"The secrets of the Ages" 1925/26

I spent a lazy, raining afternoon reading
"The Secret of the Ages" Volume #2 1925/26.
 Robert Collier quoted scripture and scholars
 of the day to share secrets of success.

I loved all these quotes,
 remembering they are written in 1925/26.
"The new idea is..."
"Now, more than ever..."
"The modern idea of..."
"The time will come..."
"For modern man..."

Everything begins with an idea.
Mind =creative principle
Thought=eternal energy

Every experience=results of mental attitude
What we do - What we are - What we have
depends on what we think

Thought process - We can all look at the
 same thing and perceive it different  
The fable of the elephant and 3 blind men
Perception: 1 - Tree (leg)
                   2 - Wall (side)
                   3 - rope (tail)

"If you have the faith of a mustard seed....
nothing is impossible"

Thoughts are powerful
Your choice
We find what we are looking for

Lack of faith in God
and
Not believing truth
equals
doubt when time comes

Doubting is like trying to
 reach east by heading west

Doubting = attracts failure
Doubting = repels success

Our minds can originate thoughts
therefore create and succeed in
whatever we can think

Pascal quote "Our achievements
 today  are nothing but the sum
of our thoughts of yesterday"

Path of wisdom begins with the
understanding of who God is.

Know what you want

There is something within urging us
to do better
be better
have better
Collier calls it ambition
I call it the Holy Spirit

Remember, there is no condition that is hopeless
Darkness is merely a lack of light
Turn on Light and it vanishes instantly

Concentrate on one idea at at time
and believe and you will achieve

Scripture quoted
"Therefore, I say unto you, what things ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them."

"The Father that is within me, He does the work."

"As thy faith is, so be it unto you."

"The kingdom of Heaven is within you."

"God is good"

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above..."

Montgomery's quote,
 "Prayer is the soul's sincere desire"

Prayer is not merely asking favor
Prayer recognizes God's power

Pray, not as hypocrites,  to be see by man,
They have their heart's desire (reward)
To be seen by man.

Pray in your closet in secret
alone with your thoughts
and inner most sincere desire
reaches the Father of all

Believe in God's ability

Prayer is effective
"If it is right for you to have
it is right for you to pray for it"

Read Psalms to affirm
God's willingness and
power to answer prayer

Read Proverbs to affirm
wisdom is the greatest of
all hidden treasures

Read Scripture for aid
in thinking and writing
to realize there is no
lack of ideas

Read Scripture
 to nourish
your faith

Be sincerely thankful
and believe.

A few thoughts from an old book

5 Week journey - Blessed

We have been home for 5 weeks
That is a long time for us
Most of the time I have been visiting
Doctors or  staying in bed sick
or up pretending like I feel OK.

But, I realized I am  very blessed
Let me explain why.

We got  home on a Thursday
I felt nauseated and had a head ache
and  could not catch my breath
Friday, I felt very tired
But I blamed it on long trip
The weekend, I did not feel better
Monday, I called Doctor who was
out of town and was told to go to ER

Who goes to ER and says I am tired
So, I went to another Doctor and
he realized I was running a temperature
Gave me an antibiotic for infection
and asked me to see cardiologist

Went home for a week getting worse
fatigue, temp, nausea, aching body,
 head aches, shortness of breath
Went back to Doctor.
 His first words were
You just got back from woods,
did you see a tick or  a rash
Lets get you started on Antibiotic
&  blood test for Lyme's  disease
After weeks of extreme fatigue
on the 8th day of the correct drug
I felt better, not 100%, but better

In the mean time, I met with
 Cardiologist, he ran  test.
All my numbers are good
but, but my heart opens and
does not relax between beats
causing my shortness of breath.

It has been that way for a while
But it took the altitude and Lyme
to make us aware of the problem
The drug to fix this makes you tired
So,
He is giving me 3 months to recoop
and will start my treatment then.

I stayed away from internet.
Did not want to get bad ideas
while Mark research the disease.
He took  such good care of me.

I hear  all kind of horror story
about what this disease can do
when not diagnosed early.
Usually at least 6 months
and sometime years because
the symptoms are so hard
to recognize and are like flu.
By then, it has destroyed.

My blood test came back
 5 x's  more than the number
necessary to diagnosis Lyme's
But all the numbers of effects on
 my body were negative.

The only explanation is finding
out so early that I have Lyme's
It took just the right set of
circumstances to recognize
symptoms this early.

Also,  catching this heart
problem  is a good thing and
 will be taken care of soon.

I told the Doctor that God does
that kind of stuff for me because
He kind of likes me.
The Doctor smiled and told
me that I was blessed
 and I agreed.

