Thursdays Diamonds

Good Morning Friends,

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I hope this week has gone well for you and that you've had time to share a smile, a kind word or even a helping hand to someone you've encountered this week. The message is a reminder that our opportunities are endless if we chose to keep our eyes wide opened.?May you recognize the diamonds in you path/journey and make the most of them, whether it be people, opportunities or just changing the way you?perceive the life before you.??The choices as always are many and yours for the making.

May you Realize the many Blessings in your life today.

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??“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”??

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

?Frederick Koenig

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Looking for Diamonds

Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." Once discovered, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.

Several years ago I spoke at church about how we are surrounded by "diamonds," if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me. I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was examining his life's priorities. His outstretched hand contained a small, plastic gem stone.

"I stepped on this gem stone when I was leaving church last Sunday," he explained. "It became lodged in the sole of my shoe. You had spoken about recognizing opportunities - diamonds. I put the plastic stone in my pocket to remind me to look for those diamonds that I need.

"I have been trying to sell my business," he continued. On Monday morning, a man stopped by who seemed interested in purchasing some of my stock. I thought, 'Here's my diamond - don't let it get away!' I sold the entire stock to him by noon.

"Now," he said through a broad smile, "my next diamond is to find a new job!"

Not long afterward, he did find a new - and better - job. He resolved to keep his gem stone with him from then on as a reminder to look for diamonds as he digs through the difficulties of life.

Richard DeVos is accurate when he points out, "This is an exciting world. It is cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner." Those moments are diamonds that, if left unrecognized, will be forever lost.

Are you looking for diamonds every day? If not, you may easily pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in that difficulty you're experiencing now.

??Thursday's attempt at humor..........

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Cheap Perfume

After being away on business, Tom thought it would be nice to bring his

wife a little gift.

How about some perfume?" he asked the cosmetics clerk.

She showed him a bottle costing $50.00.

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That's a bit much," said Tom, so she returned with a smaller bottle for

$30.00.

"That's still quite a bit," Tom groused.

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Growing annoyed, the clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle.

"What I mean," said Tom, "is I'd like to see something really cheap."

So the clerk handed him a mirror.

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