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The Barbie Dolls
2007-10-05 12:51:00
A man was driving home one evening and realized that it was his daughter's birthday and he hadn't bought her a present. He drove to the mall and ran to the toy store and he asked the store manager "How much is that new Barbie in the window?" The Manager replied, "Which one? We have, 'Barbie goes to the gym' for $19.95 ... 'Barbie goes to the Ball' for $19.95 ... 'Barbie goes shopping for $19.95 ... 'Barbie goes to the beach' for $19.95... 'Barbie goes to the Nightclub' for $19.95 ... and 'Divorced Barbie' for $375.00." "Why is the Divorced Barbie $375.00, when all the others are $19.95?" Dad asked surprised. "Divorced Barbie comes with Ken's car, Ken's House, Ken's boat, Ken's dog, Ken's cat and Ken's furniture."
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This Thing Called Love
2007-10-05 03:49:00
There are times when we are timid and shy about expressing the love we feel. For fear of embarrassing the other person, or yourselves, we hesitate to say the actual words "I love you." So we try to communicate the idea in other words.We say 'take care' or 'don't drive too fast' or 'be good.' But really, these are just other ways of saying 'I love you,' 'you are important to me,' 'I care what happens to you,' 'I don't want you to get hurt.'We are sometimes very strange people. The only thing we want to say, and the one thing that we should say, is the one thing we don't say. And yet, because the feeling is so real, and the need to say it is so strong, we are driven to use other words and signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning never gets communicated at all and the other person is left feeling unloved and unwantedTherefore, we have to LISTEN FOR LOVE in the words that people are saying to us. Sometimes the explicit words are necessary, but more o...
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Special People
2007-10-04 10:45:00
The special people in this world are the most precious and the most appreciated people of all. No matter what happens, they always seem to understand. They go a million miles out of their way. They hold your hand. They bring you smiles, when a smile is exactly what you need. They listen and they hear what is said in the spaces between the words. They care, and they let you know you're in their prayers. Special people always know the perfect thing to do. They can make your whole day just by saying something that no one else could have said.Sometimes you feel like they share with you a secret language that others can't tune into. Special people can guide you, inspire you, comfort you, and light up your life with laughter. Special people understand your moods and nurture your needs, and they lovingly know just what you're after. When your feelings come from deep inside and the need to be spoken to someone; you don't have to hide from, you share them... with special people...
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Be Unique
2007-10-04 00:05:00
If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world. ~ Michael Schenker
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The Husband Store
2007-10-03 12:21:00
The Husband Store A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates."You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights.There is, however, a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!" So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband...On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs.The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help wi...

Strength And Courage
2007-10-03 10:31:00
It takes strength to be certain,It takes courage to have doubts.It takes strength to fit in,It takes courage to stand out.It takes strength to share a friend's pain,It takes courage to feel your own pain.It takes strength to hide your own pain,It takes courage to show it and deal with it.It takes strength to stand guard,It takes courage to let down your guard.It takes strength to conquer,It takes courage to surrender.It takes strength to endure abuses,It takes courage to stop them.It takes strength to stand alone,It takes courage to lean on a friend.It takes strength to stand alone,It takes courage to lean on a friend.It takes strength to love,It takes courage to be loved.It takes strength to survive,It takes courage to live.May you find strength and couragein everything you do, And may your life be filled with Friendship and Love!~ Author Unknown

The Ten Secrets
2007-10-02 10:15:00
THE FIRST SECRET The Power of Thought. Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and thoughts about ourselves and others. If we want to love someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking about your ideal partner will help you recognize him or her when you meet him or her. THE SECOND SECRET The Power of Respect. You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect them. The first person you need to respect is yourself. To begin to gain self-respect ask yourself: "What do I respect about myself?" To gain respect for others, even those you may dislike, ask yourself: "What do I respect about them?" THE THIRD SECRET The Power of Giving. If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it! The more love you give, the more you will receive. To love is to give of yourself, freely and unconditionally. Practice random acts of kindness. Befo...
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People
2007-10-02 04:53:00
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there to serve some sort of purpose, to teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you might want to become. You never know who these people may be, possibly your roommate neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger. You know at that moment they will affect your life in some profound way. Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first but in reflection you find that without overcoming these obstacles you would have never realized your potential, your strength, your willpower, or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be life would be like a smoothly paved, straight flat road to nowhere. It would be...
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30 Nevers
2007-10-01 10:16:00
30 NeversNever be shy to let those that you love know that you love them. Never pull back from opening your heart to others. Never be timid on matters of love. Never hold a grudge, bitterness will eat away at you. Never judge another's looks, action, or speech. Never hold back on kindnes and giving.Never refuse to return a smile. Never be vain or full of pride. Never claim to know the truth. Never speak harshly. Never look glaringly. Never listen without hearing. Never touch without feeling. Never make another cry. Never laugh at another's misfortune. Never think there are those beneath you. Never think there are those above you. Never dislike yourself. Never dislike others. Never give up on the search for who you really are. Never adopt dogma. Never follow others blindly. Never stop trusting your inner voice. Never hold back compassion. Never give up on your dreams. Never get lost in the future. Never get stuck in the past. Never forget there is only now. Never put all this off u...

