Pats Blog - From The Sublime To The Ridiculous And Everything In Between

“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” - Richard Bach

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Trials are permitted by God to develop character in us.

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The traditional Zulu colour for mourning is white. Photographs and mirrors are turned to the wall.

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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” ~Helen Adams Keller

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A way of life - book for hospital, doctor, see your dentist. See some bigwig! Phone his secretary for an appointment - get in the queue. Cann on the Queen or Prime Minister - No Chance. Shave, dress up, maybe get your hair cut. It’s all enough to make you cry. But guess what?

You don’t have to do any of this for an appointment with God, anytime, anyplace. Wear what you like, He is always at home, and His door is always open. His welcome is assured. Just pull up a chair and make yourself at home.

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If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Perhaps something a little more gentle, would be more appropriate.

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“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” ~Lou Holtz

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A man walks into a bar. “Have you a cure for hiccups,” he asks the barman, and the the barman gives him a hefty slap in the face. “What’s that for?” shouts the man. “Your hiccups are gone now, aren’t they?” says the barman. “I never had hiccups said the man, it’s a cure for my wife I wanted, and she’s out in the carpark.”

So what is the moral of this little story?

Don’t jump to conclusions without first analysing ALL the facts.

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Every man should have at least two friends, so if you only have a dog, go out and buy another one.

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“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people” W.B. Yeat

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