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Wishing you all the best! Happy b-day!
Cathy
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July 2011
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Something to think about: There is a parable in Christianity about sheep and goats. (“He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.”) Sheep are the Christians. Goats, well, are not. One is want to separate the sheep from the goats. It is implied that you want to be a sheep not a goat. Because god loves sheep, they are in his flock. When you have a full immersion baptism, “you get soaked” Sheep are fleeced. Slang To get soaked = to overcharge (a person) To be fleeced = to defraud of money or property; swindle. Mmmhhh, To all you lumberjacks, you know who you are!!! "With every dawn, when first light penetrates the sea, many seahorse colonies perform a dance to the sun."
Hurry up!17% Be strong, 8% Be perfect, 17% Try Hard, 58% Hurry up and 0% Please people The basis of HURRY UP is that there is some additional virtue in doing some thing in a short time. You will probably rush at things, talk rapidly, interrupt and finish others' sentences and try and do more than time allows. You handle well in a crisis and tend to do things at the last minute. As a consequence you are often late and miss deadlines. You have poor judgement over how long and how much energy jobs require and can leave people behind (literally and metaphorically). You are prone to mistakes in terms of, poor quality and inattention to detail. Person with a driver BE PERFECT can drive you to despair. You work well when ACTUALLY under time pressure because your energy will be high... For improvement you need to think and plan ahead with regard to the REALITY of available time and have short term goals with defined standards. (bite sized jobs). Give yourself a permission to be satisfied with what can be done comfortably within the given time. Your result for The Batman Villain Test... PenguinPenguin
Your result for The Color Code Test... Color Code: WHITE: The Peace Keeper17% Red, 29% Blue, 34% White and 20% Yellow!
Here is the basics: For a more in depth analysis, I suggest you look up the Color Code, and take a more intensive test. WHITE MOTIVE: PEACE WHITE NEEDS: To feel good (inside), To be allowed their own space, To be respected, Tolerance. WHITE WANTS: To withhold insecurities, Kindness, Independence, Contentment. SUMMARY: Whites are motivated by peace. They will do almost anythign to avoid confrontation. They like to flow through life without hassle or discomfort. Feeling good is even more important to them then being good. Whites need kindness. They resent being scolded. They dislike harsh words. They open up instantly to people who are kind, but Whites recoil from those who are hostile. Whites prefer quiet strength. they enjoy thier quiet independence. This can often be percieved as bullheadedness. Whites like to keep a low profile. They like to be asked their opinions but they won't volunteer them. Whites are independent. Unlike Reds and Blues who want to control others, Whites seek only to avoid being controlled. They don't like to be pushed, and they can be fearsome when they finally "blow up." Whites are motivated by other peoples desires. They want suggestions however, not demands. from: Larry James' Urban Daily Wednesday, June 11, 2008"The Duty of Delight"
 Dorothy Day, one of the founders of the Catholic Worker movement, kept personal diaries throughout her life. She left explicit instructions that her journals not be published or shared with the public until 25 years after her death. Day died in 1980. And now Marquette University Press has published her diaries. Edited by Robert Ellsberg, one of Day's followers from late in her life, the collection of personal reflections is titled The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day. Fascinating reading that provides an unique look into the life and soul of Dorothy Day, activist and pilgrim. Here's an excerpt from Ellsberg's Introduction to the collection: If Dorothy Day is one day formally canonized, this diary will offer something quite unusual in the annals of the saints--an opportunity to follow, almost day by day, in the footsteps of a holy person. Through these writings we can trace the movements of her spirit and her quest for God. We can see her praying for wisdom and courage in meeting the challenges of her day. But we also join her as she watches television, devours mystery novels, goes to the movies, plays with her grandchildren, and listens to the opera. Many people tend to think of saints as otherworldly heroes, close to God but not exactly human. These diaries confirm Thomas Merton's observation that sanctity is a matter of being more fully human: "This implies a greater capacity for concern, for suffering, for understanding, for sympathy, and also for humor, for joy, for appreciation for the good and beautiful things of life." To be human is constantly to fall short of the ideals one sets for oneself. Dorothy Day was no exception. There are frequent reminders in these pages of her capacity for impatience, anger, judgment, and self-righteousness. We are reminded of these things because she herself points them out. ("Thinking gloomily of the sins and shortcomings of others," she writes, "it suddenly came to me to remember my own offenses, just as heinous as those of others. If I concern myself with my own sins and lament them, if I remember my own failures and lapses, I will not be resentful of others. This was most cheering and lifted the load of gloom from my mind. It makes one unhappy to judge people and happy to love them.") And so we are reminded too that holiness is not a state of perfection, but a faithful striving that lasts a lifetime. It is expressed primarily in small ways, day after day, through the practice of forgiveness, patience, self-sacrifice, and compassion. This will be a good and inspiring read, I can tell already. [Order a copy of The Duty of Delight by clicking on the Amazon.com thumbnail to the right and below. Your purchase will benefit Central Dallas Ministries!] . Labels: Catholic Worker, Christian spirituality and peacemaking, community, Dorothy Day, risk and community development, social action, social justice
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