Happy Sunday! I do like the early edition.,, Thanks!!
We should all do our best to invest in others, looking for ways to bring out the best in them. None of us can reach our highest potential by ourselves, we need each other. You could be the one that tips the scales in someone else’s life.
My wife came home from work the other day tired and beat up from a long day in the OR. She told me towards the end of the day she went in to relieve a nurse extra early and the nurse acknowledged it by saying “no one does this, are you sure”. This is a nurse that hasn’t always been nice to my wife. My wife said “yes you’ve worked really hard today, go relax for a bit”. There was almost an hour left in the day, there were no new cases starting, so after a long day this nurse got a nice break while my wife would have to work right to the end of her shift.
I can’t tell you how hard my wife works, beside a surgeon for hours on end, operating on children. How many times she comes home and tells me she worked with someone she trained years ago when they first started out as a new nurse or resident. And that she was patient with them, set them up to succeed by knowing what the surgeon would need ahead of time and letting the new hire hand them the correct instruments. It makes for a very positive initial experience, one that she rarely got.
I decided to do something I’ve never done, it hasn’t had a conclusion yet, so I’ll have to fill you in later on how it goes. Anyways I wrote a note complimenting my wife, acknowledging some of the wonderful things she does for me, our family and the people she works with. I complimented her on her talent for teaching people, her patience, her helping not hindering people and how she always goes to work early, sets up the rooms before her co workers get there, makes life better for the people around her especially me. How over all these years, week after week she shows up, she provides our health benefits, it’s her consistency and work ethic, she’s perfectly dependable. I slipped the note into her pocket book and zipped it closed.
You know the incredible thing, there are people around us that have never been told all the good things they do. All of their talents that go basically unnoticed because people don’t tell them. All it would take is a simple compliment, a simple note to someone, it could make such a difference in someone’s life. It costs us nothing but to be thoughtful and a minute or two of your time. We all need someone that believes in us more than we may believe in ourselves. I’m not preaching, I’ve been with my wife for over 34 years and leaving a note complimenting her is a first, we’ll see how it goes when she finally finds it!
There was a young lady who as teenager was almost 6 feet tall but weighed less than 100 lbs., she was anorexic. Everyday she wouldn’t eat but a couple hundred calories. She was so depressed and so disillusioned with life she had basically cut herself off from her friends and her family. She figured one day she would probably starve to death and that was fine with her, she didn’t feel any sense of purpose.
One day a friend from school called her and asked if she would help her with her math homework, the young lady agreed. Her friend came over to her house looking for help. Well the girl with anorexia explained the math in such a way that made her friend understand in a very simple patient manner. When her friend was leaving just in passing she said “man you are so smart, you would make a great math teacher one day”. All of a sudden a light turned on in that young lady. She began to feel a sense of purpose. She realized that she had a talent, there was something she was good at, that one small compliment changed her perspective.
That was over 20 years ago, today that young lady is an award winning math teacher. She works with underachieving children. Not only that but she is happily married and has 3 children of her own. She credits it all to that one statement that one friend had made years ago recognizing her gift and took the time to plant that small seed of hope. Just a simple affirmation.
What a difference it makes when we bless people with our words. When we look for their gifts, we look for their talents and we speak faith into them. One of our goals should be not to get people to think more highly of ourselves, but to get people to think more highly of themselves. It doesn’t have to be something big, just a kind word, a simple compliment. Maybe drop somebody a note in the mail telling them what you like about them, how much you appreciate them. Find a way to invest in others, you never know what a difference it can make. J.Goodrich
So true !!!!! Many years ago (like 30) I had a client send a lovely note to the Dept of Prof Regulation I had operated on his dog and he was happy with the results. The owner was an engineer and told me most folks just send complaints to the DPR and he wanted me to have a nice letter in my file. I never forgot it and maybe it helped me try just a bit harder with the many tough clients and cases down the road.
The small town I moved to in 1977 had a True Value hardware store owned by someone who owned 2 others in 2 nearby towns. Sometime in the 80's He was selling them and they were sold separately.
One of the 3 young men working there bought it and what a business man he turned out to be!
Always supporting the community . He built a new store in 1994 and expanded.
