Tips for Better Living"

Sample of Daily Encounter by Richard Innes

1. Rise and pray every day: "Again today, dear God, I
commit and trust my life and way to you. I'm available.
Please use me to be as Jesus to every life I touch."
2. Don't sweat the small stuff.
3. Remember these simple sentences: "I was wrong."
"I am sorry." "Please forgive me." "Thank you." Say
them whenever needed and say "I love you" often--
whether needed or not.
4. Come apart and rest a while before you come apart--
stress is a ...   more »

I Know Now

By Michael Josephson. Characer Counts, 387.4

Tomorrow I turn 62. And it just doesn't feel right. It seems
like yesterday when I was the young rebel with potential. I
know I should say wise and soothing things, but despite
upbeat rhetoric about the advantages of advanced age, it's
really the pits to observe my body deteriorate and see how
old my friends look. And I hate realizing how much I have
forgotten.

But enough lamenting. (Or is it whining?) I may not be
smarter, but I am wiser.

I know that everything ...   more »