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If we moan and mourn for lost youth, it will but make us fail to appreciate the fact that age and youth lie not so much in our arteries as in our attitude. The grief of growing old?
It can be put to rest by remembering some words the late General Douglas MacArthur once wrote: You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; As young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; As young as your hope, as old as your despair.
No matter what age we are, we will be about as happy or as sad as we make up our minds to be, for the real business of living takes place in the mind.
In our thoughts. “As a man thinketh, so is he,” wrote the Apostle Paul. What journeys through grief have you made or are still making? Dreams that slow down and stagnate? Hurts that hover, death with all its sting?
Do you weep and feel so all alone? Shout against the silence of the night and feel no one is listening? Fall to your knees and solace does not immediately come? Or worse still, you feel it will never come?
Not giving up in our search for comforting holy truths. Not giving up. Therein is the truth you should seek with all your mind and spirit.
You do not have to like whatever is your problem, but you do have to admit that that is the way it sometimes is.
Life is not always kind or fair.
But pray to be able to say, as did the Apostle Paul in Timothy (4:18), “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7)
When I used to run cross country races in college, I figured if I hadn’t given my all, if I wasn’t almost in a state of collapse at the end of a race, then what was the point of having run the race.
When I took biology, which wasn’t my best subject, from a professor who didn’t believe anybody deserved an A, I did not just give up, I gave it my all.
The harder a problem during my lifetime, the more persistent my prayers have been.
What I am saying is I hope obvious. Go for the gusto in mind, body and spirit and it pays off. But when you have done all you can, in ever way you can to solve a problem or pain, don’t beat your head bloody and your soul ragged continuing after the impossible.
Learn to finally say and mean, “Thy will be done, Lord. Thy will be done.”
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK FOR IMPROVING THE ART OF LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options. Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it.
Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
Below a quote from it… “Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.” It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.” **********************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
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A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog) It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010 “I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one. ************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/ **************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do. Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No? Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.” ***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING http://www.speakerneil.com/ ***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at MAGNUS PRESS
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Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818 ******************************* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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This book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
RUST ON MY SOUL (52nd in series)
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The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th and start the Series. ************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past) INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series) In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
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Evening
Ah, there’s my problem, the same old one. I’ve just reread what I wrote this morning – it’s been nagging at me all day-and I see my problem. I'm NOT the only fighter in this ring. Only now it's not an opponent I'm fighting, it's you, God, and you're on my side.
I'm still stuck with the same old ego problem. I must run my own life! Why do I fight for my independence so hard?
I daily feel your glow fighting to get through.
Sometimes it surges, giving me inner strength. Sometimes it ricochets as my ego enters the ring to fight for its survival.
Haven't I prayed that I would be different?
If I don't act differently and feel differently and be willing to acknowledge the difference, then what's the difference?
Let me honestly mean, "Here am I, Lord. Take me. Mold me. Subtract from me that which continues to fight."
Let there be praise in my prayer for my victory over self.
Evening
I wish science and religion would stop arguing as if they were enemies. In reality they're just neighbors living in different houses.
Maybe all the fuss has been because they don't speak the same language.
That always creates tension.
"Atoms, neutrons-" say the occupants of one house. "Vicarious suffering, atonement, regeneration-" say the occupants of the other.
The language of science claims to be precise.
Religion's language is personal. I claim overlap.
Morning
God cares. That's no great revelation to some, but it is to me. I'd come to believe that the only things you could count on were those you paid for.
But I've decided I've been expecting more from things than they're capable of giving. I've been like a little boy rushing from one unopened package to another, quite sure the next one holds exactly what he's been looking for.
I've been trying to build heaven on a foundation of cash outlay and increased income.
I've actually believed that if I could get enough fidelity in my stereo, enough luxury in my car, and enough money in the bank I'd have the key to all happiness.
I'm not blind to what the world can give, just finally alive to what God is.
To be continued next Tuesday **************************************** STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options. Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
Below a quote from it… “Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.” It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
To access info on his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.” God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?” God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.” *************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011 (1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog) It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
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To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday ”
Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while.
And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
**********************
Visit Neil's other blog ONE A DAY OUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
CLICK ON THE URL BELOW http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/ IT WILL TAKE YOU TO NEIL’S OTHER BLOG. There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily. ***********************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING http://www.speakerneil.com/ **************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at MAGNUS PRESS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM’S Kindle
click on the following
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND ************************************
The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th and start the Series. ************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past) INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series) In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
***************************
Evening
Ah, there’s my problem, the same old one. I’ve just reread what I wrote this morning – it’s been nagging at me all day-and I see my problem. I'm NOT the only fighter in this ring. Only now it's not an opponent I'm fighting, it's you, God, and you're on my side.
I'm still stuck with the same old ego problem. I must run my own life! Why do I fight for my independence so hard?
I daily feel your glow fighting to get through.
Sometimes it surges, giving me inner strength. Sometimes it ricochets as my ego enters the ring to fight for its survival.
Haven't I prayed that I would be different?
If I don't act differently and feel differently and be willing to acknowledge the difference, then what's the difference?
Let me honestly mean, "Here am I, Lord. Take me. Mold me. Subtract from me that which continues to fight."
Let there be praise in my prayer for my victory over self.
Evening
I wish science and religion would stop arguing as if they were enemies. In reality they're just neighbors living in different houses.
Maybe all the fuss has been because they don't speak the same language.
That always creates tension.
"Atoms, neutrons-" say the occupants of one house. "Vicarious suffering, atonement, regeneration-" say the occupants of the other.
The language of science claims to be precise.
