Kindness
Brighten the world with the Color of who you are …
In these times where there seems to be more and more deaths and funeral after funeral, I want to encourage you to take a moment to reflect on your dash. The dash that represents your Life from the day you were born to the day you are called to pass from this world (you know, the dash you see on the headstones at the cemetery). So what is it your dash represents? What is it that you have accomplished? What would be written about you? What would be spoken at your funeral?
If you are caught up in the rat race, bow out of the race right now. It isn’t about how much money you have in your bank account. It isn’t about the title you have at work or the car that you drive. It isn’t about that endless To Do List you pursue every day. It’s about who you are as a person. It’s about the Hearts you have touched, the lives you have impacted by who you are. Above all things people will remember how you treated them. The people who are remembered and held dear to the Hearts around them are the people who have touched their Heart.
When color is added to a black and white photo it brings life. A dear friend of mine and one of my very gifted photographers, Joe, had forward this link to me a month ago and it really gives a visual of how color brings life http://www.greatdanepro.com/Just%20Colors/index.htm.
Who you are and how you treat others paints color on the canvas of each and every Heart that crosses your path. No one but you can choose the color to use. Every day a paintbrush is placed within your hand, what color are you choosing?
Bring color and brighten the world by changing a Life. Live all you were called to be. It is never too late to add meaning to that dash (both your dash and the dashes that surround you).
Many Blessings to you, with MUCH Love!!! :)
Ammie L. Peters
Listen to the Heart Tugs …
Listening to the Heart Tugs. Last night my friend Kathy was on her way to our Blessings 2 Good meeting. She called and left me a message saying she would be late because she was helping someone. When she got to the meeting, she was beaming! She began to share with us what had happened. She said she was on her way to the meeting and passed a car that was pulled over on 159th. As she passed, she said the Heart Tug was so strong she had to turn around to help. She has never done this before and most people would think she was off her rocker for doing it (a woman alone stopping to help a stranger). She said her Heart pulled her with a force she knew she had to go back. In the car was a mom and her young daughter stranded on the side of the road. She had run out of gas. Kathy offered to help and she was so thankful. Kathy drove them to the closest gas station thinking they could pick up a gas container at the station to fill it. They pulled up to Costco and she asked the attendant if they had any gas containers. He said, “No, but there is one there someone left that you are welcome to use.” Kathy thought, “Great, how convenient is that?” Well they tried and tried to open the container but it wouldn’t open. She noticed also that there was a sign saying “members only”. She thought, “uh, oh”. She wasn’t a member and neither was the lady she was helping. They were talking with the attendant about what happened and wondering if somehow they could still get gas. The standard response would be “no” but he opened his Heart and said, “As long as you have a debit card or American Express, I’ll ensure you get the gas you need.” The mother had a look of concern on her face. She said, “I only have cash.” Kathy said, “That’s okay, I’ll use my debit card.” The attendant then suggested they go to Pep Boys to pick up a gas container and then come back so they did. When Kathy was leaving me a message saying she would be late for the meeting, the mom overhead and felt bad. Kathy shared, “Oh no honey, this is exactly what that meeting is about. It’s about the Heart Tugs and ensuring we listen no matter what so we can live that Love.” Kathy had just registered one of her In the Spirit of Love cards so she reached into her purse and handed it to her. She explained how it works and encouraged her to keep the Love going. The woman, the attendant and another gentlemen who had walked over to help were in awe. They had never heard of such a thing and hadn’t witnessed a complete stranger willing to step forward and go the extra mile to help someone. Kathy said she was so blessed for listening to the Heart Tug and seeing God touch each of their Hearts in a way that she knew would forever impact them.
Listening to those Heart Tugs and living Love is what this journey is all about. Those Heart Tugs are God and when we listen to them, our lives and others lives will be Blessed. And at times, God likes to push us out of our comfort zone to see if we Trust where He is guiding. It is truly amazing how your life will change once you begin listening to the Heart Tugs. So I want to encourage you to listen to the Heart Tugs and please keep the Love going. The world needs it and if we each do our part this world will be all we hoped it would be. If any of you would like to get a Live it card, please email me with the address where you want it sent and I am happy to send you one. You can read about the Live it! cards here: http://www.inthespiritoflove.org/live-it
Many Blessings, with MUCH Love!!! :)
Ammie
Hear the Silent Cries …
Do you understand that you are important? Do you understand you are worthy? Do you understand that the things planned for your Life are far greater than you can imagine? No one and nothing is beyond hope and that includes YOU.
And if you already know that, will you please open your Heart to the Hearts around you who don’t? There are so many people who are lost, broken and feel no one cares whether they are dead or alive. And why? One of the reasons is because the world we currently live in has everyone on an agenda when God is standing holding in His hand a piece of paper asking, “What about My agenda?”
There are Hearts surrounding you who need Love, who need a word of encouragement, who need to know that THEY DO MATTER. Who is it around you that people don’t even notice? Will you open your Heart and Love them today? Will you be the one to go out of your way to make a difference? Please be attentive to the Hearts around you that are crying silently. They may be asking God for just one confirmation that their existence in this world does matter. You could be His Voice today to bring that confirmation. You could be that Heart He uses to Save a Life.
Please Love them. Please pray for them. Please never give up hope that God has a plan and a purpose for each and every life in this earth.
Many Blessings to you, with MUCH Love!!! :)
Ammie
Let Your Heart Sing …
Gentleness, kindness, encouragement … Life. Use your Words today and every day to bring Life to those around you. For in your hands holds the power to bring Life or death to those around you. It is not only the words spoken but the spirit in which they are said. Let your words bring Life both by what is spoken and by the Spirit in which they are spoken. The Heart and lips must sing the same song or it will be nothing more than a clanging bell instead of the beautiful music each heart is made to hear.
Let your Heart sing the song of Life today and every day …
Many Blessings to you, with MUCH Love!!! :)
Ammie