Happy Friday Everyone!!
Yes the weekend is here perhaps for many the most anticipated time of the week. Time that will be spent with friends, family and our faith.
So as we flow into Friday I wanted to thank all of those who commented on yesterdays post. I wrote a post about the basic needs of all of us. Some wrote about how they are in a place or have come from a place in their recent past when the basic survival needs were a struggle.
Some maybe of you or your neighbors may be in a place where the basics are not being met or maybe just barely.
We all have come from times in our lives when we trudged through, worried had stress and felt on the edge because of tough times. Myself included. It was not easy but two quotes come to mind that we have all heard.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
~Friedrich Nietzsche quote
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There but for the grace of God go I
~ John Bradford
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Those quotes just about sum up many a struggle. The basic need to survive makes us all creative in some shape or manner.
The biggest tool I have had is the one called prayer. I believe in giving my burdens and trusting in God to led me out. When we put our problems and worries with God we take that burden off of our shoulders and allow for more creative and calming methods to appear.
I have said it before the emotion of worry is perhaps the most debilitating emotion to our spirit and soul.
It has been once said that worry is like a rocking chair you can feel motion but you are going nowhere. Just back and forth.
Action no matter how small is key. Some actions have a price, some actions only take a phone call or a step in that direction.
Resources and local churches are out there for almost any situation.
The only need we must never allow to fade is the need to act, to inquire and to ask.
No amount of pride should ever be put in front of being helped or assisted. Then once we are back on our own feet we should pay it forward to help another in crisis.
Simple words for tough times but we all need to be aware of them. Pay close attention to those around you. Pay close attention to those who not only need a smile and a kind word but maybe just need some advice.
No one wants a hand out, but sometimes we all need a hand up. To be lifted in spirit is perhaps the greatest lift of all!
I hope you enjoy this weekend. Take time to watch and listen for your fellow man or woman. Take time to offer encouragement and don't forget to offer hope along the way!
Till next time..... Smile!!!! Share your resources no matter how small to another.
May God Bless you all this weekend!
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