A man or a woman is worth 38.6 Billion Dollars. He/She has that wealth invested in ways that will insure that he or she will not see it evaporate.They have truly well-insulated their fortunes!
Now, This billionaire decided that their prime goal , at present, is ton enjoy having fun- to live a life of pleasure and luxury. Is this acceptable? Does it seem wrong/ unacceptable for someone to live this way? What is the MAIN reason these ideas would occur to someone?
- Johnny -
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
What stories do YOU like to tell?
People can best be taught, convinced and persuaded by stories. Stories are personable and warm , they give us something to relax with and over. Stories also actually provide us a conveyance, A way to carry the story with us and to store it after the first telling of it is over.Stories are also a gift to the listeners. The explanatory information before and after the story can be changed, the point the story is intended to make or reinforce can also be altered but the story , itself, gives you a prepackaged presentation.A story that the listener has heard before can actually serve as an "old, familiar friend".
So, What kind of stories do YOU tell? Humorous Stories? Inspirational Stories? Didactic Stories? Stories give you power and make you more convincing and enjoyable to listen to!
So, What kind of stories do YOU tell? Humorous Stories? Inspirational Stories? Didactic Stories? Stories give you power and make you more convincing and enjoyable to listen to!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Value of Our Individuality
We are all unique! We are separate and while we all need and truly do better with others, We all have our own abilities, sensitivities , intelligence, imagination and opinions.We have dreams and we do not, in any sense,need to sublimate them to the will of anyone else.
Yet, Many of us see ourselves as rather insignificant, dubious and slight. We compare what we believe we can do to what we note, what we observe others are doing."They are mighty, impressive and capable and so I will look up to them because they are simply more than I am!", I wonder what we would think or do if we discovered that they look at us and pretty much think THE SAME THING!
Our individuality is a gateway to possibilities and making a difference, it is a weapon to be used to make our contribution and put our stamp on progress and achievement. Our smile can be a way to let people know that things are good right now- it might help them to consider how things are going for them right now and how much are they invested in the quality of his or her life. When I give speeches in Toastmasters, I'm expressing my methods, as I see best to express myself and I offer to them a model, to consider, as to one way that they MIGHT choose to express themselves. Thus, We all act as both teachers and students all at once when we take our individuality seriously!
" I am, I can, I will" are six simple words but in the mind of the person who values his or her INDIVIDUALITY these are words that can make a vital difference!
- Johnny -
Yet, Many of us see ourselves as rather insignificant, dubious and slight. We compare what we believe we can do to what we note, what we observe others are doing."They are mighty, impressive and capable and so I will look up to them because they are simply more than I am!", I wonder what we would think or do if we discovered that they look at us and pretty much think THE SAME THING!
Our individuality is a gateway to possibilities and making a difference, it is a weapon to be used to make our contribution and put our stamp on progress and achievement. Our smile can be a way to let people know that things are good right now- it might help them to consider how things are going for them right now and how much are they invested in the quality of his or her life. When I give speeches in Toastmasters, I'm expressing my methods, as I see best to express myself and I offer to them a model, to consider, as to one way that they MIGHT choose to express themselves. Thus, We all act as both teachers and students all at once when we take our individuality seriously!
" I am, I can, I will" are six simple words but in the mind of the person who values his or her INDIVIDUALITY these are words that can make a vital difference!
- Johnny -
Extreme Thin-Skinnedness can be a virulent form of Kryptonite
I am a clever person.! I am creative, clever, thoughtful and at times even border on being erudite. I am accused of being gifted by some. This is an exercise in recognizing my strengths and being able to acknowledge them. I'm also, too often .very think skinned and prone to radical and severe oversensitivity When I am responding to someone or something in an absurdly over sensitive and thin skinned way, My behavior becomes highly self-sabotaging and highly self-negating. I become foolish and act in ways that are, simply and clearly not in my best interest.
A big Washington Sports Story was broken earlier today. Dan Snyder is suing a free Washington DC Weekly Newspaper - The Washington City Paper - over a Front page story on him that appeared in the November 19th Edition of The City Paper.The Title of this article is The Cranky Redskin Fantasy Guide to Dan Snyder. The article is very long and caustically critical, It goes over what the writer sees as the numerous miscues, errors, and lies connected to Dan Snyder both as the owner of The Washington Redskins and as a business owner and executive. The author of the article, Dave McKenna, says that the article is true. The editors of The City Paper as well as The Corporate Management and Owners of The City Paper, Dan Snyder's representatives say have been presented what they contend are factual inaccuracies in the story and have asked the writer and his editors to acknowledge those errors in fact.Dave Mc Kenna has steadfastly stood by his story and his editors have stood by him and the story, A Washington Post Reporter,Paul Farhi, has written that Dan Snyder has asked the City Paper to fire Dave McKenna
Dan Snyder DOES have a reputation for thinskinnedness and hyper sensitivity. He seems to get rather shrill when the fans of the Redskins state that they are highly displeased with his ownership of the team. He banned signs from FedEX Stadium that were uncomplimentary towards him. At one point , He cited, as a defense, An NFL Rule against derogatory signs, no such rule exists. Years ago, The Redskins played the Steelers in Pittsburgh. He had a member of his staff listen to the Steeler's radio broadcast of the game. When Dan was told that negative comments were being made about him. Mr, Snyder sent the subordinate to ask the commentators to discontinue the :"offensive comments". After being listed to politely, The staffer was told to leave the booth and that the announcers would continue to say whatever they chose to say.
