Find peace in chaos, love in hatred, calm in chaos, hope in loss and God in all things.
Margie Schulz at 7:23am June 23
Thanks for sharing... I like!! M
Kimberly Coombs at 7:34am June 23
You have some great thoughts for the day!! I hope you don't mind, I will have to use this one too ;0)
Julie Vriesema at 7:40am June 23
very nice
Darryl Anne Shinaberry at 7:43am June 23
Beautiful...thanks
Stacey Friedlein at 7:50am June 23
Thank you all. My motivation each morning is to share some perspective of things happening in my life. I am grateful to those of you who comment and find meaning in them for your own lives.
Stacey Friedlein at 8:25am June 23
I have posted all of these on my blog http://staceyfriedlein.blogspot.com/ along with some other writings. I would encourage you and for you to invite your friends to join.
Give the full measure of yourself in all you do. Doing anything less is cheating yourself and those who are counting on you.
Lisa Francescon at 8:25am June 22
I really enjoy your thoughts for the day! What an awesome way to get things going!!
Stacey Friedlein at 8:35am June 22
Thank you Lisa, I am considering publishing them in a small booklet or calendar.
We are placed in this moment, in this time and and in this place for a reason. Live in the moment and the reason will be revealed.
Claudine Malecki Jackson at 8:30am June 21
I truly do believe this!
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but innovation will give you the truest measure of fulfillment.
Fred Hinegardner at 9:36am June 19
I've always been fascinated by the oxymoronic nature of the phrase "sincere flattery."Plato despised imitators, ranking them among the lowest of the low. He would have ranked them lower still, but for some reason he held murderers in even more contempt. He lumped actors in with the other imitators, which speaks to the stark contrast with our modern culture and its idolatry of actors.
Inspiration from desperation can be the best motivation.
Put aside those things which keep you from achieving your goals.
Cindi K McDaniel at 8:13am June 17
I like the way you think!
Defining Image Photographs at 9:11pm June 17
I like you Stacey
Stacey Friedlein at 6:58am June 18
Thanks, I am flattered.
When we live strictly by the calendar and the clock we miss the opportunity to enjoy the spontaneous moments of life.
Becky Homich at 8:15am June 16
This is so true.
Tom Burtchaell at 12:07pm June 16
Thats not true. I've schedueled spontanious moments for next Saturday between 2:00 and 4:15
If you ever doubt your creativity is a gift from God, visit Yellowstone and see His creativity at work.
Hard work beats intelligence every time.
Gary Woods at 9:52am June 12
and hard work done intelligently is the best!
Stacey Friedlein at 9:57am June 12
Exactly!
Gary Woods at 11:10am June 12
:-)
You can always find the answer in The Word.
The only tools you need to succeed is what is between your ears and what is in your heart.
Over structuring our lives chokes out the ability for us to take pleasure in the moment. Find spontaneity in your day and allow yourself the freedom to enjoy what is happening here and now.
Tiffany Izatt at 1:54pm June 9
Good thought! Thanks for sharing.
John Scott at 4:14pm June 9
i need that in my life
The difference between childish and childlike. Childish is when we we look outward in desire and want and express the need to have it our way. Childlike is when we look outward with wonder and awe and are open to accepting others and to share with them freely. Challenge for the week: Be childlike when you really want to be childish.
Jen Turner at 8:26am June 8
great thought, thanks Stacey
Barbara Jones Adelman at 9:49am June 8
I love this Stacey - It's a great reminder for me right now - Thanks
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
A Father's strength
As a son I wanted nothing more than to emulate my dad. He was strength, wisdom and the voice of reason. As a father I want my children to find strength in my weaknesses, knowledge in my failures and hope in their own dreams as they watch me follow mine.
To Dad thank you for allowing me to walk my own path and to fall and fail. It is in falling and failing I have grown and become strong, independent and gained my own wisdom. Knowing you are always there for reassurance has helped make this journey and will continue to help as I face difficult choices which lie ahead.
To my kid’s never be afraid to try and fail. Life is in the journey and the next great chapter of your life could be around the next corner if you are simply willing to take the next step. You cannot know the joy of success without the knowledge of failure. Give of yourselves to those you care about and never be afraid to say,”I love you” most often it is all you need to say.
So Dad, Kayla and Kyle, I love you. Happy Fathers Day!
To Dad thank you for allowing me to walk my own path and to fall and fail. It is in falling and failing I have grown and become strong, independent and gained my own wisdom. Knowing you are always there for reassurance has helped make this journey and will continue to help as I face difficult choices which lie ahead.
