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Jokes Etc / Re: "you See, She Crossed Her Legs: " by niggaban(m): 11:01pm On Jun 27, 2009
The glasses are gone all left is for him to learn from his past mistakes and never allow it to happen again.
Jokes Etc / Re: Hey I Didn't Know That Mary Worked Here by niggaban(m): 10:40pm On Jun 27, 2009
And now u know, why not place an order for her so you can eat her as usual,
Religion / Imagine! Nails In The Fence. by niggaban(m): 9:48pm On Jun 27, 2009
There was once a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, ‘You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But it won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us’

Adapted from Nuggets, Vol. 9. No.21 - 31 May – 2009( A weekly publication of the Media Board of The Living Word Ministries Inc).
Career / The ‘’big Rocks” Of Life. by niggaban(m): 8:25pm On Jun 24, 2009
A while back I was reading about an expert on subject of time management. One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home his point, used an illustration I’m sure those students will never forget. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said , “okay, time for a quiz.” Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in the class said,
“Yes.”
Then he said, “Really?” He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he smiled and asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?” By this time the class was unto him. “probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” he replied . And he reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, “Is this jar full?”
“No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, “Good!” Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked up at the class and asked , “What is the point of this illustration?”
One eager beaver raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!”
“No,” the speaker replied, “that’s not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don’t put the big rocks first, you’ll never get them in at all.” The title of this letter is The “BIG ROCKS” of Life. What are the big rocks inn your life? A project that YOU want to accomplish? Time with your loved ones? Your faith,your education, you finances? A cause? Teaching or mentoring others? Remember to put the BIG ROCKS in first or you’ll never get them in at all. So when you reflect on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the “big rocks” in my life or business?
Then put those in you jar FIRST from now on.
“He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.” – Job 28:9

Adapted from Nuggets, Vol. 9. No.24-21 June – 2009( A weekly publication of the Media Board of The Living Word Ministries Inc).

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