Sparrows Nest: Be Good To You

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Be Good To You

Be Yourself ~ Truthfully

Accept Yourself ~ Gracefully

Value Yourself ~ Joyfully

Forgive Yourself ~ Completely

Treat Yourself ~ Generously

Balance Yourself ~ Harmoniously

Bless Yourself ~ Abundantly

Trust Yourself ~ Confidently

Love Yourself ~ Wholeheartedly

Empower Yourself ~ Prayerfully

Give Of Yourself ~ Enthusiastically

Express Yourself ~ Radiantly
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“Call Those Things Which Do Not Exist as Though They Did.

”Romans 4:17 NKJV

The Brown-headed-Cowbirds have all but given up on family provision. Instead of building their own nests, incubating their own eggs, and raising their own young, they have come up with another plan. When a Cowbird becomes aware that she is expecting young, she waits and watches for a Song Sparrow. These Sparrows are excellent parents, and they prepare fastidiously to take care of their young. Knowing this, the Cowbird waits until the Sparrow has finished preparing the nest, laid her own eggs, and left the nest to gather food. The Cowbird then swoops down and lays her eggs in the Sparrows nest. She leaves the eggs and the responsibility to the Song Sparrow to warm, hatch, nourish and raise. Because of the Cowbird’s much larger size, the mother Song Sparrow has to work relentlessly to feed these ample consumers along with her own young. Despite these hardships, the Sparrow does not lose her song. She is up to the task, thus the Brown- Headed Cowbird population has exploded. Nature has taught us a lesson of beauty in the Sparrow’s self-sacrificial care. Sadly, humanity has taken after the way of the Cowbird, with more and more children needing the love and provision of someone other than their natural parents.

Pay It Forward

Pay Forward Foundation:
http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/

How To:
The world can seem like an unfriendly, threatening place, yet we all want safety, health, and happiness for ourselves and our loved ones. How can one ordinary person -- you or me -- make a positive difference in this world? One way is the practice "paying it forward." While the steps might be simple, the outcome could change the world.

1) Be attentive wherever you are for opportunities to help someone. Perhaps you have an elderly or disabled neighbor who is too proud to ask for help with their yard work or maybe you're in a restaurant and see someone who looks like they could use some kind stranger to pay for their meal. You can change people's attitudes about the world through your unobtrusive acts of kindness.

2) Do something nice for someone you don't know (or don't know very well). It should be something significant, and not for a person from whom you expect a good deed -- or anything at all, for that matter -- in return.

3) Spread the word. If the person thanks you and wants to "repay" you (that is, pay it "back"), let them know that what you'd really like is for them to pay it "forward" -- you'd like them to do something nice for three people they don't know, and ask those three people to do something nice for three more people. The idea is to consciously increase the goodness of the world.

4) Pay it forward. When you notice that somebody has done something nice for you, make a note in your mind to practice three acts of kindness towards other people, as described in Step 2.

"I am only one, but I AM ONE. And I cannot do everything, but I can do SOMETHING. And what I can do, I WILL DO. And what I will do, I MUST DO, for I AM ONE."

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

Be Good To You

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