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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

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posted 12-12-2001 08:55 AM
Rated G  In Phoenix AZ. a 26-year-old mother stared down at her son who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible. The leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dreams to come true. She took her son's hand and asked, "Billy,did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life?" Mommy, I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up." Mom smiled back and said, "Let's see if we can make your wish come true." Later that day she went to her local fire department in Phoenix, Arizona, where she met Fireman Bob, who had a heart as big as Phoenix. She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her six-year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine. Fireman Bob said, "Look, we can do better than that.If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary fireman for the whole day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out all the fire calls, the whole nine yards! "And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat-not a toy one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots. They're all manufactured right here in Phoenix, so we can get them fast." Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed him in his fire uniform and escorted him >from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck. Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station. He was in heaven. There were three fire calls in Phoenix that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls. He rode in the different fire engines, the paramedic's van, and even the fire chief's car. He was also videotaped for the local news program. Having his dream come true, with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy that he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible. One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept that no one should die alone,began to call the family members to the hospital. Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his transition. The chief replied, "We can do better than that. We'll be there in five minutes. Will you please do me a favor? When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights flashing, will you announce over the PA system that there is not a fire? It's just the fire department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And will you open the window to his room?" About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third floor open window. 16 firefighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room. With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him and told him how much they loved him. With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said, Chief, am I really a fireman now?" Billy, you are,and the Head Chief, Jesus, is holding your hand," the chief said. With those words, Billy smiled and said, "I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and the angels have been singing." He closed his eyes one last time. My instructions were to send this to at least four people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you.
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Bob Maar
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posted 12-13-2001 01:59 PM
Rated G  /\/\/\/\ THE TYPES OF CHAIN LETTERS /\/\/\/\
I bet most of you people out there are plenty tired of all those stupid annoying pointless chain letters out there. Well, I have put together a list of the types of chain letters that you all hate. Enjoy! /\/\/\ TYPE 1 /\/\/\ Please help! Sammy, from Oogalablotscanda needs desperate help! He has no legs, no arms, and he has to drink 40 gallons of chocolate syrup before he can eat bannanas! All you have to do to help Sammy, is send this to 49,092 people in the next 2.998 seconds, and sign your name at the bottom! For every person you send this to, Sammy will get 1 doller!!!! /\/\/\ TYPE 2 /\/\/\
Make a wish, and scroll down! Have you made your wish??? C'mon...make it dammit. I haven't got all day here.
K got it???
Good!! Just keep scrolling.. Scroll more........ Getting tired????????
HA HA!!!
OK STOP!
STOP I SAID STOP!!! MAN STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay got your wish? Okay good. Now, all you have to do, is send this to more people so they can be tortured with anoying scrolling wish crap! If you send it to.... 0-15 people: Purple donkeys will jump through the moniter and attack you! 15-30 people: The donkeys will still attack you, but you wont be injured quite as severely. 30-50 people: Sheesh...so many people will be annoyed with you for sending this! 50-70: You will get $20! Who knows how..but you'll get it! 70-100: You will win the $20,000 lottery, but a big rock will fall out of the sky and crush you and your computer Now send away!! /\/\/\ TYPE 3 /\/\/\
This chain letter has been going on since 1876. This is incredibly amazing, since there weren't any computers back then. Send this on (to 200,099 people in the next minutue)...or face the coniquences! Take a look at these examples- (Dumb ass horror story 1): Lue Ser, a 9 year old boy, was an average boy. He knew a lot about computers, and he figured that nothing bad could ever happen to him if he didn't pass this on. So, he deleted it, without hesitation. The next day, while getting ready for school, rabid squirrels arived at his door, and nibbled him to death!! (Dumb ass horror story 2): Stu Pidwun was about eh 12. Nobody liked him at all, so he didn't have too many friends. He only sent this to 4 people! After he sent it, he grinned and thought "what a stupid chain letter nothing bad happend!" Well, little did he know, an hour later, When he went to take his bath, he got sucked down the drain! For some strange reason, he shrunk down in size, and went right down the drain. Noone really cared though, cuz no one liked him anyways. (Dumb ass happy story): Linda Luckee, a 12 year old, just like stu. She had lots of friends though. She really didn't believe in this chain letter, but she was bored so she sent it to 200,099 people, just like you're supposed to. The next day, she came home from school super happy. She had won the lottery! This is surprising, since you have to be an adult to enter the lottery but she won it alright! Plus, the guy she had been crusing on for 14 years asked her out!!! Now, you wouldn't want to end up like Lue, or Stu would you? I'd much rather be like Linda. Well, it's your choice! Send this to 200,099 people now before the minute is over! Don't break the chain that's been in existance since 1876!!!!! /\/\/\ TYPE 4 /\/\/\
Hey this is really cool, try it! Send this to 789 people now! Exactly 789, if it's any higher or lower you will instantly be attacked by purple-butted-baboons! Okay, after you send it to the 789 peeps, hold 1+M+s+t+u+p+1+d+5+g+9+b, then a little window will pop up. In that window, type in "I don't have enough fingers to press all the buttons!" Then, a pig will fly across your screen with you name, hair color, and address on it! Amazing, huh! Send away! 
