"My Feet Are Off The Ground"

I don't know if Tyler Perry actually wrote this. However, the message is awesome. When we think others our own misery lessens.

“My Feet Are Off The Ground"
From Tyler Perry: writer and actor

This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I'm dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open my mouth and start complaining when I remembered something that happened to me about a year ago.

I was walking to my car when this woman who appeared to be homeless started walking towards me. I'm ashamed to say this but I thought, "I don't feel like being hustled today." Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I started digging in my pocket for some money. As she got closer I noticed that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever seen. As I was reaching into my pocket she started to speak. I thought, "Here goes the sales pitch". She said "Excuse me sir, I need some shoes. Can you help me?" My eyes filled with water because I remember being out on the streets and having only one pair of run over shoes. I was taken aback for a second.

I took her inside the studio and had my wardrobe people find shoes in her size. As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking Jesus, and saying, "My feet are off the ground! My feet are off the ground!" Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was
crying. But I never forgot those words. "My feet are off the ground!" I thought, "Wow! All she wanted was some shoes." She quickly disappeared and never asked me for a dime. I realized that I still had the money in my hand so I went out looking for her. She was gone just that quick so I looked all around the neighborhood for her. I found her standing on a corner looking down at her shoes, still crying. I was so touched. I asked her how she had gotten homeless. She told me that she had AIDS and that she was waiting to get into a shelter. She said that her family had turned their backs on her and that she had no place to go, but she knew that God would make a way for her. I said to myself, "He just did." Her faith and her praise moved me. I took her to a nearby hotel and put her up until she was able to get on her feet. I had someone that worked for me to check on her from time to time and to make sure that she had food and clothes. After about a month or so we lost touch, but I never forgot her.

This past summer I was shooting "Daddy's Little Girls" and this woman walks up to me smiling. I didn't recognize her face, but her eyes were familiar. She had on a really nice dress and her hair was done. It was her! She told me that the little help that I had given her had changed her life. She was in a house now and doing very well.

I said all of that to say this. After I met this woman, every time I think about complaining and mumbling I remember, "My feet are off the ground!"

I wanted to share this with you just to let you know that when say that I am thankful for you, I mean it. And when I say that you are a blessing to me, I mean it. We take so much for granted sometimes that I just wanted all of you to know that I am grateful to God for you everyday. Thank you for being in my life.

~Tyler Perry

Be Still

Remove the filters

“You got to look at things with the eye in your heart, not with the
eye in your head.” -- Lame Deer, Medicine Man of the Oglala
people


“Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. “ -- Hans Margolius


How many times does our minds race ahead of the moment? What's next, where do I go from here? What am I doing 5 minutes, after work, this evening, tomorrow, this weekend next? Doesn't all the chatter in your head get tiring? It does for me! Live in the moment. That is much harder doing than you might think. Turn off your mind and block the outside influences for 5 minutes. Can't do it? Neither could I - not for 5 minutes. Concentrate on the "now". Listen to your breath as you inhale and exhale. What sensations do you feel? Is the chair hard, your robe scratchy or smooth? Are your fingers and toes cold? Are you tense? Are you cuddling you new babe? What does he smell like? Feel like? Just breath him in. Enjoy him totally for the moment. This moment will never come again - live it to the fullest.

When you are done being quiet, what did you learn?

Questions

Explore with Questions

"The word “question” is derived from Latin “quarrier” (to seek) which is also the root of “quest.” A creative life is continued quest, and good questions can be very useful guides. Most useful are open-ended questions; they allow for fresh unanticipated answers to reveal themselves . -- Source Unknown

Questions hold the power to draw out answers that surprise us. If we are on an inner journey to greater self-knowledge, we must seek to understand unfamiliar parts of ourselves. The most enlightening answers are released by our subconscious minds or by our intuition. Use questions frequently to go exploring.

Try these out:
- What qualities do you find most attractive in others? How do I exhibit those same qualities?
- What traits do you dislike in others? How do I exhibit those same qualities?
- What is your greatest fear? Why do you fear that? What can I do about it?
- What message is your body trying to get through to you?
- If I didn't put restrictiosn on myself, what would I do next?
- What was a childhood dream? Have I followed through with the dream? How has it changed? Where do I go next?
- What can I learn that takes me out of my comfort zone?

