Something to live by

***Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were MEANT to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach a lesson, or to help you figure out who YOU ARE or who u want to BECOME. U never know who these people may be but when u lock eyes with them, u know at that MOMENT they will affect your life in some profound way. Sometimes things happen to u that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in REFLECTION you find that without overcoming those obsticles u would have never REALIZED your potential, strength, will power, or heart. EVERYTHING happens 4 a reason, NOTHING happens by chance. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to TEST the limits of your SOUL. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable BUT dull and utterly pointless. The people u meet who affect your life and the success and downfalls u experience help to create who u r and who u become. EVEN the bad experiences can be learned from. IN FACT they are probably the most IMPORTANT ones. If someone hurts u, betrays you, or breaks your heart, FORGIVE them, for they have helped u learn about TRUST and the importance of being CAUTIOUS with your open heart. If someone LOVES u, love them back UNCONDITIONALLY, not only because they love u, but because in a way, they are TEACHING u to love and how to OPEN your heart and eyes to things. Let yourself fall in love.I've found that sometimes the road doesn't take you where you want to go, but you end up in places you'd never want to leave, with people you'd never dream of living without***

Why do People do This to Their Children?

I strongly believe there should be rules for what people can name their children. It is a shame to me that parents would do such a horrible thing to their child as to give them a name that they have to live with the rest of their lives to be unique or different. Leave that up to the child as they grow up. Now granted I have heard my fair share, I grew up with a mother who taught in the Portsmouth and Norfolk school system my whole life and she came across some names but they seem to only get worse as I get older. Let me give you some examples so you know just what I am talking about............

Orangejello and Lemonjello were some of the first I heard, yes it looks like orange jello and lemon jello but they would be pronounced (or-ang-ello and la-mon-gello)

Then of course there was Precious Flower and Jovian Laurel, as if her mother was shopping in her makeup bag as she chose her name.

There was also Syphillis (so-phyllis) its only spelled like the STD not pronounced as though.

Then I got a call a few months ago the name was SHADE yes I know shade like lamp only it was said (sha-day) you can't be serious.

There was also Female........said (fem-alley)

or Yvonne that would be (Y-VON-E) not yvonne like you may have thought.

Recently my mom told me a story about a friend who works at the early education center and a woman came in to register her children who's names were yourhynese, hishynese and herhynese. I almost died.

But today no doubt topped the cake. I took a new patient call at work and the poor child was 6 his name is Qweschun...............stumped yet? Yeah that would be pronounced question.

WHY?!?!?!?!?

I just don't understand can anyone explain it to me please. It is or to be original but not at your childs expense please people. I would love a good laugh if you have or know some to add please comment me.

Crosswalk

Every once and a while,a seemingly-simple email comes around that ends up being quite profound. This is one of them.

Awesome!! We complain about the cross we bear but don't realize it is preparing us for the dip in the road that God can see and we cannot.Whatever your cross,
whatever your pain,
there will always be sunshine, after the rain....
Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall;
But God's always ready, to answer your call....
He knows every heartache, sees every tear,
a word from His lips, can calm every fear...
Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night,
But suddenly vanish, by dawn's early light...
The Savior is waiting, somewhere above,
to give you His grace, and send you His love.
May God fill your day with blessings!!

Garbage Trucks and a Philosophy Lesson

This one is great !!!!

How often do you let other people change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly she/he can get back her/his focus on what's important.

Five years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a taxi cab in Indianapolis . Here's what happened:

I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport . We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck." He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. I once knew a Pastor who would give the sign of the cross to such garbage haulers. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so . . . Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't.

A Good Lesson.......Letting Go

A learning lesson on LETTING GO

by Bishop T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this: When people can walk away from you, let them walk.

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you.

I mean, hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you...let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

(The Bible says that "they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us." [1 John 2:19] )

People leave you because they are not really joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.

You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over.

Let me tell you something: I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in "good-bye".

It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.

Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!!! If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to ... LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ... LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth. LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you ... LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge ... LET IT GO!!!

