Tuesday, January 29, 2008

WORTH READING 30 Jan 2008

Acres of Diamonds

One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a
man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived
until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a
clergyman.

One day, a young man went to him and told him he wanted a college education
but couldn't swing it financially. Dr. Conwell decided, at that moment, what
his aim in life was, besides being a man of cloth - that is. He decided to
build a university for unfortunate, but deserving, students. He did have a
challenge, however. He would need a few million dollars to build the
university. For Dr. Conwell, and anyone with real purpose in life, nothing
could stand in the way of his goal.

Several years before this incident, Dr. Conwell was tremendously intrigued
by a true story - with its ageless moral. The story was about a farmer who
lived in Africa and through a visitor became tremendously excited about
looking for diamonds. Diamonds were already discovered in abundance on the
African continent and this farmer got so excited about the idea of millions
of dollars worth of diamonds that he sold his farm to head out to the
diamond line. He wandered all over the continent, as the years slipped by,
constantly searching for diamonds, wealth, which he never found. Eventually
he went completely broke and threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual looking rock about
the size of a country egg and put it on his mantle as a sort of curiosity. A
visitor stopped by and in viewing the rock practically went into terminal
convulsions. He told the new owner of the farm that the funny looking rock
on his mantle was about the biggest diamond that had ever been found. The
new owner of the farm said, "Heck, the whole farm is covered with them" -
and sure enough it was.

The farm turned out to be the Kimberly Diamond Mine...the richest the world
has ever known. The original farmer was literally standing on "Acres of
Diamonds" until he sold his farm.

Dr. Conwell learned from the story of the farmer and continued to teach it's
moral. Each of us is right in the middle of our own "Acre of Diamonds", if
only we would realize it and develop the ground we are standing on before
charging off in search of greener pastures. Dr. Conwell told this story many
times and attracted enormous audiences. He told the story long enough to
have raised the money to start the college for underprivileged deserving
students. In fact, he raised nearly six million dollars and the university
he founded, Temple University in Philadelphia, has at least ten
degree-granting colleges and six other schools.

When Doctor Russell H. Conwell talked about each of us being right on our
own "Acre of Diamonds", he meant it. This story does not get old...it will
be true forever...

Opportunity does not just come along - it is there all the time - we just
have to see it.


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Thursday, January 24, 2008

WORTH READING 25 Jan 2008

Where You Take Life


Over the same sea, on the same winds;
A ship sails in one direction, another in opposite.
It is not the wind that decides which direction the ship goes;
Its the sails; how they are tied and how they are maneuvered.

Similarly, it is not fate that decides where your life is going;
It is all about how you take life and where you take it to.


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Sunday, January 20, 2008

WORTH READING 21 Jan 2008

Wow !

Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom
and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string
that was attached to a helium balloon.

All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl.
I braced myself for some screaming and crying.

But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she
gleefully shouted out, Wow!

I didn't realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me
something.

Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an
unexpected problem. I felt like responding with Oh no, what should we do But
remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, Wow, that's
interesting! How can I help you

One thing's for sure - life's always going to keep us off balance with its
unexpected problems. That's a given. What's not preordained is our response.
We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated.

No matter what the situation, a fascinated Wow! will always beat a
frustrated Oh, no.

So the next time you experience one of life's unexpected gusts, remember
that little girl and make it a Wow! experience. The Wow! response always
works.


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Thursday, January 03, 2008

WORTH READING 4 Jan 2008

One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
His name was Kyle.
It looked like he was carrying all of his books.
I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
He must really be a nerd."
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends
tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so
he landed in the dirt.
His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet
from him.
He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around
looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. "
They really should get lives.
" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
There was a big smile on his face.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him
before.

He said he had gone to private school before now.
I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends
He said yes.
We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked
him, and my friends thought the same of him.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious
muscles with this pile of books everyday!
"He just laughed and handed me half the books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
When we were seniors, we began to think about college.
Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke.
I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a
problem.
He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football
scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
He looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
Today was one of those days.
I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and
smiled.
"Thanks," he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and
began
"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those
tough years.
Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your
friends...
I am here to
tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give
them.
I am going to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first
day we met.
He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to
do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
"Thankfully, I was saved.
My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this
handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
Not until that moment did I realize its depth.
Never underestimate the power of your actions.

With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
For better or for worse.
God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.

Look for God in others.


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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

WORTH READING 2 Jan 2008

Look At The Brighter Side


We human beings are such small creatures.
So don't be too worried about everything, treasure every moment, do what you
wish to do.

Broaden your view, broaden your mind.
Don't worry too much about things that are bothering you.
Do treasure your loved ones, live safely and peacefully.

Always be happy to welcome the coming of the new day...
Enjoy the sunshine...

Always look at the brighter side of things.

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