{ Wat Is 'n Goeie Lewe ? }

Party mense dink hulle leef ‘n goeie lewe as hulle goed lyk. Regoor die wêreld is dit baie belangrik vir mense om goed te lyk en hulle sal enigiets doen om goed te lyk – op sonbeddens lê, raad kry oor kleurkoördinasie vir hulle huise, hulle hare by ‘n duur haarkapper laat doen, selfs vet laat uitsuig.
Skoonheid en ‘n mooi uiterlike is vir ons baie belangrik. Maar weet jy wat is die probleem daarmee ? Daar is nie ‘n standaard wat bepaal word deur die wêreld presies hoe ‘n mooi uiterlike lyk nie. Dit wat vir jou mooi is, is dalk nie vir iemand anders mooi nie; en omgekeerd. Mense verskil oor wat dit beteken om goed te lyk.

Sekere mense dink weer hulle leef ‘n goeie lewe as hulle goed voel. Hulle sal enige iets doen om goed te voel, of dit nou beteken om in ‘n warm bad te lê, Disneyland toe te gaan of dwelms te gebruik. Hulle is die heeltyd besig om plesier na te streef. Die standaard wat hulle vir hulself stel is. “ Doen dit as dit goed voel.”

Dan is daar ook diegene wat dink ‘n goeie lewe beteken om soveel as moontlik te hê. Hulle probeer soveel as moontlik besittings in hul lewe te hê, en dink hulle sal gelukkig wees as hulle dit alles kan kry.

Maar God skets egter ‘n heel ander prentjie op van wat dit is om ‘n goeie lewe te leef. Hy sê dat ‘n goeie lewe nie gebaseer is op goed lyk, goed voel of goed hê nie. Hy sê ‘n goeie lewe is gevul met goed wees en goed doen.
“Wanneer jy goed is en goed doen, sal jy ook sommer goed voel, en goed lyk.”

Maar die vraag wat ek myself baie keer so afvra is: Hoekom moet ‘n mens goed wees ? Hoe sal ek voordeel trek uit hierdie leefstyl van goedhartigheid ?

Wanneer jy goed doen en goed is, sal jy goed voel oor jouself; omdat jy dan doen waarvoor jy geskep is. Dit gee ‘n mens ‘n dieper bevrediging as die bevrediging wat mens kry uit plesierjag en uiterlike skoonheid.
‘n Mens kry nie ‘n gesonde selfbeeld omdat jy goed lyk nie, want ‘n mooi uiterlike kan later verdwyn. Jy kry dit ook nie omdat jy goed voel nie, want jy voel nie gedurig goed nie. Dit kom ook nie daarvan om goed te hê nie, want materiële dinge is vandag nog hier, en môre verdwyn hulle. ‘n Langdurige selfbeeld word geskep deur goed te doen en goed te wees.
Dit is die doel waaroor God jou gemaak het. So doen iets goeds vandag en voel die skoonheid in jou binnekant.

{ HOPE }

I love the word "Hope". It's a little word full of so much promise.

It keeps us alive. It involves having goals, along with the desire and plan to achieve them....

It's a promise that God is in firm control.

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You. Psalm 33:22

{ I Believe In Pienk }

"I believe in Pienk. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.

I believe in Kissing. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.

I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.

I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

{ YELLOW IS THE NEW SPRING }

{ My Friday Flower }

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others this weekend;
For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness this weekend;
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you are not alone this weekend

Have a Lovely weekend to my bloggie friends :-)

{ The Tide Of Life }

When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat,

don't waste those tears on what might have been,

just lie on your back and float.

{ Finally }

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or storm,

but to add colour to my sunset sky.

{ Comfort }

Oh....the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and shift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.

{ Enjoy The World }

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve

the world and a desire to enjoy the world

This makes it hard to plan the day...

{ Just A Matter Of Time }

A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. "Never leave that till tomorrow', he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo?

Always remember :The early bird catches the worm. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our parents warning us about wasted time, heard that damn poets urging us to "seize' the day.

Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

{ I Would live in your Love }

I would live in your love as the sea-grasses live in the sea,
Born up by each wave as it passes,

drawn down by each wave that
recedes;

I would empty my soul of the dreams that have gathered in me,
I would beat with your heart as it beats,

I would follow your soul as it leads.

{ August...Month of No Time }

If I've learned anything this month of August it's this :

~ There are not enough hours in a day nor days in this month, so be sure to use them all and use them well!

~Happiness lies for those who cry.

~ Those who have searched, and those who have tried! Never EVER give up!

