This has become one of my favorite Quotes of the Day.
It resonates with me on so many levels.
I know that too much sugar is not good for me.
But I feel sad, so I want to eat an entire pint of strawberry cheesecake ice cream tonight.
There are times that I read Scripture and I’m extremely thankful for easy access to a good thesaurus and commentary. Sometimes — many times — I need help to get a deeper understanding of the text and its proper application for my life.
And then, there are passages like Philippians 2:5-11 that immediately leap off the page, dive straight into my heart, and leave me awe struck.
There is an image in my head of a young woman stuck in quicksand.
It’s a memory that appears every now and then, originating most likely from some scary movie I should have skipped as a kid.
As I recall the scene, this woman was in serious trouble. She was good and stuck, flailing about, yelling for help.
If you’re at all like me, you’ve probably misunderstood a song lyric or two in your travels.
And like any other communication misfire, you roll with your version like it’s the truth. You don’t know any better. Yet.
You stay in that holding pattern for years.
Then comes the day when you realize what the correct lyrics are, and you’re like, “Whaaat?”
In the spirit of gratitude today, thought I’d share a quote from Charlotte’s Web, written by the late, great E.B. White.
“Friendship is one of the most satisfying things in the world.”
Ain’t it the truth?
And the survey says…
Wow there are a lot of surveys out there these days. They’re everywhere.
Just this week I was asked to respond to four of them, and two were repeat requests. They come every which-a way-too – email, voicemail, snail mail, text message, banner alert. I haven’t met the survey-taking carrier pigeon yet, but I won’t be surprised if he knocks.
Be kind. Please rewind!
Google will be quick to tell you more about this pic if you weren’t yet alive to experience these beauties firsthand.
But I’m guessing most of you remember the Blockbuster Video days of renting and returning a stack of VHS tapes that fueled a weekend-long movie binge.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
-Forrest Gump
What better way to kick off Wednesday Wisdom than by quoting Forrest Gump, eh?
