Shakespeare, one of the most famous writers in history, was known for great books such as “Romeo and Juliet”, “MacBeth”, “Hamlet”, “Julius Caesar” and a host of others. What some people don’t know is some Words of Wisdom that he shared with others.
Our children are our biggest blessings and our biggest responsibilities throughout out lifetime. I discovered the following ditty a few days ago which I think demonstrates a powerful reminder to us as parents.
We need to teach our daughters to know the difference between:
a man who flatters her
and a man who compliments her
a man who spends money on her
and a man who invests in her
a man who views her as property
and a man who views her property
a man who lusts after her
and a man who loves her
a man who believes he’s a gift to women
and a man who believes she’s a gift to him
And then we need to teach our sons to BE THAT KIND OF MAN!
I recently came across this little poem about dads. While the name of the author is unknown, the message of this little ditty gives us a powerful picture of the goodness and love a father demonstrates to his children!
Have you ever sat back and thought to yourself, “What is a grandparent?” Who can we go to get a better understanding and an open and honest answer?
Well, the following answers might give you a few humorous ideas.
A third grade teacher asked her students this question, “What is a Grandparent?” Here are some of the best and funniest answers she got from her students.
Children really do have a wonderful view of our world!!!
1. Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. The like other people’s (children).
2. A grandfather is a man and a grandmother is a lady.
3. Grandparents don’t have anything to do except be there when we come to see them. They are so old, they shouldn’t play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the shops and give us money.
4. When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves or caterpillars.
5. The show us and talk to us about the colors of the flowers and also why we shouldn’t step on “cracks”.
6. They don’t say, “Hurry up.”
7. Usually grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes.
8. The wear glasses and funny underwear.
9. They can take their teeth and gums out.
10. Grandparents don’t have to be smart.
11. They have to ask questions like “Why isn’t God married?” and “How come dogs chase cats?”
12. When they read to us, they don’t skip. They don’t mind if we ask for the same story over again.
13. Everybody should have a grandmother, especially if you don’t have television because they are the only grownups who like to spend time with us.
14. They know we should have a snack time before bed time, and they say prayers with us and kiss us even we’ve acted bad.
15. Grandpa is the smartest man on earth. He teaches me good things, but I don’t see him enough to get as smart as him.
16. It’s funny when they bend over; you hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog.
17. Grandma, she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then when she is done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.
~ Daveswordsofwisdom.com
Which one of these were your favorite?
Ask one of your grandkids, or a young son/daughter, “What is a Grandparent?” and share what hey say 🙂
Marriage is sacred. It is a divine and sacrosanct union between two people. If a person is fortunate enough, they will be blessed with having a partner in which they can live with for a lifetime. Unfortunately, some marriages simply don’t work out or, due to misfortune, a spouse passes on. Some of those people may decide to marry again…maybe two or three times.
But four times?
Consider the following humorous story of an 80 year-old lady who decided to get married again for the fourth time!!
A local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation.
“He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
“Interesting,” the newsman thought.
He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few minutes, needing time to reflect on all those years.
After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she first married a banker when she was in her early 20’s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40’s, a preacher when she was in her 60’s, and now in her 80’s, a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers…
She smiled and explained, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”
Smiling is good for the heart, laughing is good for the soul, and loving will keep you living, laughing, and loving
Diets, diets, diets. They are all around us and we are constantly bombarded on a daily basis with advertisements regarding weight loss, healthy lifestyles, increasing testosterone, etc. The list goes on and on. In a lot of ways they can certainly be tiring after a while.
Sooo, I decided to share with you some comical thoughts with you today in regards to why a healthy lifestyle isn’t always as good as it may seem.
Eat whatever you like because…
The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54
The inventor of gymnastics died at the age of 57
The world bodybuilding champion died at the age of 41
The best footballer on the world, Maradona, died at the age of 60
And then…
The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) inventor died at the age of 94
The inventor of Nutella died at the age of 88
The cigarette maker, WInston, died at the age of 102
The inventor of opium died at 116 in an earthquake
How did doctors come to the conclusion that exercise prolongs life?
