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Samples of daily quotes from My Daily Insights

Larry King

Instead of looking for a miracle in your life, look to see if you are the miracle in someone else's life.

Nola Rohde Vollmer

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Robert Green Ingersoll

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains victory over himself is all powerful.

Lao Tzu

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Jim Rohn

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.

Marilyn C. Barrick

Everything you see happening is the consequence of that which you are.

Dr. David Hawkins

Samples of MY FRIDAY STORY

from My Daily Insights

Author unknown

If children live with CRITICISM

They learn to CONDEMN

If children live with HOSTILITY

They learn to FIGHT

If children live with RIDICULE

They learn to BE SHY

If children live with SHAME

They learn to FEEL GUILTY

If children live with TOLERANCE

They learn to BE PATIENT

If children live with ENCOURAGEMENT

They learn to HAVE CONFIDENCE

If children live with PRAISE

They learn to APPRECIATE

If children live with FAIRNESS

They learn JUSTICE

If children live with SECURITY

They learn to HAVE FAITH

If children live with APPROVAL

They learn to LIKE THEMSELVES

If children live with ACCEPTANCE and FRIENDSHIP

They learn to FIND LOVE IN THE WORLD



Life's a Challenge. Get Over It!

By Jodie Lundie

It was Sunday morning back in November of 1985. My two sons, Jeremiah, six years old and Jacob just 18 months behind him at 4 years of age, played in front of the big glass window of our living room. As the sunshine warmed the room our thoughts were, oh what a beautiful fall day.

My husband Bob and I were busy cleaning the dishes off the table after just enjoying one of Bob’s favourite meals, red beans and rice.

Suddenly sounds of excitement came from the living room. The boys had just watched a gopher go into one of our irrigation pipes, right outside the window. Jacob began yelling, “Pa” we just saw a gofer go into an irrigation pipe” alerting him of what they just witnessed.

Bob yelled back, “come on boys…lets get him” and out the door they ran calling our family dog to help.

I knew just what was going to happen and it was not something I enjoyed watching, so I went back to work in the kitchen. Bob would walk the pipe up on end as the boys held one end to the ground. After getting the very long pipe parallel he would proceed to shake the gofer out the end of the pipe. The dog would then grab and kill the gofer.

Gofers are a nuisance to any farming operation and they seem to frequent our little 40 acre organic garden operation so I knew it must be done. I think the “boys” all three of them viewed it somewhat a game.

The next thing I knew, the door opened, the boys came running in yelling, call 911 Pa got electrocuted, he’s dead he’s dead. Call 911.

Now Bob was one who liked to joke and have fun. He always said that he was put on this earth to entertain. I figured this was a bad joke. I went to the door. There I saw Bob laying face down in the sandy driveway right under a power line. My heart started to beat fast. I did not want to believe this could be happening to me. However, by the way the boys were screaming, I was scared. I yelled, “Bob, you get up right now, you are scaring the boys!” He did not move.

I then ran to his side. His body was still. I was so scared. I ran back inside and headed for the phone. My fingers could not dial the phone fast enough. When the voice on the other end answered I cried out, I think my husband has electrocuted himself and I don’t know if he is dead or alive.

As I hung up the phone, I knew it would take some time for the emergency vehicle to get to us. I needed someone to help me now. Stan Wagner, our neighbour was the first person who came to mind. I knew the Wagner’s telephone number by heart as they were very good friends and neighbours.

Mary, Stan’s wife answered sharing with me that Stan was at work. I slammed down the phone. I knew I needed a man to help me now. I quickly dialed the home of another good friend. The Gottwalt home. When John Gottwalt came on the phone I screamed, “John help me, Bob just electrocuted himself.” I knew he would be there in a minute.

With all the thoughts racing through my mind I could not even stop to comfort the boys. There just was no time. I knew someone could not lay that still for a very long time.

I ran back to Bob’s side with the boys following me, screaming and crying at the same time. As I tried to turn him over the boys yelled, “don’t touch him, you will die too.” Oh, my goodness, my little boys just knew there father was dead.

I seemed to know too, when Bob’s stiff body made a thud as John and I, together turned Bob unto his back. My body trembled as a brushed the sand from his face and closed his eyelids. For a moment there was a sense of peace as a realized his soul was leaving his body. I paused for a minute and then panic set in. He was leaving me. All I could do was pound on his chest, screaming and crying, shouting at him not to leave me.

My life changed in just three short hours. At 12:00 noon on a beautiful fall day I was happily married to a wonderful man and father. At 3:00 that same day I was a 29 year old widow, not even knowing what the road ahead would be like.

Love and appreciate the people who mean the most to you for they can be taken from you in a minute.

It can happen to you…as it did happen to me.

About the Author:

Jody Lundie, mother of three wonderful boys, wife of an extremely successful speaker and trainer…has a passion to help others “get over” their “challenges” by giving generously her personal stories and experiences. Recently Jody has founded an awareness website to help parents make their homes safer and healthier for their families.

The website is www.kidsneedus.com

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