Thank you facebook friends
for the thoughts and prayers
during this 5 week journey

God is good
Life is good

Today is the 4th

Today is July fourth -
 Independence Day
The signing of the
 Declaration of Independence
The birth of a new Nation to
 some and BBQ day for others
It did not come easy or cheap..
.It took  a long Battle
It is a day to Remember

The fourth is a day to remember
in our family
Hugh was born on the 4th of January
 and lost a long battle
57 years and 4months later on
 the 4th (the same age I am now)

My Mother-in-law lost her very long
battle on the 4th of November,
showing us great grace and courage
 in her struggles with  cancer.

For two weeks, I have been fighting
 a battle of my own. Now, I am not as sick
 as a lot of folks, I am just not as healthy
 As I like to be and can not get my energy
 back.When you are busy, the idea of lying
around reading all day is very appealing.
 But because  of fever, drugs or infection,
 I just lay down and fall asleep. The reality
 is not as much fun. I know I went to bed with
 a fever, cause I had chills with 2 blankets.

This morning, because it is the 4th,
 I decided to read proverbs 4 and Psalms 4
 I found a little nugget right in the middle of
 Proverbs 4... verse 18
"The path of the righteous is like the dawn of
 light that shines brighter and brighter
until the full light of day (KJ) the Perfect day."

I love sunrise out in nature with natural light.
 You open your eyes and can barely
see until your eyes adjust and as you search
 around you things become brighter and
brighter until;  you can not believe what
  you did not see  before.

That is the way of  God's wisdom
Falling in love
Daily devotions
Open your eyes- seek

Psalms 4 made me feel better about my days in bed
"The Lord has set apart the godly for Himself
He hears when we call Him.  Meditate in your
heart upon your bed and be still.  I will lie down
in peace and sleep, for you alone,  Lord, will keep
me safe."

I don't now what is going  on yet.
But God does and He is in control.

AND D=daily devotions

D  words for today go together Daily Devotion
Daily
Devotion is
Disciplined
Daily
Decision
Done by those who have a
Different priority than most
Daily actions
Directly
Determine priority
Don't put
Daily
Devotion at the end of
day to
do when you find the time
Determine to
do it every
day
Don't feel bad
days happen-life happens
Develop a plan
Decide time and place
Do it
Daily as
Duty until it becomes
Desire and the
Delight of your heart
DO it until you want to
DO devotions
Daily
Days that begin with
Devotions go so much better
DO not be
Discouraged
DO the best you can
Devil will
Do anything to keep you from
Devotional time even.
Doing good  can keep you from
Doing what is best
Do it now and
Discover nuggets of wisdom that
Delights and
Draws us closer to Him
Do
Daily
Devotion

ABC devotion-C= Character

C is the Letter for today
Character story from old movie

Coming home, we stayed in
Cheap Motel
Cause, it was late-I was tired
Causing me to say
Clean enough
Checked beds and bathroom
Carpet, not so much
causing us to keep shoes on
Cross street
Chinese Food
checked out little TV
Came across
cute old Movie
called "Mighty Ducks"
Creating memories
Cute bad boys
couple talented girls
Crummy championship
Coach that
Created havoc on
childhood  memories
crumbling innocents
causing him to hate his sport
changing his direction
Cooperate world
completed the
change in our hero
Cute Mom with a son with
Character who would not
Cheat - even when
Coach pushed hard
Courage is
Contagious
Coach's old coach
comes back into His life
causing him to begin to
create a new paths as
Coach
causing him to really
care for the first time
changed directions in his
coaching
character and
career path
Championship won
Celebration
Coach found
courage to return to sport
"Champion of the World "
coming across TV- movie over

Character is built slowly
Created over a lifetime of
Choices made daily
Chosen when others don't see
Choosing Honesty
Choose Integrity
Character

10-12 days

I hesitate posting this, because I try to stay positive. But, I also believe that  prayer request is a big part of  facebook  friends.  I have not felt well in 10-12  days.  If I was 27 instead of 57, I would say I am pregnant.  However, that ship sailed  a long time ago. Lo-grade fever, nausea, no energy, head aches and shortness of breath.  Doctor put me on antibiotics  and set me up for three test Thursday. at 6:30 am.  Pray that they will figure this out and fix it. Cause I am use to doing what I want to do ,when I want to do it. Thanks for prayers.

ABC B word for today

B word for today is
Bible
B-asic
I-nstructions
B-efore
L-eaving
E-arth

Believers manual for Life
Beautiful love Letter from God
Bible is unlike any other book

Blessed are those who read and heed
Because the time is near
Because every word is true and pure

Begin to fall in love with the author
by reading and studying daily
Best way to
Begin each day

Before getting up
Before going to bed
Before facing  battles
Before making decisions
build up your strength
by spending time in
Bible and prayer

BIBLE