RUST ON MY SOUL (52nd in series)

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RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally) 

 

 

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

 

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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.
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Below is a quote from 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” … (1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)

 

 

“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 …

 

 

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. It is added to daily.

 

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SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING (continuation of serialization)

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This book was published in 1996 and has been read by and still fills thousands of libraries. I am 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. 
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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 ~

 

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TO BE CONTINUED

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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. 


“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.”

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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.

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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.”
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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)

 

“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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VISIT NEXT WeEK 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/
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM the SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER.

 

“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.”
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TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franklin, 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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RUST ON MY SOUL (51st in series)

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RUST ON MY SOUL (A Novel) (Published by Bridge Press in 1985 & Distributed Internationally)

 

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

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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)

“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 SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within” on this Wyrick’s Writings …

”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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SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING (Book Serialization)

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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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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 

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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.

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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM one SERIES on this Wyrick’s Writings site entitled ANGER IS A KILLER.

“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.”
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TO WATCH NEIL WYRICK IN HIS ONE MAN DRAMAS (Presented to millions all around the world) (Ben Franklin, Martin Luther, Charles Wesley and Abraham Lincoln) (this Lincoln film takes 11 seconds to download but is worth the wait)

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http://www.speakerneil.com/ *********************************************