Cath's Corner - Weekly Food For Thought

WEEKLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Need an inspirational thought...a chuckle or two... something to inspire you and get you through the day? Well, you've come to the right place. Check here at least weekly for new bits of inspiration. Sometimes more than once per week...sometimes not...but check often so you don't miss anything.

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DAILY MESSAGES BELOW THANKSGIVING LIST

Keep gratitude alive in your heart. Try living on "Thanksgiving Street." Reckon up your mercies and you will feel an inner kindling of soul. People will be glad at the sight of you. And who knows? Perhaps even the heart of the infinite Giver of every good and perfect gift will rejoice.
--Aaron N. Meckel

November, the perfect month to concentrate on our blessings. In addition to our weekly messages (seen below this list), I think it would be fun to have a Thanksgiving alphabet...a listing of all the things we are thankful for. I'll start it off...but hope that everyone will send your "What I'm Thankful For" additions to cathscorneremail@yahoo.com so I can add them to the list.

(Contributors: cathye, NOmony, teressa, robyn, gary, TOG, SpaShark)

A
Alyson, Andrea, apples, artichokes, autumn, airmen

B
babies, bikinis

C
church, computers, children, corn, chats

D
dads, drugs (the good kind, of course), dishwashers, doctors

E
eyesight, extended family, electricity, encouragement

F
family, friends, fathers, fire, freedom

G
God, good friends, grandchildren, gravy,

H
health, hymns, humor, homes, hospitals, hearing

I
insights, IRC friends, internet, ice cream, instinct

J
jokes, job

K
keyboards, kin, kind words

L
love, love of life, liberty, laughter

M
mothers, men, music, miracles

N
naps, neighbors

O
oil, opposition (which causes us to grow)

P
patience, parents, parties, pets, prayer

Q - R
Roy, relatives, quilts, rights, rubber footies for TOG's walker (which gives cath a chuckle and makes her thankful for TOG's sense of humor), rain, retirement

S
sunshine, silliness, songs, sleep

T
time, talent,

U - V
vacuum cleaners, umbrellas, vacation, under control fire

W
weddings, washing machines

X - Y - Z
x-rays, youth, zoos

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(Monday, November 24)

OOPS ADS PLACED IN NEWSPAPERS

~2 female Boston Terrier puppies, 7 wks old, perfect markings, 555-1234. Leave mess.

~3-year-old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.

~Alzheimers center prepares for an affair to remember.

~And now, The Superstore--unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.

~Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once--you'll never go anywhere again.

~Christmas tag-sale: Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.

~Dinner Special: Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.

~Dog for sale: Eats anything and is fond of children.

~For Sale by owner: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica 45 Volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000 or best offer. No longer needed. Got married last month. Wife knows everything.

~For sale: An antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.

~Found: Dirty white dog. Looks like a rat. Been out awhile. Better be a reward!

~Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.

~Georgia Peaches, California grown. 89 cents/lb.

~German Shepherd 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German. Free.

~Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.

~Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.

~Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition.

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(Sunday, November 23)

When we're struggling through problems here on earth, trying to cope with the trials that block our way home, God longingly waits for us to turn to Him. He watches our stories unfold and waits for us to acknowledge His plan for our lives. He counts our tears and waits for us to cry out to Him. God is there with us wherever we are on the road of life. He is our comfort today as well as our hope for tomorrow. This is a strange journey we walk, full of peaks and valleys. But since God is in both places, we walk unafraid.

paraphrased from Daily Splashes of Joy by Barbara Johnson

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(Friday, November 21)

HOW I CAUGHT EVERY DISEASE ON THE WEB
by Mary Roach

(click on above title to read article)

from Reader's Digest - April 2003

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(Tuesday, November 18)

While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Jim and his wife listened to the instructor declare: "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."

He addressed the men: "For instance, gentlemen, can you name your wife's favorite flower?"

Jim leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn't it?"

The rest of the story is not pleasant.

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Mikey's Thot for the Day:

Who are these people that have the time to figure out how many of ANYTHING placed end-to-end would circle the planet?

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(Monday, November 17)

PRICELESS GIFTS TO GIVE FOR FREE

The gift of listening:
No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your responses. Just listen.

