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Author,
David Dunn, once wrote, “Like most people, I was brought up to look
upon life as a process of getting…but in this humdrum world there is
altogether too much grubbing and too little giving.
I recommend giving as an exciting and thoroughly satisfying hobby. Fortunately
each of us has a different assortment of gifts - some of us have spare
time; others have surplus mental or physical energy; others have a
special art, skill or talent; still others have ideas, imagination, the
ability to organize, the gift of leadership. (But)
all of us can give appreciation, kindness, interest, loyalty,
understanding, encouragement, tolerance – and a score of other little
portions of ourselves.”
Or as Ralph Waldo Emerson mused, “Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.”
A
former President of the Menninger Foundation once said, “If each of us
can be helped by science to live a hundred years, what will it profit us
if our hates and fears, our loneliness and remorse, will not permit us
to enjoy them?”
Elizabeth
Barrett Browning in “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” thoughtfully
protested, “What frightens me is that men are content with what is not
life at all.” It is a treachery
to the soul to forget that “Man does not live by bread alone,” but
rather by putting his ear to the voice of God.
Do
you remember, when you still quite young, how you learned that by
focusing the rays of the sun through a magnifying glass you could burn a
hole through a leaf, or etch your initials on the side of a tree?
Well, that is why it is so important to meet God in the morning and carry Him with you through the day. It
is a holy habit that can help you to bring all your scattered ethics
into focus, to pinpoint your decisions with heavenly meaning, and give
proper direction to your deeds. In short, pray “God, help me” at breakfast so you will be able to pray “God, thank you,” at dinner.
THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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A Quote FROM Rev. Wyrick’s 9TH BOOK “THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN”
Into this fray, a political Lincoln, a military Lincoln and a spiritual Lincoln moved toward monumental decisions.
Struggling for truth, sometimes befuddled by reality, this man who knew
his Bible as well as some preachers would often be asked if he thought
God was on the side of the North.
His reply always remained the same. “My concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God’s side.”9 It would be difficult to place too much emphasis on what he brought to every decision.
This child of the wilderness had had no city lights to mute the stars or compete with moonlight. He had watched his own growing, side by side with all the other growing things in field and forest. It seemed natural to him to ponder that human life must be more of mind, and soul a reality.
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(Serialization of One of Neil’s book that can be found on his other blog Wyrick’s Writings)
I almost drowned once. It is
a terrifying experience. One gets very used to breathing. I had taught
swimming in summer camp. Passed the Red Cross Life Saving course.
Water-skied 50 miles an hour. Now I found I could not even stand to have the water flow over my face when I took a shower.
So I had two choices. Give in to my fear or fight it.
I
fought it. Stuck my head in a few inches of water in a basin for five
seconds, then ten and finally a minute. I kept working on my private
demon until one day, six month later, I was behind a ski boat with ski
rope in hand. I was filled with panic, not just fear. I skied anyway. I
fell and did not drown. I began to overcome the anxiety.
I
refused to have a love affair with fear that could have become a
permanent downer. Did I completely conquer my fear? No. Was I better off
than if I had given in? Definitely.
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number of years ago two scientists conducted an experiment with a
sheep. They tied a piece of wire around the leg of a normal sheep in the
midst of other sheep. Then at regular intervals they would send an
electric shock through the wire making the leg twitch. The sheep’s
behavior remained normal. He ate well, slept well, acted quite nicely,
twitching appendage and all. Then the scientists added another factor.
They
began to ring a bell ten seconds before they administered the shock.
Within a very short period of time the sheep began to demonstrate all
the symptoms of severe anxiety neurosis. His eating habits went from bad
to worse. He couldn't sleep. He took to avoiding the other sheep. He
became highly nervous and agitated.
It is
the same with all the people who every day promise themselves it is
going to be a bad day, and then work very hard at making their prophecy
come true.
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