Paid In Full
2007-09-29 05:13:00
My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper. He handed me a piece of paper he'd been writing on. After wiping my hands on my apron, I read it, and this is what it said:For mowing the grass, $5.00For making my own bed this week, $1.00For going to the store $.50For playing with baby brother while you went shopping, $.25For taking out the trash, $1.00For getting a good report card, $5.00And for raking the yard, $2.00Well, I looked at him standing there expectantly, and a thousand memories flashed through my mind. So, I picked up the paper, and turning it over, this is what I wrote: For the nine months I carried you, growing inside me, No charge.For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you, prayed for you, No charge.For the time and the tears, and the cost through the years, No charge.For the nights filled with dread, and the worries ahead, No charge.For advice and the knowledge, and the cost of your college, No charge.For the toys, food and clothes, an...
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The Cracked Pot
2007-09-27 02:03:00
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver on...
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Discover A Momentary Miracle
2007-09-25 05:13:00
Each moment is filled with miracles?very special treasures to discover. All we need to do to see miracles is look with a spirit of gratitude.We usually think of "seeing" with our physical eyes. However, when we begin looking deeper than physical sight, we begin to see the perspectives with which we color our experiences. When we take notice of all that we have to be thankful for, miracles appear.Today holds the chance to build new dreams, achieve new successes, and show new kindnesses to others. There will be moments in which to see, hear, touch, taste, feel, laugh, and love that we have never had before. Our senses and emotions are the windows through which we view these unrepeatable miracle moments.Take a few moments just for yourself, and notice what you are experiencing. What do you see? Look around the room. Notice the different shapes, colors, lights, and shadows.Listen to the sounds around you. Notice how you suddenly became aware of the loudness, textures, and rhythms of var...
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Desiderata
2007-09-22 13:02:00
DesiderataGo placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others, you may become bitter or vain, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.Be yourself.Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the gr...
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The Eyes Of Love
2007-09-19 12:56:00
A grandmother and a little girl whose face was sprinkled with bright red freckles spent the day at the zoo.The children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.?You?ve got so many freckles, there?s no place to paint!? a boy in the line cried.Embarrassed, the little girl dropped her head. Her grandmother knelt down next to her. ?I love your freckles,? she said.?Not me,? the girl replied.?Well, when I was a little girl I always wanted freckles? she said, tracing her finger across the child?s cheek. ?Freckles are beautiful!?The girl looked up. ?Really???Of course,? said the grandmother. ?Why, just name me one thing that?s prettier than freckles.?The little girl peered into the old woman?s smiling face. ?Wrinkles,? she answered softly.~ Author Unknown
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The Hospital Window
2007-09-18 11:45:00
The Hospital Window ~ Author Unknown Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every...
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Twenty Words That Should Exist
2007-09-17 01:46:00
1. ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time. 2. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes. 3. AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from (a) having to suck the nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in the eye (or ear). 4. BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) n. When a hamburger can't take any more torture and hurls itself through he grill into the coals. 5. BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not connected. 6. CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance...
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Rules For Being Human
2007-09-13 12:19:00
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Why Women Love Men
2007-09-13 08:20:00
The Man That Inspires Me Every DayWhy Women Love Men They've got that comfortable place on their shoulder that's perfect for snuggling into while we fall asleep.They fall in love so hard, once they finally fall.Bravery around snakes, water bugs, bats and flat tires.Their unapologetic lust for a nice hunk of beef or chocolate cake.Their ability to solve problems simply by throwing a ball around.The glimpse you get, when they wear their baseball cap backward of their inner Little Leaguer.How tender they get when they cry, and how seldom they do it.What they lack in talk, they tend to make up for in action.They make excellent companions when driving through rough neighborhoods or walking past dark alleys.They really love their moms. They remind us of our dads.They don't mind accompanying a woman to a party even though she looks like a movie star and they look like the chauffeur.Their near-endless appetite for discussing the ins and outs of work and money - ours as well as theirs.The...

How Students Earn Their Desks
2007-09-12 06:19:00
September of 2005, a social studies school teacher from Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no desks.They obviously looked around and said, "Where's our desks?"The teacher said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them."They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades.""No," she said."Maybe it's our behavior."And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early afternoon television news crews had gathered in the class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom. The last period of the day, the instructor gathered her class.They were by this time sitting on the floor ar...
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Twenty Dollars
2007-09-08 21:59:00
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air."Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"Still the hands went into the air."My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never l...
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You Should Write A Book
2007-09-08 01:09:00
By Heino MollsThe average age of us baby-boomers today is pretty close to sixty. Some say it is over sixty.Regardless of what the number is, we all share one thing in common. We have all been on a life journey. In that journey we have all picked up stories that we tell about our experiences. The stories reflect our thoughts, our perspectives, and our opinions. We should all be writing them down.At this age, many of us have gone through the heartache of losing one of our parents. Some of us have lost both. Almost all of us have lost someone close to us; a friend, a mentor or a person that we knew well and respected.How many times have we wished that we had asked that person a certain question that we did not think of before? How many times have we thought that if only we could call on that person today for their advice or viewpoint, we could have a better perspective on a certain challenge or decision that we are facing?If they had written a book or kept a journal we would not only h...
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The Car
2007-09-03 23:23:00
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As graduation day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said," With all your money you give me a Bible and stormed out of the house."Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he ...
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