RE: Inspiration/Roses Or Thorns

[Guest guest]

Gretchen- Thank you for sending this out. I have had a stressful two days

at work. I work in an emergency room in a Columbus Ohio and this has helped

me have a better outlook. Thank you so much. Traci

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Gretchen Glick [sMTP:liliwigg@...]

> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 12:34 PM

> ers at groups

> Subject: [] Inspiration/Roses Or Thorns

>

>

> " Why pick thorns, when you can pick roses? " --Karin W.

>

> We've all known unhappy souls who seem to spend their whole lives

> collecting insults, searching for proof that the world is a terrible

> place. " What did he mean by that? " they wonder suspiciously. Expecting

> the worst, that's usually just what they

> find.

>

> Bad things happen, but something positive can be found in almost every

> situation. Sometimes it takes close looking, but it's there if we're

> willing to apply faith, time, and elbow grease.

>

> Life is like a jigsaw puzzle; we see only one little piece at a time.

> Who knows what wondrous things may come from today's misfortune? Mold

> growing in a pan of water turned out to be penicillin. A drug invented

> for use in dentistry was found to control

> schizophrenia. And the same rain that ruins our shoes grows our food.

> Unhappiness, misery, insult, death, and destruction come to us all. But

> so do goodness, beauty, decency, love, and comfort. We find what we look

> for.

>

> Today let's be patient with bad news and annoyance by picking the roses

> instead of the

> thorns.

>

>

>

> Today's meditation paraphrased comes from " Body, Mind,and Spirit " ,

> copyright 1990

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Traci! I just read your post about working in Columbus, OH. I also work

in Columbus! What a small world!

P

-----Original Message-----

From: Denman, Traci M. [mailto:tdenman@...]

Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 1:07 PM

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Subject: RE: [] Inspiration/Roses Or Thorns

Gretchen- Thank you for sending this out. I have had a stressful two days

at work. I work in an emergency room in a Columbus Ohio and this has helped

me have a better outlook. Thank you so much. Traci

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Gretchen Glick [sMTP:liliwigg@...]

> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 12:34 PM

> ers at groups

> Subject: [] Inspiration/Roses Or Thorns

>

>

> " Why pick thorns, when you can pick roses? " --Karin W.

>

> We've all known unhappy souls who seem to spend their whole lives

> collecting insults, searching for proof that the world is a terrible

> place. " What did he mean by that? " they wonder suspiciously. Expecting

> the worst, that's usually just what they

> find.

>

> Bad things happen, but something positive can be found in almost every

> situation. Sometimes it takes close looking, but it's there if we're

> willing to apply faith, time, and elbow grease.

>

> Life is like a jigsaw puzzle; we see only one little piece at a time.

> Who knows what wondrous things may come from today's misfortune? Mold

> growing in a pan of water turned out to be penicillin. A drug invented

> for use in dentistry was found to control

> schizophrenia. And the same rain that ruins our shoes grows our food.

> Unhappiness, misery, insult, death, and destruction come to us all. But

> so do goodness, beauty, decency, love, and comfort. We find what we look

> for.

>

> Today let's be patient with bad news and annoyance by picking the roses

> instead of the

> thorns.

>

>

>

> Today's meditation paraphrased comes from " Body, Mind,and Spirit " ,

> copyright 1990

>

>