Where Can You Find Peace?

The world today seems to be getting busier and busier…people rushing to work, bringing their kids to school and sporting events, shopping, visiting the gym, etc. It’s amazing to think that even though technology has supposedly made our world a simpler and easier place to live in, most of us just can’t seem to find the time during our busy day spend some peaceful and quiet time for ourselves? So, what is “peace” to you? Everyone has their perception of what Peace might be. Today’s story is an excellent illustration of what real peace really should be.

   

What is Peace to You?

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Long ago a king sought the perfect picture of peace. Not finding one that satisfied him, he announced a contest to produce this masterpiece. The challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere, and paintings arrived from far and wide. Finally the great day of revelation arrived. The king uncovered one peaceful scene after another, while the viewers clapped and cheered.

The tensions grew. Only two pictures remained veiled.

As the king pulled the cover from one, a hush fell over the crowd.

A mirror-smooth lake reflected lacy, green birches under the soft blush of the evening sky. Along the grassy shore, a flock of sheep grazed undisturbed. Surely this was the winner.

The man with the vision uncovered the second painting himself, and the crowd gasped in surprise. Could this be peace?

A tumultuous waterfall cascaded down a rocky precipice; the crowd could almost feel its cold, penetrating spray. Stormy-gray clouds threatened to explode with lightning, wind and rain. In the midst of the thundering noises and bitter chill, a spindly tree clung to the rocks at the edge of the falls. One of its branches reached out in front of the torrential waters as if foolishly seeking to experience its full power.

A little bird had built a nest in the elbow of that branch. Content and undisturbed in her stormy surroundings, she rested on her eggs. With her eyes closed and her wings ready to cover her little ones, she manifested peace that transcends all earthly turmoil. 

~ Berit Kjos, A Wardrobe from the King, pp. 45-46. ~

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Which picture do you think won the prize? 

The king chose the second picture. 

Do you know why? 

“Because,” explained the king, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

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Some Amazing Facts About the Human Body

Some Amazing Facts About the Human Body

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1. You would need to drink a quart of milk every day for three to four months to drink as much blood as your heart pumps in one hour.

2. Your heart is about the size of your fist and weighs about as much as a softball.

3. In the course of a lifetime, the resting heart will have pumped enough blood to fill 13 supertankers.

4. The pink under your fingernails is the blood in your capillaries.

5. Your heart is the strongest muscle of your body and beats about 100,000 times in one day, in an average adult.

6. We need light in order to see. Animals that live in deep caves or in the great depths of the ocean where there is no light are often blind or have no eyes at all.

7. A person breathes 7 quarts of air every minute.

8. Almost half the human body's weight is made from one of three types of muscle tissue.

9. The human nervous system can relay messages to the brain at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. Your brain receives 100 million nerve messages each second from your senses.

10. In one day, some 4000 children and teenagers take up smoking.

11. Underwater swimming is the only time you should hold your breath while exercising.

12. Your brain weight about 3 pounds, is a pinkish gray color and is about the size of a cauliflower.

13. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

14. The three bones of the middle ear are so small all three could easily fit on your thumbnail.

15. If all 600 muscles in your body pulled in one direction, you could lift 25 tons.

16. If the 300,000,000 tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs could be laid out flat, they would cover a home swimming pool.

17. Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints.

18. If you weight 100 pounds on earth, you will weigh about 264 pounds on Jupiter.

19. There are 206 bones in the human body. One fourth of them are in your feet.

20. The human body has 45 miles of nerves.

~ fitness-for-fun.net ~

Fascinating Facts aren't they? How many other things do YOU know about the bodies that weren’t listed here? If you really think about it....the human body is truly an incredible machine!! 

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The Most Touching Story of Love and Sacrifice

I am a father of a couple of awesome children. I love them very much and I would do anything for them. I am sure any parent would do anything to make their children happy, to protect them and to give them the best life that they could have. Today’s story is probably the most touching story of love that a parent could give a child that I ever found…so far. You may need a box of tissues for this short story…..

The Most Touching Story of Love and Sacrifice

~ rishikajain.com ~

One day an 11 year old girl asked her daddy, ”what are you going to get me for my 15th birthday ?”

Her father replied, ”Please wait, there is much time left.”

When the girl was 14 years old, she fainted and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came out and told her dad that she had a bad heart and that she was probably going to die.

When she was lying in the hospital bed, she said softly, “daddy… have they told you that I am going to die?” The father replied; “no, you are going to live” as he left her room weeping.

She asked, “how can you be so sure daddy?” He turned around from the door and said” because…I know.”

A short time later she turned 15. After she was released from the hospital and recovering she came home to find a letter on her bed which read…”My dearest daughter, if you are reading this letter it means that everything went well, just as I told you it would. A little while ago you asked me what I was going to give you for your 15^th birthday. I didn’t know then, but my present to you was MY HEART.”

Her Father had Donated His Heart!

“Greater love hath no man than this…that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

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A Caring Heart: How Much Do You Care For People?

A Caring Heart: How Much Do You Care For People?

~ Dr. Robert Gilbert ~

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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much they care.

Did you ever realize that when you meet a person who cares, you know it instantly? You don’t have to spend six months with them until it finally dawns on you, “Wow, they really care.”

I had this instant recognition last spring when I visited the Charles J. Riley School 9 in Paterson, New Jersey. Within moments of entering the building, I knew I was in a caring, nurturing environment. I could feel it in the air.

My original assumption was supported when I walked into the main office and saw the Charles J. Riley School Motto:

• The schoolwork I am asking you to do is important.
• I know that you can do it.
• I won’t give up on you.

Now know that you might not be a teacher by profession, but I also know that in some respect, you are someone’s teacher. Whether you’re a manager, a mom, a dad, a relative, or a friend, you can show someone you care by:

• Caring enough to do important things with them or helping them with important things like their problems.
• Caring enough to believe in their abilities.
• Caring enough to stick by them through the tough times and not give up on them.

Right now think of three people who have made a significant positive impact on your life. I would guess that one thing these people have in common is that they really care for you.

Marian Wright Edelman once said, “You can change the world if you care enough.”

Remember…once people know how much you care, then they will care how much you know.

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