The Choice
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white
beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said,
"I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have
something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?" they asked.
"No," she said, "he's out."
"Then we cannot come in," they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had
happened.
"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and
invited the men in.
"We do not go into a house together," they replied.
"Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained, "His name is Wealth," said pointing to one
of his friends, and said, pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I
am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one
of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was
overjoyed.
"How nice!" he said. "since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let
him come in and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their daughter-in-law was listening from another corner of the house.
She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love?
Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife."
Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is
Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got
up and followed him. Surprised, the woman asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together: " If you had invited Wealth or Success,
the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love,
wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is
Wealth and Success!!!"
"Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy. Where there is
self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work
through it. Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding,
patience, and renewed strength. Where there is fear, we wish you love,
and courage."
You have two choices right now: (1) Delete this; or (2) Invite Love by
sharing this story.
Peace to all.
- Unknown
Failure is Success
To weight lifters, failure is success. Unless they lift a
weight to the point of "failure," their muscles aren't
growing. So they have programmed themselves, through
repetition, to use the word "failure" in a positive sense.
They also call what we would call "pain" something positive:
"the burn." Getting to "the burn" is the goal! You'll hear
bodybuilders call out to each other: "Roast 'em!" By
changing the language, they acquire access to inner power
through the use of the human will.
Language leads to power. To optimize your levels of
inspiration and motivation, be conscious of the creative
potential of the language you use on a daily basis.
- Steve Chandler, in "100 Ways to Motivate Yourself"
(adapted)
FRIENDS
Like a needle in a haystack
Good friends are hard to find
That's why I am thankful
I can gladly call you mine
Friends will be there when you need them
If you're happy or you're sad
I will be there for you
And I hope that you'll be there for me too
If we ever get in a fight
I'm sure it will be okay
For we are sure to make up
Within a couple days
As the days and months go by
Our friendship does grow stronger
And with every passing year
We will grow even closer
With you my heart is honest
but there's only one thing I haven't told
Thanks for being who you are
Your heart is made of gold
- Unknown
THE GIFT FROM GOD
It was a warm summer day when God placed it in her
hands. She trembled with emotion as she saw how fragile it
appeared. This was a very special gift that God was
entrusting to her. A gift that would one day belong to the
world. Until then, He instructed her, she was to be its
guardian and protector. The woman said she understood and
reverently took it home, determined to live up to the faith
God had placed in her.
At first she barely let it out of her sight, protecting
it from anything she perceived to be harmful to its well-
being; watching with fear in her heart when it was exposed
to the environment outside of the sheltered cocoon she had
formed around it. But the woman began to realize that she
could not shelter it forever. It needed to learn to survive
the harsh elements in order to grow strong. So with gentle
care she gave it more space to grow...enough to allow it to
grow wild and untamed.
One day she became aware of how much the gift had
changed. It no longer had a look of vulnerability about it.
Now it seemed to glow with strength and steadiness, almost
as if it were developing a power within. Month after month
she watched as it became stronger and more powerful, and the
woman remembered her promise. She knew deep within her heart
that her time with the gift was nearing an end.
The inevitable day arrived when God came to take
the gift and present it to the world. The woman felt a deep
sadness, for she would miss its constant presence in her
life. With heartfelt gratitude she thanked God for
allowing her the privilege of watching over the precious
gift for so many years. Straightening her shoulders, she
stood proud, knowing that it was, indeed, a very special
gift. One that would add to the beauty and essence of the
world around it. And the mother let her child go.
Renee R. Vroman
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