Ray’s Daily
July 22, 2022
“You do not find the happy life. You make it.”
Thomas S. Monson
I plan on having a great weekend and I know you will as well. Two of my grandchildren are in town and I hope they stop by. Of course, the highlights are always the time I get to spend with my wife and my fellow residents.
Here are some thoughts sent our way by Angel Chernoff that reminds us that most of the good in our lives is up to us.
7 Notes to Self You Should Repeat to Yourself
1. “I will be too busy watering my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”
2. “I will stop focusing on how stressed I am and remember how blessed I am. Complaining won’t change my reality, but a positive attitude will.”
3. “I will remind myself that being positive does not mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative. There’s a big difference between the two.”
4. “There’s also a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. And life is short. As often as possible, I will invest in the activities that move me.”
5. “I cannot control everything that happens; I can only control the way I respond to what happens. In my response is my power.”
6. “I will not get caught up in what could’ve been or should’ve been. I will look instead at the power and possibility of what is, right now.”
7. “When I find that I don’t have time for what matters, I will stop doing (and thinking about) things that don’t.”
The bottom line is, despite the real world challenges you face, the biggest and most complex obstacle you will have to personally overcome on a daily basis is your own mind. In other words, you aren’t responsible for everything negative that happens, but you ARE responsible for undoing the self-defeating thinking and behavioral patterns that these undesirable experiences create.
YES, YOU CAN THINK BETTER, which means you can tap into your inner strength and ultimately live better, one day at a time…
Truth be told, life will get better when YOU get better. Start investing in yourself mentally and physically. Make it a priority to learn and grow a little bit every day. The stronger you grow and become, the better your life will feel in the long run.
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“Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.”
Deep Roy
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Two husbands, Bill and Doug, were discussing their married lives. Although happily married, they admitted that there were arguments sometimes.
Then Bill said, “I’ve made one great discovery. I now know how to always have the last word.”
“Wow!” said Doug, “How do you manage that?”
“It’s easy,” replied Bill. “My last words are always ‘Yes, Dear.'”
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If it’s not one thing, it’s twenty.
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City Boy: Say, Dad, how many kinds of milk are there?
Father: Well, there’s evaporated milk, buttermilk, malted milk, and — but why do you wish to know?
City Boy: Oh, I’m drawing a picture of a cow, and I want to know how many *spigots* to put on her.
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“No birth is an accident, no experience is without meaning, and no life is without value.”
Gary Zukav
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A priest was given the job of hearing the confessions of an order of monks. The priest returned to his parish that night and complained to one of the nuns about how long each of the monks took to enumerate all of their sins.
“Oh Father,” said the nun. “It couldn’t have been that bad.”
The priest replied, “Oh it was worse than you can imagine. It was like being stoned to death with popcorn.”
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Funny, I don’t remember being absent minded.
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The kindergarten class had settled down to its coloring books. Willie came up to the teacher’s desk and said, “Miss Francis, I ain’t got no crayons.”
“Willie,” Miss Francis said, “you mean, “I don’t have any crayons.’ You don’t have any crayons. We don’t have any crayons. They don’t have any crayons. Do you see what I’m getting at?”
“Not really,” Willie said, “What happened to all them crayons?”
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“I think Little League (baseball) is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.”
Yogi Berra
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A minister decided to try something a little different one Sunday morning. He said, “Today, in church, I am going to say a single word and you are going to help me preach. Whatever single word I say, I want you to sing whatever hymn comes to your mind.” The pastor shouted out, “Cross!”
Immediately the congregation started singing in unison “The Old Rugged Cross.”
The pastor hollered out, “Grace!” The congregation began to sing “Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.”
The pastor said, “Power!” The congregation sang “There is Power in the Blood.”
The Pastor said, “Sex!”
The congregation fell in total silence. Everyone was in shock. They all nervously began to look around at each other, afraid to say anything. Then all of a sudden, from the back of the church, a little old 87-year-old grandmother stood up and began to sing “Precious Memories.”
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“Make your life matter and have fun doing it.”
Aaron Hurst
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