Absolutely Amazing

Absolutely amazing, particularly if your eyes glaze over when someone says "mathematics".

That someone worked awfully hard formulating this. Be sure to follow it to the end!


Beauty of Math!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9

12 x 8 + 2 = 98

123 x 8 + 3 = 987

1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876

12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765

123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654

1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543

12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432

123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11

12 x 9 + 3 = 111

123 x 9 + 4 = 1111

1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111

12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111

123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111

1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111

12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111

123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88

98 x 9 + 6 = 888

987 x 9 + 5 = 8888

9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888

98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888

987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888

9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1

11 x 11 = 121

111 x 111 = 12321

1111 x 1111 = 1234321

11111 x 11111 = 123454321

111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321

11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321

111111111 x 111111111= 123456789 87654321

Now, take a look at this...101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:What Equals 100%?

What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
GIVE OVER 100%.How about ACHIEVING 101%?What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help
answer these questions:

If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

If:H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K

8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%

And:K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E

11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%

But:A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E

1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

Men to Avoid

I wish someone would have shared this with me long ago. After a 1 AM phone call from an ex last night I wish some men would just learn. Will he ever stop saying he was young he didn't know any better? Yeah so was I, so what, it still does not justify the hell you put me through for years. Sorry I got wise and moved on and that crushed your heart, how do you think mine felt through 4 years of a cheating man who claimed to love me? Lets not start comparing heartaches I'll beat you every time. Apparently he forgot what I went through, or apparently he just doesn't care. I'm sick of the I didn't know what I had till it was gone, but you said you loved me and you left me. Yeah I did love him but apparently our definitions of love were lost in translation somewhere along the line. I'm better without him, so stop with the 1 and 2 AM I miss you trying to get some, is there any chance phone calls, that chapter has been closed for years move on. Oh and for the record I know about your girlfriend the one you haven't claimed for the last year, yeah her I'm sure she would love to know you're still calling. Some things never change, like some men's ability to tell the truth. I can be your friend but I don't want to be you "friend". Thanks but no thanks. Bitter, who me, NEVER. Ladies here's some pointers please take heed.


MEN TO AVOID. PERIOD.

1.His idea of talking dirty in bed is telling you he has a cock.

2.If he wants to cook you a romantic dinner on the second date, he's cheap.

3.The guy who believes a "meaningful conversation" includes quoting The Simpsons, Ben Stiller flicks, and any trilogy.

4.He owns anything Sean John, and lounges in velour. Ew.

5.If he paws at his balls and responds with a, "Ohhh, yeah, those are ripe." He'll probably always prefer the smell of his own soggy balls and farts to your perfumed skin. Be the umpire and throw his foul balls out.

6. He drinks pink adult beverages claiming he's fine with his sexuality. You'll have to fight over your china pattern, bedding fabric, and candle scent. And he'll critique your shoes.

7.If he favors generic vanilla wafer cookies, just-add-water products, and frozen chicken wings, your life together will be as slow as the people who work at Duane Reade.

8.If he refers to himself as "pappi" get a restraining order.

9.If he rides the cart at the supermarket, and you're hoping he'll grow out of it once your basket is filled with Luvs, find another love.

10.He says he's got a lot of stuff to do first thing the next morning… playing the quelle cool-hand-luke card. "A lot of stuff" involves "taking a shit." Period.

11.When he examines all the flatware and then polishes it with his napkin while you're out to dinner, he's a control freak who will obsess over the organization of your entire life, right down to the coat closet.

12.If the Ken in your life calls you "dude," or emails "whut up?" send him Skippers way. He's not ready for Barbie.

13.His idea of clever is, "I'm just joshing." You might want to keep this one around, actually. You'll lose at least five pounds of holiday bloat with all the vomiting.

14.The Oral Sex South Beach Dieter: if he won't eat carbs, he'll suck at eating you in bed.

15.His "cool wardrobe" consists of the windows of Banana Republic and Brooks Brothers. He doesn't know from risks, and your life together will be dreary.