About 18 years ago the small grocery store closed leaving nothing for locals less than 15 miles away. Some of the towns people asked Bill if there was anything he could do to help get another store going.
Well he rearranged an area in the hardware store and started carrying a lot of staples like milk, bread coffee and more. His daughter by then an adult wanted to come back to town from her job and run the grocery aspect if they could put on an addition. They did and it has been such a success for our town. He is an excellent employer with little turnover and hires a lot of students part time too. Now we even have a deli with choices of hot lunch items every week day.
Covid brought a lot of problems but Bill and his family worked hard to get us thru.
So one day about a year or so ago I was at the counter buying something and it was Bill himself. I almost choked up getting a little emotional, but I was able to tell this man what a difference he has made for this little town and it wasn't taken for granted by me and I am sure so many others.
I have tears in my eyes writing this because you are so right James Goodrich.
Saying it at a funeral never gets heard by that person like saying it to their face,
and inspiring them to keep doing what they are doing.
Thank You Bill, great job!! My wish is that people act on the message of what you did. I remember a post not long ago about a funeral I had gone to. The friend of mine was only 58 years old, had gone through a tough divorce, got an apartment and not long after died there. There were all beautiful flowers at the wake and I thought if someone including myself had sent her flowers when she was still alive, if they had taken a few minutes out of their day and called Sue up maybe things would have turned out differently. Thanks for speaking up Bill!!
Thanks for inspiring me to do the same! I've done this a couple of times in my life, putting notes in my two sons lunchboxes. Three of my grandchildren live in Texas. I'm in CA. I'm going to send them letters (which no one does anymore). Hopefully, something I say will help them find their purpose.
You and your wife are absolute treasures, to yourselves and to others. Thank you, King James, for sharing these stories.
We try to praise our spouse every day, to catch others "doing good," and to thank them all. It's easy to tear people down. Shoring them up takes more effort, but it's so good for you and those you bolster.
As you stated so eloquently, those compliments can inspire a person to go from mediocrity and sadness to greatness and contentment. We never know when our efforts to brighten someone's day will totally change their trajectory.
Also, if a public official or bureaucrat does something good, be sure to send him or her (and the boss) a complimentary letter or email. These folks receive so many complaints (sometimes well deserved); kind words sincerely meant could inspire them to do better for all taxpayers. Also, make every effort to speak with them in person. Get to know them. Let them get to know you. State your case, but don't be confrontational. Crack a few self-deprecating jokes. Our experience is that a human-to-human connection makes all the difference.
Because we homeschooled our children then I became sick, my wife has always been a homemaker, except for one year of our marriage.
Her daily love and care for us out weighed any amount of money she could have brought into the home, and I see those benefits in our children. She’s now sitting on the sofa quietly reading and studying God’s Word. She reminds me of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. I am truly blessed.
All of this is said, not to paint an idealistic world that we lived in, because it was rough as a corn cob at times, but it’s to emphasize the godly character qualities in her, my children, and myself, and the victory that comes at the end of our struggles if we don’t give up. “Be not weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap, if you don’t give up.” (Paraphrased a bit)
Hi CQL Thank You, Happy Sunday!! It’s funny I’m traveling today and was thinking of you. I was hoping you are OK and just then your LIKE came through on my phone, just like that I got a smile on my face. Thanks my friend!!
I watched CNN in a hotel lobby yesterday and was stunned that they were reporting that Trump "accomplished nothing" this last year. Mental illness is strong in their newsroom.
Loved the Dilbert tribute where Scott Adams meets the Big Boss!!! 🤣💝🙏 I saw another great one where Dilbert was led to his forever cubicle in the sky by St Peter!!!
Love the memes. Many good ones. Ayn Rand’s comment about businessmen making mistakes vs bureaucrats is so true. Thanks for starting my Sunday with a smile and chuckle.
The taxation meme got me going. I used to refuse to pay taxes on my tips, they were a gift for good service. It has irked me forever that my taxes go for "services" that I don't agree with and sometimes vehemently oppose. At the end of my career when I took cash and my clients knew why, and supported me; I still paid taxes, just more proportionately for services I support.
