COOL THOUGHT
Caring...

WISE WORDS
On the Plains of Hesitation, Lie the bleached bones of countless thousands, who on the threshold of success stopped to rest.. and while resting died
- Anonymous

SHORT STORY
THE GREATEST HITTER
- Author Unknown
A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. "I'm the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed.

"Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried out.

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. "Strike Three!"

"Wow!" he exclaimed... "I'm the greatest pitcher in the world!"

Your attitude determines how circumstances impact your life. The little boy's circumstances hadn't changed, but his optimistic attitude prompted him to give an encouraging meaning to what had happened.

What difficult time are you going through right now? Can you do something to change it? If you can, don't wait another day... make the needed changes. If you can't change the circumstance, however, change your attitude... you'll discover that circumstances won't have the last word. The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Like it or not, you cannot have one without the other. Success is not measured by what you accomplish. It's measured by the opposition you encounter and the courage with which you maintain your struggle against the odds. You'll find all things are difficult before they are easy. The greater your obstacles, the more glory in overcoming them. So, make up your mind before you start that sacrifice is part of the package. You've got to go through the negative before you get to the positive. The highway to success is a toll road.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE...
Slurping up a bowl of your favorite soup and then getting another ...
 
POEM OF THE WEEK
Beautiful Soup
by Lewis Carroll
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, 
Waiting in a hot tureen! 
Who for such dainties would not stoop? 
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! 
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!

Beau-ootiful Soo-oop! 
Beau-ootiful Soo-oop! 
Soo-oop of the e-e-evening, 
Beautiful, beautiful Soup!

Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, 
Game, or any other dish? 
Who would not give all else for two 
Pennyworth only of Beautiful Soup? 
Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup?

Beau-ootiful Soo-oop! 
Beau-ootiful Soo-oop! 
Soo-oop of the e-e-evening, 
Beautiful, beauti-ful Soup! 

FOR THE CHILD IN ALL OF US
Child's View
Q. What did the beach say when the tide came in?
A. Long time no sea!

Tongue Twister (read out loud)
A skunk sat on a stump.
The stump thought the skunk stunk.
The skunk thought the stump stunk .
What stunk the skunk or the stump?
- Author Unknown