“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” Abraham Lincoln

“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.” Lamentations 3:27 ESV

The earlier in life we learn the discipline of doing what we should do instead of what we want to do the better off we will be. But let me decide this day to do it even if my youth has passed. It is never too late to begin doing what you know is good and right and true. There are never any good reasons to put off doing better. Conversations Within ts 11/25/2012 (Camp Farrington, FL)

“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” Abraham Lincoln

“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.” Lamentations 3:27 ESV

The earlier in life we learn the discipline of doing what we should do instead of what we want to do the better off we will be. But let me decide this day to do it even if my youth has passed. It is never too late to begin doing what you know is good and right and true. There are never any good reasons to put off doing better. Conversations Within ts 11/25/2012 (Camp Farrington, FL)

"The joys of heaven are for most of us, in our present condition, an acquired taste" CS Lewis

“If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.” Col.3

If we have to acquire a taste for things which are good for us in the here and now, it should come as no surprise to us that the joys of Heaven are an acquired taste. I believe Heaven is a real place but I also believe it is a state of mind--an attitude. If we are not made into different people, people who possess this attitude, then it will not matter how beautiful Heaven is; we will not be happy there without it. We must be different, not just moved to a different place. What is this attitude? It is expressed in these simple words: “I delight to do your will O God.” Conversations Within ts 11/25/2012 (Camp Farrington, FL)

"The joys of heaven are for most of us, in our present condition, an acquired taste" CS Lewis

“If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.” Col.3

If we have to acquire a taste for things which are good for us in the here and now, it should come as no surprise to us that the joys of Heaven are an acquired taste. I believe Heaven is a real place but I also believe it is a state of mind--an attitude. If we are not made into different people, people who possess this attitude, then it will not matter how beautiful Heaven is; we will not be happy there without it. We must be different, not just moved to a different place. What is this attitude? It is expressed in these simple words: “I delight to do your will O God.” Conversations Within ts 11/25/2012 (Camp Farrington, FL)

If you tie exercise to something you love to do you will probably exercise.

“Always wear your party clothes and put on your best cologne.” Ecc.9 (paraphrase)

One bit of wisdom is learning to love what you do, not just do what you love. Learning to love what you do may require a little creative energy. I do not relish doing taxes, but since I have to do them, I am learning to enjoy myself while I do them. The old adage "Whistle while you work” is still a good reminder to find the fun in what you have to do. Put on some music, dress up, drink a cup of java or add whatever to enrich your experience. I once decided to do taxes parked at the beach. Conversations Within ts 11/25/2012 (Camp Farrington, FL)