Entertain this thought~ If the most beautiful violin music is played for you, by the world's best artist, on a $32 million Stradivarius, would you walk by without stopping?
Over a thousand people did just that, during 45 minutes of the D.C. morning rush in January, 2007, when Joshua Bell posed as a busker. Less than 1/2 of one percent took notice. About a dozen dropped money in the till. A mere handful stopped long enough to listen some. And only one woman recognized him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0KdAXLSO0Y&feature=related
The Washington Post experiment posed the question, if beauty were on display in a banal envornment, at an inopportune time, would it transcend the mundane?
Worth thinking about. By the way, the man who sells out concerts at $100 per seat-- took in a total of $32.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A 5th Century Saint foresees the Modern Age
I have to share this~ Call me crazy, I don't care, just read this post. Without explanation I can say we're living in "strange times," and you'd nod your head, "YES!" But did you know an obscure saint of ancient times had a remarkably clear vision of the era we are living in? It's a little heady, but read it all anyway. It's definitely food for thought. Thanks!
PROPHECY OF ST. NILUS
Realizing that St. Nilus is scarcely known to a large part of the Church, a brief sketch of his life, taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia (1911 copyright edition), is related below:
St. Nilus was one of the many disciples and fervent defenders of St. John Chrysostom. He was an officer at the Court of Constantinople, married, with two sons. While St. John Chrysostom was patriarch, before his exile (398-403), he directed Nilus in the study of Scripture and in works of piety. St. Nilus left his wife and one son and took the other, Theodulos, with him to Mt. Sinai to be a monk. The Bishop of Eleusa ordained both St. Nilus and his son to the priesthood. The mother and other son also embraced the religious life in Egypt.
From his monastery at Sinai, St. Nilus was a well-known person throughout the Eastern Church; by his writings and correspondence, he played an important part in the history of his time. He was known as a theologian, Biblical scholar and ascetic writer, so people of all kinds, from the emperor down wrote to consult him.
St. Nilus must be counted as one of the leading ascetic writers of the fifth century. His feast is kept on November 12th in the Byzantine Calendar; he is commemorated also in the Roman Martyrology on the same date. St. Nilus probably died around the year 430, as there is no evidence of his life after that.
Now the prophecy:
"After the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for the Advent of the Antichrist approaches, people's minds will grow cloudy from carnal passions, and dishonor and lawlessness will grow stronger.
Then the world will become unrecognizable. People's appearances will change, and it will be impossible to distinguish men from women due to their shamelessness in dress and style of hair. These people will be cruel and will be like wild animals because of the temptations of the Antichrist. There will be no respect for parents and elders, love will disappear, and Christian pastors, bishops, and priests will become vain men, completely failing to distinguish the right-hand way from the left.
At that time, the morals and traditions of Christians and of the Church will change. People will abandon modesty, and dissipation will reign. Falsehood and greed will attain great proportions, and woe to those who pile up treasures. Lust, adultery, homosexuality, secret deeds and murder will rule in society.
At that future time, due to the power of such great crimes and licentiousness, people will be deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which they received in Holy Baptism and equally of remorse.
The Churches of God will be deprived of God-fearing and pious pastors, and woe to the Christians remaining in the world at that time; they will completely lose their faith because they will lack the opportunity of seeing the light of knowledge from anyone at all. Then they will separate themselves out of the world in holy refuges in search of lightening their spiritual sufferings, but everywhere they will meet obstacles and constraints.
And all this will result from the fact that the Antichrist wants to be Lord over everything and become the ruler of the whole universe, and he will produce miracles and fantastic signs. He will also give depraved wisdom to an unhappy man so that he will discover a way by which one man can carry on a conversation with another from one end of the earth to the other. At that time men will also fly through the air like birds and descend to the bottom of the sea like fish. And when they have achieved all this, these unhappy people will spend their lives in comfort without knowing, poor souls, that it is deceit of the Antichrist. And, the impious one! – he will so complete science with vanity that it will go off the right path and lead people to lose faith in the existence of God in three hypostases.
