Thursday, November 6, 2008

Don't Quit, Keep playing !!


Devon - The Concert ...

When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing."

Then, leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child, and he added a running obbligato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was so mesmerized that they couldn't recall what else the great master played. Only the classic, " Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

Perhaps that's the way it is with God. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren't always graceful flowing music. However, with the hand of the Master, our life's work can truly be beautiful.

The next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You may hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit." "Keep playing."

May you feel His arms around you and know that His hands are there, helping you turn your feeble attempts into true masterpieces. Remember, God doesn't seem to call the equipped, rather, He equips the 'called.' Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than by the things you acquire.

So touch someone by passing this little message along. May God bless you and be with you always! .... and remember, "Don't quit." "Keep playing."

~ Author Unknown

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Your Choice, Red Or Blue Sunglasses ?

Good and bad things happens all the time. Why do we sometime feel like everything is getting in our way (when we are feeling unhappy) and why do we feel like everything is beautiful and acceptable (when we are feeling happy) ?

When we are feeling unhappy, we interpret and see things through an unhappy filter. Just like wearing a red colored sunglasses (the interpretation), everything you see will be red, whether the good or bad things. Just like wearing a blue colored sunglasses (the interpretation), everything you see will be blue, not only the good. Even the bad things seems easily tolerable.

Knowing this, let us choose to wear a blue cool Sunglasses. Let us choose to see things through happy eyes, through happy minds. Let us do this by interpreting the things that happen around us with a positive, forward looking, creative, loving, understanding & hopeful perspective.
~ Ricomni

Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Startling Uncommon Common Word ...

What common English word is 9 letters long, and each time you remove a
letter from it, it still remains an English word ?
Yes, from 9 letters all the way down to a single remaining letter.

The word is "STARTLING"

Observe ...

"STARTLING"
If you remove the letter "L", you get ...
"STARTING"

If you remove the second letter "T", you get ...
"STARING"

If you remove the letter "A", you get ...
"STRING"

If you remove the letter "R, you get ...
"STING"

If you remove the letter "T", you get ...
"SING"

If you remove the letter "G", you get ...
"SIN"

If you remove the letter "S", you get ...
"IN"

If you remove the letter "N", you get ...
"I"



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