Want to have a great new year? I know a secret.. ;)

Secret to a great new year - ponder Philippians 4:8.  Where our thoughts go, so will our hearts...

Hide Success In Your Heart

Here is an interesting Facebook post from Inner Wisdom:

Hide Success In Your Heart

Before you say “I can’t”

Make sure you’ve already tried.

Before you let doubts stop you,

Confront them with facts.

Before reasons convince you it’s impossible

Pursue the one reason that makes it possible.

Before failure enters your mind

Hide success in your heart.

Before fear holds you back,

Go forward with faith.

Before problems interfere with your plans,

Use them to accomplish your goals.

Before you hold back because others are better,

Show others what a winner you are.

Before you settle for less,

Hold onto what is most important.

Before you believe there is no way,

Keep going and you’ll make one.

Before you give up,

Be at peace inside.

Before you dismiss your dreams,

Wait until they’ve come true.

Before you go looking for happiness,

Make your own where you are…..

Copyright © 1996 By Nancye Sims

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New Job - Monday - HELP LOL

I'm so Excited, I'm so nervous!  I start teaching two classes to high school and middle school students on Monday.  What have I done???  :)  This is All God!  He is definitely going to have to speak through my mouth, since this was All His idea! lol  He must have a whole lot more confidence in me than I do!  Wouldn't it be great if He let us in on what exactly he sees in us?!?

Police need more training on persons with Autism

Unarmed Man Shot by Police in Koreatown
The 'man' in the above story had autism.

The only decent solutions I see to help curb things like this from happening are better and more police training on how to communicate with along with more awareness among the public. Also, those of us with kids who have autism (no matter their age), need to train them on exactly what to do if they encounter police or security guards. This man surely didn't understand the gravity of the situation and the police didn't know he had autism. The police have to be able to protect themselves from someone they think is pulling out a weapon with the intent to injure or kill them.
Although I don't really see how this situation could have been avoided considering the facts that were provided, regular police training on people who have autism may be able to help with future incidents.

Thoughts Have Power

I just watched several You Tube videos done by Mark Brown, a Pastor from Australia.  One point that I took away from all of them was that our thoughts control how we feel.  Everything in life begins as an idea, a thought, something from our imagination..  Whether it be good or bad, we give those thoughts power over our lives by thinking about them and concentrating on them.  I recently read somewhere that we should never lose the same game twice. We should learn the lessons from the things gone bad, or the "lost game," and then move on.  If we continue to concentrate on what went wrong, that will paralyze us where we are.  2012 is a new year to start new ways of thinking, I believe I will concentrate on good this year and let the past stay where it should be...in the past.  My favorite scripture speaks about just this very thing!  Check out Philippians 4:8 for a feel good prescription.  ;)

It's Going to be a Good Year!

I'm so happy to see 2012 come!  This year is going to be a year filled with peace and hope.  When reading in the story of Peter walking on the water to our Lord, I really gave thought to what this story was about.  I realized Jesus was saying if I stay focused on Him, and not the problems around me, then I don't need to worry.  His peace will be in my heart, no matter the circumstances surrounding me.  When I take my eyes off Him and look at all the problems in the world, that is when I start to sink - just like Peter did.  I know I don't have to worry, it's just a bad habit I need to break.  Yes, 2012 is going to be a very good year, indeed.

Technology hasn't come That far

I saw a post on Facebook today that sums up how I feel about today's technology perfectly: "I won't be impressed with technology until I can download food."