Religion's language is personal. I claim overlap.
Morning
God cares. That's no great revelation to some, but it is to me. I'd come to believe that the only things you could count on were those you paid for.
But I've decided I've been expecting more from things than they're capable of giving. I've been like a little boy rushing from one unopened package to another, quite sure the next one holds exactly what he's been looking for.
I've been trying to build heaven on a foundation of cash outlay and increased income.
I've actually believed that if I could get enough fidelity in my stereo, enough luxury in my car, and enough money in the bank I'd have the key to all happiness.
I'm not blind to what the world can give, just finally alive to what God is.
To be continued next Tuesday **************************************** STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options. Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
Below a quote from it… “Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.” It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
To access info on his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.” God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?” God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.” *************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011 (1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog) It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
*************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday ”
Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while.
And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
**********************
Visit Neil's other blog ONE A DAY OUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
CLICK ON THE URL BELOW http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/ IT WILL TAKE YOU TO NEIL’S OTHER BLOG. There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily. ***********************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING http://www.speakerneil.com/ **************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at MAGNUS PRESS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM’S Kindle
click on the following
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
Sunday, March 27, 2011
SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING (continuation of serialization)
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If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND ************************************
This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com I enjoyed writing it. I can but hope you will enjoy reading it. STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 (added to each Sunday)
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WOULD YOU HAVE MORE HAPPINESS? "Earth's crammed with heaven," said Thoreau. Unfortunately earth is also crammed with too many people filled with gripes, grumbles and grousings to notice. So maximize your blessings-recognition skills of God's freebies. Love, light, laughter. A bright moonscape in an otherwise darkened sky. Wild flowers having taken possession of a hillside meadow. The giggle of a grandchild.
Would you have more happiness? Then stop believing that it lies in one more gadget from Sharper Image.
Do I shop at Sharper Image? Sure do. Do I have to have everything I see there to be happy? I hope not. Learn to be thankful for what you do have rather than unhappy about what you don't have.
Would you have more happiness? Have a sense of God and a sense of humor. Helen Keller, born deaf, dumb and blind, had both. One day her sense of humor showed when someone asked if she could feel colors. She promptly replied, "Oh yes, I can feel blue."
Would you have more happiness? Loosen up. Stand on a New York City street and stare at the tall skyscrapers without caring what people watching you are thinking.
Don't fret and worry over trying to mold yourself into a thousand different selves. Just be yourself.
The best self you can be, but be yourself. Relax. Don't always be sensible. Have the nerve to take a walk in the rain without an umbrella.
Bellow in the shower like an opera star or clap your hands with unrestrained glee. Be a little nonsensical every now and then as a way of waking up an otherwise sleeping spirit. Be a beacon of joy. Share your love of life with such gusto that when you walk into a room everyone there will be glad you came.
And the next time you feel an overwhelming desire to find fault, sew your mouth shut until the feeling goes away. Or perhaps another way of putting it; don't needle -use one.
Would you have more happiness?
Crank up your neurological-movie-house on a regular basis and watch mental movies of good times in your past. Remember the kitten, now grown to be a cat, arriving at your back door.
And the bicycle you once regularly rode, and ought to ride again. And that favorite spot thirty feet up in the crook of a tree. Shine up your today’s by giving a personal Oscar to the best of your yesterdays.
Would you have more happiness?
Take your opportunities seriously but not yourself so seriously you become your own worst enemy.
Lou Holtz in speaking of his book, The Game Plan/or Success, said, "I wanted the book to have a picture of me on the cover and call it, You're Better Than This. 1 wanted people to look at me and say, 'Dog gone it! I've got every bit as much talent and ability as that sucker has!'" He goes on to call attention to the fact he is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 152 pounds, wears glasses, has a lisp, very limited intelligence (lower half of his high school class), not a good athlete, not impressive and yet able to marry a lovely woman, have four children who all graduated from college, who still say, "I love you," and call him Dad.
Happiness is doing the best you can with what you've got. That can't be said too often. And then there are the following gems that I have been gathering for a lifetime…gems for any age.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals.
That is, goals that do not inspire them. -Anthony Robbins Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face. -Michel de Montaigne
Don't halt before you are lame. -old English proverb
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. -Joey Adams .
Do sometimes go to your back porch, or a park with a book to read and then don't read it. Rather sit back and listen to the singing of the birds. -V. Neil Wyrick
If you wouldst live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life. -Benjamin Franklin
We never stop laughing because we are old. We grow old because we stop laughing. -Anonymous ~ **********************
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY *********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND *********************************************** DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE **************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick. ************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010. “Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do. Now let me ask the other side of the coin -
Do you enjoy visiting enemies?
No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger. Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.” *******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING http://www.speakerneil.com/ ********************************************* V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html 25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping Winter Sale through March Phone Orders: 800-463-7818 ********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND ************************************
This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com I enjoyed writing it. I can but hope you will enjoy reading it. STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 (added to each Sunday)
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WOULD YOU HAVE MORE HAPPINESS? "Earth's crammed with heaven," said Thoreau. Unfortunately earth is also crammed with too many people filled with gripes, grumbles and grousings to notice. So maximize your blessings-recognition skills of God's freebies. Love, light, laughter. A bright moonscape in an otherwise darkened sky. Wild flowers having taken possession of a hillside meadow. The giggle of a grandchild.
Would you have more happiness? Then stop believing that it lies in one more gadget from Sharper Image.
Do I shop at Sharper Image? Sure do. Do I have to have everything I see there to be happy? I hope not. Learn to be thankful for what you do have rather than unhappy about what you don't have.
