The proof of love I have read is the willingness to change – Mike Murdock. Consider a twist; the evidence of love can also be the willingness to remain the same. Change happens when love evolves, but my commitment to stay the same when you are unwilling to grow suffices that my love for you is unconditional. When your loved one says, “if you loved me, you would,” you can respond by saying, “BUT I DO LOVE YOU,” I have not changed.
My Morning Cup of Coffee – Years ago, I had an undergarment that said, “I may be slow, but I’m sure.” In that, it was all it said, and it was an undergarment; what I was slow at and sure about was whatever I imagined. Even as I start my morning cup of coffee with this topic, you are wondering for yourself. Using this analogy was to get your attention; I am talking about consistency this morning. Do not belittle the idea of a slow start and small successions. In our minds, fast is sure. But like the tortoise life, experiences have taught me that while being slow to start may cause you to lose out on things, there is one thing that always happens no matter what, you get there. Being sure means being confident. Do not berate yourself for slow or small beginnings. If you are consistent in whatever you do, you can say, “I MAY BE SLOW, BUT I’M SURE.”
My Morning Cup of Coffee – PULL OUT while you still have a chance. Its profit is better than the profit of silver, and its gain than fine gold. #coffeeforthought
PULL OUT
Have you ever dug your heels so deep that even when you are ready to pull them out, they are too far in? Then, suddenly you forget the cause. You simply want out, but you are unwilling to give in to save face. Whose face, your face? Call it pride, stupidity or ignorance, or plain selfishness. I am not sure which one applies since, regrettably so, I have found myself in this position before. Nobody loves a healthy debate more than I do. In fact, my family invented the word debate. Wisdom is not always being right, but wisdom is the “ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding.” (“Wisdom – Sophia | Precept Austin”) Sometimes it is difficult to give in when you have put so much of yourself into the fight, I mean debate. Learn to concede sometime. PULL OUT while you still have a chance. Its profit is better than the profit of silver, and its gain than fine gold. Can you recall a time when you refused to let go, and it had a negative effect on the outcome?
My Morning Cup of Coffee – Can you smell the freshness in the air? Is there seemingly a new pep in your step? Have you noticed that the things that seemed so hard before are starting to feel easy? You have waited patiently, spent time sowing seeds, and now the rewards are great. Do not question this new stride in your step. You earned it. Turn those strides into a run while the season is here. Do not forget to sow while you are running. To every season, TURN, TURN, TURN! – The Byrds 1965. What has recently come in your life that you feel you have waited for, for so long?
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My Morning Cup of Coffee – One morning, while riding the Marc train to the office, I was instantly inspired to write when I heard the exchange between the rail attendant and a passenger. The attendant asked all passengers to pull out their train tickets. The passenger, searching in his briefcase, unable to locate his ticket, says, “I’m sorry, hold on; I don’t know what I did with it.” The attendant, being kind, said, “Don’t worry, I’ll come back.” Just then, the passenger said, “Wait a minute, here it is. I put it in the hole”, after realizing he had put his train ticket in a slot on the side of his briefcase. Instantly I chuckled to myself and thought, how often in life have we missed what is important, what we needed to move forward for success, all because “we put it in the hole.” Do you know the hole? That place of unpreparedness. That place that says, “I’ll just pull “it” out when I need “it,” only to find that we need “it” at a time when we least expect it. Then, we must look for “it” because “it’s” in a place where we just cannot seem to find “it.” Wow – Coffee for Thought! Now, if I can just keep from putting “it” in the hole. Can you relate to this experience?
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