O maior conquistador não é aquele que conquista grandes coisas, mas sim o que conquista as pequenas e as torna grandes!


sexta-feira, 9 de março de 2012

É A Fé QUEM NOS SALVA..

D I V I N A L   esta D. Beatriz vale a pena ler

A D. Beatriz, senhora alentejana, 80 anos, solteira, organista numa igreja
 da Diocese de Beja.
É admirada por todos pela sua simpatia e doçura.

Uma tarde, convidou o novo padre da igreja para ir lanchar a sua casa e ele
 ficou sentado no sofá, enquanto ela foi preparar um chá.
Olhando para cima do órgão, o jovem padre reparou numa jarra de vidro com
 água e, lá dentro, boiava um preservativo.
Quando a D. Beatriz voltou com o chá e as torradas, o padre não resistiu
 e perguntou-lhe o porquê de tal decoração em cima do órgão.
E responde ela apontando para a jarra: "Ah! refere-se a isto?
Maravilhoso, não é? Há uns meses atrás, ia eu a passear pelo parque,
 quando encontrei um pacotinho no chão. As indicações diziam para colocar no órgão, manter húmido e que, assim, ficava prevenida contra todas as doenças. E sabe uma coisa senhor Padre?
Este Inverno ainda não me constipei".

É A Fé QUEM NOS SALVA...

quinta-feira, 29 de dezembro de 2011

terça-feira, 20 de dezembro de 2011

Having an animal in your life makes you a better human.


“There’s a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.” Dick Dale, American Musician


“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” Martin Buber, German Philosopher


“Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.” James Cromwell, American Actor


“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” George Eliot, British Author


“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.” James Herriot, British Writer


“I think having an animal in your life makes you a better human.” Rachael Ray, American Television Personality


“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.” Milan Kundera, Czech Writer


“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.” John Muir, Scottish-American Naturalist


Here's a dozen of my favorite things never to apologize for:


1) Never apologize for acting on your instincts.
2) Never apologize for being passionate.
3) Never apologize for being smart.
4) Never apologize for demanding respect.
5) Never apologize for saying no.
6) Never apologize for not embracing someone else's agenda.
7) Never apologize for disagreeing.
8) Never apologize for your faith.
9) Never apologize for your own sense of creativity.
10) Never apologize for ordering dessert.
11) Never apologize for being funny.
12) Never apologize for living your truth.


Every one of us casts a shadow.

There hangs about us, a sort of a strange, indefinable something, which we call personal influence--that has its effect on every other life on which it falls. It goes with us wherever we go. It is not something we can have when we want to have it--and then lay aside when we will, as we lay aside a garment. It is something that always pours out from our lives . . . as light from a lamp, as heat from flame, as perfume from a flower.

The ministry of personal influence is something very wonderful. Without being conscious of it, we are always impressing others by this strange power that exudes from us. Others watch us--and their thinking and actions are modified by our influence."

"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." Ephesians 5:15-16

~J. R. Miller, "The Shadows We Cast"

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