April 23, 2025
BG’s Positively Speaking
The Failure Twins
When we experience failure, we look for something or someone to blame. We will blame our friends for not being supportive enough, the sluggish economy, our lousy timing, and the government; we even try to blame the weather! If we are looking for a place to lay the blame, we could start with the failure twins. We all know them, even though we often deny them. Who are they? They are “Fear and Worry,” the two biggest reasons that we will experience failure.
Let’s explore twin #1 Fear: We always fear the unknown, and when we set out to accomplish something, we step forward into new unknown territory. The first major aspect of fear is the ‘Fear of People. ‘We fear what they will think, what they will say, and how they will react if we do something a little different. Then we move on to the ‘Fear of Failure.’ Combined with our people’s fears, this can now overwhelm us. We fear that we might fail and not be up to the task. Then what will people say? Now we enter the realm of Twin # 2, ‘Worry.’
Now, we lump our fears and worries into one big ball. We worry about all the things we fear, about failing, about what people will say, about succeeding(how will we handle it?). The result of all this fear and worry is that “Failure” becomes a self-fulling prophecy.
Here are three suggestions for overcoming fear & worry:
- Replace negative thoughts with positive ones (The two can’t occupy the same space simultaneously).
- Stop listening to dream stealers and naysayers(They don’t pay the rent).
- Say “I Can’ instead of ‘I can’t’.
A Positive Attitude Beats all Fear!
Editors Quote Book
“Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”
—Joyce Meyer
Waiting In Line
An American, a Russian and an Englishman are talking about waiting. The American says, ‘I was once in a restaurant and they left me for two hours before the starters came, and then another hour and a half before mains. Can you believe that?’ The Russian shakes his head and says, ‘ha, three and a half hours is nothing, in the old days I had to queue up for eight hours for a loaf of bread.’ The American turns to the Englishman and asks about his longest experience waiting, to which the Englishman replies,’ I once stood in line behind Prince Harry for ten hours. Then I remembered I was in Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.’
Bill and Ben
“You mean to tell me it cost you $5000 to have your family tree looked up?” Bill said. “No,” replied Ben, “It cost $1500 to look it up and $3500 to hush it up.”
Fatal Error
One spelling mistake can destroy your life! A husband wrote a message to his wife on an official trip and forgot to add ‘e’ at the end of a word… HIS MESSAGE READ: “I am having such a wonderful time! I wish you were her!”
Trivia Quiz
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Your Horoscope
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Aries March 21 – April 19: Use your free time this week to catch up on neglected responsibilities and bring your finances under control.
Taurus April 20 – May 20: Someone is trying to tell you something. Are you really listening or just paying lip service? Be attentive.
Gemini May 21 – June 20: Prioritize your priorities. Delegate things that are not urgent and allow others to shine. Take some time for yourself.
Cancer June 21 – July 22: A new romantic relationship needs nurturing; keeping it alive will require more effort. A good week is ahead.
Leo July 23 – August 22: A call to action requires some bold moves. Be ready to answer the call and put yourself in the spotlight.
Virgo: August 23 – September 22: Summer is upon us, but you need to clean up the tasks that have not yet been completed. Then, partake of summer’s bounty.
Libra September 23 – October 22: Things are not always what they seem to be. Avoid being disappointed by taking some extra precautions this week.
Scorpio October 23- November 21: Don’t be so much of a pessimist. Allow life’s pleasures to overtake you for a while. You’ll be glad you did.
Sagittarius: November 22- December 21: Secure a commitment from another person before leaping into a new venture. Avoid going it alone.
Capricorn: Dec.22 – January 19: An unexpected delivery could disrupt Your home life. You will need to reach a compromise with your partner.
Aquarius January 20 – February 18: It will be a “should I” or “shouldn’t I” kind of week. You could have more choices than you thought.
Pisces: February 19- March 20: Develop some new strategies. Take off the blindfold and look at the whole picture. It’s a good time to experiment.
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Why Should I Whistle
Murphy and his wife went for a stroll in the park. They sit down on a bench to rest for a while. Soon, they overhear voices coming from a secluded spot nearby. Suddenly, Mrs. Murphy realizes that a young man is about to propose. Not wanting to be eavesdropping during such an intimate moment, she gently nudges her husband and whispers, “Whistle, to let that young couple know that someone can hear them.” To which Murphy replies, “Whistle? Why should I whistle? Nobody whistled to warn me?”
The Things We Say!
The Saying: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”.
The Meaning: Hang on to valuable things when getting rid of unnecessary things
History: During the 1500s, most people bathed once a year. Even when they did bathe, the entire family used the same tubful of water. The man of the house bathed first, followed by other males, then females, and finally the babies. You can imagine how thick and cloudy the water became by that time, so the infants’ mothers had to take care not to throw them out with the bathwater when they emptied the tub.
Church Every Sunday?
Son: “Dad, did you go to Church when you were little?”
Dad: “Yes son, every single Sunday.”
Son: “I thought so. Bet it won’t do me any good either.”
Invitation To A Marathon
A charity worker stopped me in the street and asked if I fancied participating in a marathon. I was going to decline, but he told me it was for disabled kids and children with severe learning difficulties. I thought, why not? I might win this.
Slip-Sliding Away
Officials in the southern Spanish town of Estepona were forced to close a 125-foot steel slide linking two streets to save folks from a 10-minute walk when people suffered injuries riding down it. One woman posted photos of her bruised and scraped elbows, saying her rear end suffered worse. The town council argued that it provided instructions about safely using the slide but closed the conveyance pending new safety inspections. Local residents said the 28,000-Euro slide was a “vanity project” for the mayor.
The Family Bible
A little boy opened the big old family Bible, and with fascination, he looked at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible, and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed between the pages. “Momma, look what I found,” the boy called out. “What have you got there?” his mother asked. With astonishment in the young boy’s voice, he answered: “It’s Adam’s suit!”
The Last Word
Be the Silver Lining in someone else’s cloud.