Then the All-good God will see the downfall of the human race and will shorten the days for the sake of those few who are being saved, because the enemy wants to lead even the chosen into temptation, if that is possible... then the sword of chastisement will suddenly appear and kill the perverter and his servants."
Didn't Jesus ask in the Scriptures, "But when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith?"
We can trust Him to do His job. I, for one, deeply flawed human that I am, had better get busy doing MY job! Keeping faith alive in my home and family, and community. Thanks for reading!
Source: www.olrl.org/misc/ (Our Lady of the Rosary Library, online)
PROPHECY OF ST. NILUS
Realizing that St. Nilus is scarcely known to a large part of the Church, a brief sketch of his life, taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia (1911 copyright edition), is related below:
St. Nilus was one of the many disciples and fervent defenders of St. John Chrysostom. He was an officer at the Court of Constantinople, married, with two sons. While St. John Chrysostom was patriarch, before his exile (398-403), he directed Nilus in the study of Scripture and in works of piety. St. Nilus left his wife and one son and took the other, Theodulos, with him to Mt. Sinai to be a monk. The Bishop of Eleusa ordained both St. Nilus and his son to the priesthood. The mother and other son also embraced the religious life in Egypt.
From his monastery at Sinai, St. Nilus was a well-known person throughout the Eastern Church; by his writings and correspondence, he played an important part in the history of his time. He was known as a theologian, Biblical scholar and ascetic writer, so people of all kinds, from the emperor down wrote to consult him.
St. Nilus must be counted as one of the leading ascetic writers of the fifth century. His feast is kept on November 12th in the Byzantine Calendar; he is commemorated also in the Roman Martyrology on the same date. St. Nilus probably died around the year 430, as there is no evidence of his life after that.
Now the prophecy:
"After the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for the Advent of the Antichrist approaches, people's minds will grow cloudy from carnal passions, and dishonor and lawlessness will grow stronger.
Then the world will become unrecognizable. People's appearances will change, and it will be impossible to distinguish men from women due to their shamelessness in dress and style of hair. These people will be cruel and will be like wild animals because of the temptations of the Antichrist. There will be no respect for parents and elders, love will disappear, and Christian pastors, bishops, and priests will become vain men, completely failing to distinguish the right-hand way from the left.
At that time, the morals and traditions of Christians and of the Church will change. People will abandon modesty, and dissipation will reign. Falsehood and greed will attain great proportions, and woe to those who pile up treasures. Lust, adultery, homosexuality, secret deeds and murder will rule in society.
At that future time, due to the power of such great crimes and licentiousness, people will be deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which they received in Holy Baptism and equally of remorse.
The Churches of God will be deprived of God-fearing and pious pastors, and woe to the Christians remaining in the world at that time; they will completely lose their faith because they will lack the opportunity of seeing the light of knowledge from anyone at all. Then they will separate themselves out of the world in holy refuges in search of lightening their spiritual sufferings, but everywhere they will meet obstacles and constraints.
And all this will result from the fact that the Antichrist wants to be Lord over everything and become the ruler of the whole universe, and he will produce miracles and fantastic signs. He will also give depraved wisdom to an unhappy man so that he will discover a way by which one man can carry on a conversation with another from one end of the earth to the other. At that time men will also fly through the air like birds and descend to the bottom of the sea like fish. And when they have achieved all this, these unhappy people will spend their lives in comfort without knowing, poor souls, that it is deceit of the Antichrist. And, the impious one! – he will so complete science with vanity that it will go off the right path and lead people to lose faith in the existence of God in three hypostases.
Then the All-good God will see the downfall of the human race and will shorten the days for the sake of those few who are being saved, because the enemy wants to lead even the chosen into temptation, if that is possible... then the sword of chastisement will suddenly appear and kill the perverter and his servants."
Didn't Jesus ask in the Scriptures, "But when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith?"
We can trust Him to do His job. I, for one, deeply flawed human that I am, had better get busy doing MY job! Keeping faith alive in my home and family, and community. Thanks for reading!
