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SMILE–You’re on Camera (ALWAYS)

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“SMILE, YOU’RE ON CANDID CAMERA!”

Sounds simple enough doesn’t it?

If you’re old enough, it was great entertainment, this show, Candid Camera with Alan Funt which ran from 1960-1967. It always caught unsuspecting people who were usually placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous and hilarious situations, while their reactions were caught on a hidden camera.

Funny, what made for great entertaining, not-to-hurt-anyone-TV that ran for some seven years, once a week, is now a 24 hour, 7 day a week, 365 days a year event.

With Social Media and everyone having a Smart Phone, and NSA being accused of the modern day nightmare come to reality, Big Brother…we’re all movie stars…willing or unwilling and unsuspecting, aren’t we?

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Caring just a Little. . . .

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Nope. . .it’s NOT what you’re thinking.

First, you might really be asking what kind of seeds are those?

As soon as I say, “MUSTARD SEED,” Look where your mind goes…right to the Gospel Gutter: IF YOU HAVE FAITH THE SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED. . . .

Nope! It really isn’t what you’re thinking.

It may well be so that if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can move a mountain. . .but if you have the Caring Compassion the size of the a mustard seed you can, continents!

She suffered the death of a child and she was devastated to say the least. She, understandably so, was unconsolable. She sought council from her Priest, her friends, her friend’s friends. She went to the best Counselors and Advisors–Nothing–there was no Peace, no consolation, no relief, real or now, imagined.

Some ONE suggested something that was a little out of the ordinary, and in this particular case, way off the well-traveled paths and even the over-familiar ruts. A Holy Man. A Guru. A Spiritualist. . . .

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SEEING

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There’s such a very huge distance between Looking and Seeing.

When’s the last time you, you just didn’t look but actually saw what’s behind the eyes, the face of everyone you meet?

Granted, we’re all very busy and it would be just so much easier if we could wear a special set of glasses that would identify the pain of each person, known and unknown to us in a very specific way–taking out all of the guess work.

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A Completed Pass

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It must have made a big impression. I heard the story a very long time ago. A tale about Death.

It involves five brothers, Princes exiled from their kingdom, wandering through the forest and finding themselves thirsty. The youngest goes for water and discovers an inviting lake with a white crane standing at the edge. He sprints for the lake and the Crane speaks right before he dives in for a big gulp.

“STOP!” it cries. “This is my lake. If you touch this water without answering my questions, you will die.”

Desperate, the young man ignores the warning. He bends to drink his fill and falls dead by the water’s edge.

In a few moments the next brother comes in search of the first. He’s really thirsty too and he bends down at the lake’s edge to drink. Just as he is about to quench his thirst, the Crane shouts out to him, “STOP! If you touch this water without answering my questions, you will die.” But even though the young prince sees his brother lying dead nearby, he is so thirsty he can’t help himself. He goes to cup the water in his hands for a full gulp and falls dead at the side of his brother.

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Resolve NOT to Resolve

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Well, do you or don’t you?

I don’t!

I’m not a list maker to begin with. . .my sticky notes never stay stuck, and if they do, it’s usually something I didn’t intend them to get stuck to and they end up getting lost, forgotten, well–you get the picture.

I adamantly Resolve N O T to Resolve!

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Your Bestest Gift Ever

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Guess what? It’s only 363 days away. Are you excited? What’s your plans? Where are you going to meet with family and friends? Are there any White Elephant Gift Collections, office parties, get-togethers? Have the requests been made, the shopping lists compiled? Come on. . .it’s going to be here before we know it!

Can you remember?

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WHOLE BROKENNESS

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Have you heard the story? Ok, maybe it’s more of a legend…but it’s really a timeless legend, now of OUR Time.

It was Christmas Eve 1818 and a small church in Austria had gathered together for their Candle light services. Tragedy struck. The organ was broken. It was discovered that, Church mice, literally had eaten through the bellows the organ and it was rendered useless.

No Music on Christmas Eve Candle light services?

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