
talking about the reasons you're down, making needed
changes,
watching your diet, getting enough exercise and sleep,
developing a
positive mental outlook and utilizing spiritual resources
are all
important pieces of our emotional puzzles. But one important
strategy for
feeling better (and one that's least used) is helping
others in need.
* Visit a
shut-in neighbor.
* Write a letter.
* Call a friend
who has been struggling.
* Volunteer at
church, synagogue or the local food pantry.
* Rake someone's
leaves.
* Bake homemade
bread for a new neighbor.
* Wash your
spouse's car.
* Volunteer to
baby-sit for a young mother.
* Plan an
unexpected act of kindness.
* Give a gift
for no reason at all.
The needs are
abundant, and those who put aside some regular time to
do something
kind for others will often forget they were feeling low.
It seems that
extending a hand to others likewise lifts us up!
Corrie Ten Boom
beautifully said, "The measure of a life, after all,
is not its
duration, but its donation." And if you've been feeling