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Bob Maar
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posted 01-03-2002 08:39 AM
Rated G  8 True Friends I'LL TAKE IT AS A HINT IF I DON'T GET THIS BACK!! How many people actually have 8 true friends? Hardly anyone I know! But some of us have all-right friends and some good friends!!! You, my friend, have been tagged by the friendship Angel Which means you are a GREAT FRIEND!!! You will have good luck for two years if you send this to 8 people or more. And, if this is sent back to you, then you will know that you are a true friend.
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Bob Maar
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posted 01-17-2002 09:20 AM
Subject: FW: BIG MUD PUDDLES AND YELLOW DANDELIONS Rated G  Author Unknown When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on. When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants money and I look away.
My kids see someone smiling at them and they smile back. When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm so I sit self-consciously and listen.
My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them, they make up their own. When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk.
My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing. When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, "Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the bad dreams away tonight. Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I would miss my Mommy and Daddy." When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross, and worms to play with.
I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from? No wonder God loves the little children! Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. I wish you Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions!!!
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Bob Maar
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posted 01-22-2002 09:01 PM
Rated G  Scratch the last line....we're far from old "fogies" Just in case you weren't feeling too old today,this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puttogether a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list: The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. The CD was introduced the year they were born. They have always had an answering machine. They have always had cable. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or"de plane Boss, de plane". They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is. Michael Jackson has always been white. McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies in your life. 
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Bob Maar
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posted 01-29-2002 06:47 AM
Rated G  Everything you need to know, can be learned from Noah's Ark......
1. Don't miss the boat. 2. Remember that we are all in the same boat. 3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. 4. Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. 5. Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. 6. Build your future on high ground. 7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. 8. Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. 9. When you're stressed, float a while. 10. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. 11. No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow awaiting. 12. Send this to people that you want God to bless. I picked you!
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posted 01-29-2002 06:57 AM
Rated G  Ponder this and smile 1. There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. 2. When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor'sdog that barks all the time run to the end of his chain and gag himself. 3. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. 4. A penny saved is a government oversight. 5. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends. 6. The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. 7. He who hesitates is probably right. 8. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. 9. The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble. 10. How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on. 11. If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy? 12. Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us. 13. If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet? 14. You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. 15. Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. 16. Don't cry because it's over: smile because it happened. 17. We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors...but they all have to learn to live in the same box. 18. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. 19. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. 20. Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open. 21. Once over the hill, you pick up speed. 22. I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. 23. If not for STRESS I'd have no energy at all. 24. Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed 25. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film. 26. I know God won't give me more than I can handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much. 27. You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. 28. Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. 29. We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails. 30. If the shoe fits...buy it in every color (YES!) 31. Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought about you today!
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posted 01-29-2002 07:01 AM
Rated G  CANNON BALLS In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannon fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of thirty cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with sixteen round indentations. But, if this plate was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!" (And all this time, you thought that was a dirty expression, didn't you?) You must send this fabulous bit of historical knowledge to unsuspecting friends (or enemies).
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posted 02-03-2002 07:44 AM
Rated G  MONEY It can buy a House...............But not a Home It can buy a Bed..................But not Sleep It can buy a Clock................But not Time It can buy you a Book..........But not knowledge It can buy you a Position......But not Respect It can buy you Medicine.......But not Health It can buy you Blood............But not Life It can buy you Lovin'..............But not Love So you see money isn't everything. And it often causes pain and suffering. I tell you all this because...........I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering. So please send me all your money......and I will suffer for you.
CASH ONLY PLEASE Thought this was gonna be one of those "inspirational" ones, didn't you????
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posted 02-03-2002 08:14 AM
Rated G  Banking Time
Assume there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.00 It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out ALL OF IT, of course!!!!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.
Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.
To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the ! value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who! are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE-SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.> And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!!!
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us. 
