LESSONS LEARNED

There have been times in my life when everything fell into place . . . even if I had planned it, I could never have orchestrated it happening as well as it did.

I call it reaching a new plateau in my life.  I can look back and remember very distinctly each time it happened.  It’s like I had been struggling for a time and all of a sudden a new solution or direction appeared and everything fell into place to make it happen.

On the plateau, I had a chance to rest a bit before a new challenge presented itself.  I believe the lessons I was meant to learn at that particular time in my life had been completed and I was being prepared for the next step in my journey for life (a new plateau) – to help me grow and become the person God meant me to be to carry out His plan for my life.

And, I have to admit, sometimes I went willingly and other times kicking and screaming – resisting because I wanted to stay and enjoy the familiarity of where I was in my life.  But God had others plans . . . new lessons to learn . . .

As Robert H. Schuller would say:

“When idea is not right, God says, ‘No’.”    When the time is not right God says, ‘Slow’.”    When you are not right God says, ‘Grow’!”    "When everything is right, God says, ‘Go'!.”

‘Til the next time . . .

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DEEPEST NEED OF A HUMAN BEING

One of the quotes from my daily devotional calendar of possibility thinking slogans from Robert H Schuller is:  "The deepest need of the human being is the need to be needed - so - make it a point to meet someone's need today."

We seldom know or realize how we touch someone's life when we hold open a door, smile, say "hello", or maybe offer a hug. 

I love the signs along the interstates that simply say:  "BE KIND" or "SMILE" or "BE NICE".  It always makes me smile and lifts my spirits.  I wonder if the person putting up the sign realizes how it makes my day or even the day for others . . . maybe that was his/her intention.  Whose need are you going to meet today?

'Til the next time . . .