Would you have more happiness? Have a sense of God and a sense of humor. Helen Keller, born deaf, dumb and blind, had both. One day her sense of humor showed when someone asked if she could feel colors. She promptly replied, "Oh yes, I can feel blue."
Would you have more happiness? Loosen up. Stand on a New York City street and stare at the tall skyscrapers without caring what people watching you are thinking.
Don't fret and worry over trying to mold yourself into a thousand different selves. Just be yourself.
The best self you can be, but be yourself. Relax. Don't always be sensible. Have the nerve to take a walk in the rain without an umbrella.
Bellow in the shower like an opera star or clap your hands with unrestrained glee. Be a little nonsensical every now and then as a way of waking up an otherwise sleeping spirit. Be a beacon of joy. Share your love of life with such gusto that when you walk into a room everyone there will be glad you came.
And the next time you feel an overwhelming desire to find fault, sew your mouth shut until the feeling goes away. Or perhaps another way of putting it; don't needle -use one.
Would you have more happiness?
Crank up your neurological-movie-house on a regular basis and watch mental movies of good times in your past. Remember the kitten, now grown to be a cat, arriving at your back door.
And the bicycle you once regularly rode, and ought to ride again. And that favorite spot thirty feet up in the crook of a tree. Shine up your today’s by giving a personal Oscar to the best of your yesterdays.
Would you have more happiness?
Take your opportunities seriously but not yourself so seriously you become your own worst enemy.
Lou Holtz in speaking of his book, The Game Plan/or Success, said, "I wanted the book to have a picture of me on the cover and call it, You're Better Than This. 1 wanted people to look at me and say, 'Dog gone it! I've got every bit as much talent and ability as that sucker has!'" He goes on to call attention to the fact he is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 152 pounds, wears glasses, has a lisp, very limited intelligence (lower half of his high school class), not a good athlete, not impressive and yet able to marry a lovely woman, have four children who all graduated from college, who still say, "I love you," and call him Dad.
Happiness is doing the best you can with what you've got. That can't be said too often. And then there are the following gems that I have been gathering for a lifetime…gems for any age.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals.
That is, goals that do not inspire them. -Anthony Robbins Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face. -Michel de Montaigne
Don't halt before you are lame. -old English proverb
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. -Joey Adams .
Do sometimes go to your back porch, or a park with a book to read and then don't read it. Rather sit back and listen to the singing of the birds. -V. Neil Wyrick
If you wouldst live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life. -Benjamin Franklin
We never stop laughing because we are old. We grow old because we stop laughing. -Anonymous ~ **********************
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY *********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND *********************************************** DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE **************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick. ************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010. “Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do. Now let me ask the other side of the coin -
Do you enjoy visiting enemies?
No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger. Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.” *******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING http://www.speakerneil.com/ ********************************************* V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html 25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping Winter Sale through March Phone Orders: 800-463-7818 ********************************
Thursday, March 24, 2011
A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF (3rd IN SERIES)
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CONQUER LIFE OR BE CONQUERED BY IT.
Thomas Caryle suggests that the ultimate question every person must ask of himself is, “Will I be a hero or a coward?”
For you, was yesterday a blessing? Good - be thankful!
Was yesterday a disaster?
How unfortunate, but learn from it.
What will next week bring? Next month? How well will you handle what life puts on your plate?
The answer lies in how well you are handling your present moments of pain, or crisis, or just plain irritations.
You are setting up a habit and, as I have often said, we are creatures of habit.
There is a thin line between those who have conquered life or been conquered by it.
Each additional year of living does not necessarily bring maturity, sainthood and sweetness or spiritual wisdom. Strength is not an automatic.
What then to do?
Believe God chose your day of birth and knows your day of death.
These are two very important decisions that are His and His alone.
And accepting this knowledge is a good place to start in the battle for stability.
Second – get a good physical each year, and learn what can make your health better. If you are sick, honestly look for the reason why.
But, then if the only answer you can find is that you must endure, pray for the strength to endure.
Third – take a good spiritual inventory.
Consider how often you pray and the strength of your prayers.
Do you speak with God only if you have problems? Or do you share your happiness with Him, also?
What do you believe? What do you doubt?
And be honest with your answers. Then ask yourself, “What do I feed my soul?” Does your diet of habits and concerns make it sick or well, or loitering with lukewarmness.
Fourth – get a good purpose in life. One you could be proud to have reported on the streets of heaven. One you know will have God’s sanction.
Have your ever said, “I’ve had it up to here!”? Learn to say it more often, but not because you are filled with disgust, rather because you have allowed yourself to be filled up to here with God.
Fifth – believe that when one door slams shut it does not mean all doors are in this condition.
Indeed, with a little prayer here and a little push there, closed doors can be opened, and strength can come out of pain and sorrow.
And the worst can sometimes turn out to be the best.
Some clouds really do have not just one silver lining, but two or three.
Sixth – make friends and forgive enemies and forgive friends and forgive the unforgivable and forgive what you should never have let yourself be bothered by in the first place.
Print the word FORGIVE across all the avenues of your mind. Anger and grief are a deadly mixture.
Seventh – watch a funny movie. Read a funny book. Laugh at a funny cartoon. It is a prescription from the book of Proverbs, “The cheerful heart is good medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22)
“But my problem isn’t something that just happened – it’s something that happens a little more each day,” complained one of my friends. “I’m getting old.”
Another laughed and replied, “Never fear old age. The sugar of life is at the bottom of the cup.”