I hadn’t seen Beaker in a long time. Jim Henson was liberal in his views but can’t fault a man who just wanted to educate and entertain kids. The Muppets are completely American and it’s criminal what they have done to his legacy.
Got the funnies early this morning! So many of them are truths I wish were not so. When I think about Virginia politics it saddens me to realize the Dems now control all the levers of state government. We will likely see a new amendment to the constitution to ensure we lose 4 of our 5 seats to the Dems. This leaves us with only 1 seat in DC. This will make Va. a deep blue state when 50% or more of the people are conservatives, they just don’t get out and vote like the opposition does. That’s Democracy Folks!
Conservatives / Republicans don't show up at the ballot box. Leftists / Democrats show up in droves (including those who have no right to be there). We should expect the same old same old -- and worse -- if we don't show up.
Those on the conservative spectrum must run better candidates and get out the vote. Good ideas aren't enough. People must VOTE for them, and then hold candidates accountable after they achieve office. Otherwise, we get what we DON'T vote for, as Virginia and so many other states are seeing.
Giving up and saying votes don't matter are all too common. So give up and stay home are what we do. That's no way to save our country.
"My job is to make you think the views of the 10% of the country are actually the views of 80% of the country (and sometimes the people to whom we sold our journalistic integrity are the very same ones paying the 10% to hit the streets and create chaos)."
Feminists with their nose rings. They live that delusional nightmare that some crazed MAGA militant will break into their 2-minutes Hate Convention with a pair of needle-nose pliers, and start mass-pulling. But there's polling everywhere that shows upwards of 80% of conservatives believe in a woman's right to septum choice. They really do think the worst of us.
In seriousness, I sometimes think the psy-war has hit girls and young women the hardest. All the piercings, tattoos, and dyes look like self-harm to me.
My feelings too, Nothing about that improves looks. There is one with a half a dozen things in her lips and nose that works in the CVS pharmacy I go to.
It makes me wonder, if you make decisions like that with your own body what ones would you make in your job?
My wife has needed a lot of healthcare in the last year and had 4 hospital stays.
The majority of the staff have tattoos.. Some entire sleeves as they call it when they cover their arms.
Sadly, poor Beethoven is rolling in his grave over that rendition of Ode to Joy, but ya gotta love the old-fashioned metronome (we use our newfangled iPAD metronome app for daily music practice).
For those wanting a more harmonious rendition, check out Ode to Joy - Beethoven Symphony No9 - Royal Scottish National Orchestra (04:21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUGU3Son8D8
Or, this spectacular Flash Mob - Ode an die Freude ( Ode to Joy ) Beethoven Symphony No.9 from Jul 6, 2012 (05:40), which always gives us chills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo
The danger of percentages and numbers. When looking at a 51% majority and we are in the 49%... Statistics are very dangerous. They make us think everyone agrees, whereas the difference is only 2 people in 100! they also forget that we are all unique.
On a totally different scale: no church service this morning. A storm is expected and for our own good, the service is dismissed. I only recently started going again. 2 Sundays begging for money and now refusing service... good intent, but I now see behind the screens... thanks to the wuflu.
Happy Sunday! I do like the early edition.,, Thanks!!
We should all do our best to invest in others, looking for ways to bring out the best in them. None of us can reach our highest potential by ourselves, we need each other. You could be the one that tips the scales in someone else’s life.
My wife came home from work the other day tired and beat up from a long day in the OR. She told me towards the end of the day she went in to relieve a nurse extra early and the nurse acknowledged it by saying “no one does this, are you sure”. This is a nurse that hasn’t always been nice to my wife. My wife said “yes you’ve worked really hard today, go relax for a bit”. There was almost an hour left in the day, there were no new cases starting, so after a long day this nurse got a nice break while my wife would have to work right to the end of her shift.
I can’t tell you how hard my wife works, beside a surgeon for hours on end, operating on children. How many times she comes home and tells me she worked with someone she trained years ago when they first started out as a new nurse or resident. And that she was patient with them, set them up to succeed by knowing what the surgeon would need ahead of time and letting the new hire hand them the correct instruments. It makes for a very positive initial experience, one that she rarely got.
