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Share Your Pearls of Wisdom with the Vocalpoint
9/1/2009 3:25:57 PM
We’ve all had people who’ve inspired us with their life experiences or advice. Honor them by sharing their story and their wisdom with the Vocalpoint community.
Hi Vocalpoint moms! This is Kim. While we’re looking forward to hearing the wisdom you have to share with us, I wanted to let you know that we have some wisdom to share with you as well. This message board was inspired by a book our friend, Roger Fishman, wrote called ‘What I Know.’
"All I need to know I learned in Kindergarden" get the book thats my words of wisdom...everything you need to know is in there! The book has been out for a long time, check it out you will thank me!
My Mom had such wonderful sayings and she used them in teaching us values. The one that I cherish so much is, NEVER SAY CAN'T, CAN'T NEVER COULD DO NOTHING! She did not like to hear any of us 7 children say I can't do it, she knew you can do anything that you want to.
- Mary said:
Hi, this is for those who are angry or hold a grudge toward someone, especially a family member. I never got along with my mother and left home at 13 years old to live with my wonderful sister and brother-in-law. My mother hated me all my life and showed it in everyway possible. My brother-in-law told me repeatedly that if SHE died and I had hate in my heart toward her, she would triump in the end. He said I had to find a way to forgive her for my sake not hers. I never had to talk to her, just forgive her in my heart. I DID A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING AND ONE DAY, I no longer hated her , i was able to put the hurt and pain behind me. , Then she died, there was no pain , no anger, no feeling at all except that I was free and thanks to the wisdom of a very smart person, my life was just fine. This is the Gist. Forgive, forgive if only in your heart. You do not have to speak or interact just FORGIVE. Do it for yourself.
Mary, I read your reply about hating your Mom. Glad to hear that you forgave her and released all the hate. I always remember Jesus' words about forgiving. Jesus said, "If you cannot forgive others, how can you expect the Father to forgive you." And Jesus's greatest commandment that he gave us before he ascended into Heaven, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.ELLIESat. 10/24/09
- Ella said:
- Mary said:
Hi, this is for those who are angry or hold a grudge toward someone, especially a family member. I never got along with my mother and left home at 13 years old to live with my wonderful sister and brother-in-law. My mother hated me all my life and showed it in everyway possible. My brother-in-law told me repeatedly that if SHE died and I had hate in my heart toward her, she would triump in the end. He said I had to find a way to forgive her for my sake not hers. I never had to talk to her, just forgive her in my heart. I DID A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING AND ONE DAY, I no longer hated her , i was able to put the hurt and pain behind me. , Then she died, there was no pain , no anger, no feeling at all except that I was free and thanks to the wisdom of a very smart person, my life was just fine. This is the Gist. Forgive, forgive if only in your heart. You do not have to speak or interact just FORGIVE. Do it for yourself.
Mary, I read your reply about hating your Mom. Glad to hear that you forgave her and released all the hate. I always remember Jesus words about forgiving. Jesus said, If you cannot forgive others, how can you expect the Father to forgive you. And Jesuss greatest commandment that he gave us before he ascended into Heaven, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.ELLIESat. 10/24/09
- Mary said:
My Husbands Aunt was a great infulence and I shared so much with her and learnt so much. Family was very important to her and she treated her Grandkids with so much love I hoped I could be that way with mine. She loved to cook and showed me so many cooking ideas and secrets she's learnt over the years. We talked on the phone everyday and never ran out of things to talk about. Her and my husbands Uncle made up for ours sons grandparents being far away. They went to every game and took them under their wing like they were the kids Grandparents too. Oh do we miss them so very much. Will never forget all the love we shared.
My grandmother has been gone for nearly 30 years, but I remember very clearly a saying she had about judging other people: "Don't ever put yourself or anyone else in a position above God's angels! Even angels make mistakes ... look at Lucifer!" ... and carrying it a bit farther, she would add "Lucifer was God's favorite, which means even the Almighty on occasion has lapses in judgement!"
My Nanny was a very wise native american woman that lived a very rich and happy life. Her favorite thing to tell us was not to let someone else make your decisions. They will go on with their lives and you will have to live with the decision they made for you. So make your own decisons, right or wrong you have to live with it for the rest of your life. When I stop to think about this, I always make the right decision.
