“A ‘No’ is just a ‘Yes’ to another question. We never know how close we are to success. Don’t give up on someone or something too soon. You might just be on the brink – success could be around the next corner.” – Mike Rowe, Greg Taunt
You are a Magnet
“Look around you. Who and what is in your life? Whoever and whatever you find, you’ve attracted. You brought them all to you. You’re a magnet and a quite powerful one at that. Your thoughts, conversations and actions have drawn everything to you just like a magnet attracts metal. A magnet serves its purpose very well. It doesn’t care exactly what it attracts. It’s on auto pilot and simply does its job. When we recognize that we, too, are magnets who attract people and things into our lives, we unleash the power to choose who and what we truly want to draw into our lives.” – David Zerfoss
Hymns
The Sunday before Christmas, a pastor told his congregation that the church needed some extra money. He asked the people to consider donating a little more than usual into the offering plate. He said that whoever gave the most would be able to pick out three hymns. After the offering plates were passed, the pastor glanced down and noticed that someone had placed a $1,000 bill in the offering.
He was so excited that he immediately shared his joy with his congregation and said he’d like to personally thank the person who placed the money in the plate. A very quiet, elderly, saintly looking lady all the way in the back shyly raised her hand. The pastor asked her to come to the front.
Slowly she made her way to the pastor. He told her how wonderful it was that she gave so much and in thanks asked her to pick out three hymns.
Her eyes brightened as she looked over the congregation, pointed to the three most handsome men in the building and said, “I’ll take him and him and him.”