My dad Came home today!
Just thought I would let everyone know how excited I am!!!
God Bless!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Our Views On Life...
Hello Readers!
Have you ever wondered how some people have the happiest lives!?
This morning I was reminded of a good lesion I learned from my good friend Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Through out our lives, we are given situations, and choices. It might be, choosing between going to the gym, who we are going to call, or all the way up to the hard choices in life. The Great Thing Is We Get To Make Choices! Sometimes we don't notice, but our attitude and our outlook on life is a choice. All though some of us have hard things to deal with, we still get to choose how we look at the situation. One thing I have learned is, that with every situation there is a POSITIVE, and also a NEGATIVE side. It dose not matter on the situation, it is a a fact of life. Its like a packaged deal!
Just like this package has two choices, we also have two choices. Our Choices are to be a VICTIM, or an AGENT. Victims are people who only look at the negative side of there package that is presented to them. Victims also put blame on others for there misfortunes. "Because ( fill in the blank) I have to deal with this!", or "If it where not for (blank) I would not feel this way." "(You) make me mad." On the other hand an Agent is always actively looking for the positive side of each situation, and not putting blame on others for there feelings, or there current situation's.
The Fact of the matter is, we are always in total control of our; feelings, emotions, actions, and ultimately our Lives! What a beautiful thing this is! Although it dose take more time, and energy to actively be looking for the good, and not blaming others. But also along with it, it frees us!
I like to picture it like this. We all have our filters, or lenses we see life through. Someones might be curved, another's might be more rounded. But depending on witch lens, we chose to see life through will determined our happiness.
I am sure that throughout our lives, we have all come into contact with, or even have friends or family that are either both Victims, and Agents. I hope this Blog has helped give you a paradigm shift, and started you out on a new life! A life of happiness in witch you choose to be an Agent , and ACT on like, not let life ACT on you.
So I hope when you get a situation, or a tough package in your life, you pause and actively thing, "Am I going to choose to be a Victim, or an Agent?" And take control of your life!
Thanks again to my good friend Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
God Bless! and go be an Agent!!!
sam
Have you ever wondered how some people have the happiest lives!?
This morning I was reminded of a good lesion I learned from my good friend Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Through out our lives, we are given situations, and choices. It might be, choosing between going to the gym, who we are going to call, or all the way up to the hard choices in life. The Great Thing Is We Get To Make Choices! Sometimes we don't notice, but our attitude and our outlook on life is a choice. All though some of us have hard things to deal with, we still get to choose how we look at the situation. One thing I have learned is, that with every situation there is a POSITIVE, and also a NEGATIVE side. It dose not matter on the situation, it is a a fact of life. Its like a packaged deal!
Just like this package has two choices, we also have two choices. Our Choices are to be a VICTIM, or an AGENT. Victims are people who only look at the negative side of there package that is presented to them. Victims also put blame on others for there misfortunes. "Because ( fill in the blank) I have to deal with this!", or "If it where not for (blank) I would not feel this way." "(You) make me mad." On the other hand an Agent is always actively looking for the positive side of each situation, and not putting blame on others for there feelings, or there current situation's.
The Fact of the matter is, we are always in total control of our; feelings, emotions, actions, and ultimately our Lives! What a beautiful thing this is! Although it dose take more time, and energy to actively be looking for the good, and not blaming others. But also along with it, it frees us!
I like to picture it like this. We all have our filters, or lenses we see life through. Someones might be curved, another's might be more rounded. But depending on witch lens, we chose to see life through will determined our happiness.
I am sure that throughout our lives, we have all come into contact with, or even have friends or family that are either both Victims, and Agents. I hope this Blog has helped give you a paradigm shift, and started you out on a new life! A life of happiness in witch you choose to be an Agent , and ACT on like, not let life ACT on you.
So I hope when you get a situation, or a tough package in your life, you pause and actively thing, "Am I going to choose to be a Victim, or an Agent?" And take control of your life!
Thanks again to my good friend Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
God Bless! and go be an Agent!!!
sam
Monday, March 24, 2008
MY DADS CONDITION
ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK... MY DAD WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAD PAIN AND PRESSURE... BY FRIDAY MORNING HE WAS HAVING EMERGENCY SURGERY... WE FOUND OUT THAT MY DAD HAD GLIOBLASTOMA (THE MOST AGGRESSIVE BRAIN CANCER THERE IS)
HIS SURGERY WENT WELL... THEY REMOVED 80% OF IT ... AND THE DOCTOR IS HOPEFUL THAT WITH RADIATION AND CHEMO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THE REST...
MY WHOLE LIFE, MY DAD HAS BEEN THE MOST AMAZING EXAMPLE OF CHRIST LIKE ATTRIBUTES.... HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR MY FAMILY, WORKING HIS HARDEST TO PROVIDE A GOOD LIFE!... HE HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE GOSPEL... AND LOVE...
HIM AND MY MOM ARE MY INSPIRATION FOR LIVING!
AFTER ALL THIS MY DAD IS STILL THE MOST OPTIMISTIC, SPIRITUAL PERSON I KNOW! HE IS A FIGHTER! AND MY HERO! ... LOOKING AT HIM GIVES ME HOPE!
ME AND MY FATHER ARE SO MUCH ALIKE, AND SEEING HIM IN THIS TIME OF TRIAL HE IS STILL FAITHFUL !
IN THE SCRIPTURES IT SAYS; IF WE ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUST IN CHRIST, AND TAKE UP OUR CROSS AND ENDURE TO THE END ... THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS OURS!
THIS IS MY DAD!
