Year: 2004
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You betcha
My friend Tommy was talking with his son about the final T-ball game of the season. This is the game where the kids play the parents.Grady said, “We’re gonna beat you guys.”“Why is that?” Tommy asked.To which Grady replied, “Because you haven’t practiced.”Why can’t life continue to be that simple? We always try to complicate…
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Well adjusted
A well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.Alexander Hamilton
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Love
Love is not blind – it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less. Rabbi Julius Gordon
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The 23rd-1/2 Psalm
The Lord is my sponsor! I shall not want.He maketh me to go to many meetings.He leadeth me to sit back, relax, and listen with an open mind.He restored my soul, my sanity, and my health.He leadeth me in the paths of sobriety, serenity, and fellowship for mine own sake.He teacheth me to think, to…
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The telephone game
A new young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to…
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Thanks friends
Thanks to all my friends who sent me such important e-mails in 2003 and (so far) in 2004! Because of all of you…I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that it’s good for removing toilet stains.I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected with AIDS. I smell like…
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Power
We have the power to direct our minds to replace the feelings of being upset, depressed, and fearful with the feeling of inner peace.Gerald G. JampolskyLooks like this guy has been reading and ripping off Emmet Fox. See posts: Power and Fear