I TOOK MY CLOTH to my tailor and asked him to fix the little opening near the pocket. The man turned the cloth inside out   and then began to TEAR the pocket with his hands... Hah! I was like, "I said you should sew, not tear". So I shouted, 'You are tearing my cloth o'. But he replied "I KNOW". Those two words sank into me like a heavy stone sinks in water. I couldn't talk again. He's the tailor, and I'm just a customer. Even though I couldn't

When I'll be dead, Your tears will flow, But I won’t know. Cry for me now instead! You will send flowers, But I won't see. Send them now instead! You'll say words of praise, But I won't hear. Praise me now instead! You'll forget my faults, But I won't know. Forget them now, instead! You'll miss me then, But I won't feel. Miss me now, instead! You'll wish... You could have spent more time with me, Spend it now instead!! ''Spend time with every person

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. –Maya Angelou  ALFRED NOBEL: Can you imagine reading your own obituary in the newspaper? What would people say about you? Alfred Nobel got the chance to read his own death notice, and he didn’t like what he saw. Alfred Nobel was a very wealthy and successful man. He had become an expert in chemistry and

“Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear”.  ¬ George Addair ¬ Fear is a response to perceived threat, either real or imagined.  It is a feeling, and feelings are not logical but experiences. We cannot argue/reason about feelings, it’s a personal experience. ¬ Experience determines how we respond to fear ¬ Analogy 1: One person can walk comfortably on a dangerous street innocently unaware of impending danger and won’t

Be silent in the heat of anger - (Prov 14:17) Be silent when you don't have all the facts - (Prov 18:13) Be silent when you haven't verified the story - (Deut 17:6) Be silent if your words will offend a weaker person - (1 Cor 8:11) Be silent when it is time to listen - (Prov 13:1) Be silent when you are tempted to make light of holy things - (Eccl 5:2) Be silent when you are tempted to joke about sin - (Prov 14:9) Be silent if you would be ashamed

A farmer discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long while, he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could

Hagar was a slave from Egypt in the home of Abraham, and she was cast from his home into the desert by her mistress Sarah, when she became pregnant with Abraham’s child.   However, her pregnancy was not of her will, and God intervened. He sent an angel to comfort Hagar and to promise her that God would care for her and her children.   Hagar makes a statement that is monumental, particularly given the historical context.   Genesis 16:13 - She

We live in a complex, confusing and often frightening world, changing so rapidly that even a map quickly becomes out of date. But the direction in which the needle of a magnetic compass points change very little, and without a compass to provide direction navigators are unable to find their way. The scripture is also unchanging and is a source of guidance in life. We can use it as a compass to navigate through life's minefield of many issues. If

Solomon, the wisest man used the allegory of  ‘little foxes’, which damage flowering vines, thus affecting the grapes harvest -  “”Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom”” (Song of Songs 2:15). His love with a shunammite woman was in it blossom, and he was careful about little things which could ruin his goal/vision/wedding. We all experience little things which annoy us or

A construction supervisor from the 16th floor of a building was calling a worker on the ground floor. But because of the noise, the worker did not hear his Call. To draw the attention of the worker, the supervisor threw a $50 note in front of the worker. The worker picked up the note, kept it in his pocket and continued to work. Again to draw the attention of the worker, the supervisor threw $100 note and the worker this time quickly picked it and