This mature friend, who was then approaching eighty, does not daily grieve at the foot of a calendar nor shudder at the sound of a clock. He knows that to do so will only make him permanently unhappy.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK FOR IMPROVING THE ART OF LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
CONQUER LIFE OR BE CONQUERED BY IT.
Thomas Caryle suggests that the ultimate question every person must ask of himself is, “Will I be a hero or a coward?”
For you, was yesterday a blessing? Good - be thankful!
Was yesterday a disaster?
How unfortunate, but learn from it.
What will next week bring? Next month? How well will you handle what life puts on your plate?
The answer lies in how well you are handling your present moments of pain, or crisis, or just plain irritations.
You are setting up a habit and, as I have often said, we are creatures of habit.
There is a thin line between those who have conquered life or been conquered by it.
Each additional year of living does not necessarily bring maturity, sainthood and sweetness or spiritual wisdom. Strength is not an automatic.
What then to do?
Believe God chose your day of birth and knows your day of death.
These are two very important decisions that are His and His alone.
And accepting this knowledge is a good place to start in the battle for stability.
Second – get a good physical each year, and learn what can make your health better. If you are sick, honestly look for the reason why.
But, then if the only answer you can find is that you must endure, pray for the strength to endure.
Third – take a good spiritual inventory.
Consider how often you pray and the strength of your prayers.
Do you speak with God only if you have problems? Or do you share your happiness with Him, also?
What do you believe? What do you doubt?
And be honest with your answers. Then ask yourself, “What do I feed my soul?” Does your diet of habits and concerns make it sick or well, or loitering with lukewarmness.
Fourth – get a good purpose in life. One you could be proud to have reported on the streets of heaven. One you know will have God’s sanction.
Have your ever said, “I’ve had it up to here!”? Learn to say it more often, but not because you are filled with disgust, rather because you have allowed yourself to be filled up to here with God.
Fifth – believe that when one door slams shut it does not mean all doors are in this condition.
Indeed, with a little prayer here and a little push there, closed doors can be opened, and strength can come out of pain and sorrow.
And the worst can sometimes turn out to be the best.
Some clouds really do have not just one silver lining, but two or three.
Sixth – make friends and forgive enemies and forgive friends and forgive the unforgivable and forgive what you should never have let yourself be bothered by in the first place.
Print the word FORGIVE across all the avenues of your mind. Anger and grief are a deadly mixture.
Seventh – watch a funny movie. Read a funny book. Laugh at a funny cartoon. It is a prescription from the book of Proverbs, “The cheerful heart is good medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22)
“But my problem isn’t something that just happened – it’s something that happens a little more each day,” complained one of my friends. “I’m getting old.”
Another laughed and replied, “Never fear old age. The sugar of life is at the bottom of the cup.”
This mature friend, who was then approaching eighty, does not daily grieve at the foot of a calendar nor shudder at the sound of a clock. He knows that to do so will only make him permanently unhappy.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK FOR IMPROVING THE ART OF LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
RUST ON MY SOUL (51st in series)
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If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
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The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th and start the Series.
************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past)
INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series)
In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
Morning
Nothing has changed. Everything has changed. A heavenly hurrah has finally beaten through to me, Thomas Kettering, created not just a muddied worm to wiggle, or chuckleheaded cow to munch, or paunchy pig to snort, but rather as a man to image the King of kings.
Afternoon
Nancy and I had an argument this morning. We almost got up a good head of steam and went at it with one barrel. We never could get both barrels going. We wind down and shut up the show earlier these days.
Morning
A prayer today, Lord. Please don't forget that, for all my kneeling and needing, I'm programmed by my past. The old me, the me that was, still is. It does not easily die. But the new born is thinking birth and that’s a good sign.
Evening
I've always been one to flex my muscles and push against problems. I'm slowly seeing that as a Christian, prayer and push are not enough if I do not let go and let God.
Forgive me, Lord, when I try to debate my way to a better life. I don't always remember that once I have done all I can I must then sit back and let you do all you will.
Morning
Am I on just another binge? A Christian binge, and when I am sated with the church will I have no more appetite for things holy?
I remember when I devoured so much honey that I din't even like it anymore. And I used to work every crossword puzzle I could get my hands on till now I don't even want to look at them.
Is this a spiritual ego trip?
Is there lurking somewhere in my sub-conscience a desire to receive a Golden Glove award-CHRISTIAN FIGHTER OF THE MONTH? Winner against the forces of darkness and evil. But I'm the only fighter in this ring.
To be continued next Tuesday
****************************************
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.”
God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?”
God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.”
*************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011
(1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
*************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday
”Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while. And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
*************
CLICK ON THE URL BELOW
http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO NEIL’S OTHER BLOG.
There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily.
***********************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
**************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
**********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th and start the Series.
************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past)
INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series)
In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
Morning
Nothing has changed. Everything has changed. A heavenly hurrah has finally beaten through to me, Thomas Kettering, created not just a muddied worm to wiggle, or chuckleheaded cow to munch, or paunchy pig to snort, but rather as a man to image the King of kings.
Afternoon
Nancy and I had an argument this morning. We almost got up a good head of steam and went at it with one barrel. We never could get both barrels going. We wind down and shut up the show earlier these days.
Morning
A prayer today, Lord. Please don't forget that, for all my kneeling and needing, I'm programmed by my past. The old me, the me that was, still is. It does not easily die. But the new born is thinking birth and that’s a good sign.
Evening
I've always been one to flex my muscles and push against problems. I'm slowly seeing that as a Christian, prayer and push are not enough if I do not let go and let God.
