I Saw It, Just Now, The Black Corvette Convertible!
Friday, July 01, 2005
Discovering The "Hidden" Treasures In Your Life
Most of us are required by circumstances to carefully balance our "wants" and our Needs." We work with a bottom line that must be met in our finances, relationships, and our expectations. If you don't have one of these that is important to you, read no further. My Eyes literally feast on the corvette convertibles that drive by(I've had several of these)and there is a desire that grows within me to go out and get another one. I do not need one, it is highly impractical(not to mention spendy), but there is no denying that I would enjoy driving around in one again. What happens at these emotionally straining times is all in my head. I pull back, ignoring the beauty of the memories while I'm in the process of convincing me that I have everything I need, and it's silly of me to be thinking about(and there's that vision of the new Chevy pickup that really is the least practical truck on the planet but it sure looks cool)another vehicle. That's the rub! I actually owned a 1966 El Camino SS 396 and justified that for years and only gave it up when I came to my senses and realized I had no earthly use for it. I don't want this to be just about guy stuff, because I know that ladies must go through the same thing, only in terms of perhaps different worldly aquisitions, like say a new fall wardrobe. Like we really need more clothes to hang in our closets...Lol! My suggestion is a simple one. I've been journaling since 1974. For most of that time I have attempted to be painfully honest with me. You are the one person you can't fool. Do some active remembering as if you were looking back through a journal from years ago and try to find the places in your mind that make you smile the biggest and the longest and then apply them to a list that includes the things you want, and the things you need side by side.
If we're anything alike, you and I, what we discover is that it has never been as important to get what we want as it is to want what we got. Just being satisfied does not mean we quit striving, it only implies that we look to our blessings, the "hidden" treasures we all have, and unlock those really valuable treasures on a regular basis. We're human, we are probably always going to want more stuff, everybody does, that's why there is a Super Walmart. One of my favorite "poor" pastimes(yes I have been very, as in counting pennies, poor, but not in spirit)was to take the kids(5)to the world's leader in discount marketing and allow them to put whatever they wanted in the cart. This is a great way to put together a Christmas list, too, by the way! They all knew we couldn't "buy" the things in the cart, but we had a ball putting them in, and when we went home we had all learned a little more about one another. The kids and I road in an old VW van back to an old house with old toys, and we found treasures in every minute, and I pray they all still remember and someday share this with their children. So herein you have found a key that unlocks a treasure. The treasure is the one that you have in your mind and, hopefully, it is more a treasure of shared moments and time spent with others than a treasure you have stuck in the safe somewhere. God would have us give away whatever we don't really need and focus more on helping others with their expectations in life, than go on filling our carts and driving them home in a really "hot" automobile. And as for that balancing we do, if we are about the business of actively counting all of our blessings we may just discover there is very little we "need" that we don't have except more true "treasures" to tuck away for the next time a corvette goes by(the black '83 with the silver eagle on the hood could......). Thanks for sharing my thoughts and feelings this evening, I really do pray that this in some way, is a blessing for you to share with others. In Christ's Love, Preacher.
If we're anything alike, you and I, what we discover is that it has never been as important to get what we want as it is to want what we got. Just being satisfied does not mean we quit striving, it only implies that we look to our blessings, the "hidden" treasures we all have, and unlock those really valuable treasures on a regular basis. We're human, we are probably always going to want more stuff, everybody does, that's why there is a Super Walmart. One of my favorite "poor" pastimes(yes I have been very, as in counting pennies, poor, but not in spirit)was to take the kids(5)to the world's leader in discount marketing and allow them to put whatever they wanted in the cart. This is a great way to put together a Christmas list, too, by the way! They all knew we couldn't "buy" the things in the cart, but we had a ball putting them in, and when we went home we had all learned a little more about one another. The kids and I road in an old VW van back to an old house with old toys, and we found treasures in every minute, and I pray they all still remember and someday share this with their children. So herein you have found a key that unlocks a treasure. The treasure is the one that you have in your mind and, hopefully, it is more a treasure of shared moments and time spent with others than a treasure you have stuck in the safe somewhere. God would have us give away whatever we don't really need and focus more on helping others with their expectations in life, than go on filling our carts and driving them home in a really "hot" automobile. And as for that balancing we do, if we are about the business of actively counting all of our blessings we may just discover there is very little we "need" that we don't have except more true "treasures" to tuck away for the next time a corvette goes by(the black '83 with the silver eagle on the hood could......). Thanks for sharing my thoughts and feelings this evening, I really do pray that this in some way, is a blessing for you to share with others. In Christ's Love, Preacher.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Tried, failed; Tried, failed; Tried, failed, gave up!