Source: www.olrl.org/misc/ (Our Lady of the Rosary Library, online)
Friday, January 2, 2009
I wish you Success in 2009
The following is one of my favorite quotes~ A definition of success by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I added boldface to some of the words for emphasis.
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
May I ask, what is success to you? Is it riches? Power? Receiving accolades, awards and praise? Having the most toys, the nicest house in the best neighborhood? Is it winning at all costs?
I hope it's broader than any of those things. More aligned with the definition above.
Success is authentic living from the heart-- with the ever-present memory that we are God's creation; that we are loved into existence every day, and that we are blessed, whether we feel it or not.
When we know this in our core, we can begin to think about each day as a gift and an opportunity to love. And before we know it, we will naturally be doing each one of Emerson's Success Ideas.
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
May I ask, what is success to you? Is it riches? Power? Receiving accolades, awards and praise? Having the most toys, the nicest house in the best neighborhood? Is it winning at all costs?
I hope it's broader than any of those things. More aligned with the definition above.
Success is authentic living from the heart-- with the ever-present memory that we are God's creation; that we are loved into existence every day, and that we are blessed, whether we feel it or not.
When we know this in our core, we can begin to think about each day as a gift and an opportunity to love. And before we know it, we will naturally be doing each one of Emerson's Success Ideas.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
It's a Wonderful Life
A fund manager associated with Bernie Madoff was found dead yesterday. He committed suicide by slashing his wrists at his desk. The billions of dollars in investments he was overseeing disappeared, like a shadow when the clouds come out.
Mr. Madoff's Ponzi scheme ravenously devoured $50 Billion, before this gentleman's eyes. In an unspeakable, crushing blow to those thousands of people who no longer have retirement money, and to the legitimate charities which are now bust, the truth is out. The money isn't, and it never was. These people were robbed, their money paid as "interest" to others who were also robbed, willingly handing over fortunes to Madoff's investment firm, for the promise of fat dividends.
I ache for the dead man and his friends and family, and for all of the victims of Madoff's elaborate lies. Nothing anyone can say or do will bring his man back to life. And what comfort will his loved ones find right now? The massive financial fraud itself is the pinnacle of discomfort. And death has now followed in its wake.
Suicide is an action of sheer, unmitigated hopelessness.
Like George Bailey, ready to throw himself into the ice-cold, churning waters of Bedford Falls --those souls without hope can see nothing but the oppressive, diabolical, unrelenting message:
"You're worth more dead than you are alive!"
For those familiar with the story, on Christmas Eve, George lost the Building and Loan's entire $8,000 bank deposit ($68,205.79 in 2007 dollars), unwittingly dropped into Mr. Potter's lap by that loveable ditz, Uncle Billy.
And the bank examiner was waiting impatiently in the office to review the accounts, so he could get home to his family. That large missing sum meant scandal, and prison for George, the big-hearted, community-minded family man. Frustrated, angry, consumed with hopelessness, suicide appeared to be his only answer.
But the fervent prayers friends and family reached heaven, and God sent Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class, to show George what a wonderful life he really did have, and how vital was his thread in the fabric of humanity.
What about the fund manager? Did this man truly have no hope? What about a prayer? Did he even know how to pray? Did he have praying friends?
I have a thought for my fellow humans who have placed their hope in money, and may be seeing that hope disappoint:
Reorient your compass to TRUE NORTH (Truth!)-- in the direction of the Star of Bethlehem, which points the way to Christ.
Then, get prayer. 1). If you don't know how to pray, figure out who among your friends and famiy DOES know how to pray, and ask them to pray for you, until they can teach you how to do it. 2). Learn to pray. 3). Teach your kids how to pray. Honest to God, it's a life skill!
It's Christmas Day. Today we remember God's intimate love in the form of a tiny, fresh, vulnerable newborn with the destiny of Savior of Humankind, King of All Nations. He was born into humble circumstances to teach us how to live. And he shows us that life is the gift.
Money comes and goes. It can often be replaced, with effort. But life is irreplaceable. You are important to someone. Believe it-- even if you haven't been told in awhile. "For God loved the world so much, that He gave us His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him will not die, but have eternal life."