Forgive me, Lord, when I try to debate my way to a better life. I don't always remember that once I have done all I can I must then sit back and let you do all you will.
Morning
Am I on just another binge? A Christian binge, and when I am sated with the church will I have no more appetite for things holy?
I remember when I devoured so much honey that I din't even like it anymore. And I used to work every crossword puzzle I could get my hands on till now I don't even want to look at them.
Is this a spiritual ego trip?
Is there lurking somewhere in my sub-conscience a desire to receive a Golden Glove award-CHRISTIAN FIGHTER OF THE MONTH? Winner against the forces of darkness and evil. But I'm the only fighter in this ring.
To be continued next Tuesday
****************************************
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.”
God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?”
God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.”
*************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011
(1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
*************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday
”Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while. And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
*************
CLICK ON THE URL BELOW
http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO NEIL’S OTHER BLOG.
There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily.
***********************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
**************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
**********************************
Sunday, March 20, 2011
SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING (Book Serialization)
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If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
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This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011
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LIGHTEN UP Chapter 3
A principal recently said to me, "Did you know a child laughs at least one hundred times a day?"
My immediate thought was, and then so many become adults who stop laughing, not realizing that less laughter speeds up the aging process.
''The merry heart doeth good like a medicine." That's what the book of Proverbs says. And, yet too many don't believe it.
Or certainly don't act like it. Spending too much of their time complaining and by so doing neither give joy nor have it.
I'm sure you have heard the old saying, "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone."
And I wish I could say, "Complain too often and you will be complaining to an audience of one, yourself."
But unfortunately complainers only seem to convince others to be complainers.
Yes, there are things in the world that are truly a pain or problem. But it is still better to force a grin rather than give in to a grimace.
Such as, a sign nailed to a telephone pole that read, "Lost dog with three legs, blind in left eye, missing right ear, tail broken, and recently castrated. Answers to the name, “Lucky."
Or... you know it's really a bad day when you end up in a hospital in traction and there sits your insurance man telling you "Your accident policy covers falling off the roof. It just doesn't cover hitting the ground."
Finding and keeping a sense of humor isn't always easy, I know that. Indeed, if you are still working, you may have a boss who came straight from hell.
Or perhaps you were cursed at on the expressway this morning.
Or you may have less energy than you would like or more problems than you want.
You may sometimes feel tired of Livin' and scared of dyin'.
And yet I in this writing am suggesting joy and even merriment. Am l out of my mind?
Not really, because this whole business of laughter, joy and contentment is a definite commodity offered graciously from all the store fronts of heaven.
Therefore, go shopping for a merry heart. Pray for a contented soul.
Seek at the foot of the Creator more patience than you presently have, more smile power, more grin gumption. In your next prayer, if you have
picked up or kept this holy habit, ask that you not be a professional sober sides.
Would you like me to tell you how to mute the possibility of happiness? Be a jerk. An arrogant, self centered bozo. A complaining jackass.
The book of Proverbs also says, "Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall." Pride does not give birth to much laughter, either to the one practicing it or to those receiving it.
Has your pride been punctured recently? I hope so. A good dose of humility, accepted with a smile, can do one a world of good.
Like the little girl who had prayed softly one night before she went to sleep. Tucking her into bed her baby sitting grandmother complained, "Honey, I didn't hear a word you said."
The little girl politely replied, "I wasn't talking to you, Grandma."
A sixty-plus-person would tell this story on self and laugh. A sixty-minus-person would only get their feelings hurt.
So lighten up.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
*******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
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V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES
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Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011
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LIGHTEN UP Chapter 3
A principal recently said to me, "Did you know a child laughs at least one hundred times a day?"
My immediate thought was, and then so many become adults who stop laughing, not realizing that less laughter speeds up the aging process.
''The merry heart doeth good like a medicine." That's what the book of Proverbs says. And, yet too many don't believe it.
Or certainly don't act like it. Spending too much of their time complaining and by so doing neither give joy nor have it.
I'm sure you have heard the old saying, "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone."
And I wish I could say, "Complain too often and you will be complaining to an audience of one, yourself."
But unfortunately complainers only seem to convince others to be complainers.
Yes, there are things in the world that are truly a pain or problem. But it is still better to force a grin rather than give in to a grimace.
Such as, a sign nailed to a telephone pole that read, "Lost dog with three legs, blind in left eye, missing right ear, tail broken, and recently castrated. Answers to the name, “Lucky."
Or... you know it's really a bad day when you end up in a hospital in traction and there sits your insurance man telling you "Your accident policy covers falling off the roof. It just doesn't cover hitting the ground."
Finding and keeping a sense of humor isn't always easy, I know that. Indeed, if you are still working, you may have a boss who came straight from hell.
Or perhaps you were cursed at on the expressway this morning.
Or you may have less energy than you would like or more problems than you want.
You may sometimes feel tired of Livin' and scared of dyin'.
And yet I in this writing am suggesting joy and even merriment. Am l out of my mind?
Not really, because this whole business of laughter, joy and contentment is a definite commodity offered graciously from all the store fronts of heaven.
Therefore, go shopping for a merry heart. Pray for a contented soul.
Seek at the foot of the Creator more patience than you presently have, more smile power, more grin gumption. In your next prayer, if you have
picked up or kept this holy habit, ask that you not be a professional sober sides.
Would you like me to tell you how to mute the possibility of happiness? Be a jerk. An arrogant, self centered bozo. A complaining jackass.
The book of Proverbs also says, "Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall." Pride does not give birth to much laughter, either to the one practicing it or to those receiving it.