The longest journey begins with a single step!
- Becky said:
My mom always had this saying ‘go slow to go fast.’ Being an impatient little girl, I never took the time to figure out what she meant by that. In a way, my impatience was an asset – I graduated early from college and never settled for a job until I got what I wanted. On the other hand, it seemed like I was always doing things twice – first quickly to get it done, then more carefully a second time to correct all of my mistakes. Finally it clicked, if I slowed down and did things right the first time, I wouldn’t have to take the time to do it all over again. ‘Go slow to go fast’ – words that I live by.
omgosh!!! I love that advice! 'go slow to go fast'. That sounds like me, doing something quick and then going back and fixing the kinks! I think I'll use your moms advice for my son:)
- BeBe said:
My grandmother has been gone for nearly 30 years, but I remember very clearly a saying she had about judging other people: Dont ever put yourself or anyone else in a position above Gods angels! Even angels make mistakes ... look at Lucifer! ... and carrying it a bit farther, she would add Lucifer was Gods favorite, which means even the Almighty on occasion has lapses in judgement!
hmm, I totally disagree. God doesn't have lapses in judgement!
- Geraldine said:
one of my words of wisdom comes from my favorite book the Bible. i can do all things in christ who strengthens me. he gives us strength each day to deal with circumsatnces and situations that come in our daily lives. we must keep him first in our lives.and if and when we ask God for wisdomGodly wisdom believeing he will give it to us.
Amen!
- Allison said:
- Patti said:
- Julie said:
My tip is just a quick short one to help all the women who carry purses to the grocery store.... Wrap the child restraint seat belt around your purse handles to buckle it in and the bad guy WONT be able to grab and dash away with your purse!!!!! Such a simple trick but it has saved me many times! That way I can look away for a second or two and NOT have to worry about it !!!!
This is so true and always, always, always worth repeating. I cant tell you how many purses I see in the grocery carts unattended. The owner could be half way down the aisle....and there sits the purse, and many of them are wide open. Sometimes I want to take the purse, turn it in to the Manager, and let them be called on the loud speakers to retrieve their purse. That might/maybe make them more aware.
- Julie said:
- Patti said:
What we can learn as we get older is that not one person in this world is better than another. We have family on my husband's side that fight over that to this day, he has a sister and sister-in-law who fight for the queen of the family title. The rest of us are black sheep lol. All i have to say to this is i tell my children to remember that who ever their siblings pick to spend the rest of their lives with is up to the sibling, and that even if they disagree with something or someone they can always put on a smile and say something nice. Treat others as you would like to be treated. In my family all that is left is one brother and onr sister, so we do our best to get together on holidays unlike the other side of the family who could care less if they see blood relatives on a holiday. It is important to get together and treat each other with respect. All i can hope is my children learn from other's mistakes, because for those relatives they will never get it til it is too late.
- Pat said:
My Husbands Aunt was a great infulence and I shared so much with her and learnt so much. Family was very important to her and she treated her Grandkids with so much love I hoped I could be that way with mine. She loved to cook and showed me so many cooking ideas and secrets shes learnt over the years. We talked on the phone everyday and never ran out of things to talk about. Her and my husbands Uncle made up for ours sons grandparents being far away. They went to every game and took them under their wing like they were the kids Grandparents too. Oh do we miss them so very much. Will never forget all the love we shared.
I found this quote in the newspaper many years ago. I posted it on my refrigerator and it has been there ever since. I look at it quite oftenThere is deep meaning here and we would all do well to remember these words.The quote is by Robert Fulghum."Don't worry that children never listen to you. Worry that they are always watching you."Do as I say, not as I do won't work here.
Jolyne
Those are goods words of wisdom about children. I heard or read another one when my children were little and I can't remember who wrote it and if any one out there does...please enlighten us all so we can give credit where credit is due. The quote or poem went like this... "Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow...cause children grow up, I've learned to my sorrow. So go away cob webs and dust go to sleep...I'm rocking my babies, cause babies don't keep!" THE END Yall have a BLESSED Day! Kaye/Birmingham, AL
- Patti said:
Always remember that a smile can change, perhaps save, someones life.One day while my daughterand I were shopping, there was a lady checking out in front of us. When it was time to pay for her items, she pulled out a bunch of change, dropping alot of it on the floor. I picked it up, handed it to her and she was short by .25. I fished around, found a quarter in my purse and gave it to the cashier. The lady had tears in her eyes, she was so grateful.We got done checking out and the woman was parked by my car. I smiled and told her to have a nice day, daughter blew her a kiss, and said dont be sad. She blew kisses to everyone at that age LOLThe lady then told me that I changed her mind about what she was going to do.
