Good Morning Digitial Neighbors! Happy May & Monday Friends & Refugees, Phamily & Misfits, ADD Irregulars and WSN Contributors! How about a couple of prayers and thoughts for May Day. I don't celebrate with the Commies and the Collectivists, but I do honor the dignity of work and workers in Cath-O-Land as we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
Take the skill that resides in my hands, and use it today;
Take the experience that life has given me, and use it;
Keep my eyes open, and my imagination alert,
that I may see how things look to others, especially
thew unwell, the worried and the overworked.
For Your love's sake. Amen - Rita Snowden
People do not get tired out from working where work is intelligently handled. Work, if it is interesting, is a stimulant. It’s worry and a lack of interest in what one does that tire and discourage. Every one of us should have our pet interests—as many as we can handle efficiently and happily. Our interests should never be allowed to lag or get cold so that all enthusiasm is spent. Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up to your interests—feeding them as they feed you! - George Matthew Adams
When the joy of the job’s gone, when it’s no fun trying anymore, quit before you’re fired. - Malcolm Forbes
Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind. Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease. - Henry Ford
Happy Monday, May & May Day Digital Neighbors!
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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Good Morning, Digital Neighbors, and Blessed Sunday to one and all!
Sundays are for gratitude, and few things impact our lives more than intentional gratitude. It is not enough to say you are blessed or that you are fortunate; the actual naming of our blessings plants them deep in the heart, transforming us as persons rather than leaving us with the bland “thankful for everything.”
Two years ago, I wrote this reflection on resentment and gratitude. In light of the celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, I think it’s worth revisiting. We can choose to be among those who are thankful for America or among those who find nothing but fault with it.
You cannot build a future based on resentments of the past. You cannot grow if you are mired in the injuries of yesterday. God and life do not call us to ignore such experiences, but He constantly calls us forward—to be more, to receive more, to live more. Heal those wounds and work through those injuries, but do not be defined by them, and do not try to ...