16.If he whines, squeals, or giggles, you'll have to constantly remind yourself he's not the one with the ovaries.

17.If his face turns red and he gets tight-lipped when you kick his ass at Scrabble, he's a loser in more ways than one.

18.The 007 who convinces you he's suave with his half-stand at the dinner table, myriad hard-to-obtain-reservations, and imposing vocabulary until you hear him whine to his mother.

19.If he can't IM you and still get his work done, he's a horrible multi-tasker; you'll never achieve simultaneous orgasms.

20.He pulls a loose strand of hair aside for you, tucking it behind your ear on the second date. It's his power move, and it's never sincere.

21.He still wants to go to Turks & Caicos Club Med. Enough said.

22.If he doesn't put the moves on by the end of the third date, he's terrible at closing other deals, too. Take heed.

23.Bankers or hedgefunders who still consider themselves bankers past the age of 29; they're insecure and hopelessly dull.

24.Surgeons. They've got a sloppy God complex that spills over into their social lives.

25.Any white guy who busts into ghettochat just because he plays b-ball, knows guys who work the door, or listens to jazz.

26.The never-been-married post 40-year-old man whom romantically claims to still want a wife and kids. He's holding out for an imaginary perfect 10 and will never be happy.

27.Any guy that a) has a musical instrument but has never played professionally (save for the acoustic guitar because that's just HOT), b) has a canvas and paints but never been in a gallery, c) has truffle oil but is not a chef at a restaurant; he is only marginally talented, and you'll be forced to enjoy his "talents" in awe for too long.

28.The guy who openly deprecates gifts of jewelry; he thinks every girl is after his money even though he doesn't earn half as much as most men in Manhattan. He's not WORTH your time.

29.He claims to be a metrosexual aloud. He's gay.

30.He stares in the mirror. He's not only, as you would suspect, obsessed with his looks; he's trying to casually check out the other woman across the bar. He'll never be satisfied with just you.

31.He already knows the words to Gavin DeGraw songs. He's too effeminate to spank you in bed.

32.He's obsessed with his balls because he's got nothing else going on.
Men with bottles of "thinning hair" shampoos and sprays. He likely takes Propecia and has no seex drive.

33.A man who excuses himself from the table, saying he has to "tinkle." Oy.

34.When you're upset over something he has done, he claims, "But I'm just a dumb boy, not worthy of your emotions." Believe him.

35.He's sensitive and wants to talk about your relationship all the time.

36.Thread count notwithstanding, some things are just too soft, and soft doesn't do us much good in the bedroom. I don't care what he's read in Cosmo.

37.A man who trims. Hoping it will look bigger; but, here's a newsflash, it'll always feel small.

38.A man who when you mention Astroglide replies, "Oooh, the one with the purple cap? That shit's the bomb."

39.Anyone who says, "the bomb," "nizzle," or "bi-atch."

40.If he shaves, waxes, or lazers his arms, legs, or chest and isn't a professional swimmer or diver, swim away.

41.Any man who wears a class ring, pinky ring, or metal necklace. Run.
He quotes Shakespeare, reads the Iliad for fun, and doesn't just own, but uses, drink coasters. He'll want to see your wedding dress before you actually buy it to ensure it's up to snuff.

42.He has a subscription to Maxim or Gay Men's Health; he's still in college.

43.If when you go out for sushi, he always orders chicken teriyaki, you've got a chicken shit on your hands with no sense of adventure.

44.Avoid any man who speaks with his mother more than twice a week; he might as well still be milking.

45.He invests in a Sports Club L.A. membership to only use the elliptical and treadmill. He's shallow, and his idea of introspection is picking his nose.

46."Wait did I tell you this already?" is his code for "I'm dating a lot of other women, even though I'm going to pretend we're exclusive by avoiding 'the talk.'"

47.He says "fine" then sleeps with the ex-girlfriend that broke his heart.

Hope you enjoyed.