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4/26/2008 We all have a choiceTwo Choices ~ READ THIS LET IT REALLY SINK IN...THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TOMORROW... Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I were any better, I would be twins!' He was a natural motivator. If an employee was havinga bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, 'I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?' Michael replied, 'Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. 'Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. 'Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.' 'Yeah, right, it isn't that easy,' I protested. 'Yes, it is,' Michael said. Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. 'The bottom line is: It's your choice how you live life.' I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the tower industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, 'If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?' I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. 'The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-be- born daughter,' Michael replied. 'Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.' 'Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?' I asked. Michael continued, 'The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action.' 'What did you do?' I asked. 'Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,' said Michael. 'She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity.' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'.' Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. You have two choices now: 1. Delete this. 2. Forward it to the people you care about. I hope you will choose 2. I did. 4/19/2008 I have seen this in real life
This one is a joke but the sad fact is it's really happening out on our streets
A walker noticed an old lady sitting on her front step, so he walked up to her and said, 'I couldn't help noticing how happy you look! What is your secret?' 'I smoke ten cigars a day,' she said. 'Before I go to bed, I smoke a nice big joint. Apart from that, I drink a whole bottle of Jack Daniels every week, and eat only junk food. On week-ends, I pop pills, get laid, and do no other exercise at all.' 'That's absolutely amazing! How old are you?' <>
'Twenty-four,' she replied
This was sent to me by a mate but I have seen this in real life as I am sure some of you have but how can we make our younger generation see this can really happen to them ,I guess the answer to that is we can't they will not listen I guess as some of us did'nt but it's a sad fact that's what our younger generation are doing to themselves . Now for the poor men online today thats if they have been allowed
Why do men die first? This is a question that has gone unanswered for centuries, but, now I know. It requires a bit of explanation, first:
only joking ladies 4/12/2008 Maybe of help to someoneSomething I found I have not tried the car door one yet 4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO
You may enjoy this little article A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to
4/6/2008 IM ok but thanks for the concernIt's not serious im sure Thanks for the concern Dave and Sophie but I am sure it's not a brain tumour or anything like that as if it was it would not have gone and come back like it has I know all the symptoms are in place and I to thought it may be that for a while, but no I put my blurred vision down to my blood pressure as it has done this to me before and when they got my blood pressure down it went ok ,as for the mood swings if your in pain you loose it from time to time I have had this prob when my joints are hurting me so that's another one gone the head pain I cant explain as yet but I am told it could be my spondelitus that can give you a bad head pain but I hope to find that when I go to the hospital for my tests again I feel it nothing serious or they would have had me in they took a blood sample from me and I guess that came back ok as they have not sent for me you may have noticed the song on my space is a song from Russell Watson that's what made me think of that and that's why I put it on to remind me of the way it took over Russ it doesn't come and go something like that and so when I hear that song I remember that but I love to listen to Russ sing as well I have all his cd's and am glad to say he is now well and touring once again. it was nice of you to send me the message but I cant get on your space so that's why I left you the message here as you said you will come back for a up to date report lol. On my travels around spaces I found this blog I found it to be very good and so have asked to put it on here for others to read hope you enjoy. THE NEIGHBOURI had a neighbour who was born again but whose husband was not. She came to me asking for prayer for her husband's salvation. She said she had prayed and prayed over him but he seemed no closer to God for all the prayer. Knowing that the Bible tells us that it is God's will for all to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of Christ, I was more than willing to agree in prayer with her for her husband. But when we went to prayer, I had a vision. So I stopped to see what God had to say in the situation. First I saw a prison which was old and horrible. I could hear prisoners moaning and could almost smell the place and I knew it was no modern day prison in the US. As I watched I saw my neighbour's husband come to the barred door and he stood there with his arms through the bars and his hands extended toward us. I wanted so much to get him out of that place and I was sure she did too. But when I turned in the vision to look at her I was surprised. She was standing back away from where his hands could reach her. In her hands I saw a huge key ring with two keys on it. She had in her hands the means to open the prison door. But when I looked at her face I was shocked to see a look of vindictive glee. She was glad he was in that prison and had no intention of letting him out. Then quickly the vision changed and now I saw a deep hole like a well. The sides were slick with moss and it was dank and there were things in there that I didn't even want to see. I got close enough to look down over the edge and there I saw my neighbour's husband again. He was pleading with us to help and I tried desperately to think of some way to get him out. Once again I turned and looked at my neighbour. This time she had a rope ladder which was attachable to two pegs on the edge of the hole. The ladder was folded up against her chest. All she had to do was attach it to the pegs and let it fall to her husband who would then be able to climb out. But it was obvious from