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 For Closeness T-R-A-V-E-L
Inmate Mitchell King had a visitor – his wife. King was serving a six-year jail term in Auckland, New Zealand for armed robbery. But his wife didn’t want to be away from him for that long. So they held hands. And they stuck. She’d rubbed her palms with Super Glue. Their new-found closeness was short-lived. And their separation painful. Her technique is not one I’d recommend for a closer relationship. But if you want more closeness; if you desire relationships that are deeper and broader, more meaningful and longer-lasting, then remember the word “travel.” T is for TRUST. Trust is the glue that holds people together (not Super Glue). A relationship will go nowhere without it. R is for RESPECT. “Do not save your loving speeches for your friends till they are dead; do not write them on their tombstones, speak them rather now instead,” writes Anna Cummins. It’s about respecting others and letting them know that you value them. A is for AFFECTION. Sometimes affection means love. Sometimes it means a touch. Always it means kindness. V is for VULNERABILITY. Though we may feel afraid to let another too close, no relationship will go anywhere without risking vulnerability. Entrepreneur Jim Rohn says, “The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy.” And the love. E is for EMOTIONAL INTIMACY. Learn to be open. Learn to communicate freely. What kinds of relationships you make are largely determined by how openly you have learned to communicate. L is for LAUGHTER. Victor Borge got it right when he said, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” It’s also the most enjoyable. For relationships that can really go somewhere, just remember the word “travel.” Then enjoy the trip! -------------------------------------------- Written by Charles Kitner
 It's Your Pearl ! When something irritates you, how do you handle it?
Do you take it personal? Do you stay in peace?
Do you take action? Do you speak up? Do you sit down? Do you feel overwhelmed? Or do you feel like you can overcome it? ----------------------
When an irritation like a foreign substance gets inside an oyster, it produces a secretion. After months, the secretion hardens and evolves into a pearl. Man dives dangerously in the deep seas seeking pearls. They are valuable sought after treasures. People actually pay for this “irritation” that evolved into a pearl. When an irritation gets inside your spirit and life, you can either allow it to eat you up and develop ulcers, hypertension, back ache, head ache, stomach ache, heart ache or you can gain a pearl of wisdom from the experience. You can develop a new insight, faith and a life lesson from your setbacks and pain. This pearl of great price that you’ve gained was once an irritation, an unwelcome intrusion into your life but now you see it differently. You come out of the depths of the sea of despair, depression and discouragement. You can come out of the dark pool of water and rise to the surface and see the light. It’s your pearl ! Turn your pain into pearls. ---------------------- Written by Jewel Diamond Taylor
 Time Management
Have you noticed how many day-planners are available these days?
And then there are the time-management self-help books: how to increase your efficiency, how to make every moment count, how to invest your time wisely and productively.
While all those voices and handy products scream for your attention, I’d like to play devil’s advocate and tell you how to waste your time. FIVE proven ideas come immediately to mind: FIRST, worry a lot. Start worrying early in the morning and intensify your anxiety as the day passes. Worry about your own failures and mistakes — about what you should or could have done but didn’t. To add variety, worry about things you should not have done but did. Hanging around negative people is another secret you won’t want to forget. Remember: Potential ulcers need fresh acid. SECOND, make hard-and-fast predictions. Of course, you’ll need to ignore that little throwaway line in the fourth chapter of James: “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.” But forget that comment and set your expectations in motion. Be as specific as you can. For example, one month before his July 1975 disappearance, Jimmy Hoffa announced: “I don’t need bodyguards.” THIRD, fix your attention on getting rich. You’ll get a lot of innovative ideas from the secular bookshelves. (I counted 14 books on the subject last time I was in a bookstore.) Plus, you’ll fit right in with most of the hype that’s pouring out of entrepreneurial seminars and high-pressure sales meetings. FOURTH, compare yourself with others. Not only will you ricochet between the extremes of arrogance and discouragement, you will also spend the time not knowing who you are. FIFTH, lengthen your list of enemies. If there’s one thing above all others that will keep your wheels spinning, it’s perfecting your skill at the Blame Game. With a full arsenal of suspicion, paranoia, and resentment, you can waste endless evenings stewing over those folks who have made your life miserable. Put these FIVE surefire suggestions in motion, and you can forget about all the hassles connected with being happy, efficient, productive, and contented. Within a couple of months, those things won’t even be on your agenda. All this sounds like foolish exaggeration, doesn’t it? But just stop and think: How much time are you already wasting on some of these things? -------------------------------------------------- Written by Chuck Swindoll The above 3 Articles have been sourced from the WFA website. WFA is the Wilmington First Assembly of God in Delaware, USA.
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