Mr. Madoff's Ponzi scheme ravenously devoured $50 Billion, before this gentleman's eyes. In an unspeakable, crushing blow to those thousands of people who no longer have retirement money, and to the legitimate charities which are now bust, the truth is out. The money isn't, and it never was. These people were robbed, their money paid as "interest" to others who were also robbed, willingly handing over fortunes to Madoff's investment firm, for the promise of fat dividends.
I ache for the dead man and his friends and family, and for all of the victims of Madoff's elaborate lies. Nothing anyone can say or do will bring his man back to life. And what comfort will his loved ones find right now? The massive financial fraud itself is the pinnacle of discomfort. And death has now followed in its wake.
Suicide is an action of sheer, unmitigated hopelessness.
Like George Bailey, ready to throw himself into the ice-cold, churning waters of Bedford Falls --those souls without hope can see nothing but the oppressive, diabolical, unrelenting message:
"You're worth more dead than you are alive!"
For those familiar with the story, on Christmas Eve, George lost the Building and Loan's entire $8,000 bank deposit ($68,205.79 in 2007 dollars), unwittingly dropped into Mr. Potter's lap by that loveable ditz, Uncle Billy.
And the bank examiner was waiting impatiently in the office to review the accounts, so he could get home to his family. That large missing sum meant scandal, and prison for George, the big-hearted, community-minded family man. Frustrated, angry, consumed with hopelessness, suicide appeared to be his only answer.
But the fervent prayers friends and family reached heaven, and God sent Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class, to show George what a wonderful life he really did have, and how vital was his thread in the fabric of humanity.
What about the fund manager? Did this man truly have no hope? What about a prayer? Did he even know how to pray? Did he have praying friends?
I have a thought for my fellow humans who have placed their hope in money, and may be seeing that hope disappoint:
Reorient your compass to TRUE NORTH (Truth!)-- in the direction of the Star of Bethlehem, which points the way to Christ.
Then, get prayer. 1). If you don't know how to pray, figure out who among your friends and famiy DOES know how to pray, and ask them to pray for you, until they can teach you how to do it. 2). Learn to pray. 3). Teach your kids how to pray. Honest to God, it's a life skill!
It's Christmas Day. Today we remember God's intimate love in the form of a tiny, fresh, vulnerable newborn with the destiny of Savior of Humankind, King of All Nations. He was born into humble circumstances to teach us how to live. And he shows us that life is the gift.
Money comes and goes. It can often be replaced, with effort. But life is irreplaceable. You are important to someone. Believe it-- even if you haven't been told in awhile. "For God loved the world so much, that He gave us His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him will not die, but have eternal life."
Friday, December 12, 2008
Satan's Meeting (Read even if you're busy)
Quick note: I didn't write this & wish I knew the author's name, to give credit where it's due. But it's a compelling story which ought to be told. Sometimes parables are more true than we'd imagine.
Enjoy!
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
In his opening address he said,
"We can't keep Christians from going to church."
"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour."
"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.."
"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:
"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."
"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."
"Keep them from spending time with their children."
"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."
"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."
"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."
"Invade their driving moments with billboards."
"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "
"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."
"Give them headaches too! "
"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas."
"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."
"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."
"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences. "
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus."
"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
"It will work!"
"It will work!"
It was quite a plan!
The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.
Having little time for their God or their families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?
You be the judge!!!!!
Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?
Enjoy!
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
In his opening address he said,
"We can't keep Christians from going to church."
"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour."
"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.."
"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:
"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."
"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."
"Keep them from spending time with their children."
"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."
"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."
"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."
"Invade their driving moments with billboards."
"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "
"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."
"Give them headaches too! "
"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas."
"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."
"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."
"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences. "
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus."
"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
"It will work!"
"It will work!"
It was quite a plan!
The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.
Having little time for their God or their families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?
You be the judge!!!!!
Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Apologizing for WHAT?
I recently met a fascinating woman.
