The quality of the harvest is dependent not only on the quality of the seeds which were sown but on the care of the crop during the growing season.
In striving for perfection don't forget to enjoy the "good enough" moments.
Hope is the gift of coming through the tough times. As we read in Romans 5:3-4 "And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance prroduces character, and character produces hope."
A message calling one person to action is far more valuable than words which are heard by thousands but cause no one to respond.
Our most valuable possessions are not those which can be kept in a safe but those which we keep in our heart.
Sometimes it takes more courage to run than to stand and fight.
Here is where you get when you were trying to get where you were going.
Though the past is unchangeable, the future and its decisions still remain ahead.*
There is no better feeling than doing what you are passionate about and having it affirmed by others.
The toughest nuts to crack often contain the softest souls.
Walking through the fire cleans the imperfections and helps us to forge a stonger sense of our life's purpose.
A hug can say more than any number of words.
When we allow the urgent to get in the way of the important it’s time to reassess our priorities.
If you are unhappy about paying taxes there are plenty of places you can go where you don't have that privilege.
Elisabeth Elledge Martin I don't mind paying taxes, I mind overpaying to compensate for the government's intrusion into my life. Where can I go to not pay taxes? All I can think of is prison, or the grave. Have to say, I'm really baffled by your post. Is it April Fools Day? Well, I guess it kind of is! :-)
Stacey Friedlein My point is there are places where we would not have the opportunites to earn a living in a career path of our choosing, where we would not be able to freely spend our money for the things we desire. While I don't always agree with how government spends my taxes I am thankful I have a voice on who my representatives are. I may not like them or the decisions they make but I do have the opportunity to vote them out. There are many in this world who would give anything to have such a chance.
Elisabeth Elledge Martin I'm glad you clarified, I was worried there! :-) Your post only mentioned the privilege of paying taxes. And now that I think about it, when we die, if we have much to leave behind, the gov't sticks it to us then, too. So, that leaves prison, and I'm not even sure about that. Then there is the 47% of Americans who don't pay income tax......
Christi Long Stacey we are blessed to live in the USA. Elizabeth, I agree... what about the 47% who don't pay taxes..And... I feel if our government really cared about what the people want, they would listen and TRY to make decisions that please the majority of the population (not just the parties). That means that our choices and voices are becoming more and more limited and we have less say so in where this tax $ goes.
Jody Taylor-Smith I'm with the ladies here... Imagine that. 47% of people pay ZERO (zip, nada, nilch) Federal Income Taxes. AND many of those folks actually get money BACK from the Government! Our personal tax rate is approaching 60+% and it's time to go. And the taxes just keep going up and up and up. Redistribution of wealth is wrong. Making rich people poor doesn't help anyone. It just creates a nanny state and a huge welfare situation.
Christi Long Look, I'm not cold hearted and I'm sad every time I pull up to an intersection and see someone asking for $, BUT I agree that redistribution of wealth is wrong. Where is the insentive to get off your behind and MAKE something of yourself when you don't have to? I agree helping people get back on their feet but to enable people for what often I agree helping people get back on their feet but to enable people for what often ... See Moretranslates into a lifetime of not having to go out and work hard to pay their bills is wrong. When times are hard, you buckle down and figure it out but some people, expect "someone" to help them out without wanting to work hard and it's the entitlement attitude that really burns me up.translates into a lifetime of not having to go out and work hard to pay their bills is wrong. When times are hard, you buckle down and figure it out but some people, expect "someone" to help them out without wanting to work hard and it's the entitlement attitude that really burns me up.
Elisabeth Elledge Martin I agree with you, Stacey, in that we are blessed to live in what is, for now, the greatest country on God... See More’s green earth! I’ve lived in Europe and Asia and America is truly the last/best hope for this world – economically and militarily, both of which are being radically destroyed. I believe the American people are waking up to exactly what they voted for in 2006 and 2008. We’re ready for CHANGE alright! The current party in power dreams of turning us into another Europe. When I lived in Germany my husband worked with two men whose wives had been unemployed for 18 years and still received compensation from the government each and every month. EIGHTEEN YEARS! Each had different reasons for losing their last jobs, one was fired, one had quit and neither story was due to an unusual circumstance. The citizens pay 50% to 60% in taxes all in the name of feel-good compassion – free health care and a lifetime of unemployment, which has been over 10% for over a decade. Businesses don’t even have the freedom to set their own hours of operation. No store is allowed to remain open later than 8pm on a weeknight, 4pm on Saturday, and it’s illegal to be open on Sunday – and this, all in the name of EQUALITY! Sadly, to today’s liberal equality does not mean bringing the lower class up closer to the upper class. They are punishing the upper class to bring it down to the level of the lower class and in the process the middle class suffers, as well. I say, “God Bless rich people!!! I’ve never gotten a job from a poor person.” I’m not preaching at you, Stacey, I guess I’m really just rambling! From reading your stuff, I think we’re on the same page regarding most issues. You just say it much more eloquently than I! ;-)
Robert Wilkinson I Dont mind paying taxes,what I mind is getting charged more for Less and Poorer Quality Services, While everybody gets a RaiseThats what I mind
Elisabeth Elledge Martin Robert, that's kind of a different topic, but I agree with you. It's the entitlement mentality. You would LOVE it here in Malaysia. They have a thing called "Best Effort". You pay for a higher quality of service and they will "try their best" to give you the standard you paid for. Guess what happens when they fail (and they usually fail)? HA HA HA, they TRIED! It's mind boggling!
Robert Wilkinson I know there are a lot of places with limited freedoms and/or poor. But Even in the U.S.A and Canada The middle class is falling away They have Both Realized what a real great idea free trade was I Never understood how it was a good idea,People told me things will be cheaper and I said Ya but how will you pay with no job I said it before and I say it If the Government was to go to the Bank as a private company they would never get financing But they have unlimited Financing in me and you,no matter how bad there business plan is
Elisabeth Elledge Martin In fact, if they were a private company doing business as they have been doing it Is it being the best for which we should strive or just being better than we are.
The bright light of a man's success may blind onlookers to all of the setbacks and failures which got him to this point. The true measure of which is learned on the journey and not in the final destination.
It is hard to move forward when you are constantly looking over your shoulder at past failures.
Curiosity is at the heart of learning.
Judging a book by its cover is like throwing away the center of an Oreo cookie. You missed the best part.
But it's not just learning things that are important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.*
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