She was going to drop off the groceries, then take her life. Just like that *poof*. She said how it touched her heart what I did in the store, then especially my daughter smiling and blowing kisses.So, whenever I am out, I always make it a point to smile at people. I may have it tough, but others have it tougher.
My Grandma always said, remember, we are all fighting our own battles. So, if someone seems rude to you, grouchy, smile- it may change their life...and will make you feel great!
I always try to be nice to people everywhere I go. I may feel miserable , but I feel better when I'm nice to someone else. We may be entertaining angels unaware.
- Judi said:
My advice for everyone today is: DONT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!
Live like your dying, laugh like there's no tomorrow , love , even though you've been hurt and dance like no one's watching !! Peace, humans !!!!
- Elisabeth said:
Hello Everyone! Times have been tough, especially in the GROCERY DEPARTMENT. I have found a way to save money, though. I went through my pantry oneday and wrote down ALL of products that we dearly love to buy (& do not want to sacrifice buying the off-brand version.) Beside the names, I wrote down the toll-free numbers. I call them once a month and get LOADS of coupons! If they tell you that they dont have a coupon mailing list, ask for a ONE-TIME mailing of coupons. And then you call back the next month....same thing! I usually spend about 8 hours a month calling, but I am a stay at home mom so not a problem for me. Try it! Some places will even send you coupons for FREE products just because you love them so much!
Thats A great ideal, I print coupons off the pc and get them out of the Sunday paper, never thought of calling in to the company to get coupons but will give it a try. The more you can save this day and time is alot on the grocery bill and it does help. Thanks for the ideal again.Patricia
.... And there's something to be said about the ' ONENESS ' thing , Wake up , make the world a better place.. Stop the atroccities and move foward like there's some love on this planet.. STOPPP KILLING CHILDREN and Let some LIGHT in !! Without 'oneness' you keep treading in darkness and no body even cares anymore.. such a waste of a race !! ARE you all that stupid ?? .......
- Amanda said:
- Allison said:
- Patti said:
- Julie said:
My tip is just a quick short one to help all the women who carry purses to the grocery store.... Wrap the child restraint seat belt around your purse handles to buckle it in and the bad guy WONT be able to grab and dash away with your purse!!!!! Such a simple trick but it has saved me many times! That way I can look away for a second or two and NOT have to worry about it !!!!
This is so true and always, always, always worth repeating. I cant tell you how many purses I see in the grocery carts unattended. The owner could be half way down the aisle....and there sits the purse, and many of them are wide open. Sometimes I want to take the purse, turn it in to the Manager, and let them be called on the loud speakers to retrieve their purse. That might/maybe make them more aware.
- Julie said:
- Patti said:
- Allison said:
- anonymous said:
- Patti said:
Always remember that a smile can change, perhaps save, someones life.One day while my daughterand I were shopping, there was a lady checking out in front of us. When it was time to pay for her items, she pulled out a bunch of change, dropping alot of it on the floor. I picked it up, handed it to her and she was short by .25. I fished around, found a quarter in my purse and gave it to the cashier. The lady had tears in her eyes, she was so grateful.We got done checking out and the woman was parked by my car. I smiled and told her to have a nice day, daughter blew her a kiss, and said dont be sad. She blew kisses to everyone at that age LOLThe lady then told me that I changed her mind about what she was going to do.
She was going to drop off the groceries, then take her life. Just like that *poof*. She said how it touched her heart what I did in the store, then especially my daughter smiling and blowing kisses.So, whenever I am out, I always make it a point to smile at people. I may have it tough, but others have it tougher.
My Grandma always said, remember, we are all fighting our own battles. So, if someone seems rude to you, grouchy, smile- it may change their life...and will make you feel great!
I always try to be nice to people everywhere I go. I may feel miserable , but I feel better when Im nice to someone else. We may be entertaining angels unaware.
- Patti said:
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