Dancing on the edge of "retirement age," Elizabeth* was tall, sinewy, alert to irony, bright-eyed. An enjoyable conversationalist, she drew me into the story of her life. (* real name has been changed for this post).
I could imagine her 40 years ago~ young, artistic, beautiful and beguiling. She, an independent Swedish blonde traveling on business -- not looking for a man -- met an American working in England.
They fell for each other, married, and later moved to the states. Home for him, and a world away for her.
Many years traveling with her husband and living overseas offered her a smorgasbord of experiences most of us merely read about in Conde' Nast. The stories of her artistic pursuits conjure images of a free spirited soul living out her unique calling with panache'.
She even studied for six years under a Sen-Sei the art of Ikebana, Japanese Floral Arranging, and became a master in her own right. And given a Japanese Flower name to recognize her master status.
The drama of her life's story is one that really could read like a novel. I'd LOVE to read a novel like it...
But here is the sad part.
Within minutes of meeting me, she apologized. And not for committing any offense.
We met at an after-hours networking event for "female executives." (I'm hardly an executive! But hey, if I can get out and have a Martini with some interesting women once in awhile, I sieze the moment.)
She apologized for not "having a job," or the business card to go with it.
Truly, I could see her discomfort in trying to explain to me the meaning and value of her life, detached from some title and income stream. Those external signs of independence and worth, which define so many of us, could not define this glorious woman.
Thinking about her makes me want to have a different kind of "card."
Life is my business. It's yours, and everyone else's too. Maybe we should all carry a"Life Card" which we give out: It can tell people what is magnanimous, unique, and worth celebrating about us.
I hope we can come to that place where we never apologize for a life beautifully lived. Our worth does not come from our jobs, but from the God-given nature of our unfolding life-stories, which each have the power to inspire someone else. May the stories be told, heard, cherished and encouraged.
You are beautiful. Your life is the gift. Whether you have a job or not.
Dancing on the edge of "retirement age," Elizabeth* was tall, sinewy, alert to irony, bright-eyed. An enjoyable conversationalist, she drew me into the story of her life. (* real name has been changed for this post).
I could imagine her 40 years ago~ young, artistic, beautiful and beguiling. She, an independent Swedish blonde traveling on business -- not looking for a man -- met an American working in England.
They fell for each other, married, and later moved to the states. Home for him, and a world away for her.
Many years traveling with her husband and living overseas offered her a smorgasbord of experiences most of us merely read about in Conde' Nast. The stories of her artistic pursuits conjure images of a free spirited soul living out her unique calling with panache'.
She even studied for six years under a Sen-Sei the art of Ikebana, Japanese Floral Arranging, and became a master in her own right. And given a Japanese Flower name to recognize her master status.
The drama of her life's story is one that really could read like a novel. I'd LOVE to read a novel like it...
But here is the sad part.
Within minutes of meeting me, she apologized. And not for committing any offense.
We met at an after-hours networking event for "female executives." (I'm hardly an executive! But hey, if I can get out and have a Martini with some interesting women once in awhile, I sieze the moment.)
She apologized for not "having a job," or the business card to go with it.
Truly, I could see her discomfort in trying to explain to me the meaning and value of her life, detached from some title and income stream. Those external signs of independence and worth, which define so many of us, could not define this glorious woman.
Thinking about her makes me want to have a different kind of "card."
Life is my business. It's yours, and everyone else's too. Maybe we should all carry a"Life Card" which we give out: It can tell people what is magnanimous, unique, and worth celebrating about us.
I hope we can come to that place where we never apologize for a life beautifully lived. Our worth does not come from our jobs, but from the God-given nature of our unfolding life-stories, which each have the power to inspire someone else. May the stories be told, heard, cherished and encouraged.
You are beautiful. Your life is the gift. Whether you have a job or not.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Il Divo Sings Amazing Grace
Stop what you're doing right now and watch this. Four beautiful young men (Sigh! Younger than me!!), presenting an absolutely beautiful rendition of the best song ever written. Sweeter than honey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVxzEueJ6A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVxzEueJ6A
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