To my kid’s never be afraid to try and fail. Life is in the journey and the next great chapter of your life could be around the next corner if you are simply willing to take the next step. You cannot know the joy of success without the knowledge of failure. Give of yourselves to those you care about and never be afraid to say,”I love you” most often it is all you need to say.
So Dad, Kayla and Kyle, I love you. Happy Fathers Day!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Be love
In the heart of every man and woman lies the need and desire to love and be loved. In the moments we allow our hearts to control us we find the gift of love.
God grants us such gifts to share and enjoy. If we simply allowed these gifts to lie dormant we too would die. Seeking love means we are willing to give love. It is in the moment we give love that we truly experience the love God has intended.
One without condition or pretext, one with total commitment and one with which we are anxious to share. And when that love is returned to us we feel God’s presence most closely.
So give love freely and without attachment, give it to those who need it most. Those who may be the most unlikely to receive love for it is in that giving which we are most gifted in return.
In situations and circumstances where there is no love is your opportunity to bring love. Your love may make the difference in someone’s life. It may offer the difference between a life of hopelessness and a life of promise.
You have been given the ability to love as a free gift, give it freely and often. You are called to be God’s hands and feet. Do not be afraid to reach out and step up as God has intended. Give love life in your daily encounters. Be love as reflection of God in your life.
Pray for this each day and allow God to use you as an example of his love.
God grants us such gifts to share and enjoy. If we simply allowed these gifts to lie dormant we too would die. Seeking love means we are willing to give love. It is in the moment we give love that we truly experience the love God has intended.
One without condition or pretext, one with total commitment and one with which we are anxious to share. And when that love is returned to us we feel God’s presence most closely.
So give love freely and without attachment, give it to those who need it most. Those who may be the most unlikely to receive love for it is in that giving which we are most gifted in return.
In situations and circumstances where there is no love is your opportunity to bring love. Your love may make the difference in someone’s life. It may offer the difference between a life of hopelessness and a life of promise.
You have been given the ability to love as a free gift, give it freely and often. You are called to be God’s hands and feet. Do not be afraid to reach out and step up as God has intended. Give love life in your daily encounters. Be love as reflection of God in your life.
Pray for this each day and allow God to use you as an example of his love.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Still more thoughts
God comes through when we need it the most. Never doubt his love and caring.
Dennis Pilapil at 6:58am June 5
totally agree with that Stacey...proved that a gazillion times! :-)
Mari Darr-Welch at 7:01am June 5
Amen to that!
Becky Homich at 9:24am June 5
This is so true.
Sharon Ellermann Chandler at 4:30pm June 5
Thank you.
Excuses are a lazy man's way of not committing to excellence.
Fred Hinegardner at 9:38am June 4
Sorry, my wife had me busy
Listening and hearing are two very different things. We can hear any sound but to listen means we have engaged our mind into what we hear. When we listen we learn and grow in knowledge.
April Fletcher at 10:55am June 3
Thank you Stacey, this is very much what I have been trying to vocalize. It is my thoughts exactly, I'm just horrible with words!
Be patient and allow God to direct your life today. It could become a habit that will change your life.
Aggie Villanueva at 9:22am June 2
Amen.
Christy Headrick Bonifacio at 9:26am June 2
i don't know you, but i really needed that today.
Stacey Friedlein at 9:27am June 2
Christy, sometimes God puts people in our lives, even strangers, to deliver his messages.
Sandy Ward at 9:46am June 2
So true!!!
Teresa Paynter Howell at 10:36am June 2
Love it!
If every great journey begins with a first step. Then when the first step takes you over a cliff into a pitch dark ravine you know you are in for a journey which is some kind of special. Let go, hang loose, and live the experience for all it is worth.
Fred Hinegardner at 7:08am May 30
Somehow, hehe, I agree with every word of that. Having strawberries on my Cheerios this morning and continuing to implement the goal I set as a teen - to make sure the last breath I draw is thru smiling lips.
Do not compound a mistake by not being forthright about the error.
Stacey Friedlein at 7:21am May 29
This thought comes to you in regard to the junior senator from Illinois for his unwillingness to tell the truth about his trying to pay the former governor for his senate seat.
Jack Corzine at 3:52pm May 29
Honestly Stacey, he really had no intention of paying that to Bloggo (yeah right baby!). Don't you just love the excuses coming out of his mouth these days. Just shows how stupid our representatives think that we are. The unfortunate fact is that unless we decide to do something about it all we will reinforce that attitude and prove them right!
