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There are movies that have majesty in them. Chariots of Fire was one of those movies. And one of the reasons were not the great film work and direction but the dozens of king size lessons it taught.
By
way of example, if you saw this film...do you remember when young
Harold Abrahams, a champion sprinter had just suffered his first defeat
and in a pouting mood supreme stated in relation to any other running
"If I can't win, I won't run.
To which his girl friend responds "If you don't run, you can't win."
Abrams went on to win the 1924 Olympic Gold Meldal in the hundred meter run.
The first step and certainly not the only step to solving a pouting problem is recognizing to what degree you are a pouter.
And do not think it is only the prerogative of little minds...the world is full of great men who are also great pouters.
One thing is for sure...sulking and satisfaction don't go hand in hand.
Indeed. sulking and pouting make the whole world smell like Limburger cheese.
The whole world smell like Limburger cheese?
Yea and verily. Please stay with me.
One day an old grandfather lay down to take his afternoon nap and as he slept his grandchildren decided to play a trick on him. It
wasn't very nice of them for he was a good grandpa but they were in the
mood for mischief...so they went out into the kitchen and got some
limburger cheese and spread it around and through his rather large and
bushy mustache.
So that when he awoke...he awoke sniffing and exclaiming "This room stinks."
And then as he wandered around in the house he came to the conclusion "This whole house stinks."
Finally when he went outside and obviously continued to smell the limburger cheese he cried out "The whole world stinks."
Ah
yes...when we pout...the whole world stinks...and our logic and our
ability to forgive and forget die and dry up on a negative poisonous
vine.
And
we pray and our prayers rise no further than the barrier pouting has
put between us and our prayer reaching the throne of grace...but God is
still aware and weeps with us...while we are aware only of our own self
centered tears.
May I share with you a true story about General Colin Powell: In his own words he writes: "In one of my assignments as a young infantry officer, I was sent to the 48th Infantry near Frankfurt, Germany.
In
those days our prize weapon was a huge 280-mm atomic cannon. Guarded by
infantry platoons, these guns were hauled around the forests on trucks
to keep the Soviets from guessing their location.
One
day Captain Tom Miller assigned my platoon to guard a 280. I alerted my
men, loaded my .45 caliber pistol and jumped into my jeep.
I
had not gone far when I realized that my .45 was gone. I was petrified.
In the army, losing a weapon is serious business. I had no choice but
to radio Captain Miller and tell him.
"You what?" he said in disbelief. He paused a few seconds, then added, "All right, continue the mission."
When I returned, uneasily contemplating my fate, Miller called me over.
“I’ve got something for you," he said, handing me the pistol. "Some kids in the village found it where it fell out of your holster."
"Kids found it?" I felt a cold chill.
"Yeah," he said. "Luckily they only got off one round before we heard the shot and took the gun away." The disastrous possibilities left me limp. "For God’s sake, son, don’t let that happen again."
He drove off. I checked the magazine and found it was full. The gun had not been fired. Later I learned that I had dropped it in my tent before I ever got started. Miller had fabricated the scene about the kids to give me a good scare.
Today the army might hold an investigation, call in lawyers and likely enter a bad mark on my record. Miller gave me the chance to learn from my mistake. His example of intelligent leadership was not lost on me. Nobody ever got to the top without slipping up. When someone stumbles, I don’t believe in stomping on him.
When I returned, uneasily contemplating my fate, Miller called me over.
“I’ve got something for you," he said, handing me the pistol. "Some kids in the village found it where it fell out of your holster."
"Kids found it?" I felt a cold chill.
"Yeah," he said. "Luckily they only got off one round before we heard the shot and took the gun away." The disastrous possibilities left me limp. "For God’s sake, son, don’t let that happen again."
He drove off. I checked the magazine and found it was full. The gun had not been fired. Later I learned that I had dropped it in my tent before I ever got started. Miller had fabricated the scene about the kids to give me a good scare.
Today the army might hold an investigation, call in lawyers and likely enter a bad mark on my record. Miller gave me the chance to learn from my mistake. His example of intelligent leadership was not lost on me. Nobody ever got to the top without slipping up. When someone stumbles, I don’t believe in stomping on him.
My philosophy is "Pick ’em up, dust ’em off and get ’em moving again."
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
Two stores faced each other across a very busy street. Their owners were in constant competition with each other. One day, the owner of one store put out a sign that read – If you want it, we have it!
Almost immediately the other owner put out a sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
WHO ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are you?
You influence and are influenced according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED "Who Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you, constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING ENTITLED WHO ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more complicated.
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Yes, God loves you the way you are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and
appreciation of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his
strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the
President and with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and Wild Thorn
"Wyrick
has authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of
American history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and
readable book that has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When
it comes to invoking religion in support of any of their decisions,
politicians need to sit at the feet of Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr
once called him 'America's greatest theologian.' Why so great? Because
he invariably distinguished between human works and the works of the
Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantle of humility easily: because he was more
impressed with what God was doing in the world than with what he,
president of the United States in the midst of an awful crisis, was
doing. That is why in his last major speech he distinguished between
both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's 'own purposes.'
Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk out of
politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career,
Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends politics."
Dr. Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil
Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham Lincoln's
Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history. Should
have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read
by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably the most
complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so
often expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip
service to a Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real
God. It was this faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight
and sometimes steel that Lincoln would need in full measure
as he led the United States through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear
and unpretentious style of presentation is very much in keeping with the
character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick makes his point very
well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed them, are as
relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
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