I decided to do something I’ve never done, it hasn’t had a conclusion yet, so I’ll have to fill you in later on how it goes. Anyways I wrote a note complimenting my wife, acknowledging some of the wonderful things she does for me, our family and the people she works with. I complimented her on her talent for teaching people, her patience, her helping not hindering people and how she always goes to work early, sets up the rooms before her co workers get there, makes life better for the people around her especially me. How over all these years, week after week she shows up, she provides our health benefits, it’s her consistency and work ethic, she’s perfectly dependable. I slipped the note into her pocket book and zipped it closed.
You know the incredible thing, there are people around us that have never been told all the good things they do. All of their talents that go basically unnoticed because people don’t tell them. All it would take is a simple compliment, a simple note to someone, it could make such a difference in someone’s life. It costs us nothing but to be thoughtful and a minute or two of your time. We all need someone that believes in us more than we may believe in ourselves. I’m not preaching, I’ve been with my wife for over 34 years and leaving a note complimenting her is a first, we’ll see how it goes when she finally finds it!
There was a young lady who as teenager was almost 6 feet tall but weighed less than 100 lbs., she was anorexic. Everyday she wouldn’t eat but a couple hundred calories. She was so depressed and so disillusioned with life she had basically cut herself off from her friends and her family. She figured one day she would probably starve to death and that was fine with her, she didn’t feel any sense of purpose.
One day a friend from school called her and asked if she would help her with her math homework, the young lady agreed. Her friend came over to her house looking for help. Well the girl with anorexia explained the math in such a way that made her friend understand in a very simple patient manner. When her friend was leaving just in passing she said “man you are so smart, you would make a great math teacher one day”. All of a sudden a light turned on in that young lady. She began to feel a sense of purpose. She realized that she had a talent, there was something she was good at, that one small compliment changed her perspective.
That was over 20 years ago, today that young lady is an award winning math teacher. She works with underachieving children. Not only that but she is happily married and has 3 children of her own. She credits it all to that one statement that one friend had made years ago recognizing her gift and took the time to plant that small seed of hope. Just a simple affirmation.
What a difference it makes when we bless people with our words. When we look for their gifts, we look for their talents and we speak faith into them. One of our goals should be not to get people to think more highly of ourselves, but to get people to think more highly of themselves. It doesn’t have to be something big, just a kind word, a simple compliment. Maybe drop somebody a note in the mail telling them what you like about them, how much you appreciate them. Find a way to invest in others, you never know what a difference it can make. J.Goodrich
So true !!!!! Many years ago (like 30) I had a client send a lovely note to the Dept of Prof Regulation I had operated on his dog and he was happy with the results. The owner was an engineer and told me most folks just send complaints to the DPR and he wanted me to have a nice letter in my file. I never forgot it and maybe it helped me try just a bit harder with the many tough clients and cases down the road.
The small town I moved to in 1977 had a True Value hardware store owned by someone who owned 2 others in 2 nearby towns. Sometime in the 80's He was selling them and they were sold separately.
One of the 3 young men working there bought it and what a business man he turned out to be!
Always supporting the community . He built a new store in 1994 and expanded.
About 18 years ago the small grocery store closed leaving nothing for locals less than 15 miles away. Some of the towns people asked Bill if there was anything he could do to help get another store going.
Well he rearranged an area in the hardware store and started carrying a lot of staples like milk, bread coffee and more. His daughter by then an adult wanted to come back to town from her job and run the grocery aspect if they could put on an addition. They did and it has been such a success for our town. He is an excellent employer with little turnover and hires a lot of students part time too. Now we even have a deli with choices of hot lunch items every week day.
Covid brought a lot of problems but Bill and his family worked hard to get us thru.
So one day about a year or so ago I was at the counter buying something and it was Bill himself. I almost choked up getting a little emotional, but I was able to tell this man what a difference he has made for this little town and it wasn't taken for granted by me and I am sure so many others.
I have tears in my eyes writing this because you are so right James Goodrich.
Saying it at a funeral never gets heard by that person like saying it to their face,
and inspiring them to keep doing what they are doing.
Thank you James,
Bill
“Saying it at a funeral never gets heard by that person like saying it to their face”
Excellent point and advice!
