Results

Researchers in California says they have surveyed men aged 50 to 99 and asked them to rank how they feel on a scale of one to ten. The average response was 8.2, not quite what the researchers had expected. The survey was designed to focus on older people who were not predisposed to disability or illness,…

49er head coach Jim Harbaugh learned the power of spinning a situation at an early age. When he was a little kid, the family's motto was "Who's got it better than us?" His dad, Jack, would ask the question and Jim, his brother John and sister Joani would shout in unison, "Nobody!" At the time, they lived…

In Flickering Pixels, Shane Hipps writes, “Without a framework for healthy conflict, diagnosing problems—let alone solving them—becomes extremely difficult. When we learn to welcome conflict as a natural part of human community, we can dispel some of its destructive power. In fact, under the right circumstances,…

Due to recent shifts in magnetic north, authorities are warning everyone who uses a compass to exercise caution. Movement of the planet’s core of hot liquid iron causes the position of magnetic north to drift somewhat. The concern is that over the past century the change has been increasing in speed.…

In his book, Leadership and Conflict, Speed Leas writes, “With regard to fear, it is important to remember that as a person’s perception of powerlessness increases, the likelihood of who perceive themselves to be powerless to affect by other means what is happening are most likely to strike out against…

By the way, did you know that it is your perspective that often leads you to be afraid? In the middle of summer, a woman was sitting in her car in a parking lot in Arkansas when she heard a loud bang and felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. She was sitting holding her hands behind her head when…

IT'S ALL A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE An older women was telling one of her senior friends about another mutual friend in the Senior Adult Living Center who had recently gotten married. "Is he rich?" asked the woman. "No," replied the informant. "She told me he was not well off at all" "Is he good looking?"…

A small publishing company has recently come under fire for putting warning labels on documents from American history. The Wilder Publishing company has placed warnings on The United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, Common Sense, and the Federalist Papers.…

How can two people see the same thing, be in the same situation, listen to the same sermon, belong to the same church, and see things entirely different. The answer is simple. We often see things as we choose to see them. Tom Vanderbilt explains “top down processing” in his book, Traffic; Why We Drive…

(Show the old lady/young lady pic). Take a minute to look at this picture (Wait a few seconds, then say) How many of you see a young lady? How many of you see an old lady? The point is your perspective makes all the difference. When it comes to evaluating our circumstances, so often we have the wrong…

What Kids Can't Appreciate In 1997, Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh, was invited to give the annual Lindbergh Address at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of her father's historic solo flight across the Atlantic. On the day of…

The Statue In Perspective - When the Athenians built the Temple of Minerva, a statue to be placed at the very top was needed. A poor mechanic competed for the prize against a wealthy sculptor. The day came for raising the stone statue. The sculptor’s piece was unveiled amid much applause. But it was…

From the Helm – Saturday, January 17, 2009 We arrived back in Mountain Home a week ago today. On the heals of such an adventure as our time in the Valley produced, my spirit was filled with peaceful excitement. God used the days in ways of which only He is capable. In the midst of all my strivings to…

A little lad lived on a hillside, and each day he would look across the valley beneath to the other hill just beyond and be all but hypnotized by the beauty of a house. From where he looked, it seemed the house had golden windows. “When I get a little older,” he would say to himself, “I am going to find…

Mysteries When we lived in a climate where I couldn't exercise outdoors year round, and I was a member of a health club, I used to catch myself circling the parking lot looking for a parking place close to the door. Why would I do that? I mean, if I'm about to go inside and get on a treadmill for 45…

Poverty - Perspective A quote taken from a blog following the controversial lambeth conference in 2008... from a member of the Salvation Army who attended: "I was thoroughly enjoying myself, the food and the lovely ice cream, and feeling rather pleased with myself when I met a bishop from the Sudan.…

A new study suggests that optimists live longer than pessimists do. The study of almost 100,000 women found that optimists—women who expected that good things, not bad, would happen—were 30% less likely to die of heart disease during the course of the study than pessimists. Trusting women were 23% less…

Two mothers were talking about their sons. The first said, "My son is such a saint. He works hard, doesn't smoke, and he hasn't so much as looked at a woman in over two years." The other woman said, "Well, my son is a saint himself. Not only hasn't he not looked at a woman in over three years, but he…

PERSPECTIVE Six weeks before her wedding, Kyle Paxman learned her fiancé was cheating on her. When the family began to try and cancel their elaborate plans, they discovered the family stay had to pay for several things, including a reception. Paxman said, "The dress had arrived, the flowers were done,…

When a man volunteers to do barbecue cooking, the following chain of events is put into motion: 1) The woman goes to the store. 2) The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert. 3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils, and takes it…

You shouldn't be too upset just because you stumble. Remember that a worm is about the only thing that can't fall down. Whitehaven Church of Christ Bulletin, Memphis, Tennessee

Sportscaster Harry Kalas once introduced Philadelphia ballplayer Garry Maddox by saying, "Garry has turned his life around. He used to depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed." Turning Points November 2005 Page 13 Perspective; Depression

Change The older I get, the more resistant to change I am. The other day I was saying to Susan, "I wish there was a drive-in theater around here so we could go to a movie." Never mind the fact that now we can see whatever movie we want by going to an indoor theater or renting one, both of which we never…

Strolling with me past the University of Montana gymnasium, my five-year-old daughter asked, “Why do they have that statue up there?” “What statue?” I asked. She pointed to a classic-style statue of a discus thrower. “That statue of a streaker throwing a Frisbee,” she said. - Michael E. Moon Reader’s…

Dear Mom, Our scoutmaster told us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. Oh yes, please call Chad's…