Has your pride been punctured recently? I hope so. A good dose of humility, accepted with a smile, can do one a world of good.
Like the little girl who had prayed softly one night before she went to sleep. Tucking her into bed her baby sitting grandmother complained, "Honey, I didn't hear a word you said."
The little girl politely replied, "I wasn't talking to you, Grandma."
A sixty-plus-person would tell this story on self and laugh. A sixty-minus-person would only get their feelings hurt.
So lighten up.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
**************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
*******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
*********************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF (2nd IN SERIES)
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Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and blind, but she didn’t sit alone in her dark, dumb, dingy silence and feel sorry for herself. Did not burden herself by grieving for a life that might have been. Rather she got up every morning and went out.
Went out where the birds were singing, and people were talking and the world was living. Went out to pour the sweet perfume of noble thoughts on others and feel some of it splashing back upon herself.
She wasn’t born with this wonderful attitude. In her youth she would literally flail at her family and teachers, making loud almost animal like sounds of frustration.
She was daily angry and allowed herself to be filled with despair. Then one day, she must have realized there is more than one kind of blindness.
That there is physical blindness that cannot see light, and spiritual emotional blindness that will not search for light. And so she decided to make the most of life and not the least, to look for the best and not the worst.
She decided not to daily grieve over her misfortune, but instead deal with it with a multitude of positive actions minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day until she had lived out a lifetime of service.
More than once I have placed my hand on a shoulder and said, “Weep…cry…. Slowly siphon it out of your system. Then turn and begin to walk away from your wounding. Otherwise, you but nurture a ghost that will haunt you the rest of your days.”
He sat before me – a forty-year-old who looked sixty. He began to share, “I’ve been downsized. I was a top salesman and now I can’t sell a dollar bill for 50 cents. I’ve never been so miserable in my whole life.”
And as we talked, I found out his father had died when he was only seven. I learned how a loving mother had shielded him the rest of his childhood and adolescent years from all pain and hardship. He told me how he had never been allowed to play any violent sport - “Mother was afraid I’d get hurt.”
And as we talked he began to understand why he was filled with such grief and self-pity. He began to realize he had spent a lifetime expecting to be cared for.
By his mother, by his family and later by his business, and even to being taken care of totally, completely by his God, without ever doing anything very much to help himself.
Before he left my office we read together a passage from the Bible, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK FOR IMPROVING THE ART OF LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
***********************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and blind, but she didn’t sit alone in her dark, dumb, dingy silence and feel sorry for herself. Did not burden herself by grieving for a life that might have been. Rather she got up every morning and went out.
Went out where the birds were singing, and people were talking and the world was living. Went out to pour the sweet perfume of noble thoughts on others and feel some of it splashing back upon herself.
She wasn’t born with this wonderful attitude. In her youth she would literally flail at her family and teachers, making loud almost animal like sounds of frustration.
She was daily angry and allowed herself to be filled with despair. Then one day, she must have realized there is more than one kind of blindness.
That there is physical blindness that cannot see light, and spiritual emotional blindness that will not search for light. And so she decided to make the most of life and not the least, to look for the best and not the worst.
She decided not to daily grieve over her misfortune, but instead deal with it with a multitude of positive actions minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day until she had lived out a lifetime of service.
More than once I have placed my hand on a shoulder and said, “Weep…cry…. Slowly siphon it out of your system. Then turn and begin to walk away from your wounding. Otherwise, you but nurture a ghost that will haunt you the rest of your days.”
He sat before me – a forty-year-old who looked sixty. He began to share, “I’ve been downsized. I was a top salesman and now I can’t sell a dollar bill for 50 cents. I’ve never been so miserable in my whole life.”
And as we talked, I found out his father had died when he was only seven. I learned how a loving mother had shielded him the rest of his childhood and adolescent years from all pain and hardship. He told me how he had never been allowed to play any violent sport - “Mother was afraid I’d get hurt.”
And as we talked he began to understand why he was filled with such grief and self-pity. He began to realize he had spent a lifetime expecting to be cared for.
By his mother, by his family and later by his business, and even to being taken care of totally, completely by his God, without ever doing anything very much to help himself.
Before he left my office we read together a passage from the Bible, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
**********************************
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK FOR IMPROVING THE ART OF LIVING ARE GOOD FOR ANY AGE.
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
***********************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
RUST ON MY SOUL (50th in series)
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The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th 2010 and start the Series.
The book is available on amazon.com
************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past)
INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series)
In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
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Evening
I've made my bed but I don't have to lie in it. The gospel says I can trade in old mistakes for a new beginning, that God does not forget and forgive, rather He remembers and forgives.
What would I be like if I gave God a chance? Gave myself a chance? With God guiding my steps, guarding my dreams, and controlling my fears maybe I could be another Paul, or Stephen, or Peter, or Luther, or Calvin or Wesley. I'd settle for being just a better Tom Kettering, more contented, more secure.
Afternoon
I watched doubt fall to its knees today. No more than a moment before it had stood strong with muscles flexed, its arguments relentless, still champion in my life. It was there till the final round. The last prayerful thrust, not a round-house random blow, was what did it in.
"Here am I, Lord, take me." The words weren't new, but for some reason I was and they hit home. It was like an auditorium full of angels all shouting, "He won. He won. At last he won."
In a moment I'll mow the lawn. As I move back and forth along our miniature meadow I have no doubt where to turn and where to go. Now, if only I can accomplish the same for the journey of my soul.
Evening
What I'm looking for is wisdom, not knowledge. I've got plenty of facts stored away.