Thank You Bill, great job!! My wish is that people act on the message of what you did. I remember a post not long ago about a funeral I had gone to. The friend of mine was only 58 years old, had gone through a tough divorce, got an apartment and not long after died there. There were all beautiful flowers at the wake and I thought if someone including myself had sent her flowers when she was still alive, if they had taken a few minutes out of their day and called Sue up maybe things would have turned out differently. Thanks for speaking up Bill!!
Thanks for inspiring me to do the same! I've done this a couple of times in my life, putting notes in my two sons lunchboxes. Three of my grandchildren live in Texas. I'm in CA. I'm going to send them letters (which no one does anymore). Hopefully, something I say will help them find their purpose.
Thanks dcollins17 I’m so glad you’re sending those letters. Your post makes writing worth it!
Hopefully they have been taught to read cursive?
You and your wife are absolute treasures, to yourselves and to others. Thank you, King James, for sharing these stories.
We try to praise our spouse every day, to catch others "doing good," and to thank them all. It's easy to tear people down. Shoring them up takes more effort, but it's so good for you and those you bolster.
Thanks Big E, I hope more people try to sew an act of kindness, compliment or acknowledge someone’s talents, it makes a better life!! Thank You!!
As you stated so eloquently, those compliments can inspire a person to go from mediocrity and sadness to greatness and contentment. We never know when our efforts to brighten someone's day will totally change their trajectory.
Also, if a public official or bureaucrat does something good, be sure to send him or her (and the boss) a complimentary letter or email. These folks receive so many complaints (sometimes well deserved); kind words sincerely meant could inspire them to do better for all taxpayers. Also, make every effort to speak with them in person. Get to know them. Let them get to know you. State your case, but don't be confrontational. Crack a few self-deprecating jokes. Our experience is that a human-to-human connection makes all the difference.
With luck, you will reap what you sow.
Keep up the great work and works!
Thank you. Your words are true and a good reminder to us all.
Because we homeschooled our children then I became sick, my wife has always been a homemaker, except for one year of our marriage.
Her daily love and care for us out weighed any amount of money she could have brought into the home, and I see those benefits in our children. She’s now sitting on the sofa quietly reading and studying God’s Word. She reminds me of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. I am truly blessed.
All of this is said, not to paint an idealistic world that we lived in, because it was rough as a corn cob at times, but it’s to emphasize the godly character qualities in her, my children, and myself, and the victory that comes at the end of our struggles if we don’t give up. “Be not weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap, if you don’t give up.” (Paraphrased a bit)
HAPPY SUNDAY JAMES!
Hi CQL Thank You, Happy Sunday!! It’s funny I’m traveling today and was thinking of you. I was hoping you are OK and just then your LIKE came through on my phone, just like that I got a smile on my face. Thanks my friend!!
Greetings from the Thumb Coat of Michigan: Truth, wrapped in kindness, is the best gift! Slainte, JG!
Another great bunch. Have to say partial to the one about MSM convincing us that 10% opinion really 80%. Been suspecting same a long time now
I watched CNN in a hotel lobby yesterday and was stunned that they were reporting that Trump "accomplished nothing" this last year. Mental illness is strong in their newsroom.
Telling as to what they think "something" is.
Exactly.
Loved the Dilbert tribute where Scott Adams meets the Big Boss!!! 🤣💝🙏 I saw another great one where Dilbert was led to his forever cubicle in the sky by St Peter!!!
The man who died of Covid might have died three or four times if he hadn't been fully vaccinated.
Love the memes. Many good ones. Ayn Rand’s comment about businessmen making mistakes vs bureaucrats is so true. Thanks for starting my Sunday with a smile and chuckle.
The taxation meme got me going. I used to refuse to pay taxes on my tips, they were a gift for good service. It has irked me forever that my taxes go for "services" that I don't agree with and sometimes vehemently oppose. At the end of my career when I took cash and my clients knew why, and supported me; I still paid taxes, just more proportionately for services I support.
I hadn’t seen Beaker in a long time. Jim Henson was liberal in his views but can’t fault a man who just wanted to educate and entertain kids. The Muppets are completely American and it’s criminal what they have done to his legacy.
