Weekly Inspiration 4
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Weekly Inspiration 4
By: Clay Kinson
Date: 7-28-10
Fun Fact: Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Quote: What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him. - Louis L. Mann
Bible Quote: Every man's work shall be made manifest. Corinthians 3:13
Affirmation: "My life is like a day at the beach! I love my life!"
Goal for the Week: Wake up at sunrise at least one day this week. Do something special for it, like going running in the woods or eating a special breakfast at a high point to watch the sun come up. You have seven chances, make it happen!
Food for Thought: Did you know that about 4/5 of teenagers today express a concern of finding a higher purpose and meaning in their life? In America, oftentimes people see finding a purpose in life as becoming successful and basically making a lot of money. The extent to which most Americans can see their purpose reaches mostly to simple means of money and security. But what about that 4/5 of us that have the itching feeling of wanting that higher purpose? Why is it that we have time and time again as generations go by, lost sight of our highest dreams for ourselves and simply reverted to shoot for riches once we hit college age? Why is the ratio of kids who grow up saying the'll be astronauts and actual astronauts in this world so off balance? It is because of our self expectations and limitations we put on our dreams. Think for a minute of flying an airplane in a cross wind where the landing strip is your life dreams and the cross wind is society's impact on you getting there. Say the wind is blowing south. If you fly straight at the landing strip without knowing the wind is trying to blow you off your path, you'll land south of your runway every time. But if you know beforehand that the wind is blowing south and it will try to bend your journey to its liking, then all you need to do to get to your runway is start your journey pointing partially north. The same is for human beings. If we keep an idea of our highest potential with us at all times throughout our growth, we promote ourselves to what we really can be. Have to be idealist in a way, because then we end up as our true selves expressed. If we take man as what we expect him to be, we make him worse, but if we take him for what he should be at his highest point, we make him capable of becoming what he can be. So if you fall into that last 1/5 that doesn't recognize their search for meaning, you make yourself dull and frustrated and you develop a feeling of lacking something in your life. But if you live your life with an awareness of that spark, that search for higher meaning in your self and others, you transform yourself and everyone around you into someone able to become what we all are, in principle, able to be.
Note from Jo: Lately we all have been experiencing storms of different magnitudes. Here is some interesting info about storms. Please visit the FEMA website for more info.
You can get struck by lightning when you're inside Fact: It's true that being inside a building when lightning strikes is your safest bet, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take some precautions. If a building gets struck the electrical current will most likely travel through the wiring or plumbing before going into the ground. That's why you should stay off of corded phones (cellular and cordless are okay) and away from running water (so no showers or hand- or dish-washing). Don't use stoves, computers, or anything else that's connected to electricity.
You can tell the distance of a storm by counting Fact: Surprisingly, that old childhood trick you learned is based on fact, not fiction. Light travels faster than sound so lightning is seen before thunder is heard. Here's how it works according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency website: "You can estimate how many miles away a storm is by counting the number of seconds between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder. Divide the number of seconds by five to get the distance in miles."
