Just made me realise how blessed I am!


You are so blessed
If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare,
especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know.

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING (Written by a former child)

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

W hen you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."

He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the
But even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So
he
pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was
still
sputtering when he approached her.


Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had
stopped
to help for the last hour or so .... was he going to hurt her? He
didn't
look safe; he looked poor and hungry.


He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the
cold.
He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in
you..


He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the
car
where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan."



Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was
bad
enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the
jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to
change
the
tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.


As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window
and
began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and
was
only
just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to
her aid.



Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. She asked him how much
she
owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She
already
imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not
stopped.


Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to
him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were
plenty
who
had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that
way,
and it never occurred to him to act any other way.


He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next
time
she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the
assistance
they needed, and, Bryan added, "Think of me."

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a
cold
and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home,
disappearing
into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in
to
grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the
last
leg of
her
trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old
gas

pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The cash register
was
like the telephone of an out-of-work actor-it didn't ring much.

The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet
hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for
the
whole
day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight
months
pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her
attitude.

The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so
giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan. After the lady
finished her

meal, and the waitress went to get change for her hundred dollar
bill,
the
lady slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the
waitress
came
back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be.


Then she noticed something written on the napkin, under which were
four $100 bills. There were tears in her eyes when she read what
the
lady
wrote: "You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody
once
helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay
me
back,
here
is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you."

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people
to
serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night
when
she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking
about
the
money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known
how
much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month,
it
was
going to be hard.. She knew how worried her husband was, and as he
lay

sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft
and
low,
"Everything is going to be all right. I love you, Bryan."


There is an old saying "What goes around comes around." "Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know
what it will bring back: a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new
country."
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS DAILY, AND FORGET YOUR TROUBLES

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.

Courage is a decision, Fear is a reaction!

In LIFE, LOVE is NEVER planned nor does it happen for a reason.
But when the LOVE is REAL, it becomes your PLAN for LIFE and your
REASON for LIVING!

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get
older, their conversational skills will be as important as any
other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or
sleep all you want
FOUR. When you say, "I love you", mean it.
FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have
dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's
the only
way
to live life completely.
TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to
answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements
involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect
for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great
friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mista ke, take
immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will
hear it in your voice.
TWENTY ONE. Spend some time alone.

I've lost my user account on my computer. Help!!!

I start up Windows XP Professional and get to my 'friendly login' screen and there are no user accounts listed. Going through the motions of Ctrl-Alt-Delete to do manual login, brings up the login box in which I have to enter passwords, however no passwords were set previously on the accounts, and so cannot access Windows at all. Booting up in Safe Mode brings up the same result.

I think this has been caused by a bad stick of RAM (computer started performing a physical memory dump), and will look into it as soon as I can get the computer functioning reasonably well again.

I don't really want to have to perform a repair installation with Windows disks, as I'm not sure that I have them anymore.

Any ideas? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Who saw this flick ? Started this week at the movies. Thought it was a great film.....says one that do not usely like action films!

"Two Days We Should Not Worry about..."

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.

Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday.

We cannot undo a single act we performed;
we cannot erase a single word we said.
Yesterday is gone forever.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities, its burdens,
its large promise and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow's unny: will rise,
either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.

This leaves only one day, Today.
Any person can fight the battle of just one day.
It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, Live but one day at a time.

~Author Unknown~

Smile at a stranger.

Listen to someone's heart.

Drop a coin where a child can find it.

Learn something new, then teach it to someone.

Tell someone you're thinking of him or her.

Don't hold a grudge.

Don't be afraid to say, "I'm sorry."

Look at child in the eye and tell them how great they are.

Look beyond the face of a person and into their heart. :hartlik:

Make a promise and keep it.

Call someone, for no other reason than just to say "hi."

Show kindness to an animal.

Stand up for what you believe in.

Smell the rains, feel the breeze, listen to the wind.

Use all your senses to their fullest.

Cherish all your Today's.... :lovef:

HOW TRUE !!

To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize
The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.

To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.

To realize
The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits For no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.

1. If you want your dreams to come true,
don't oversleep.

2. The smallest good deed is better
than the grandest intention.

3. Of all the things you wear,
your expression is the most important.

4. The best vitamin for making friends
....B1.

5. The 10 commandments are
not multiple choice.

6. The happiness of your life depends on
the quality of your thoughts.

7. Minds are like parachutes...
they function only when open.

8. Ideas won't work
unless YOU do.

9. One thing you can't recycle
is wasted time.

10. One who lacks the courage to start
has already finished.

11. The heaviest thing to carry
is a grudge.

12. Don't learn safety rules
by accident.

13. We lie the loudest when
we lie to ourselves.

14. Jumping to conclusions
can be bad exercise.

15. A turtle makes progress when
it sticks its head out.

16. One thing you can give and still keep
...is your word.

17. A friend walks in when
everyone else walks out.

AND FINALLY...

18. The pursuit of happiness is
the chase of a lifetime!