Got the funnies early this morning! So many of them are truths I wish were not so. When I think about Virginia politics it saddens me to realize the Dems now control all the levers of state government. We will likely see a new amendment to the constitution to ensure we lose 4 of our 5 seats to the Dems. This leaves us with only 1 seat in DC. This will make Va. a deep blue state when 50% or more of the people are conservatives, they just don’t get out and vote like the opposition does. That’s Democracy Folks!
Well said, GMoody.
Conservatives / Republicans don't show up at the ballot box. Leftists / Democrats show up in droves (including those who have no right to be there). We should expect the same old same old -- and worse -- if we don't show up.
Those on the conservative spectrum must run better candidates and get out the vote. Good ideas aren't enough. People must VOTE for them, and then hold candidates accountable after they achieve office. Otherwise, we get what we DON'T vote for, as Virginia and so many other states are seeing.
Giving up and saying votes don't matter are all too common. So give up and stay home are what we do. That's no way to save our country.
Dead conservatives do not vote. May be the difference
Sadly, neither do many live ones.
👀🤔😬
I think the Dilbert cartoon is perfect and Scott is getting a chuckle out of it from above.
Red
I love Beaker!
"My job is to make you think the views of the 10% of the country are actually the views of 80% of the country (and sometimes the people to whom we sold our journalistic integrity are the very same ones paying the 10% to hit the streets and create chaos)."
Feminists with their nose rings. They live that delusional nightmare that some crazed MAGA militant will break into their 2-minutes Hate Convention with a pair of needle-nose pliers, and start mass-pulling. But there's polling everywhere that shows upwards of 80% of conservatives believe in a woman's right to septum choice. They really do think the worst of us.
As a dog person my first thought, Is that where I snap the leash?
Especially the ones in the middle like a bull would have.
In seriousness, I sometimes think the psy-war has hit girls and young women the hardest. All the piercings, tattoos, and dyes look like self-harm to me.
My feelings too, Nothing about that improves looks. There is one with a half a dozen things in her lips and nose that works in the CVS pharmacy I go to.
It makes me wonder, if you make decisions like that with your own body what ones would you make in your job?
My wife has needed a lot of healthcare in the last year and had 4 hospital stays.
The majority of the staff have tattoos.. Some entire sleeves as they call it when they cover their arms.
If only we required tattoo shops to display how those tats will look on 80 year old skin!
Would eliminate 90% of people from getting them.
Now, I’m seeing fresh tats on people in their 60s and 70s to fit in with their self image of being younger than they actually are.
I got mine at 70ish knowing it would look better as I age, a lizard looks better wrinkly.
Agreed. I see the anti-makeup and am reminded of a South Sea cannibal pitching harpoons into Moby Dick from a whaleboat off of Ahab’s Pequod.
And it’s perpetrated or at least condoned by women whether it’s inflaming negative emotion/self-hatred in the West or clitorectomies in Islam.
Fertility suppression is common in all primates.
Brother Goodrich above shows the way out.
Great funnies -- so many good ones.
Sadly, poor Beethoven is rolling in his grave over that rendition of Ode to Joy, but ya gotta love the old-fashioned metronome (we use our newfangled iPAD metronome app for daily music practice).
For those wanting a more harmonious rendition, check out Ode to Joy - Beethoven Symphony No9 - Royal Scottish National Orchestra (04:21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUGU3Son8D8
Or, this spectacular Flash Mob - Ode an die Freude ( Ode to Joy ) Beethoven Symphony No.9 from Jul 6, 2012 (05:40), which always gives us chills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo
The danger of percentages and numbers. When looking at a 51% majority and we are in the 49%... Statistics are very dangerous. They make us think everyone agrees, whereas the difference is only 2 people in 100! they also forget that we are all unique.
On a totally different scale: no church service this morning. A storm is expected and for our own good, the service is dismissed. I only recently started going again. 2 Sundays begging for money and now refusing service... good intent, but I now see behind the screens... thanks to the wuflu.
Get suspicious when %s being tossed because can hide very low numbers someone is trying to convince are significant.
started my day with a few chuckles and a does of realities.
Wearing a nose ring always reminds me of farmers who use nose rings for bulls and pigs to control them. It always makes me smile