Where You Are Going

You cannot get where you are going …

and stay where you are.

For Whom The Bell Tolls

This happened a few mornings ago at work…

I work at a large company and we often get wrong numbers on the
office phones. My cube-neighbor, Steve, is in the habit of
answering all of his calls on speakerphone, which means I have
the pleasure of hearing them.

Yesterday morning, his phone rang and he picked up, saying
“[name of company], this is Steve..” The woman on the other end
said “Who is this?”

Steve said “With whom did you wish to speak?”

There was a long pause and the woman said

“Did you just say WHOM?”

Steve: “Yes I did…”

Woman: “I have the wrong number.” Click.

he owes me?

One day an at home wife is alone and the doorbell rings.

She opens it to a guy, “Hi, is Tony home?”

The wife replies, “No, he went to the store, but you can wait here if you want.”

So they sit down and after a while of silence the friend says “You know Sara, you have the greatest breasts I have ever seen. I’d give you a hundred buck just to see one.”

Sara thinks about it for a second and figures, what the hell – a hundred bucks! She opens her robe and shows one to him for a few seconds. He promptly thanks her and throws a hundred bucks on the table. They sit there a while longer and guy then says “That was so amazing I’ve got to see both of them. I’ll give you another 100 dollars if I could just see the both of them together.”

Sara amazed by the offer sits and thinks a bit about it and thinks, heck, why not? So she opens her robe and gives Chris a nice long chance to cop a look.

A while later Tony arrives back home from the store. The wife goes up to him, “You know, your friend Chris came over.”

Tony thinks about it for a second and says, “Well did he drop off the 200 bucks he owes me?”

never in a million years

It is a myth that when a son gets married and a new daughter in law arrives in the family, everything changes. Some daughters in law are well trained and well mannered!!!!!. They don’t come to change the family, they are there to ………… read the following:

The new wife (progressive Indian woman of today) was being welcomed at the husband’s home in a traditional manner.

As expected she gave a speech: ” My dear family, I thank you for welcoming me in my new home and family”, she said “Firstly, my being here does not mean that I would want to change your way of life, your routine.”"No, I will never do that, never in a million years”.

“What do you mean my child?” Asked the father in law. “What I mean, dad, is (looking at her father in law): Those who used to wash dishes must carry on washing them. Those who used to do the laundry must carry on doing it. Those who cooked shouldn’t stop at my account, and Those who used to Clean should continue cleaning”.

“Then what are you here for?” Asked the mother in law. “As for me, I’m here just to entertain your son!”

I ASKED, HE GAVE

I asked for Strength…..And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom…….And God gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity…And God gave me a Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage……And God gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love………And God gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favors…….And God gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted. I received everything I needed.

– Author Unknown

good to have sisters ;p

1. “Kung hindi mo mahal ang isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo para mahalin ka nya..”

2. “Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba.”

3. “Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang.”

4. “Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na.”

5. “Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mo kung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang pansinin.”

6. “Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din.”

7. “Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang.”

8. “Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundi pagkukusa.”

9. “Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao rin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka.. Kaya quits lang.”

10. “Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa. Kasi hindi ka naman magmamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una.”

11. “Hindi porke’t madalas mong ka-chat, kausap sa telepono, kasama sa mga lakad o ka-text ng wantusawa eh may gusto sayo at magkakatuluyan kayo. Meron lang talagang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt, malandi, pa-fall o paasa.”

12. “Huwag magmadali sa babae o lalaki. Tatlo, lima, sampung taon, mag-iiba ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong hindi pala tamang pumili ng kapareha dahil lang maganda o nakakalibog ito. Totong mas mahalaga ang kalooban ng tao higit sa anuman. Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mga crush ng bayan nagmumukha ding pandesal, maniwala ka.”

13. “Minsan kahit ikaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay,kasi hindi ikaw ang priority.”

14. “Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw yung bida sa script na pinili nya.”

15. “Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nagtalikuran na sila? Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap ulit ang taong tinalikuran mo.”

