via Abduzeedo
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” ~ Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
I love this scripture. And this piece of art… and really all of them from the Proverbs Project.
Cheer up.
Lighten up.
Enjoy your day today.
Laugh.
Eat some ice cream.
Watch a funny movie.
Connect with someone who makes you smile.
Cheer is a choice. Choose it.
It’s good medicine.
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Dennis J. (photo by Scott J. Allen)
I guess you know by now that I’m a big fan of dogs. I had one growing up. My kids has one growing up. Now, Debbie and I have the amazing Dennis J., wonderdog extraordinaire (see photo above.)
I ran across this list of things we can learn from dogs and was quite taken with it:
1. Learn at least one impressive trick.
2. Shake when wet.
3. Wag.
4. When off the leash, it is best to run to a loved one.
5. Roll in grass whenever possible.
6. Wonderful things can sometimes be found in the trash.
There are things to be said about each of these, but I’m especially taken with number four. “When off the leash, it is best to run to a loved one.” That one touches me on several levels. It reminds me that the best thing to do is run boldly back to God when I’ve messed up. It’s the safest and smartest thing to do. It also reminds me that family is safe harbor. It’s good to have someone you can run to when things aren’t going quite right.
For more of this list and a tribute to a sweet companion click here
What stands out to you from this list? Anything you would add to it?
Do you have FOMO?
No, not the hairdo – that would be a faux hawk.
FOMO… So do you have it or not? If you do, would you admit it?
FOMO is an abbreviation for the “fear of of missing out.” FOMO.
When I was a kid, I was just sure that as soon as I went to sleep something cool would happen and I’d have to find out about it later – probably shared with the “you had to be there” added on just to rub it in. Even as an adult, touring in a band, I was rarely among the first to go to bed. Same reason. FOMO. I liked to be right in the middle of whatever was happening.
So, do you recognize it yet? Or should I continue?
If you’re honest, you’ll admit that the likely cause of your addiction to Facebook, Twitter, texting and manic email checking is FOMO. Having technology beeping in our pockets and alerts in front of us nearly all day feeds FOMO. Many of us aren’t even aware of it. Here’s a good gut check: when you post a new status on Facebook or a new picture on Instagram, how concerned are you about checking, rechecking and refreshing to see the likes and comments?
C’mon. Be honest.
I thought I had FOMO under my feet and out of my life only to find it in my thought process the other day. I was meditating on some important something and, right in the middle of it, started irrationally thinking about what I might miss if I went a certain direction. Never mind the pluses of going that direction, or even taking comfort in the fact that God was leading me in it.
I’m sure it was just my mind trying to be a big help, but… not so much.
OK, FOMO: back under my feet.
Marketers play people by exploiting FOMO. Manipulators will manipulate people with it. Even well intentioned people can sidetrack others with it if they aren’t cautious about it.
So what’s the lesson? Be aware of it. Resist it.
Renew your mind and put FOMO under your feet.
So, how will you combat it?
STORYBOARD: The Fine Art of Coffee Portraiture from Tumblr on Vimeo.
Being an artist isn’t a job description, it’s an attitude. It’s an approach to life and work.
Take Mike Breach as an example. He is a barista. All day long he makes espresso drinks. He could treat that as dry and artless as it may sound, but he doesn’t. He found a way to make each latte a work of art and prides himself in creating an experience for everyone who drinks his coffee. He doesn’t seem too hung up on the fact that his artfulness disappears with every first sip. He just enjoys making lattes. And art.
So how can this translate to your day? How can you treat your task list like it’s time to create something? What difference do you think it would make?
Via College Humor
Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t know that Waldo actually existed. By the looks of things he may be a bit of creeper, too.
So beware, my friends. It appears that Waldo has broken out of his cartoonishness and may be lurking to photobomb your important occasion.
Leave a comment and caption, please!
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses… let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1, 2 NKJV)
Jesus is your author – He not only started, but he planned and wrote your whole story. He knows how it goes. He knows this chapter and the next and the next.
“…in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade.” (2 Corinthians 2:14 MSG)
Jesus is your finisher – He not only wrote, but He finished your story. He knows how it ends.
“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.” (Jeremiah 29:11 AMP)
Since He did all of that, what’s our job? It’s found in the scripture at the top.
“Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2 AMP)
He wrote it. He finished it. We look away from distractions, and look to Him.
So what was it that was bothering you?