the look on her face that she had no intention of giving him the answer to his dilemma. Now I heard the Lord speak to me. He said that the neighbour held the answer to getting her husband saved but she was very angry with him for all the misery he had put her through. In her unforgivness she had bound him as a prisoner and refused to forgive him and let him go. Unforgivness is an awful thing! If my neighbour's husband could get saved he would become a changed man and she could be married to the person she longed him to be. But her unforgivness was actually preventing her from getting the very thing she wanted most. The keys to the prison door were forgiveness. And the rope ladder was forgiveness. When I shared this vision with her, my neighbour began to cry. Together we prayed and forgave her husband for all he had done to her and their family. Then we prayed for his salvation. Not long after, he came to the Lord and has been a strong Christian all these many years since. I am so thankful that God has given us the power to forgive. It
Click for link to the Blog page that it came from Rev mary 4/5/2008 MIKes copied factsSaturday, April 5, 2008 ~ Mikes Facts from various sauces~
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The chaos that marred Heathrow's Terminal 5 on its opening day, leaving many stranded overnight, "was not our finest hour" BA's boss has admitted. British Airways' chief executive Willie Walsh accepted the debacle had affected the reputation of BA and of Britain. More than 100 flights were cancelled on Thursday and Friday with another 54 flights on Saturday cancelled. Airport operator BAA said it was working with BA to resolve the severe baggage problems. A BAA spokesman said: "BAA's first duty is to passengers and airlines. "Today at T5, we are focusing all our efforts on our work with British Airways to resolve baggage issues and to deliver a good service to passengers. Elsewhere at Heathrow, our terminals are working normally." Mr Walsh said the situation was improving on Friday, but admitted the opening was not a success. "We clearly disappointed a number of people and we sincerely apologise."
He said a "combination of factors" that they had been unable to "get on top of" had led to the disruption. "British Airways has not delivered and we need to deliver," he said. "I am accepting responsibility, the buck stops with me." He said: "Today has started much better," but added: "At this stage I still expect some cancellations tomorrow". He told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme that if one of the numerous hold-ups - including staff car-parking problems, staff security screening and baggage delays - had happened "in isolation", then the resulting travel chaos would not have been so severe. He described the baggage delays as "minor system problems" and said that as the system had undergone six months of testing "we should absolutely have done better". "In isolation some of these problems were identified and we felt they had been addressed. There were some basic human errors made that compounded the problems." Late on Friday the airline cancelled 54 flights to and from Heathrow on Saturday, while 293 flights remained on the schedule. It followed the cancellation of 36 of Friday's flights from T5 and 36 to the terminal. The airline advised customers to check its website, www.ba.com, for service updates. Passengers could now check-in both hand and hold luggage. First-day chaos The airline, which has sole use of T5, says it has drafted in extra staff and held meetings through the night to try to ease the problems that wrecked the terminal's first day.
Some stranded travellers spent the night on the floor of the new building. The suspension of luggage check-in was not the only problem to hit passengers hoping to leave T5 on its opening day. Earlier in the day BA announced that "initial teething problems" with car parking provision, delays in staff security screening and staff familiarisation had resulted in a backlog of baggage. A further technical fault also meant seven flights left T5 without luggage on board. Sources have also told the BBC that morale was low among staff. One baggage handler told BBC News what should have been BA's greatest hour had "turned into a shambles the moment the doors opened".
"BA claimed 'staff familiarisation' was to blame. The staff, however, would blame the lack of training and the essential support that was promised," he said. "During the inadequate training days prior to the opening, any staff questions were bounced back with 'I don't know' and 'It will be clear on the day'. "Staff signage is non-existent and quite frankly, how are we expected to help customers if we are not helped first?" Fingers crossed BBC reporter Steve Rosenberg said on his flight from Berlin to Heathrow the captain warned passengers that "things haven't been going well at Heathrow, so keep your fingers crossed". On arrival, there was a delay while ground staff were found to help park the plane, and there was no bus driver available to collect the disembarking passengers.
Once at the terminal door, there were further delays as a swipe card used to open it would not work. But our correspondent said his bags came through on the conveyor belt promptly. The BBC's transport correspondent Tom Symonds said the backlog was caused by problems with the airport's luggage processing system. An underground conveyor system had become clogged up, he said. This was being blamed on staff failing to remove luggage quickly enough at the final unloading stage. Passengers on Thursday's cancelled flights were offered £100 towards the cost of overnight accommodation by the airline, but travellers reported that local hotels were charging up to twice that figure. David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said the "shambles" had sent a "depressing message to businesses around the world". "This is a PR disaster at a time when London and the UK are positioning themselves as global players. We can only hope that this will provide a wake-up call as we gear ourselves up to host the Olympics in 2012." The terminal cost Terminal 5 took two decades to plan and build at a cost of 4.3 billion pounds, or $8.6 billion, and it is still costing millions with the problams
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During the inadequate training days prior to the opening, any staff questions were bounced back with 'I don't know' 
Watch a time-lapse video of Terminal 5 being built
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Some intersting facts I found from various places
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It took 20 years and 10 million carloads of soil and
rock to create New York City's 843-acre Central Park.