What I'm looking for is satisfaction, not happiness. A good laugh can lift my day, and I'll take three or more anytime they're available. But what I want is stable contentment.
What I'm looking for is peace of mind. I don't claim to deserve it.
"The fruit of the Spirit is ... peace" (Galatians 5:22). Does it mean that though I read books, build mountain retreats, poke around in my garden, or luxuriate over a cold beer, it is all nothing without God.
To be continued next Tuesday
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
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Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.”
God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?”
God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.”
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011
(1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
*************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
*****************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday
”Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while. And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
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There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily.
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TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
**************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
**********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each TUESDAY Go back to April 13th 2010 and start the Series.
The book is available on amazon.com
************************************
RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) (A new Series that began on Tues April 13th and will continue every Tuesday thereafter until finished) (Thursday & Sunday will continue to cover a variety of subjects as in the past)
INTRODUCTION (Repeated for those new to the series)
In an old loose leaf notebook, Thomas Kettering wrote when there was a cry from his heart. He wrote when his inner longing spilled over into the reality of his days. He did not write every day, only when he felt he must. How often he wrote or when is not important. The journey is what counts, for it is a diary about all of us, to all of us. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and even a stumble is a step.
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Evening
I've made my bed but I don't have to lie in it. The gospel says I can trade in old mistakes for a new beginning, that God does not forget and forgive, rather He remembers and forgives.
What would I be like if I gave God a chance? Gave myself a chance? With God guiding my steps, guarding my dreams, and controlling my fears maybe I could be another Paul, or Stephen, or Peter, or Luther, or Calvin or Wesley. I'd settle for being just a better Tom Kettering, more contented, more secure.
Afternoon
I watched doubt fall to its knees today. No more than a moment before it had stood strong with muscles flexed, its arguments relentless, still champion in my life. It was there till the final round. The last prayerful thrust, not a round-house random blow, was what did it in.
"Here am I, Lord, take me." The words weren't new, but for some reason I was and they hit home. It was like an auditorium full of angels all shouting, "He won. He won. At last he won."
In a moment I'll mow the lawn. As I move back and forth along our miniature meadow I have no doubt where to turn and where to go. Now, if only I can accomplish the same for the journey of my soul.
Evening
What I'm looking for is wisdom, not knowledge. I've got plenty of facts stored away.
What I'm looking for is satisfaction, not happiness. A good laugh can lift my day, and I'll take three or more anytime they're available. But what I want is stable contentment.
What I'm looking for is peace of mind. I don't claim to deserve it.
"The fruit of the Spirit is ... peace" (Galatians 5:22). Does it mean that though I read books, build mountain retreats, poke around in my garden, or luxuriate over a cold beer, it is all nothing without God.
To be continued next Tuesday
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STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011 Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
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Below is a quote from Thursday Jan 20th Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.”
God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?”
God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.”
*************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” …quoted from Sunday Jan 2 2011
(1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
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To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …each Thursday
”Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind. To give such thoughts some muted silence. Seek an emotional whiteout. Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while. And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
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IT WILL TAKE YOU TO NEIL’S OTHER BLOG.
There are over 600 stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to daily.
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TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
**************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING (2nd in Series) WISDOM WANDERINGS
MANY OF THE IDEAS IN THIS BOOK FOR BETTER LIVING ARE APPLICABLE FOR ANY AGE.
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This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com
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Later the police dug them out of the debris and took them off to jail. They had failed to learn what was in the safe. EXPLOSIVES!
The moral is obvious.
Before goading ourselves toward a goal, we need to carefully calculate the cost.
Otherwise, we can spend a great deal of time and effort preparing our own private disaster area.
And, in making plans and setting possibilities, don't demand perfection.
Rather remember what General George Patton said, "A good plan executed is better than a perfect plan next week."
I know I am old school but I grow exceedingly weary with so many of today's athletes whose egos have long ago devoured their common sense.
Bragarts with a burn on.
And one day such a flame becomes a self-destructive force, whether it is an athlete on a field of play, a business person with an over inflated opinion of his or herself or a retiree who demands respect because of their age rather than their actions. Ego can be a three letter curse word.
We live by our philosophies. Ifwe demand that we have more than everyone around us, and be more without requiring more of ourselves, we are just asking for trouble.
If you haven't retired, but are contemplating it, financially act like you have.
For at least a month force yourself to live within the restraints of what you believe your retirement income will be.
If you have a few more working years it may motivate you to save a little more, or stop worrying because you now know you have enough to live comfortably .
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
**************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
*******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
*********************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
**************************************
***********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am now making it available for you my friends of this blog. From time to time used copies are available on amazon.com
***************
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD TO IMPROVE LIFE AT ANY AGE.
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
**********************************
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar.
Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
*****************************
WISDOM WANDERINGS
Preparation is the key to success
Two safecrackers found their safe.
Later the police dug them out of the debris and took them off to jail. They had failed to learn what was in the safe. EXPLOSIVES!
The moral is obvious.
Before goading ourselves toward a goal, we need to carefully calculate the cost.
Otherwise, we can spend a great deal of time and effort preparing our own private disaster area.
And, in making plans and setting possibilities, don't demand perfection.
Rather remember what General George Patton said, "A good plan executed is better than a perfect plan next week."
I know I am old school but I grow exceedingly weary with so many of today's athletes whose egos have long ago devoured their common sense.
Bragarts with a burn on.
And one day such a flame becomes a self-destructive force, whether it is an athlete on a field of play, a business person with an over inflated opinion of his or herself or a retiree who demands respect because of their age rather than their actions. Ego can be a three letter curse word.