All that I can say is: September Here I come

{ New Dawn }

"New dawn" roses is so romantic when fallen petals blanket the path to your garden

{ I Want: A Home That Breathes }

A House is made of foundations, walls and beams;

A Home is built with LOVE and DREAMS

{ This Day .....Today }

Look well to this day,

For it and it alone is LIFE

In it's brief course

Lie all the essence of our existence

....The glory of growth

....The satisfaction of Achievements

....The gloss of Beauty

Like they say: For yesterday is but a dream

And tomorrow is but a vision

But today.....TODAY well lived makes every yesterday

a dream of happiness

And every tomorrow....a vision of hope

{ A Beautiful History }

Vir my ma

I have made mistakes

And I have been afraid

I have felt alone

Then You called my name

Things were crashing loudly

Happening all around me

But your still small voice

Was all that I could hear

You said.....

I am here, I'm holding you

You'll make it through this

I am here.

Whenever you run away

Whenever you lose your faith

It's just another shake of

the pen on the page......

A lonely ray of hope

Is all that you need

to see

A BEAUTIFUL HISTORY

I toss and turn and scream

I try to do everyting

With Two feet on the ground...

I just keep falling down again.

I feel so far away from home

Completely all alone

And then I hear you say

I AM HERE....I AM HERE......

{ Skoonma 10000000 }

My skoonma het die volgende versies op my selfoon gestuur deur die maand van Julie en Augustus 2010, dankie skoonma dit het BAIE gehelp.xxxx

MOET NOOIT....

in jouself twyfel

of jouself te min ag nie

of toelaat dat mense die vonkel in

jou oë steel nie....

Jy's God se MEESTERSTUK,

'n bloeisel uit SY tuin!!!!!

Miskien het jy vir my gebid,

miskien het jy net stil gesit,

miskien het jy terwyl jy werk gehoop ek word weer binne sterk

Maar altyd is jy iewers daar waar jy vir my 'n tydjie spaar

Met groot verstaan en woorde min is jy voorwaar 'n goud

vriendin

Stil in gebed, plaas ek jou en alles wat jou aangaan in die

hande van ons Heer.

Hy sê: "Laat los jou kommer & malende gedagtes.

Maak oop jou hart & laat My liefde & vrede, wat alle

verstand te bowe gaan, jou hart & gemoed tot oorlopens toe vul.

Ek sal jou dra want Ek weet die beste vir jou!"

Vir jou hierdie gebed.....Hoeveel maal, getroue God, het U haar

al deur dieptes gedra, haar met Moed, Krag en Wysheid gevul na

hemelshoogtes weggevoer.

Dankie dat U om elke draai van haar lewe daar is, dat U haar Hoop,

haar Vrede en haar Sterkte onder alle omstandighede is.

Vou haar asseblief toe in U beskermende liefde.

Dankie Vader dat ek weet sy is veilig in die skadu van U hand.

{ Just A Thought }

"Too many people spend money they don’t have, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like."~ Will Rogers

{ Lucky Me......Lucky You }

Do you keep your food in a fridge and your clothes in a wardrobe? Do you have a roof over your head and a bed to sleep in? In that case you’re wealthier than 75% of the world’s population.Or so I’ve heard on the radio today.

Although I can’t say that the above is a fact, given the number of poor countries in the world, I can well believe it.So when you hang your clothes up tonight before jumping into your comfortable bed, give a thought to those who are sleeping rough, some of them possibly right on your doorstep.

No matter what Santa brought us for Christmas, or whether or not we're popping a bottle of champagne on New Year’s eve, we’re incredibly lucky.

{ To Have }

Look at this casual bags, they are absolutely gorgeous. How I wish I could do needlework.

Another B-Day wish ...........BAGS BAGS

{ Inspirational Book }

A Brilliant Self-Help book, which I found genuinely inspiring..... I love this book, it's my spiritual refuge and I'm certain everyone who read this book will find something to console them whithin these pages.

{ The Perfect Quilt }

Meet the Picnic Rollup Quilt - To beautiful for words.

{ Your Gross }

My ma het hierdie boodskappie vir my gestuur, thanx ma

{ Pets And Marriage }

Happy is propably 3 times the size since I took this photo! How sweet is she??

Our dog Happy will eat her pillow and the grass will be full of white foam, and five-minutes later you will hear me cooing about how sweet she is and giving her a tasty biscuit! Nico on the other hand, does something wrong and forgiveness doesn't come so easy. He can be in the dog house for a long time.

Why can't the unconditional love we give our pets be the same with our spouses?

"When our pets make mistakes, we don't take it personally and are quick to forgive. We give them the benefit of the doubt. Yet when our spouses does something wrong, we often react with anger and blame."

So what can pets teach us about marriage? My work personally is to work on giving Nico the same enthusiastic greeting that Happy often gets :-)