"If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions." -- Susanne K. Langer

"You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions." -- Richard Bach

I like that - forever questions. I will have to think of some forever questions.

higher awareness.com

You are worthy!
"A person's worth is contingent upon who he
is, not upon what he does, or how much he
has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an
idea, is in being, not in doing, not in
having."
-- Alice Mary Hilton


As a human being, as spirit manifested in
form, you are innately worthy. Your
worthiness does not have to be strengthened
or improved. However, you may not PERCEIVE
yourself to be worthy.


If you doubt your self-worth, consciously or
unconsciously, you will limit the good things
you will allow into your life.


Do you consider yourself worthy? It may help
to answer these questions:


- Do you find it easier to give than to
receive?
- Do you have as much money as you would
like?
- Do you feel driven to improve yourself?
- Do you value other people's time more
highly than your own?
- How would you feel if someone offered to
pay you a salary of $1 million/year?


If you find you lack self-worth, don't
despair. Just being aware of your self-worth
issues will help you let them go.


"Every achiever that I have ever met says,
‘My life turned around when I began to
believe in me.’"
-- Dr. Robert H. Schuller


"We cannot achieve more in life than what we
believe in our heart of hearts we deserve to
have."
-- James R. Ball

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Also known as Gianotti Crosti. WebMD info

General Discussion
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome is a rare skin disease affecting children between the ages of nine months and nine years. Major symptoms may include blisters on the skin of the legs, buttocks and arms. The disorder is usually preceded by a viral infection.
http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/gianotti-crosti-syndrome

Organizations related to Gianotti Crosti Syndrome

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta GA 30333
Phone #: 404-639-3534
800 #: 800-311-3435
e-mail: http://www.cdc.gov/netinfo.htm
Home page: http://www.cdc.gov/

NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda MD 20892-3675
Phone #: 301-495-4484
800 #: 877-226-4267
e-mail: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.niams.nih.gov

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
6610 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20892-6612
Phone #: 301-496-5717
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Calvin and Hobbs

Calvin and Hobbs

A few ideas for snowmen this winter......... I thought they were great!

Calvin and Hobbs was an old comic strip that was considered one of the best. Calvin was the kid. Hobbs , actually Calvin's toy tiger, could be shown in the strip as the toy he was or as a real tiger as Calvin imagined him.

Suddenly the originator decided he had run out of ideas and just quit.

SNOW . . . you know it's just around the corner - again. Here are a few smiles for you- just to get you in the mood..

CALVIN AND THE SNOWMEN

A poem I like

Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters © by Portia Nelson (www.mhsanctuary.com/Healing/auto.htm)

Chapter I

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk

I fall in.

I am lost ... I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes me forever to find a way out.

Chapter II

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in the same place

but, it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter III

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in ... it's a habit.

my eyes are open

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter IV

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter V

I walk down another street.

Outage in FINALLY over!

YEAH we're up and running!!!!! I could say that a few more times and it still wouldn't be enough!

Ken and I had the weekend off TOGETHER! TWO whole days together! It was nice. Strange to be sleeping together again but nice. The cats didn't know where to sleep with us both sharing the bed. Ok, so I have to get used to his snoring again but I think I can handle that :). I puttered all weekend. I did laundry, dishes, cleaned the house, washed the cushions on our living room furniture, cleaned the cat litter box super-duper-scub-forever well (it was gross!), and spent some time wandering around Lowe's and Walmart. I decided to buy a little bit each week to get things going on the complete-the-rooms projects. It's the little stuff - new light bulbs, lamps; purchase and install the oak trim, outlet and light switchface plates, and heater vents. At about $5.50 a faceplate, and $25 a ventcover, I'm taking it in small chunks. I have about 4 or 5 more outletcovers to go. I couldn't find the return vent covers in oak in the right size so I'm going to have to do some hunting. We never got to the point of getting the plumbing but that is on this week's list. We put together a cabinet I bought at Walmart during outage. I don't like the construction - poor - and am looking for the receipt to return the other one. I'll make some changes to this one - add stabilization,sanding, staining, and maybe use it for the g'kid toys. That will free up a closet in the spare bedroom. Jan, Lynn and I are still working 9-hour days this week. There are about 100 more outage orders left out there (not in our area) to close.

It's been a l-o-n-g two months! Ken and I both ended up with bronchitis - twice - each! People are still sick at work. I keep telling them they can't share!

My good friend Genny is retiring soon. Right now she is either in Alaska or Florida with her b-friend. This one sounds like a keeper. I' m really going to miss her when she retires!

My other friend Karen has been through some tough times lately. She's starting to bounce back very well! Youi can see her confidence returning daily!