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If you have work to do—do it now.
If you have a witness to give—give it now.
If you have a soul to win—win him now.
If you have an obligation to discharge—discharge it now.
If you have a debt to pay—pay it noire.
If you have a wrong to right—right it now.
If you have a confession to make—make it now.
If you have a preparation to make--make it now.
If you have children to train—train them now
If you have a witness to give—give it now.
If you have a soul to win—win him now.
If you have an obligation to discharge—discharge it now.
If you have a debt to pay—pay it noire.
If you have a wrong to right—right it now.
If you have a confession to make—make it now.
If you have a preparation to make--make it now.
If you have children to train—train them now
Will Durant, in describing children at play, once wrote, "What purposes move these children to their wild activity? What secret desire sustains their energy? None. The play is the thing and these games are their own reward."
It's the brass ring we all want to capture on the merry go round called lIfe. Capture and hold on to all our lives. The ability at 60 as when we were 6 to find a special joy in wading across a brook just because its' there. To still be struck speechless by ~ sunrise. To throttle boredom with the strength of new found Interest.
Robert Lee in his book "Religion and Leisure in America" said "the mood of leisure is affirmative. The mood of idleness is negative."
"I haven't taken a vacation in twenty years," and there was pride on his weary face. "I take a nap after lunch every day now," and though it makes him feel better he still struggles with guilt.
Why do we struggle so with the problem of leisure? Why is it so hard to find a balance between pride and guilt? A century ago the problem didn't exist. The average worker spent 70 hours a week at work and died at forty. Now he averages 40 hours a week and lives till 70. That's 1500 more hours a year or 33,000 more hours of leisure in a lifetime.
One answer is to stop thinking of work as what you give and leisure as what you receive. These two facets of life are not like oil and water, unable to mix. They can co-exist. They both give blessings and problems. They are both necessary to life and living. Whether the work is a vocation or avocation there is a certain satisfaction in producing. Leisure, in fulfilling it's purpose for giving relaxation is a healing.
William James penned," Neither the nature nor the amount of our work is accountable for the frequency and severity of our breakdowns. But their cause lies, rather in that absurd feeling of hurry and having no time. in breathlessness and tension and anxiety. Sometimes we need to let our clocks run down. Sometimes we need to get so engrossed in a game we are playing, a book we are reading, or a job we are completing we don't care what time it is."
An aerobics instructor said to me, "People don't die of disease. They die of internal combustion." The late Dr. Paul Dudley White argued that, "No one should use a golf cart without a prescription." Rocking chairs are a friend to weariness if they are used after exercise. If they are used in place of exercise they are an enemy in disguise.
. So don't waste time. Rather treat it as if a wonderful bank account that you add to by using it wisely and well.
Make more and moments about which you can be glad and proud.
Trod paths you've never trod before...the old and familiar are certainly not bad...we all need them...but the excitement of something new (don't overdo it) can add zest too the zestless.
And yes...Keep a goal list! Let it glisten with a shine of plans. Always have more than one thing you want to do, or see or be. Don't overwhelm yourself with too much. Don't underwhelm yourself with too little. HORIZONS ARE FOR SUNRISES, NOT SUNSETS.
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POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING SUNDAY MARCH 20TH THOUGHTS ENTITLED "Are You a Peacemaker or Peacebreaker?" (Continuation of Series)
Proverbs 14:17 gives a pretty good reason to be a Peacemaker rather than Peacebreaker … "A quick-tempered man does foolish things." And who wants to be called an angry fool?
With such careless ease we say, “I lost my temper.” But have you ever stopped to think of the implications behind that phrase. Lose it often enough and the results can be disastrous; for that is the way people lose their spouses and jobs and health and opportunities and...the list is long.
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If you were asked, "What is the most important discovery or accomplishment in your life? " how would you answer the question?
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING THURSDAY MARCH 15TH THOUGHTS ENTITLED "What Do You Want from Jesus?"
Do you want from Jesus all the joy that can be gained from fully accepting the fact that you are truly the child of a King? So that when you die you will not have to ask that someone write on your tombstone, “Born a human being, died a question mark.”
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING TUESDAY MARCH 13TH THOUGHTS ENTITLED "Are you a Peacemaker or a Peacebreaker?"
Someone has said that peace is merely that brief, glorious, moment in history when everyone stops to reload their weapons.
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING SUNDAY MARCH 13TH THOUGHTS ENTITLED ""Arrogance and Humility
When a company takes over another company, there is often a sign placed outside the premises announcing, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Such a sign accurately summarizes what takes place in Christian conversions. When Christ takes over a life, that life is literally under new management.
So consider, is God now managing your pride? Or is your pride still managing you?
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