16. “Mas mabuting mabigo sa paggawa ng isang bagay kesa magtagumpay sa paggawa ng wala”

17. “Hindi lahat ng kaya mong intindihin ay katotohan, at hindi lahat ng hindi mo kayang intindihin ay kasinungalingan”

18. “Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!”

19. “Pakawalan mo yung mga bagay na nakakasakit sa iyo kahit na pinasasaya ka nito. Wag mong hintayin ang araw na sakit na lang ang nararamdaman mo at iniwan ka na ng kasiyahan mo.”

20. “Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang mga taong malalapit sa iyo. Gamitin ang utak para alagaan ang sarili mo.”

21. “Ang pag-ibig parang imburnal… nakakatakot mahulog…at kapag nahulog ka, it’s either by accident or talagang tanga ka..”

sole or soul

for the 2nd time this year…i’m goin up to seoul…

wonderin which i’m gonna get this time around…sole or soul ;p

last time i was up there…it triggered an itch…

an itch to dance…so i started salsa dancin the next weekend…

learned a big lesson …chix, whiskey n dancin do not mix well ;p

the thing with seoul this time is a friend is flyin in to see me…

yet i’m takin a friend up with me…

and hopin to be hangin out with someone else …

unfortunately, it seems like a poker game …

someone folds each time … n it’s gettin really frustratin…

the first time i met this so called “hot stuff”

(if ur reading this… you’ll be called that from now on ;p)

it took forever to actually meet him…

i believe it was before halloween…

anyway, i got other friends to meet…

n i’m just a  phone call away…

i got no plans really…

til they reply…n will just have to meet everyone together…

overlappin i guess… i’m havin my nyts partyin my way…

i know friends will show up where i tell them to…

coz i went all the way up there …

what’s meeting me somewhere in the city??

n i’m freakin out coz we still haven’t arranged where we’ll stay…

though tons of motels in the area…

i dont wanna walk around town with my bag…

n i’m packin for 4 days ;p

Extraction

My young son had his two front teeth removed today.

It’s amazing how much the lives of children parallel the lives
of adults.

Many of the same things they go through, adults go through.

The statement, “The only difference between men and boys is the
price of their toys” makes sense when you analyze the behavior
of men and boys.

My son had to go through an extraction.

His two front teeth had cavities. They had begun to hurt.

Something had to be done to ease the pain.

I talked with the dentist and he gave me two choices, fix them
or remove them.

I asked “what’s the advantages and disadvantages of each?”

“If you repair the tooth and cap them, there is a 32% chance the
tooth will become infected and you will have to remove it, if
you remove it that ends it.” the dentist said.

“Which is more traumatic on the child?” I asked.
“It’s about the same either way,” the dentist said.

Many times in life we have the same decision.

There is something rotten in our world.

We can try to fix it. That may work or it may not.

Sometimes the rotten things that we try to fix end up becoming
even more rotten and we have to remove them anyway.

We can decide to just remove them from the start and minimize
the future potential problems.

Everyone has some rotten teeth in their lives. We instantly
know which ones they are. By rotten teeth, I don’t necessarily
mean teeth but things that are attached to us that have decayed
and in one form or another are causing us pain.

Those are rotten teeth.

Even when speaking about teeth, you know exactly how many bad
teeth you have don’t you?

Answer the question, “How many bad teeth do you have?”

This next question about your teeth shows you the difference
between a Mountain climber and one that smacks into the
mountain.

“How many good teeth do you have?”

Huh?

I asked, “How many good teeth do you have?”

You don’t know do you?

That’s because the world teaches us to focus on the bad.

If you don’t believe me, look at the evening news today. Count
the number of minutes devoted to bad news versus the number of
minutes devoted to good news. You will see what I mean.

That’s why you don’t know how many good teeth you have.

You know you are supposed to have 32 teeth but you have never
counted them for sure.

Maybe you’ve got a few extra teeth.
You don’t know if you haven’t counted them.

Stop right now and count your good teeth. . .

I’ll continue the lesson on extraction tomorrow but I want you
to learn to consciously recognize the good things in your life
first, then I’ll tell you the lesson of the extraction.