The gift of affection:
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and handholding.

The gift of laughter:
Share articles, funny stories, and cartoons to tell someone, "I love to laugh with you."

The gift of a compliment:
A simple and sincere "You look great in red," "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

The gift of solitude:
Be sensitive to the times when others want nothing more than to be left alone.

The gift of a cheerful disposition:
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, even if it's just saying hello or thank you.

The gift of a prayer:
Let your friends and loved ones know you pray for them--then do it!

from Daily Splashes of Joy by Barbara Johnson

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(Friday, November 14)

The priest said to the poor farmer, "If you had a horse, would you give it to the Lord?"

"Yes."

"And if you had a cow?"

"Absolutely."

"And a goat?"

"Sure."

"A pig?"

"Now, that's not fair!" protested the farmer. "You know I have a pig!"

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Tuesday, November 11)

RAG DOLL

Lord, I come to you like a broken rag doll,
My dress is torn and stained.
My arm is half-hanging on.
My eyes aren't shining and trusting like
they once were.
And my expression isn't innocent
and transparent anymore.

I'm not the unused, brand-new rag doll
I once was.

Yes, my smile is still there,
But not as spontaneous as it once was;
It's a little more forced now;
A bit more tired.

I need to be picked up by you, Lord,
Picked up
          held tightly
                    loved
                              and reassured.

Reassured that no matter how I look,
Or how dirty and scuffed up and
broken I am.
You love me just like when I was brand-new.

Would you please hold me, Lord?

--Robin Williams

from Fresh Elastic for Stretched Out Moms by Barbara Johnson

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(Monday, November 10)

LET FATE DO HER WORST

Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy
Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy;
Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care,
And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Long, long be my heart with such memories fill'd!
Like the vase, in which roses have once been distill'd--
You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.

--Thomas Moore (1779-1852)

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(Sunday, November 9)

I love the short sentence. . . . What follows are cuts from some of my books and a couple of others. Keep the ones you like. forgive the ones you don't. Share them when you can.

Pray all the time. If necessary, use words.

God forgets the past. Imitate him.

Greed I've often regretted. Generosity--never.

Don't ask God to do what you want. Ask God to do what is right.

No one is useless to God. No one.

Nails didn't hold God to a cross. Love did.

You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.

from Grace For The Moment by Max Lucado

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(Friday, November 7)

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KIDS IN GRADE SCHOOL THINK FAST

TEACHER: Why are you late?

WEBSTER: Because of the sign.

TEACHER: What sign?

WEBSTER: The one that says, "School Ahead - Go Slow."

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TEACHER: Where would we be today if no one had ever been curious?"

JOHN: In the garden of Eden?

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TEACHER: Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

CINDY: You told me to do it without using tables!

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TEACHER: John, how do you spell "crocodile?"

JOHN: K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"

TEACHER: No, that's wrong

JOHN: Maybe it s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!

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TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?

SARAH: H I J K L M N O!!

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

SARAH: Yesterday you said it's H to O!

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TEACHER: George, go to the map and find North America.

GEORGE: Here it is!

TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?

CLASS: George!

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TEACHER: Willie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.

WILLIE: Me!

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TEACHER: Tommy, why do you always get so dirty?

TOMMY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

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TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I."

ELLEN: I is...

TEACHER: No, Ellen...Always say, "I am."

ELLEN: All right..."I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

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TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"

JOHNNY: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time."

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TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"

JOHNNY: "Because George still had the ax in his hand."

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TEACHER: Now, Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SAM: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

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TEACHER: Desmond, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?

DESMOND: No, teacher, it's the same dog!

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TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

PUPIL: A teacher.

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SILVIA: Dad, can you write in the dark?

FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?

SYLVIA: Your name on this report card.

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Mikey's Thot for the Day:

Then there was the time Geronimo jumped out of an airplane and yelled, "MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

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(Monday, November 3)

An easy thing, O Power Divine,
To thank Thee for these gifts of Thine:
For summer's sunshine, winter's snow,
For hearts that kindle, thoughts that glow;
But when shall I attain to this--
To thank Thee for the things I miss?
--Thomas W. Higginson

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(Saturday, November 1)

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