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The average adult has about
18 square feet of skin.
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On some Caribbean Islands,
the oysters can climb trees.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of cats.
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The most common surname in the world is Li,
and about 87 million people have it.
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John Wayne had a size 18-inch neck.
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About 4 % of all Americans are vegetarians.
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The most popular boat name
used by new owners is 'Obsession'.
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Those San Francisco Cable cars are
the only mobile National Monuments.
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The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
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The world's youngest parents were
8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The cost of raising a medium-size
dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.
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Conception occurs more often in
December than any other month.
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player
for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the
market was the Victorola, so they called themselves Motorola.
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The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an
old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat
your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies,
you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money
in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original
"Halloween" was a Captain Krik mask painted white.
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A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make
it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book 'Peter Pan';
there was never a recorded Wendy before!
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Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given
out during WW II were made of wood.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand
and draw with the other at the same time.
(hence, multi-tasking was invented.)
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Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower'
because in early type setting individual letters for upper case
letters were stored at the top of the type case and the lower
case letters were stored in the lower section of the case.
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Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830's.
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315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
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40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
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The dot over the letter i is called a"tittle".
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Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go
into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.
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An elephant can smell water three miles away.
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Chewing gum while peeling onions
will keep you from crying.
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Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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Bubble gum contains rubber.
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Both Hitler and Napoleon were missing one testicle.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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Money isn't made out of paper,
it's made out of cotton.
Before the 1950's is was made from hemp
-the stem and leaves of a marijuana plant.
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Chocolate kills dogs!
Chocolate effects a dogs heart and nervous system,
a few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.
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On average, 12 newborns will be
given to the wrong parents daily.
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Every person has a unique tongue print.
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A female ferret will die if it goes
into heat and cannot find a mate.
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40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
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A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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Some insects can live up to a year without their heads.
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A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up
and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
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Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus
every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
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A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce
if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
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The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
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William Jefferson Clinton was the second US president
whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal".
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Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US president whose
name contains all the letters from the word "criminal".
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The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when
the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the
ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with
enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Pearls melt in vinegar.
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Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
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The sound of E.T. walking was made by
someone squishing their hands in jelly.
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All the US Presidents have worn glasses.
Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
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Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
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Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having
an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
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Michael Jordan made more money from Nike annually
than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever
have been the head on a Pez dispenser.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
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The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
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The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the
number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient
at waking you up in the morning.
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The first CD pressed in the US was
Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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American Airlines saved over $40,000.00 in 1987 by
eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
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A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than
the Wright brother's first flight.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until
they are fifty years of age or older.
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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.
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One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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American car horns beep in the tone of F.
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I feel good this morning
Take your time and think about these . You will feel good Something Nice and from me think about being good
and you will feel better
be good and you will
be
as you are reading.
Falling in love.
Laughing so hard your face hurts.
A hot shower.
No lines at Wal-Mart.
Getting mail.
Taking a drive on a pretty road.
Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
Hot towels out of the dryer.
Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price.
Chocolate milkshake.
A long distance phone call.
A bubble bath.
Giggling.
A good conversation.
The beach.
Finding a £20note in your coat from last winter.
Laughing at yourself.
Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
Running through sprinklers.
Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
Chatting with your best net friend.
Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
Laughing at an inside joke.
Hearing someone say something nice about you.
Waking up and realizing you still have a
few hours left to sleep.
Your first kiss.
Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
Playing with a new puppy.
Having someone play with your hair.
Sweet dreams.
Hot chocolate.
Road trips with friends.
Swinging.
Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree while eating
cookies and drinking eggnog.
Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can
sing along without feeling stupid.
Going to a really good concert.
Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
Winning a really competitive game.
Making chocolate chip cookies.
Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
Spending time with close friends.
Seeing smiles and hearing laughter from your friends.
Holding hands with someone you care about.
Running into an old friend and realizing things never change.
Riding the best roller coasters over and over.
Watching the expression on someone's face as they
open a much desired present from you.
Watching the sunrise.
Knowing someone trusts you enough to cry in front of you.
Getting out of bed every morning and thanking
God for another beautiful day.
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