By the way. I have exactly 32 good teeth. Some are very crooked
but they work and they don’t hurt. Some have had dental work but
they work and they don’t hurt. Four have had root canals, but
they work and they don’t hurt. They are good teeth but they
aren’t perfect.

Count your good stuff today before the news comes on.

~A MountainWings Original~

HOLDING PATTERN

Many times God will allow a painful situation or a painful circumstance in
our life to “swallow us up.” This season in our spiritual growth is a
holding pattern. We can’t move to the left or the right. All we can do is
sit, like Jonah sat in the belly of that great fish, so God can have our
undivided attention and speak to us. God put Jonah in a holding pattern
because He needed to speak to his heart. Jonah was all alone. There were no
friends to call, no colleagues to drop by, no books to read, no food to eat,
no interference, and no interruptions. He had plenty of time to sit, think,
meditate, and pray.

When we’re deep down in the midst of a difficult situation, God can talk to
us. When He has our undivided attention, He can show us things about
ourselves that we might not otherwise have seen.

A Few of God’s Holding Patterns:

1. When you are sick in your physical body and you have prayed but God has
not healed you yet, you are in a holding pattern

2. When you are having problems with your children and you have put them on
the altar, but God has not delivered them yet, you are in a holding

pattern.

3. When you have been praying for the salvation of a loved one and they have
not been saved yet, you are in a holding pattern.

4. When you are in a broken relationship and you have given it over to God,
but it has not been restored yet, you are in a holding pattern.

5. When the doors slam shut before you can knock on them, you are in a
holding pattern.

When we are deep in the belly of a difficult situation, there are no
interruptions. God has our undivided attention. All we can do is sit, think,
meditate, and pray. We cannot run from God because there are no Mountains
that are high enough, valleys low enough, rooms that are dark enough, or
places that are hidden enough from Him. We must remember to praise Him while
we’re waiting and remember three things:

1. The pattern has a purpose.

2. The pattern has a plan.

3. The pattern has a process.

So stop struggling and start listening, praying and trusting. He’ll keep you
right where you are until you can clearly hear Him say, “I love you.”

Prayer: Father, forgive my unbelief. I know You Love me and will turn
anything around to benefit me. You have planned nothing for me but victories
and I am ready to receive them regardless of how difficult the path. Amen

The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance
between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord can stand
up to anything.

– Author Unknown

CLOSET SPACE

Is your closet too crowded?

Perhaps the single greatest indicator of the overload that we
have in life are closets.

They are packed.

It doesn’t matter how big our closets are.

Sooner or later we fill them up.

Why?

There is a closet rule of life that states:

1. Clothes expand to fill all available closet space
2. Sooner or later if you keep getting more clothes
you either have to:
A. Get more closet space
B. Get rid of some clothes

2B is what we hate to do.

But if we are TO BE what we are TO BE,
we need to learn the rule of 2B and get rid of some clothes.

Time is like closet space.  We have a limited amount of it.

We keep putting more and more things in until our time is
cluttered.

The more cluttered it gets, the more things are out of place.

The time that we should be sleeping, we’ve got something else in
that space.

The time that we should be spending with family, we’ve got
something else in that space.

The time that we should have to ourselves to do whatever we do
to help our spirit, we’ve got something else in that space.

Even as our closet hinges strain to keep from bursting, we still
try to put more stuff in.

Take a look around your closet of time right now.

How much has accumulated
that you should have gotten rid of long ago.

They still may be good clothes, but your closet is just too full.

We have habits that we formed in our teenage years
that should have long ago been removed from our closets.

Some even have friends that should have long ago been removed,
for they no longer fit our style or destination.

As you change and grow, you should change what’s in your closet.

Maybe we don’t need more stuff in the closet.

Maybe we don’t need a bigger closet.

Maybe we just need to clean out some stuff
and not with the purpose to make room for more stuff.

We may just need some space,

In a lot of areas,

For a lot of reasons.

There is a spiritual saying
that tells you to go into your closet to pray.

For many of us, there’s simply no room.

Go look at your bedroom closet right now.
Chances are, it will reflect your closet of time.

~A MountainWings Original~