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posted 02-05-2002 06:28 AM
Rated G  EVIDENCE YOU LIVE IN THE YEAR 2002 1. You just tried to enter your password on the microwave. 2. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 3. You call your son's beeper to let him know it's time to eat. Hee-mails you back from his bedroom, "What's for dinner?" 4. Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site. 5. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next door neighbor yet this year. 6. You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if it contains Echinacea. 7. Your grandmother asks you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a new screen saver. 8. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home. 9. Every commercial on television has a web-site address at the bottom of the screen. 10. You buy a computer and 6 months later it's out of date and now sells for half the price you paid. 11. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 years of your life is cause for panic and turningaround to go get it. 12 . Using real money, instead of credit or debit, to make a purchase woul be a hassle and takes planning. 13. Cleaning up the dining room means getting the fast food bags out of the back seat of your car. 14. Your reason for not staying in touch with family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 15. You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow. 16. Your dining room table is now your flat filing cabinet. 17. Your idea of being organized is multiple-colored Post-it notes. 18. You hear most of your jokes via e-mail instead of in person. 19. You get an extra phone line so you can get phone calls. 20. You disconnect from the Internet and get this awful feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one. 21. You get up in the morning and go on-line before getting your coffee. 22. You wake up at 2 AM to go to the bathroom and check your E-mail on your way back to bed. 23. You start tilting your head sideways to smile.  24. You're thinking how true all of this is. 
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posted 02-07-2002 01:19 PM
Rated G  READ THIS. LET IT REALLY SINK IN. THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU START YOUR DAY. Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ..... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life." I reflected on what Michael said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or.....I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read "he's a dead man. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied." The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity!" Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. You have two choices now: 1. Delete this. 2. Forward it.
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posted 02-10-2002 08:23 AM
Rated G  Let's plant a garden in the winter T H E G A R D E N. Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses...
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ \(/\(/ \(/ \(/ \(/ \(/ \(/ \(/ \(/\)/ \(/ \(/ FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2.Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1.Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS: 1. Turnip for meetings 2. Turnip for service 3. Turnip to help one another TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME: 1. Thyme for each other 2. Thyme for family 3. Thyme for friends WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ \(/ \)/\)/ \(/ \(/ \)/ \)/ \(/ \(/ \)/ \)/\(/
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posted 02-11-2002 01:41 PM
Rated G  Who Packed Your Parachute? Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam.After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyedby a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience. One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!" "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb. "I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today." Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silksof each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know. Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory-he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety. Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachute. I am sending you this as my way of thanking you for your part in packing my parachute !!! And I hope you will send it on to those who have helped pack yours! Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word, maybe this could explain: When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do - --you forward jokes. And to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get ? --- A forwarded joke. So my friend, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
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posted 02-11-2002 01:52 PM
Dalai Lama Personality TestThe Dalai Lama said read it to see if it works for you. Very interesting. Just 4 questions and the answers will surprise you. Do not cheat by looking up the answers. The mind is like a parachute, it works best when it is opened. This is fun to do, but you have to follow the instructions very closely. Do not cheat. MAKE A WISH BEFORE BEGINNING THE TEST!! A Warning! Answer the questions as you go along. There are only four questions and if you see them all before finishing, you will not have honest results. Go down slowly and do each exercise as you scroll down. Don't look ahead. Get pencil and paper to write youranswers as you go along. You will need it at the end. This is an honest questionnaire which will tell you a lot about your true self. PERSONALITY TEST: Put the following 5 animals in the order of your preference. a. Cow b. Tiger c. Sheep d. Horse e. Pig Write one word that describes each one of the following: Dog Cat Rat Coffee Sea Think of someone (who also knows you and is important to you) that you can relate to the following colors (do not repeat your answer twice. Name just one person for each color.) Yellow Orange Red White Green Finally, write down your favorite number and your favorite day of the week. Wish for something you REALLY WANT. Look at the interpretations below: (but first before continuing, repeat your wish.) Question # 1: This will define your priorities in your life. Cow Signifies CAREER Tiger Signifies PRIDE Sheep Signifies LOVE Horse Signifies FAMILY Pig Signifies MONEY Question # 2: Your description of dog implies YOUR OWN PERSONALITY. Your description of cat implies the personality of your partner. Your description of rat implies the personality of your enemies. Your description of coffee is how you interpret SEX. Your description of the Sea implies your own life. Question # 3: Yellow: Someone you will never forget Orange: Someone you consider your true friend Red: Someone that you really love White: Your twin soul Green: Someone that you will remember for the rest of your life Question # 4: You have to send this message to as many persons as your favorite number and your wish will come true on the day that you put. This is what the Dalai Lama has said about the Millennium-just take a few seconds to read it and think. Do not put away this message, the mantra will come out from your hands in the next 96 hours. You will have a very pleasant surprise. This is true, even if you are not superstitious. Please do this. It is fascinating. SEND THIS E-MAIL MANTRA TO AT LEAST FIVE PERSONS AND LIFE WILL IMPROVE 0-4 persons: Your life will improve slightly 5-9 persons: Your life will improve to your liking 9-14 persons: You will have at least 5 surprises in the next three weeks 15 or more persons: Your life will improve drastically and all that you have always dreamed will come Hey, I don't know if this works but it's worth a try.& Kind of fun too.
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