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Question & Thought for July 22nd, 2015!!!

Question & Thought for July 22nd, 2015!!!

Good Wednesday Morning!

1. Question – All over the world – are we practicing mindfulness?

 

2. Thought – Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice which has profound relevance for our present day lives. This relevance has nothing to do with Buddhism per se or with becoming a Buddhist, but it has everything to do with waking up and living in harmony with oneself and with the world. It has to do with examining who we are, with questioning our view of the world and our place in it, and with cultivating some appreciation for the fullness of each moment we are alive. Most of all, it has to do with being in touch. (Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn)

Good Day!

Answers for July 15th, 2015!

Answers for July 15th, 2015!
Good Wednesday Answers Morning!
1. Question – How can a reverend use God’s name in vain while preaching and still hold that title or people continue to follow him/her?
I am out of that church with family in tow. Not Right. Read a book – Bible.
2. Question – Should overweight people be given handicap parking passes?
Yep. However, they make me walk a bit more and I lose weight. Read a book – Eat, Move, Sleep by Tom Rath.
3. Question – When you celebrated the 4th of July did you thank anyone?
Yep. God, Founders, & Soldiers. Read a book The Founder’s Bible by David Barton.
4. noitseuQ – If you do not like America why are you staying here?
I’m staying because this is my home & I like America. I’ve been grateful to have seen many countries than most Americans. And, I do not like the trajectory America is on. But, I haven’t seen any country better than America. Read books Killing Lincoln and Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly.
H. Question – There’s an awful lot of America bashing lately by many, to include the big guy, just what country should America emulate? On the flip side of this question, why do so many people want to come and live here? I wish those bashers would name a country we should emulate. Read a book The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama.
4. Question – Do you know what determines your worldview?
Yes. Spent morning time alone in thought and decided why I see things as I do. Grateful for thinking.
5. Question – Do you believe in eternity?
Yep. Makes sense. Read a book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.
#. Question – Do you believe American leaders should apologize for America to the world?
Nope. Read a book Democracy in America by Alexisde Tocqueville.
7. Question – Should we have term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court?
Yep. It’s time to amend the Constitution about this matter. Read a book Things that Matter by Charles Krauthammer.
8. Question – Why are so many people running for president?
I’ve given this much thought. Here they are: They love this country. They are grateful for the opportunities this country has provided them and want to give back. They want to change it. They don’t like the direction it’s going. Pride. Hate. Read a book The Reagan Notes by Ronald Reagan.
?. Question – Are we in a spiritual war and refuse to reckon with it?
Yep. Read a book Never Surrender by General Boykin.
9. Question – Have you questioned ‘Sanctuary Cites’ with your state and federal officials?
Nope. Listened to Michael Savage on radio & Fox News on TV.
10. Question – Do you care what happens in another country?
Nope. Read a book The Art of Living by Epictetus.
l. Question – Do you know how your elected officials voted on Fast track?
Yep. Both N.C. Senators voted for it. Congressman Walter Jones voted against it. We have made all offices known our logic behind our thinking. Google Fast Track voting for your state.
12. Question – Is it always about the money?
No. But you always have to question the motive and money is a biggee. Read a book Common Sense Economics but I forgot the author.
16. Question – Why do you coach?
Because I love kids. Read a book Coaching Young Athletes by Cal Ripken Jr.
18. Question – Should America continue its current immigration policy?
We should develop one. Read a book America – Imagine a World Without Her by Dinesh D’Souza.
00. Question – What is the American dream?
Great question. A home. Good job. Vacation once a year. A good Christmas and Thanksgiving. Retirement. Make it better for our kids than we had it in our prime. Read a book One Nation by Ben Carson, MD.
20. Question – What leader does America need to be the next President of the United States?
Someone who can un-divide a divided America in race, politics, gender, foreign relations, religion,& law. Read a book The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan.
100. Question – What book did you read that changed your way of thinking and perhaps your life?
Read a book The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake.” (Henry David Thoreau)

 

​Know thyself!​

 

rem – know the why or lose the way! 

​Thank a coach.​
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Question & Thought for June 22nd, 2015!!!

Question & Thought for June 22nd, 2015!!!
Good Monday Morning!!!
1. Question – Do you need to pay more attention to yourself?
2. Thought – When we commit ourselves to paying attention in an open way, without falling prey to our own likes and dislikes, opinions and prejudices, projections and expectations, new possibilities open up and we have a chance to free ourselves from the straightjacket of unconsciousness.
I like to think of mindfulness simply as the art of conscious living. You don’t have to be a Buddhist or a yogi to practice it. In fact, if you know anything about Buddhism, you will know that the most important point is to be yourself and not try to become anything that you are not already.
A student once said: “When I was a Buddhist, it drove my parents and friends crazy, but when I am a Buddha (one who is awakened to his or her own true nature), nobody is upset at all.” (Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn)
“He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.” (M.K. Gandhi)

 

​Interesting Book.​

 

rem – know the why behind the what! 
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Question & Thought for Father’s Day 2015!!!

Question & Thought for Father’s Day 2015!!!
Happy Father’s Day & Happy Birthday!!!
1. Question – “Joseph, my friend, are you going to have this child circumcised?” asked Samuel, who had come to the stable when at last he had found out where the family stayed.
2. Thought – “But of course. Why not?”
“You yourself say that he is not born like other children.”
“That is correct. But whatever is done that is out of course of natural ways is not to be done by me, Samuel. I love this child more than I love my own life, but I must remember my place. I am only his foster father. And I have thought a lot about that, Samuel. It is a terrific responsibility for an ignorant carpenter like myself.”
“Not so ignorant,” interrupted Samuel, with a loyal shake of his rough hair.
“Mary and I have made up our minds,” pursued Joseph, “to bring Jesus up very carefully and the very best we know how. Everything that should be done will be done.” (The Greatest Story Ever Told by Fulton Oursler)
“Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.” (1 Timothy 4:13 NKJ)

 

​Thank You Fathers!​

 

rem – know the why behind the what! 
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