Mr. Snyder own multiple Sports Radio Stations in The DC Area, These stations are known as being slavishly pro Redskins and EVEN MORE!!! slavishly pro Dan Snyder. A Former Top FM Talk Station - WJFK- 106.7 FM became 106.7 The Fan in late July of 2009, The station says that they are a truly independent sports station. The Most Rapid Redskin Fans claim them to be Anti -Redskin and Anti-Snyder.
In the interest of fairness, There is a picture of Dan Snyder with devils horns drawn on the side of his head. Mr. Snyder's representatives claim that Mr. Snyder , who is Jewish, saw those horns as an Anti-Semitic slur. Commentators on WFAN say that those horns having nothing to do with what Mc Kenna wrote and are, at best, a tangent.
As Someone who can be hypersensitive and very thin skinned, You do have to ask yourself if you respect the person/people who deride you.I f you do not, Consider the source and move on. If you do, Do you want to take on whate4ver might come to pass as result of challenging that person. If it is, Tread carefully as you act. If not, Know that you can't control people and that anything smacking of clear censuring is not going to be well-received..
Some times, Taking a deep breathe, knowing that your discomfort is purely your issue to deal with and moving on is the wisest and best course to pursue!
- Johnny -
A big Washington Sports Story was broken earlier today. Dan Snyder is suing a free Washington DC Weekly Newspaper - The Washington City Paper - over a Front page story on him that appeared in the November 19th Edition of The City Paper.The Title of this article is The Cranky Redskin Fantasy Guide to Dan Snyder. The article is very long and caustically critical, It goes over what the writer sees as the numerous miscues, errors, and lies connected to Dan Snyder both as the owner of The Washington Redskins and as a business owner and executive. The author of the article, Dave McKenna, says that the article is true. The editors of The City Paper as well as The Corporate Management and Owners of The City Paper, Dan Snyder's representatives say have been presented what they contend are factual inaccuracies in the story and have asked the writer and his editors to acknowledge those errors in fact.Dave Mc Kenna has steadfastly stood by his story and his editors have stood by him and the story, A Washington Post Reporter,Paul Farhi, has written that Dan Snyder has asked the City Paper to fire Dave McKenna
Dan Snyder DOES have a reputation for thinskinnedness and hyper sensitivity. He seems to get rather shrill when the fans of the Redskins state that they are highly displeased with his ownership of the team. He banned signs from FedEX Stadium that were uncomplimentary towards him. At one point , He cited, as a defense, An NFL Rule against derogatory signs, no such rule exists. Years ago, The Redskins played the Steelers in Pittsburgh. He had a member of his staff listen to the Steeler's radio broadcast of the game. When Dan was told that negative comments were being made about him. Mr, Snyder sent the subordinate to ask the commentators to discontinue the :"offensive comments". After being listed to politely, The staffer was told to leave the booth and that the announcers would continue to say whatever they chose to say.
Mr. Snyder own multiple Sports Radio Stations in The DC Area, These stations are known as being slavishly pro Redskins and EVEN MORE!!! slavishly pro Dan Snyder. A Former Top FM Talk Station - WJFK- 106.7 FM became 106.7 The Fan in late July of 2009, The station says that they are a truly independent sports station. The Most Rapid Redskin Fans claim them to be Anti -Redskin and Anti-Snyder.
In the interest of fairness, There is a picture of Dan Snyder with devils horns drawn on the side of his head. Mr. Snyder's representatives claim that Mr. Snyder , who is Jewish, saw those horns as an Anti-Semitic slur. Commentators on WFAN say that those horns having nothing to do with what Mc Kenna wrote and are, at best, a tangent.
As Someone who can be hypersensitive and very thin skinned, You do have to ask yourself if you respect the person/people who deride you.I f you do not, Consider the source and move on. If you do, Do you want to take on whate4ver might come to pass as result of challenging that person. If it is, Tread carefully as you act. If not, Know that you can't control people and that anything smacking of clear censuring is not going to be well-received..
Some times, Taking a deep breathe, knowing that your discomfort is purely your issue to deal with and moving on is the wisest and best course to pursue!
- Johnny -
What would you do?
People are being arrested because they do not agree with the elected leader of the country. Large segments of the population are being told that they are responsible for all of the woes of the nation and must be treated as the mortak enemies of all the citizens of the nation. Churches are told that they will be shut down if they do not support the leader of the nation and preach messages in support of his policies.
