Savor the Day

In our world we get so busy and make so many lists that we often forget how to savor the day, any day, so let's give it a try here....

One of the most important ways to savor any day is to plan a random act of kindness...these are not only fun, but they make the world a so much better place. Plan on contributing that few extra cents or even a few dollars to the person in line ahead of you who can't find enough money, hold the door open for someone, smile and say Good Morning to someone who looks unhappy or busy, etc., etc. If someone wants to repay you, just ask them to pass it on. After having read about this in a magazine, I purchased several umbrellas at the dollar store and have them in my car ready to give to someone without an umbrella on a rainy day. You could even print up these nice cards...

You hear the saying take time to smell the roses...well take time, really take time to go pick a flower, touch it, look at it and smell it slowly (make sure the bees aren't in there first)....

Read some uplifting Scripture verses and fill your heart with the goodness of God's Word...



Go out and buy some fruit, lots of fruit and cut it up and enjoy it right away...



Now in order to savor your food there may a challenge or two here. When I read the large print on this, I thought eat ANYTHING WITH false teeth...so if a chicken has false teeth, I can eat it, if a cow has false teeth...etc. etc. It's so darn hard to find chickens with false teeth...their oral hygiene is just too good! Now, of those of you who savor coffee, here's a cup I just brewed for you. For you to truly savor this cup, I will share my ultra secret recipe for enjoying coffee at its best: take one large mug, fill it half full with hot coffee, add 2-3 tsps of sugar, 5-7 TBs of your favorite coffee creamer, then fill to the top with lukewarm water and Ta dah...you have something no true coffee drinker will even recognize as coffee, but it's the only way to drink it for me!

Aaah, enjoying nature and all its' beauty... a beautiful butterfly that I found long ago on the Internet (Angie, you can do this from a distance since you are not too crazy about butterflies)...
This is just a tad late, but it does give you some savoring ideas, plus ways to 'stay young'...

So, not only have a beautiful day, but MAKE a beautiful day!!

Yet another way to savor a day (can't stop the poet in me), is to smile awhile....

Teaching the child

As a crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered by a 5-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats around him.Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an elderly man in the uniform of an Air Force General is seen slowly walking forward up the aisle. Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the white-haired, courtly, soft-spoken General leans down and, motioning toward his chest, whispers something into the boy's ear.Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother's hand, and quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other passengers burst into spontaneous applause.As the General slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of the cabin attendants touches his sleeve. "Excuse me, General," she asks quietly, "but could I ask you what magic words you used on that little boy?"The old man smiles serenely and gently confides, "I showed him my pilot's wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and explained that they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose."

Dream flying planes

Sue and Bob, a pair of tight wads, lived in the mid west and had been married years. Bob had always wanted to go flying. The desire deepened each time a barn stormer flew into town to offer rides. Bob would ask and Sue would say, "No way, ten dollars is ten dollars."

"The years went by and Bob figured he didn't have much longer, so he got Sue out to the show, explaining, it's free to watch, let's at least watch. And once he got there the feeling become real strong. Sue and Bob started an argument.

The Pilot, between flights, overheard and listened to the problem and said, "I'll tell you what, I'll take you up flying and if you don't say a word the ride is on me, but if you make one sound, you pay ten dollars.

So off they flew. The Pilot was doing as many rolls and dives as he could. He headed to the ground as fast as the plane could go and pulled out of the dive at just the very last second. Not a word. Finally he admitted defeat and went back to the airport. "I'm surprised. Why didn't you say anything?" "Well I almost said something when Sue fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars."

Story of my friend

I have a friend who is a pilot on a 747. I said "Hi Jack. "He shot me."

~~~Lord, I thank You for the blessings of so many things to savor, may I only grow in appreciation of them.