When you find love hang on with all of your might.
Fred Hinegardner at 8:49am May 27
Wait. I had a poster from the 60's that said just the opposite. Dang it, now I'm confused again. Should I hang on or let it go? Then there was the corollary poster that ended with "...hunt it down and kill it."
Susie Botkin Laskey at 8:51am May 27
I'm hangin'!!!! :)
Stacey Friedlein at 8:52am May 27
Fred, Hang on, hang on
As long as you stay one step ahead life can't run you over.
In Flanders Fields and in graveyards across our country lay those who gave you the freedoms you enjoy today. Take time from your picnic and recreation to remember those who have given you this privilege.
The tiny mustard seed holds life. Imagine how much more the seed of your spirit holds for you.
Silvana Frammartino at 7:08am May 23
Love your little tidbits....keep them coming :)
Stacey Friedlein at 7:14am May 23
Thank you
Fred Hinegardner at 11:25am May 23
I just ate a fresh-grilled brat with hot spicy mustard. Feeling very spirited while dripping sweat onto the keyboard.Wait, you're speaking metaphorically again, aren't you!Never mind.
When you find value in yourself others will then find value in you.
Dennis Pilapil at 6:58am June 5
totally agree with that Stacey...proved that a gazillion times! :-)
Mari Darr-Welch at 7:01am June 5
Amen to that!
Becky Homich at 9:24am June 5
This is so true.
Sharon Ellermann Chandler at 4:30pm June 5
Thank you.
Excuses are a lazy man's way of not committing to excellence.
Fred Hinegardner at 9:38am June 4
Sorry, my wife had me busy
Listening and hearing are two very different things. We can hear any sound but to listen means we have engaged our mind into what we hear. When we listen we learn and grow in knowledge.
April Fletcher at 10:55am June 3
Thank you Stacey, this is very much what I have been trying to vocalize. It is my thoughts exactly, I'm just horrible with words!
Be patient and allow God to direct your life today. It could become a habit that will change your life.
Aggie Villanueva at 9:22am June 2
Amen.
Christy Headrick Bonifacio at 9:26am June 2
i don't know you, but i really needed that today.
Stacey Friedlein at 9:27am June 2
Christy, sometimes God puts people in our lives, even strangers, to deliver his messages.
Sandy Ward at 9:46am June 2
So true!!!
Teresa Paynter Howell at 10:36am June 2
Love it!
If every great journey begins with a first step. Then when the first step takes you over a cliff into a pitch dark ravine you know you are in for a journey which is some kind of special. Let go, hang loose, and live the experience for all it is worth.
Fred Hinegardner at 7:08am May 30
Somehow, hehe, I agree with every word of that. Having strawberries on my Cheerios this morning and continuing to implement the goal I set as a teen - to make sure the last breath I draw is thru smiling lips.
Do not compound a mistake by not being forthright about the error.
Stacey Friedlein at 7:21am May 29
This thought comes to you in regard to the junior senator from Illinois for his unwillingness to tell the truth about his trying to pay the former governor for his senate seat.
Jack Corzine at 3:52pm May 29
Honestly Stacey, he really had no intention of paying that to Bloggo (yeah right baby!). Don't you just love the excuses coming out of his mouth these days. Just shows how stupid our representatives think that we are. The unfortunate fact is that unless we decide to do something about it all we will reinforce that attitude and prove them right!
When you find love hang on with all of your might.
Fred Hinegardner at 8:49am May 27
Wait. I had a poster from the 60's that said just the opposite. Dang it, now I'm confused again. Should I hang on or let it go? Then there was the corollary poster that ended with "...hunt it down and kill it."
Susie Botkin Laskey at 8:51am May 27
I'm hangin'!!!! :)
Stacey Friedlein at 8:52am May 27
Fred, Hang on, hang on
As long as you stay one step ahead life can't run you over.
In Flanders Fields and in graveyards across our country lay those who gave you the freedoms you enjoy today. Take time from your picnic and recreation to remember those who have given you this privilege.
The tiny mustard seed holds life. Imagine how much more the seed of your spirit holds for you.
Silvana Frammartino at 7:08am May 23
Love your little tidbits....keep them coming :)
Stacey Friedlein at 7:14am May 23
Thank you
Fred Hinegardner at 11:25am May 23
I just ate a fresh-grilled brat with hot spicy mustard. Feeling very spirited while dripping sweat onto the keyboard.Wait, you're speaking metaphorically again, aren't you!Never mind.
When you find value in yourself others will then find value in you.
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