ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 10th, 2011
If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side
It's SUNDAY!
DON'T STEP ON A BEE DAY!
Bee numbers have halved in the last twenty years and no-one really knows why; In 2010, a fifth of bee colonies didn’t survive the winter.
Bees contribute 14.6 billion dollars to the US agricultural economy.
When I add a spoon of honey to my tea, I give thanks to a dozen bees for the work of their whole lives. When my finger sweeps the final drop of sweetness from the jar, I know we've enjoyed the nectar from over a million flowers. This is what honey is: the souls of flowers, a food to please the gods. Honeyeaters know that to have a joyful heart one must live life like the bees, sipping the sweet nectar from each moment as it blooms. And Life, like the world of honey, has its enchantments and stings....
Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Life Lessons that Bees Can Teach Us
Bees are excellent communicators and always stay in touch with their hives when they go out looking for food. They keep the entire group in the loop; any vital tips like where vast amounts of pollen can be found are relayed to other members.
Bees are quick learners and use their natural surroundings to know what they can extract the most out of. Bees are observant in choosing the kind of flowers that give them good rewards but can as easily discard them in adverse weather conditions when they are of no use to them
Bees are team players as they work for each other. They work together in large groups; if an individual or a part of the group fails, other members make up of for it. That’s why productivity never suffers.
Bees stick to tasks assigned to them and complete them to the best of their abilities. There is a defined hierarchy; male bees mate, house bees build hives etc. Bees assume roles given to them without a grouse and fulfill them with aplomb. After all, every task is important.
Bees make multi utility products; besides honey that has its numerous uses, their wax is used in cosmetics, their hives are architects’ inspiration
They are highly adaptable to drastic changes in their surroundings and can get back to their jobs instantly. Only if we learned to be so adaptable to change
Bees are ever-evolving. There have been natural disasters and climate changes, but bees have kept on growing, evolving and working
For bees, experience counts.Young bees aren’t sent out hunting for food, just like young interns should not be making important business calls from the onset.
Bees have a strong leader in their Queen. Her mere presence helps them function brilliantly, while they are in disarray in the absence of the Queen
Bees are known to have a strong sense of responsibility. This is difficult to imbibe in your team because it cannot be forced but has to be cleverly inculcated. Bees naturally have a strong work ethic; in fact they thrive on their work.
Bees offer many such precious lessons, so don’t bee-little them but watch and learn.
SUMMER VACATION DAY #1
He who would travel happily must travel light.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The first leg of our trip begins today. Some of my family are already on the way and are waking up some place outside Ohio today. It's supposed to be a hot one but I know the further south we go, it will only get hotter.
The car is bound to be packed to the hilt, so traveling lightly isn't the case at all, but hopefully all will be happy anyway.
Take good care everyone and have a great day of that wonderful R and R !
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT's
GOD BLESS YOU!
COUNTING THE DAYS
The only thing that you can carry with you on your travels is your heart. Fill your heart with good things and good things will follow you for the rest of your life.
Scott Murray
75 DAYS UNTIL FALL
Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…
Love,
ma
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