We live by our philosophies. Ifwe demand that we have more than everyone around us, and be more without requiring more of ourselves, we are just asking for trouble.
If you haven't retired, but are contemplating it, financially act like you have.
For at least a month force yourself to live within the restraints of what you believe your retirement income will be.
If you have a few more working years it may motivate you to save a little more, or stop worrying because you now know you have enough to live comfortably .
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
*********************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
***********************************************
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
**************************
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
*******************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
*********************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK AND OTHER MAGNUS PRESS FAVORITES
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
**************************************
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF (1ST IN SERIES)
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Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord
shall renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they shall run and not grow weary;
they will walk and not be faint.
Grief hurts. It hurts bad.
It is an agony of the soul.
It is a knife that cuts and rips and slashes and makes us cry out in terrible pain. All of us have experienced it for one reason or the other: death, divorce, the loss of a career, terrible sickness in our own bodies or the bodies of those we love. It comes in different guises, but it always comes.
How best then can we deal with this emotional winter storm when it surges over and through us?
Some weep until there are no more tears left.
Some try to repress their heartache and, like a kettle with no escape valve, eventually explode.
Some take their wounded selves to God and there before the compassionate throne of grace cry out, “Dear Lord, let them debate the psychology of loss in the classroom - I am beyond that. I ask now only for Your special solace, “…. the special meaning that laughs in the face of time and bows in awe at the opening of Eternity.” (anonymous)
One thing is for sure, we all handle this emotion of anguish differently.
A husband and wife spent many week-ends fishing together. When she asked for a divorce and left him – he gave up fishing.
A father and son played golf each Saturday morning. When the boy was killed in an automobile accident – the father put their clubs out with for the trash man.
Two friends enjoyed hiking together.
Then they had a terrible fight and never spoke again. Afterwards, one of them never entered the woods again.
When what was is no more, many in anguish cry out into their darkness over and over again, “Why, God? Why me?” Some grow bitter and are overcome by galloping fear. Some shout at God in anger. And some pray with humility and are able to say, and mean, “Thy will be done, Lord.”
Would you ease your own grieving time? Then go out, and though still hurting or remembering how badly once you hurt, use your knowledge of pain to help others.
Willingly search for some other hurting survivor.
Hold the palsied hand of someone old and alone, or give patient love to a little lad or lass who obviously gets very little of it at home.
Be a loving friend who takes a day off from work to stand in those final moments by a grave.
In other words, move from the theological to the practical. Study the Sermon on the Mount and start building your own little hill of concern.
**********************
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
*******************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on the TELL A FRIEND
************************************
Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord
shall renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they shall run and not grow weary;
they will walk and not be faint.
Grief hurts. It hurts bad.
It is an agony of the soul.
It is a knife that cuts and rips and slashes and makes us cry out in terrible pain. All of us have experienced it for one reason or the other: death, divorce, the loss of a career, terrible sickness in our own bodies or the bodies of those we love. It comes in different guises, but it always comes.
How best then can we deal with this emotional winter storm when it surges over and through us?
Some weep until there are no more tears left.
Some try to repress their heartache and, like a kettle with no escape valve, eventually explode.
Some take their wounded selves to God and there before the compassionate throne of grace cry out, “Dear Lord, let them debate the psychology of loss in the classroom - I am beyond that. I ask now only for Your special solace, “…. the special meaning that laughs in the face of time and bows in awe at the opening of Eternity.” (anonymous)
One thing is for sure, we all handle this emotion of anguish differently.
A husband and wife spent many week-ends fishing together. When she asked for a divorce and left him – he gave up fishing.
A father and son played golf each Saturday morning. When the boy was killed in an automobile accident – the father put their clubs out with for the trash man.
Two friends enjoyed hiking together.
Then they had a terrible fight and never spoke again. Afterwards, one of them never entered the woods again.
When what was is no more, many in anguish cry out into their darkness over and over again, “Why, God? Why me?” Some grow bitter and are overcome by galloping fear. Some shout at God in anger. And some pray with humility and are able to say, and mean, “Thy will be done, Lord.”
Would you ease your own grieving time? Then go out, and though still hurting or remembering how badly once you hurt, use your knowledge of pain to help others.
Willingly search for some other hurting survivor.
Hold the palsied hand of someone old and alone, or give patient love to a little lad or lass who obviously gets very little of it at home.
Be a loving friend who takes a day off from work to stand in those final moments by a grave.
In other words, move from the theological to the practical. Study the Sermon on the Mount and start building your own little hill of concern.
**********************
STARTED SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2011. Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING
This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.” (Susanne K. Langer)
“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Anyone who lives long enough gets older. There are no other options. How we handle the adventure is filled with options.
Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar. Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it. Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.
V. Neil Wyrick
Below a quote from it…
“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage. If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”
It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young. For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”
**********************************
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
*******************************
To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.
************************
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on this WyrIck’s Writing blog)
It began Sunday Dec 26, 2010
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
************************************
VISIT NEXT TUESDAY FOR A NEW ADDITION TO THE “Rust on My Soul” SERIES (The Internationally distributed novel)
To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com/
**************************************
BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER. It began Thursday January 6, 2010.
“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?
Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.
Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”
***************************
TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franiklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
http://www.speakerneil.com/
***************************************
V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is available at
MAGNUS PRESS
To visit this to find out some truly unusual books CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING URL
http://www.magnuspress.com/OurProducts2.html
25% off all books, buy 4 get 1 free and free shipping
Winter Sale through March
Phone Orders: 800-463-7818
*******************************
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