You Tell On Yourself

YOU TELL ON YOURSELF
by James Allen

You tell on yourself by the friends you seek
By the manner in which you speak
By the way you employ your leisure time
By the use of your dollar and dime

You tell who you are by the things you wear
By the spirit in which your burdens bear
By the kinds of things at which you laugh
By the records you played on the phonograph

You tell what you are by the way you walk
By the things of which you delight to talk
By the manner in which you bear defeat
By so simple a thing as how you eat
By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf
In these ways and more, you tell on yourself.



How have you found this poem to be true in your own experience?
Leave a comment and let us know.

Your iPod Could Save A Life

I saw this interesting post about trading in your ipods, etc. to help bring life to a needy Indian village. Check out the radio interview below:




Here's the basic idea:

The deal is either;

1. donate your iPod (I am donating mine first!) to be sold on trade me

2. sell your iPod and donate the proceeds

3. Bid for my iPod on trade me (soon)

4. Promote this blog/face book page to as many people as possible…

5. Rock on, because you going to help a large group of people!

We have to raise $3200 this year to make it reality.


To check out the blog click HERE:


So what do you think?
Leave a comment and let me know what you are thinking.

Imagine The Potential

A great 30 sec video that I saw at Ps James Macpherson's blog. (Click HERE to check his blog out).

Valentines

For all you Valentines bunnies out there:

New Words To Keep Your Conversations Fresh

I love learning new words...
It keeps life interesting and helps people not to nod off into autopilot when you are chatting with them.

Here are a few of the latest additions to my Vocab:

Vapid - flat, dull

Insouciant - easygoing, casual

Convivial - fun-loving

Catechumen - a person unskilled in something, beginner

Abecedarian - One who is just starting to learn or do something


If you have any favorites from the list above... or of your own, why not comment? I'd love to hear from you!

Ever Wondered If You Could Walk On Water?

I was going through the Tweets on my phone (you can follow me HERE) I came across this great blog post on 'How To Walk On Water.' It has some great succinct advice that we all need to hear. Click HERE to go and check it out.

Let me know what you thought of the post.
(I especially loved the mother's reaction).

Living By Design - Part 3

If you've missed out on Part 1 (click HERE) or Part 2 (click HERE) then feel free to go and check those posts out.
In Part 3 today we look at the fact tat this life is SHORT! We only get one shot and so we need to make sure that we get it right!

I'm 32 now and I have 2 kids under 7. Life is hurtling past me at an incredible speed!
It almost seems like time is gaining velocity with each new year.
I can't afford to muck around... my life very soon will come to an end. I will either look back with joy... or with grief.

King David understood that time is short. look at these wonderful words of wisdom from the Psalms:

Psalm 39:4-7 (New International Version)

4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.

5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man's life is but a breath.
Selah

6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He bustles about, but only in vain;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.

7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.

Until I realise the paucity of our days... I will be inclined to nonchalantly live my days away.

I love Robert Moffat's quote, "We will have all of eternity to celebrate our victories, but only one short hour before sunset to win them."

Where are you wasting time and opportunities away? In what areas do you need to live more intentionally?

I look forward to seeing your comments.