Five Random Questions, Thoughts and Concerns…
Welcome to Thoughtful Thursday. Today I have a mixture of five random questions, thoughts and concerns. You’ll see by my list, I’m all over the place but it is a good day! Despite my circumstances or the circumstances surrounding me, I’m employed, I’m healthy, my family is employed and healthy, I’m happy, blessed and highly favored of God! Here we go.
1. I am so sad about the catastrophe in Haiti. My husband, brother, sister-in-law and I stopped there during our cruise in 2007 and got to see a snippet of that country. To know that so many families are destroyed and devastated is heart wrenching! I pray help is there and more is on the way. I pray the hurt recover and the sick are healed. I pray every need they have will be met!
2. Is it possible that Bill Clinton really said: “A few years back, this guy would be serving us coffee” about Barack Obama? Not the man that, until this election, was deemed the closest thing to a black President we would ever have! …and are President and Mrs. Obama really alright with Clinton and Reid’s comments or is the high road just for public view?
3. Why is 99% of the Facebook community called to preach on Facebook!!! Holla!!! FINALLY a platform for all the “wanna bes” TO BE!!! Er’body is soooo deep on Facebook!
4. Why do SOME of those called to preach on Facebook, preach one day and cuss and say awful things the next? I have seen pictures and words and exchanges from kids and adults that surprise/shock/astonish/alarm me!
5. A few weeks back I brought a book that I just started reading January 1. I arbitrarily ran into it and bought it without much thought but am so impressed I wanted to share it with you. Some may already know about it. It is called: 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue. What You Say (and Don’t Say) Will Improve Your Relationship. The author is Deborah Smith Pegues. Great book! It is a quick and easy read. You only read one, 2 – 3 page, chapter a day and it takes about 5 minutes. She writes beautifully and everything she writes is based on scripture! It is written to be read in 30 days. Apparently I am on day 14. So far I have read about:
• The Lying Tongue
• The Flattering Tongue
• The Manipulating Tongue
• The Hasty Tongue
• The Decisive Tongue
• The Argumentative Tongue
• The Boasting Tongue
• The Self-Deprecating Tongue
• The Slandering Tongue
• The Gossiping Tongue
• The Meddling Tongue
• The Betraying Tongue
• The Lying Tongue
Today is The Cynical Tongue and tomorrow is The Know-It-All-Tongue. Truly I have enjoyed reading this book! Truly I have been whipped and shamed by seeing myself when reading this book but I will continue to read it and see myself in some chapters because I am determined to be better and do better! I may have to go another 30 days and reread it all again, but I intend for it to get in my spirit and be a part of who I am! I don’t want my tongue to be my demise and the reason I don’t make heaven my home!
FYI: This author also has many other “30 days to…” books including:
30 Days to a Great Attitude
30 Days to Taming Your Finances
30 Days to Taming Your Stress and many others
If you don’t get any others, I recommend this one! And there is a workbook that goes along with it!
Be blessed and holla back! I want to hear your thoughts on my five random thoughts, concerns and questions!
I really think the reason some are so deep is beccause they have time to really sit and think about what your questions are, but Tom Tom is good. I also believe that now that he is a father makes a difference with him He has a little cute responsibility running around now that make him think more.
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well Kat, that’s all facebook is. An open forum for people to express themselves with comments and pics. Some of which folks really need to keep to themselves. It kinda exposes their ignorance and stupidity on a level that no one really wants to be bothered with….don’t know if the individual is being transparent or asking for help or what. I find the most of it to be very entertaining and the rest quite enjoyable hooking up with friends from all over. As for the many, many preachers….talk is cheap~~wha chu livin’ ???
@Leah – Hey Leah, long time no hear from! Glad to see you! Are you wearing bigger and bolder earrings today? lol.
I agree Facebook is so entertaining! As I say, finally a platform for everyone to speak their mind. I too love that I have reconnected with folk. To be honest I scroll through other people’s friends to find my friends! I can’t remember my classmate’s names but I figure if I find one that I know and scroll through their friends, other names will ring a bell! And that is what happened and I asked them to be my friend.
As with anything new, after it catches on and becomes a phenomenon (although FB isn’t that new anymore) there are days when it is all overwhelming to me and I just shut ‘er down! But seriously… at one point or another literally EVERYBODY got a deep word from the Lawd!!! WOW! I guess giving your nickel sermon on facebook is like American Idol. Everybody wants to at least give it a shot and see what the responses will be!
Facebook is tiring sometimes because everyone does have a word and some of it… Well, I wouldn’t be giving an offering anytime soon. I try to come from whatever feeling is inside at the time – an honest place. An still, I hold back because…like Dee and a woman I used to work with said, I’m probably a little softer since Pooh has come into my life.
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@Tom Sawyer – lol. Kids bring out a side of us that we sometimes didn’t even know we had! I remember starting a job at a bank and was told the supervisor was awful to work with! It just so happened she was out on maternity leave with her first child when I started. When she came back I kept waiting for the mean-spirited person they had warned me about. Never saw her! Everybody was amazed at how she had changed. That quick and that easy, all due to a little girl name Meagan…
As you “with it”, up to date people would say “Facebook is what it is. I bring a worship song to my wall daily and “try” to give a word of inspiration or stimulation. That’s what people demand of me. Sometimes I just don’t have it though.
Who’s the author of the 30 day series? Sounds good to me.
@Bishop John Fonzer – Deborah Smith Pegues