The rabbit is always jumping but only lives about 2 years while the turtle that doesn’t exercise at all, lives over 200 years.
Today I decided to share some encouraging and uplifting quotes from some well-known people who have been with us over the course of time. It is my hope that you can find one or two of these little quotes to be both motivating or encouraging to your body and soul 🙂
“Life is a shared experience” ~ Unknown
“Life is a song. Love is the music.” ~ Siméon Poisson
“Love goes towards love…” ~ William Shakespeare
“Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.” ~ Barbara De Angelis
“…a life spent loving…is a life well spent.” ~ Suzanne Clothier
“Hold tenderly that which you cherish…” ~ Bob Allen
“All, everything that I understand< I understand because of love.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
“Through love, through friendship, a heart lives more than one life…” ~ Anais Nin
“Familiar acts are beautiful through love.” ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
“For love is heaven and heaven is love.” ~ Sir Walter Scott
“The heart that loves is always young.” ~ Greek Proverb
“…life was made for loving…” ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein
“Where there is love there is life.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.” ~ Paulo Coelho
“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much love the heart can hold.” ~ Zelda Fitzgerald
“Do all things with love.” ~ Og Mandino
“Give all to love; obey thy heart.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“All you need is love.” ~ John Lennon
There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved.” ~ George Sand
“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love that you make.” ~ Paul McCartney
“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.” ~ Nicholas Sparks
“It’s your unlimited power to care and to love that can make the biggest difference in the quality of your life.” ~ Tony Robbins
“Breathe love in.” ~ Jay Woodman
WHich one of these quotes were your favorite? Why?
Ahhh…getting old. We are all getting old and some of us faster than others…ha ha ha! Today’s little blog contains a collection of hilarious little quips/thoughts that I think all of us would enjoy as we continue our journey through this life.
Don’t be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years.
If you can’t think of a word say “I forgot the English word for it.” That way people will think you’re bilingual instead of an idiot.
I’m at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.
I’m getting tired of being part of a major historical event.
I don’t always go the extra mile, but when I do it’s because I missed my exit.
Ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons and tomatoes. Really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce, and cheese. FINE, it was a pizza. OK, I ate a pizza! Are you happy now?
I just did a week’s worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.
I don’t mean to brag, but I finished my 14-day diet food supply in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Senility has been a smooth transition for me.
Remember back when we were kids and every time it was below freezing outside they closed school? Yeah, Me neither.
I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented. I forgot where I was going with this.
I love approaching 80, I learn something new every day and forget 5 other things.
A thief broke into my house last night. He started searching for money so I got up and searched with him.
I think I’ll just put an “Out of Order” sticker on my forehead and call it a day.
Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.
It’s weird being the same age as old people.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
Life is like a helicopter. I don’t know how to operate a helicopter.
It’s probably my age that tricks people into thinking I’m an adult.
Marriage Counselor: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true? Me : To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.
Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked. So remember … Don’t sing!
I see people about my age mountain climbing; I feel good getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.
So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?
I’m at that age where my mind still thinks I’m 29, my humor suggests I’m 12, my body mostly keeps asking if I’m sure I’m not dead yet.
You don’t realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up.
We all get heavier as we get older, because there’s a lot more information in our heads. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
When I was in my childhood years and all through my adult years, our house was always a welcome and loving solace for friends and relatives that came our way. It has been such a comfort and joy knowing that people can visit us and feel safe, loved, and feel right at home.
I recently came across the following poem written by Raising Teens Today that I thought was an encouraging writing that…hopefully…will embolden the doors of your home and Be “That House.”
I love finding little stories that make me feel good and smile to myself. Today’s story fits that category. I hope that you find this humorous little tale as enjoyable as I did 🙂
Going to bed the other night, I noticed people in my shed stealing things.
I phoned the police but was told that no one was in the area to help. They said that they would send someone over as soon as possible.
I hung up.
A minute later, I called the police again. “Hello,” I said, “I called a minute ago because there were people in my shed. You don’t have to worry now because I shot them.”
Within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the officers said, “I thought you said that you shot them.”
To which I replied, “I thought you said there was no one available.”
