Showing posts with label today's headlines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label today's headlines. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight"

Apparently, on a flight between Greece and Manchester several young alcoholic girls in their mid-twenties where drinking too much, angry at the flight attendant who would not serve them any more, hit the flight attendant with a bottle of whiskey and then decided, the whole ordeal being too much for them, that some fresh air was necessary, and attempted to open the door at 32,000 feet. The plane had an emergency landing in Frankfort, the girls were arrested, given a breathalyzer test, sure enough they were drunk, put back on the place, and sent home to England. The story is humorous, nevertheless, we need to examine in what ways we are drunk and trying to open the plane door at 32,000 feet in the flights of our own lives.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Chaotic Debate on Major Vote in India"

Chaos by its very nature is haphazard, mixed up, unclear, and confused. Matters that are debated and decisions that are made in an atmosphere of chaos will have chaotic outcomes. When debating important issues and making big decisions we should do so with clear level heads. We should not be afraid we remove ourselves from chaos when making important decisions.

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Obama Arrives In Iraqi City of Basra"

I don't know what exactly Senator Barack Obama was doing in the Iraqi city of Basra, but one thing is for certain, it was in order to put him in good standing towards being elected as President of the United States. One thing we can learn from this is that if their is something that you really want and you have made up your mind to achieve it, you will do whatever it takes and go where ever you need to in order to accomplish your goal. There is no getting in the way of firm convictions. The Rabbi of Lubavitch encouraged some one with the words, "if you seek you will find." Indeed, that seeker did find.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Government trying to figure out why massive crane fell"

A tragedy happened. A massive crane fell and people where hurt. We grope for answers, after all, that is human nature. There exists a level of maturity in which we do not need to search for answers. One who arrives at this level of maturity is able to accept that not every question needs an answer and not every problem needs to be solved. This level of maturity embraces silence and accepts that there are times when the best solution is to give a heartfelt sigh from deep within. It would be wise of us to acknowledge this level of maturity and set it as a goal for ourselves.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Today's Headlines: "World's most expensive house sold in French Riviera"

Today somebody bought a beautiful home on the French Riviera for 500 million dollars. That's allot of dollars. I live in a beautiful home for a fraction of the cost (much less than a million). I have a beautiful view. My home is perched on a mountainside. The air is fresh. It would seem to me that rather than spending 500 million on a home, we would be wise to live someplace that is worth 500 million dollars to us, even if the real estate assessors say differently. As far as I'm concerned, the view from my porch is worth 500 million.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Pope to apologize for abuse by priests in Australia

This just goes to show (and to remind us) that know matter how successful, powerful, or prestigious a person is, we are never beyond making amends and saying that two word spiritual formula: "I'm sorry."

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Today's Headline's: Barak Obama forgets one detail for Hillary Rodham Clinton

After delivering a speak, asking people to help cover the cost of Hillary Clinton's campaign, Obama forgot to make the request that money be given. Upon remembering, he walked back on stage and sheepishly made the request. It was serve us well to learn from Obama that friendship and camaraderie is possible and doable even amongst former antagonists (or running mates). Let us take a moment to identify people in our lives who where former adversaries to whom we can now lend a helping hand--doing so is a spiritual step.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Today's Headlines: "Paradise regained? Fire crews gaining on California blaze

Although when hit with difficult times, we may not be able to restore our assets to what they might have been before "fire," that does not exempt us from fighting those flames. Our assets may increase after the "disaster" or the paradise after the disaster might simply be a different kind of paradise after the disaster. An example of this is Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. The active volcanoes are constantly changing the scenic beauty of the park so that todays beauty is always different from yesterday's beauty. Nevertheless, we must actively fight those fires as they crop up in our lives. How do we do that? The answer: Self-empowerment.

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Today's Headlines: "3 rescued U.S. hostages arrive safely in Texas

Miracles happen. We see this time and time again. When all appears hopeless that is when the miracle will happen. In addiction recovery this concept is referred to as "rock bottom." So long as we remain open to possibility, possibility will remain open to us.

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