Betty Whitaker Jackson

“Our attitudes can turn our problems into blessings” John Maxwell

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One of the reasons I’m so enjoying Facebook and email is that I can keep in contact with friends near and far as they walk their life journeys. I’ve always been so busy with my career and family and church and music and…and…and…that I’ve fostered few close friendships.  It’s one of my regrets.  Unlike my sister who can count close friendships by the hundreds, I’ve always struggled with this life aspect.

It’s not that I don’t care; I just have…..

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“The most importat single ingredient to success is knowing how to get along with people.” (Teddy Roosevelt)

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When Bob Feller, outstanding pitcher for the Cleveland Indians said this, I’m sure he didn’t recognize how far-reaching it was, or how it could encourage others.  Here’s what this pitcher from 1930-the 1950’s said: “The world is full of opportunities waiting to be seized.”

Every inventor knows this, whether he is striving to invent something spectacular, or he stumbles on his invention while attempting to do something else, perhaps totally unexpected.

It seems to me that the guiding principle here…..

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“The world is full of opportunities waiting to be seized.” Bob Feller

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Aren’t you glad at least one day of the year, besides one’s anniversary, is devoted to the concept of LOVE?  I am.  Although, Ev and I have for years refused to give in to the Hallmark moments.  We have, upon occasion, stood before their racks of pinks and reds and laces and ribbons and said to each other, “If I were going to buy a card for you, I’d buy this one.”  Then we gracefully put it back and leave.

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