I have decided that attempting to "save" time is kind of like drilling a hole in the opposite end of the canoe that is leaking in an attempt to let the water out. It just doesn't work. I managed to make it "on time" for a few things, but that was only by the skin of my teeth and everyone else was having the same problem, time was slipping away too fast. This is the final day of June, and as I see it by the 'puter clock, the final forty minutes(forty in Hebrew is an indeterminate number), are swiftly approaching. I have only one last item on my agenda to attend to "on time," bedtime!
This was one of the days that it would be nice to have a "time card" that I could punch into a conveniently placed clock and pull out some of those hours I have so desperately tried to save in the past six months. Dream on, Preacher! I was so frustrated at times that I believe my tongue slipped into the realm of foreign vernacular, but only for a "short time." Of all my personal conglomeration of carefully planned and placed body parts my tongue, which is right under my nose, is the part that causes me the most grief. Time after time it seems to take on a life of it's own as it wastes precious time on the phone, happily enunciating my thoughts as the clock ticks and more time slips away. Fact, no matter how hard we try, there is no way to redeem time that has passed us by, unless, of course, it was well spent. It is for this reason that I share with you the secret of time. I believe that God(the same one who set everything in motion including how we determine our time)has allotted to each of us just enough time to get everything done that we have to do before adjourning to somewhere not measured by the world's standards. A fellow by the name of Paul spoke with me today while I was in the process of a time consuming 45 minute wait. He took a little time to share with me a philosophy which I had not before considered. His words were, "All religions are false, all beliefs are true!" I asked him if this were an original thought, and he said, "it certainly is." I believe him, because I can't ever remember anyone saying it before, and I know I haven't read it anywhere, that I would remember. What Paul did was give me something to do with my time (it might have been wasted on something really non-productive such as sitting on my Harley sulking because someone was wasting my time), we formed a philosophical bond in less time than it takes to tap out these words. Tonight I feel good about the day, but while it was happening it hurt worse than an abscessed tooth. We look forward to spending time with folks, we take time to do all of the things on the daily list, and then, if there is a little time to spare we might consider giving some of it to our Maker. My take on time is this, "no matter how we spend it, we are not going to be entirely satisfied, unless we can see somewhere in the midst of each day the "good times." You can't save it, so the best way to get along with it is to redeem as much of it in your mind as possible, and that includes praying to God for assistance when it feels like it is all just "slipping away." Incidentally, I really didn't give up, I kept at it until the percentages were in my favor, and now, as the day closes, I know for certain that I made the best of every possible moment today! I pray you did, too! God bless, Preacher.
This was one of the days that it would be nice to have a "time card" that I could punch into a conveniently placed clock and pull out some of those hours I have so desperately tried to save in the past six months. Dream on, Preacher! I was so frustrated at times that I believe my tongue slipped into the realm of foreign vernacular, but only for a "short time." Of all my personal conglomeration of carefully planned and placed body parts my tongue, which is right under my nose, is the part that causes me the most grief. Time after time it seems to take on a life of it's own as it wastes precious time on the phone, happily enunciating my thoughts as the clock ticks and more time slips away. Fact, no matter how hard we try, there is no way to redeem time that has passed us by, unless, of course, it was well spent. It is for this reason that I share with you the secret of time. I believe that God(the same one who set everything in motion including how we determine our time)has allotted to each of us just enough time to get everything done that we have to do before adjourning to somewhere not measured by the world's standards. A fellow by the name of Paul spoke with me today while I was in the process of a time consuming 45 minute wait. He took a little time to share with me a philosophy which I had not before considered. His words were, "All religions are false, all beliefs are true!" I asked him if this were an original thought, and he said, "it certainly is." I believe him, because I can't ever remember anyone saying it before, and I know I haven't read it anywhere, that I would remember. What Paul did was give me something to do with my time (it might have been wasted on something really non-productive such as sitting on my Harley sulking because someone was wasting my time), we formed a philosophical bond in less time than it takes to tap out these words. Tonight I feel good about the day, but while it was happening it hurt worse than an abscessed tooth. We look forward to spending time with folks, we take time to do all of the things on the daily list, and then, if there is a little time to spare we might consider giving some of it to our Maker. My take on time is this, "no matter how we spend it, we are not going to be entirely satisfied, unless we can see somewhere in the midst of each day the "good times." You can't save it, so the best way to get along with it is to redeem as much of it in your mind as possible, and that includes praying to God for assistance when it feels like it is all just "slipping away." Incidentally, I really didn't give up, I kept at it until the percentages were in my favor, and now, as the day closes, I know for certain that I made the best of every possible moment today! I pray you did, too! God bless, Preacher.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
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