A FEW TRUTHS – from THE WORDWRIGHT

For a computer guy, I feel like I entered the fray a bit late in life but I am sure some could boast a bit more than I could, however at 62 I considered my start at bit slow in coming. Now that I have put fourteen years into “working” with a computer I suppose I have seen as many “important” e-mails as anyone else – in fact I imagine I have seen a lot of those “special e-mails” as many as a dozen or more times.

TRUTH is something that is almost rare anymore, that is in the pristine sense of truth. The hoaxes, and flagrant abuses of the truth abound but isn't that an expected issue due to the fact that the press (whether it be a printing press or a computer keyboard) is still FREE; and I am not sure I want to trade off some abuses for a so-called guarded or censored “press” because just who is capable of knowing what is best for all of us (except of course, GOD, and He has already done more than His part in providing man a few truths of His own plus a Word picture in the form of Jesus Christ). So, while you (and I) sort through the particles that make life worth the living, please accept the following (unoriginal with The Wordwright) truths to ruminate and maybe even find a place to apply them to your daily lives.

A FEW TRUTHS

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be about as happy as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in. ... make sure you are willing to unload it.
7. You will never "have it all together."
8. Life is a journey ... not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want I will be happy."
10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11. I've learned that ultimately 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.
12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.
13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
14. We often fear the thing we want the most.
15. Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best
friends listen to what you don't say!
16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17. Look for opportunities...not guarantees.
18. Life is what's coming....not what was.
19. Success is getting up one more time.
20. Now is the most interesting time of all.
21. When things go wrong.....don't go with them.
22. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
23. God can mend all broken hearts. You just have to give Him all the pieces.
24. A person who asks a question might be a fool for five minutes, but a person
who doesn't ask,is a fool forever.
25. A best friend is like a four-leaf clover ... hard to find, and lucky to have.
26. A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
27. A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain
anonymous.
28. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
29. Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's
grace ...and your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.
30. Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.

THERE YOU GO – I trust you will not disparage this list because it is obviously a bit of “copied” material but for the most part, I have found very little “under the Sun” that is new anyway, just in case you haven't noticed. Credit for such wisdom is gratefully given to the unknown authors of these assorted axioms.

THE WORDWRIGHT