Saturday, Sunday, & Monday

Yesterday I asked you to prepare yourself to be lifted up.
The pleasure of our creator is that we be lifted up to a higher place. Then the scriptures tell us "The Power Is Within." 1 John 4:16

As you write your plan, I will share information here, in business plan style, to help make it easier to facilitate. Please stick to visiting here daily. I will watch for your comments and requests, and answer accordingly to help build your vision to the place it needs to be. It all starts with my request to you.

That request is this. I would like you to spend the following three days creating a vision with a value excusive to you and your family. Look back at some of the businesses and services that were molded into the time of the past. See if one looks like it could be carved into your vision.

Take a pad with you where ever you go, (especially to church, that's the place we all should take notes!). Write down your bits and pieces of ideas. Place the general need in the blog, or simply acknowledge that you have created some writings you feel enthusiastic about.

The key thought is, “You must be compassionate in your creation, thinking of how it will help others.”

I will write more on this as I get more comments on the subject.

The focus for the following three days is this:

Get creative in helping people help you.

Show people you love them.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

There are many memories that are associated with this day.

Can I ask you to do me a favor?

Back when America was in its' personal development stage, families worked together creating their own businesses, farms, and services. These were entities unique to each individual family. Those businesses, farms and service they developed created a value with an identity all its' own. If you wanted ‘Ice Cream,’ you would go visit the Borden family. If you wanted a ‘package’ delivered, you would call Mr. Jim Casey. If you wanted sausage, you would pick up a package of ‘Jimmy Dean.’ (I had to bring it up to date for some of you.)

What is it about you, or your family that other people could use?

Remember; in an earlier post, I wrote about Mr. Johnson, of Johnson and Johnson products? He said, “Develop a product or service people need. Then make it easy for them to get it. Pretty soon you will be making more money than you can count.” That’s what these people did.

My request is this. I would like you to spend the following four days creating a vision with a value excusive to you and your family. Look back at some of the businesses and services that were molded into the time of the past. See if one looks like it could be carved into your vision.

Take a pad with you where ever you go, (especially to church, that's the place we all should take notes!). Write down your bits and pieces of ideas. Place the general need in the blog, or simply acknowledge that you have created some writings you feel enthusiastic about.

The key thought is, “You must be compassionate in your creation, thinking of how it will help others.”

I will write more on this as I get more comments on the subject.

Get creative in helping people help you.

Show people you love them.

Life can be hard

Have you ever noticed how some people are extremely happy no matter what, and others are always down no matter what happens?

At some point, if we are truly compassionate, we should wonder what's really going on.

The process of hiding is easy for the subconscious mind. Though you see the face, you may never know what is hurting inside. After time and time again of instance after instance of hurt, mishaps and pain, the side of the human mechanism that wants so bad to be happy creates an accelerated sense of joy that covers all the deep embedded pain inside. The person will seem extremely happy on the outside; all the while inside they are hurting.

As I writing this, I could suggest taking time to find out the core of the problem. Maybe that's not our job. Maybe our job is to help direct the person to acknowledge the core of the problem within them, and our job is to help find a cure. We need simply to listen to those quick, short, soft spoken cries for help.

Some have said that I am extra sensitive for a man. Let me tell you, I am all man, (if you wondered).In my case, growing up, people have seemed very insensitive to me. My sensitivity is my subconscious forming my personality into the need for a smile, a greeting, an offer of assistance, a life partner, someone to stick closer than a brother.

Look around you. The persons that seem to be down no matter what have very similar issues, they simply aren’t interested in hiding them. They are not so afraid of your criticism as are those who hide behind a smile.

In either case, I wonder how many of us will ever get to the point in maturity to recognize as the pastor of my childhood used to say, “If you find yourself wanting to say something about someone, put yourself in a position to help them. If you are not willing to help, don’t say a word.”

Life can be hard if we allow it to be.

Compassion takes mature people and expands their territory.

Please forgive me!

There was a saying that I used to think was wonderfully applicable to anything that comes between us and success. Mind you, not withholding moral applications, the phrase coined by Malcolm X simply stated we should accomplish our goals, "By any means necessary."

As I view the past few days in retrospect, I have not posted to this blog. I have let you down. I apologize. I hope you will forgive me.

I walked to the store yesterday in the freezing cold. It seemed to get colder each step. On my way back from the store, hands freezing stiff holding four bags, two held by each hand, I thought, "I could have checked my blog at the library."

The whole story behind my missing is I had to move. If you remember, there wasn't a rush, just a health risk or danger to me. During the time I packed, bummed rides, and toted boxes, I have been off line. That is no excuse. I could have gone to the library at least and worked on my postings. If I would have been more compassionate, making sure you had new blogs to read I could have at least wormed my hands.

Now I understand even more compassion's multiplied purpose.