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2007-04-19
Ponder on Life's beginnings
To desire an abundant life and to make determined steps to appreciate life in order to experience it to it's full we need to ponder a while the beginning of life.We take so much for granted,and as a result of not appreciating it we lose gratitude and that results in a less than abundant experience. Deep gratitude seems to be an essential key in a quest for happiness.
Life has to begin somewhere, it has a point of creation. We all have our own ideas of the beginning of all life, some believe in the Big Bang, where others like myself believe in Genisis or the Creation.There are those who believe in evolution but there again in essence the creation theory lives in that mindset, as something evolves out of a pre-existing life,which had to have it's beginning somewhere.
When I ponder upon 'life' I look at all aspects, as I believe that the quality of life referred to as 'abundant' has it's key in embracing every aspect of 'life'.And so today let's take a look at the very beginning of life and take the time to ponder or meditate upon it.
Genesis, from The holy Bible, King James version
1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4: And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5: And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6: And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8: And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10: And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12: And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13: And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16: And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17: And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18: And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19: And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20: And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23: And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24: And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25: And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2
1: Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.2: And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4: These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6: But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8: And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9: And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10: And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11: The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12: And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13: And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14: And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15: And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19: And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20: And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22: And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23: And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25: And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
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2007-04-15
Abundant Life...
Abundant versus Not-So Abundant
I have been off-line for a while as my computer died on me. It really couldn't have happened at a worse time for me. A really exciting time of life for me as things were really begining to look up in the on-line world. Anyway I now have a computer donated to me by my generous hubby who has bought a laptop for himself.
The time off-line got me thinking.My first impressions was this was just distasterous.However I took a step back and reviewed the situation keeping in mind the old saying 'everything happens for a reason'. I realized that our initial perceptions of things in life play a large part in the quality of life we experience. Our perceptions of things influence our belief systems which then go on to determine our actions. So what kind of a person are we naturally? Do we tend to say, 'The glass is half full' or 'The glass is half empty'? In other words are we essentially positive or negative in our outlook and approach to life? For myself, I have to admit I have been essentially negative but have come to realize too that I have a choice. My life does not hang in the balance of fate. I can gain an element of control in my life.Somethings are beyond my control like my computer dying but how I handle it and the emotional effect it has on me is very much in my control. I even have the ability to turn the negative things into positive outcomes.My happiness is in my control as it is my happiness that reflects the quality of life I am experiencing.My perceptions and what I choose to do with them that tend to determine my initial sense or state of happiness. So it wasn't that bad. I took a deep breathe or two ( maybe even three, LOL) and counted my blessings.Yes,that works.I took time out to focus on the good things in my life and my perception changed from disasterous to 'well this is just a minor set back'.Life is full of those but they do not need to have permanent negative influences on our quality of life.
Here's to a happy life despite many things that may try to come against it!
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2007-02-18
Abundant Life
The word abundant razzles up a cocktail of images and thoughts in my mind. In essence it means plentiful, and I'm sure I'm not alone with this assessment. Like-wise, life, is in essence being alive. However put the two words together - Abundant Life - and the interpretation varies from person to person.
I hereby invite you to give me your interpretation of this topic.
For me this covers a broad spectrum and so seems a good title for my blog.
In time I plan to set up an Ezine with the same name. When you leave your responses in the comments box below you are free to leave your name or choose to remain anonymous. It is my intention to feature some of the answers I get (anonymously of course) in the debut release of this ezine as well as in future blogs, and so please indicate whether of not I have your permission to do so.Much appreciated.
Cheers, and here's to life abundant or abundant life.
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2005-08-18
LIFE......
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa
Catholic Nun, Missionary
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
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"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as if everything is."
Albert Einstein
German-born Theoretical Physicist
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2005-08-16
Take Time.......
TAKE TIME
Take Time TO THINK.....
It is the source of power.
Take Time TO PLAY.....
It is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take Time TO READ.....
It is the foundation of wisdom.
Take Time TO PRAY.....
It is the greatest power on earth.
Take time TO LOVE and BE LOVED.....
It is a God-given privilege.
Take Time TO BE FRIENDLY.....
It is the road to happiness.
Take Time TO LAUGH.....
It is the music of the soul.
Take Time TO GIVE.....
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take Time TO WORK.....
It is the price of success.
Take Time TO SAVE.....
It is the foundation of your future
- AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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2005-07-09
A Recipe For Happiness
Take twelve months.Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness,hate and Jealousy.Make them just as fresh and clean as possible.Now cut each month into twenty-eight,thirty or thirty-one parts,but don't make the whole batch at once.Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients:- Mix well into each day one part of FAITH,one part of PATIENCE,one part of COURAGE,and one part of WORK.Add to each day one part of HOPE,FAITHFULNESS,GENEROSITY,and MEDITATION,and one part of GOOD DEED.Season the whole with a dash of GOOD SPIRITS,a sprinkle of FUN, a pinch of PLAY,and a cupfull of GOOD HUMOUR.Pour all of this into a vessel of LOVE.Cook thoroughly over RADIENT JOY,garnish with a SMILE,and serve with QUIETNESS,UNSELFHISHNESS and CHEERFULNESS.You're bound to have a good year!
We live in a world where money is such an essential part of our lives for it has become the very center of everyday happenings.However it is interesting to note the old saying;Money can't buy happiness,remains true.In part it may contribute but only in part, as much more rests on my own personal choices,even before, or despite, my situation or circumstances.
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