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE GOSPEL IN MY LIFE! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT IT! THE PLAN OF SALVATION IS SO SWEET!... I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE TEMPLE COVENANTS MY PARENTS MADE! I KNOW THAT MY FAMILY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS CAN BE TOGETHER FOR EVER! THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH!
I KNOW THAT JESUS CHIRST IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD! AND WITH FAITH IN HIM ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE! I KNOW THAT THE LORD OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN LOVES EVERYONE OF US! AND GIVES US OUR TRAILS SO WE WILL LOOK TO HI M FOR STRENGTH... THE LORDS HAND IS IN EVERYTHING!
I PRAY THAT EACH OF US CAN ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE SINGLE TO GOD, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM.... HE LOVES US MORE THEN WE COULD EVER COMPREHEND... I PRAY THAT IN OUR LIVES WE CAN ALWAYS REFLECT GODS GLORY TO ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS! CHRIST LIVES! HE LOVES US! I KNOW IN MY HEART THESE THINGS ARE TRUE!
I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
MY FAMILY IS SO GREAT FULL FOR THE PRAYERS! WE REALLY FEEL THEM
MY DAD IS ALSO VERY GREAT FULL!
WE LOVE YOU
GOD BLESS
SAM
HIS SURGERY WENT WELL... THEY REMOVED 80% OF IT ... AND THE DOCTOR IS HOPEFUL THAT WITH RADIATION AND CHEMO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THE REST...
MY WHOLE LIFE, MY DAD HAS BEEN THE MOST AMAZING EXAMPLE OF CHRIST LIKE ATTRIBUTES.... HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR MY FAMILY, WORKING HIS HARDEST TO PROVIDE A GOOD LIFE!... HE HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE GOSPEL... AND LOVE...
HIM AND MY MOM ARE MY INSPIRATION FOR LIVING!
AFTER ALL THIS MY DAD IS STILL THE MOST OPTIMISTIC, SPIRITUAL PERSON I KNOW! HE IS A FIGHTER! AND MY HERO! ... LOOKING AT HIM GIVES ME HOPE!
ME AND MY FATHER ARE SO MUCH ALIKE, AND SEEING HIM IN THIS TIME OF TRIAL HE IS STILL FAITHFUL !
IN THE SCRIPTURES IT SAYS; IF WE ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUST IN CHRIST, AND TAKE UP OUR CROSS AND ENDURE TO THE END ... THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS OURS!
THIS IS MY DAD!
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE GOSPEL IN MY LIFE! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT IT! THE PLAN OF SALVATION IS SO SWEET!... I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE TEMPLE COVENANTS MY PARENTS MADE! I KNOW THAT MY FAMILY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS CAN BE TOGETHER FOR EVER! THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH!
I KNOW THAT JESUS CHIRST IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD! AND WITH FAITH IN HIM ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE! I KNOW THAT THE LORD OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN LOVES EVERYONE OF US! AND GIVES US OUR TRAILS SO WE WILL LOOK TO HI M FOR STRENGTH... THE LORDS HAND IS IN EVERYTHING!
I PRAY THAT EACH OF US CAN ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE SINGLE TO GOD, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM.... HE LOVES US MORE THEN WE COULD EVER COMPREHEND... I PRAY THAT IN OUR LIVES WE CAN ALWAYS REFLECT GODS GLORY TO ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS! CHRIST LIVES! HE LOVES US! I KNOW IN MY HEART THESE THINGS ARE TRUE!
I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
MY FAMILY IS SO GREAT FULL FOR THE PRAYERS! WE REALLY FEEL THEM
MY DAD IS ALSO VERY GREAT FULL!
WE LOVE YOU
GOD BLESS
SAM
Life can Change Fast!!
Its kinda Crazy how fast life can change... we live life by a list of things that are important to us... It might be our friends, our family, our jobs, or even our hobbies that drive us.... But it is so Crazy how FAst EVery Thing Can CHange! ....Then you come to understand once again.. that the only things that really matter are Relationships .. And the ones that really matter our
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH:
-GOD
-FAMILY
-OUR SELF
-AND THOSE AROUND US
The lord has weird ways of humbling his children to turn them to him.. But He dose love us.. And he gives us our trials so that we may turn to him in our time of need and exercise faith.. With faith in Christ we can do anything... Through Faith miracles happen!
I pray that we Can all look to our lord with Faith... And show him we love him by the way we live...
I want to say thank you to all those around me who have had and influence on me in my life! And i want to say sorry to all those who i have hurt along the way...
I know that I have Been probably the most far from being perfect then anyone i know... But im trying...
So please remember what really truly is important in life. The next time you see your parents tell them you love them.. tell your brothers and sisters, and friends how glad you are that they are a part of your life... for get your grudges with each other..
This life is to short to be distracted by the things that dont really matter...
I love everyone of you and you are all in my prayers
god bless
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH:
-GOD
-FAMILY
-OUR SELF
-AND THOSE AROUND US
The lord has weird ways of humbling his children to turn them to him.. But He dose love us.. And he gives us our trials so that we may turn to him in our time of need and exercise faith.. With faith in Christ we can do anything... Through Faith miracles happen!
I pray that we Can all look to our lord with Faith... And show him we love him by the way we live...
I want to say thank you to all those around me who have had and influence on me in my life! And i want to say sorry to all those who i have hurt along the way...
I know that I have Been probably the most far from being perfect then anyone i know... But im trying...
So please remember what really truly is important in life. The next time you see your parents tell them you love them.. tell your brothers and sisters, and friends how glad you are that they are a part of your life... for get your grudges with each other..
This life is to short to be distracted by the things that dont really matter...
I love everyone of you and you are all in my prayers
god bless
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