You believe that all of this is likely to continue on and in fact will get much worse as time goes on. So, How do YOU respond to ALL of this! What will YOU choose to do?
Theologian and Pastor Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer decided to preach from the Scriptures. He told his congregation and students that you cannot give to Adolf Hitler the loyalty that Christians can only properly provide to Jesus Christ! He also spoke out against the persecution of the Jews and reminded everyone of the JEWISHNESS of Jesus.
This lead Dietrich Bonhoeffer to act to help Jewish people to leave The Reich.It lead him to travel outside Germany to ask people to work with the German resistance. It leads him to become involved with efforts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. It led to his death by hanging on April 9th, 1945.
He did what he BELIEVED he had to do. So, If faced with a similar reality , What would You do?
You believe that all of this is likely to continue on and in fact will get much worse as time goes on. So, How do YOU respond to ALL of this! What will YOU choose to do?
Theologian and Pastor Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer decided to preach from the Scriptures. He told his congregation and students that you cannot give to Adolf Hitler the loyalty that Christians can only properly provide to Jesus Christ! He also spoke out against the persecution of the Jews and reminded everyone of the JEWISHNESS of Jesus.
This lead Dietrich Bonhoeffer to act to help Jewish people to leave The Reich.It lead him to travel outside Germany to ask people to work with the German resistance. It leads him to become involved with efforts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. It led to his death by hanging on April 9th, 1945.
He did what he BELIEVED he had to do. So, If faced with a similar reality , What would You do?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
There are times I long for an obviously More GENTLE!!! God.
There are times, I must confess, when I want a gentle God. A God that seeks to flood my life with smiles, softness, puppies , kittens and cartoonish rabbits with eyes that are adorable works of art. This God would always seek to make sure I knew how wonderful I was and how my tomorrow will not have any stress, tension,harshness, opposition or difficulty.
Yet such a life would leave me without any discipline, charter, strength, resolve or commitment.I t would make me likely to hide from or to run at full speed from anything or anyone that would demand anything from me. I'd not , at all, have anything of value to say to anyone who is struggling, suffering or at all beset, overwhelmed or tormented.
This is not how my life is today or any day- It is not a festival of gentleness, softness, invincible comfort and happy smiles and nothing else
My life is as it is and My God is as He is and that is The Absolute truth. Yet, How blessed it is that the God who makes things that are soft, fuzzy and gentle was sacrificing enough to take on humanity and be a servant and tough determined and audacious enough to die on a cross and trusting enough to be certain that He'd rise early on Sunday morn!
- Johnny -
Yet such a life would leave me without any discipline, charter, strength, resolve or commitment.I t would make me likely to hide from or to run at full speed from anything or anyone that would demand anything from me. I'd not , at all, have anything of value to say to anyone who is struggling, suffering or at all beset, overwhelmed or tormented.
This is not how my life is today or any day- It is not a festival of gentleness, softness, invincible comfort and happy smiles and nothing else
My life is as it is and My God is as He is and that is The Absolute truth. Yet, How blessed it is that the God who makes things that are soft, fuzzy and gentle was sacrificing enough to take on humanity and be a servant and tough determined and audacious enough to die on a cross and trusting enough to be certain that He'd rise early on Sunday morn!
- Johnny -
Is Grudging service NEARLY valueless service ?
" I hate doing this. however..." , " I know I said I'd help, but these people are really nasty to work with...", " I do NOT know why anyone would think that doing this is a GOOD idea.", Imagine that these comment are made by someone who is involved in a service project. This man or woman, young man or woman or boy or girl volunteered their time to serve and they are doing what they promised to do. Would these negative, rather snarky and unpleasant comments dilute the value of their volunteer service. Is grudging service, therefore of lesser value than willing, enthusiastic,pleasant and friendly service?
Looking at the definitions of the word grudging helps me to see why providing service in a grudging way or to do ANYTHING grudgingly is indeed rather obnoxious and insulting! The definitions include displaying a strong and contrary attitude, petty ,reluctant and unwilling. I would imagine that it must be odious for someone to be be provided help, support and aid from a person in a negative way!
So, I'd have to say that grudging service is truly not worth being provided. to anyone. So, It may be best to chose to serve with an upbeat and positive attitude or be honest and principled and choose NOT to offer your service!
- Johnny -
Looking at the definitions of the word grudging helps me to see why providing service in a grudging way or to do ANYTHING grudgingly is indeed rather obnoxious and insulting! The definitions include displaying a strong and contrary attitude, petty ,reluctant and unwilling. I would imagine that it must be odious for someone to be be provided help, support and aid from a person in a negative way!
So, I'd have to say that grudging service is truly not worth being provided. to anyone. So, It may be best to chose to serve with an upbeat and positive attitude or be honest and principled and choose NOT to offer your service!
- Johnny -
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