"...to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."
-Ephesians 4:12



Saturday, April 17, 2010

Laughter.

You all know that phrase about laughter being the best medicine, right? Well I'm no doc, but I sure do heartily prescribe that remedy for whatever ails you!

A good chuckle can significantly boost your "P" and your "I" and even your "S". But especially when your "E" is a little out of whack...I highly recommend taking a healthy dose of knee-slapping, side-splitting, can't-catch-your-breath laughter.

Go watch one of your old favorite comedy movies [Jerry Lewis always does it for me...heeey laaady!!!] or read the funny pages [Zits is hysterical and Calvin and Hobbes never fails to crack me up!] or ask a little kid to tell you their favorite joke [you're bound to hear about some poultry crossing the street!].

Or best of all...give a friend a call and share those one-of-a-kind inside jokes that only you two understand. Nothing beats that kind of laughter. Nothing. You'll feel better in no time at all!

Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher

“Laughter is an instant vacation.” ~ Milton Berle

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” ~ e.e. cummings

The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” ~ Mark Twain

“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone." ~ Reba McIntyre

“Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” ~Mort Walker

“Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.” ~ Yiddish Proverb

“God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.” ~ Voltaire

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death” ~ Robert Fulghum

“The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.” ~ Shirley MacLaine

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” ~ W. H. Auden

“Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life.” ~ Unknown

“Laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.” ~ Hugh Sidey

“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” ~ Woody Allen

“He who laughs last didn't get it.” ~ Helen Giangregorio

Friday, April 9, 2010

Balance.


Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
~ Albert Einstein

The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it.
~ Unknown

We need to maintain a proper balance in our life by allocating the time we have. There are occasions where saying no is the best time management there is.
~ Catherine Pulsifer

Enough is as good as a feast.
~English Proverb

The most pleasant and useful persons are those who leave some of the problems of the universe for God to worry about.
~Don Marquis

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
~Epicurus

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
~Confucius

Everything in moderation, including moderation.
~Author Unknown

To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.
~William Wordsworth

No matter what happens... somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
~Dave Barry