Happier World......

My brother sent this to me on my email. I thought that this was a very good article by President Hinkley. I find so many people in my daily life that always have a negative, faultfinding thing to say about people. It reminds me of the movie "Pay It Forward" or even the insurance comercial where you see someone do a good thing and the next person does it. Just think what this world would be like if we all could talk nice about one another, and to always think positive about the world. Just think how beautiful our world would be with sunlight in our lives all the time. Criticism, faultfinding, evil speaking—these are of the spirit of the day. To hear tell, there is nowhere a man of integrity holding public office. All businessmen are crooks. The utilities are out to rob you. Even on campus there is heard so much the snide remark, the sarcastic jibe, the cutting down of associates—these, too often, are the essence of our conversation. In our homes, wives weep and children finally give up under the barrage of criticism leveled by abusive husbands and fathers. Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes the catalyst that leads to failure. In the Church, it sows the seed of inactivity and finally apostasy. I come to you tonight with a plea that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we try to "accentuate the positive." I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort. Now I am not asking that all criticism be silenced. Growth comes of correction. Strength comes of repentance. Wise is the man or woman who can acknowledge mistakes pointed out by others and change his or her course. What I am suggesting is that you turn from the negativism that so permeates our modern society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom you associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my wise father would say: "Cynics do not contribute. Skeptics do not create. Doubters do not achieve." Author: President Gordon B. Hinckley , Source: http://lds.org/broadcast/ces090901/transcript/0,11006,566,00.h...

The List ....

This is kind of fun. I couldn't get my bold to work or show up, so I italicised mine. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch(Does Scrapbooking count) 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill(Those are called mental health days) 24. Built a snow fort25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language (took Sign Language for 3 semsters in college) 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing (does repailling down one count too) 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight ( I miss being able to do that) 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been on television 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason (also gave them for no reason too) 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (does on TV count) 77. Broken a bone 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox(twice) 89. Saved someone’s life(I donate blood, it's a stretch but it's all I got) 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous (John Travolta) 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one(sigh, haven't we all?) 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a lawsuit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee 100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own(Didn't I just do that?) I tag anyone that would like to participate or needs something to update their blog. This is a easy one, come one

Tagged by Friends.....

1. Where is your cell phone? dead, it wanted to take a bath today...:( 2. Where is your significant other? on the road 3. Your hair color? dishwater blonde 4. Your mother? Alpine Cemetary 5. Your father? Alpine,not in the Cemetary 6. Your favorite thing? family 7. Your dream last night? none 8. Your dream/goal? to become somewhat wealthy 9. The room you're in? living room 10. Your hobby? scrapbooking, needlework, playing games 11. Your fear? changes all the time 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? exactly where I am only a little richer in life. 13. Where were you last night? Home with family 14. What you're not? skinny 15. One of your wish-list items? space 16. Where you grew up? California 17. The last thing you did? picked daughter up from work 18. What are you wearing?jeans and a shirt 19. Your TV? on 20. Your pet? I am the cat woman 21. Your computer? on 22. Your mood? okay 23. Missing someone? always 24. Your car? van 25. Something you're not wearing? socks 26. Favorite store? walmart 27. Your summer? working 28. Love someone? absolutely 29. Your favorite color? red 30. When is the last time you laughed? today 31. Last time you cried? last week Next to be tagged is Lori, Judy, Monica, and Anika