My parents do not own a computer. I have friends
that do not own a cell phone. I have not read any
of the Vampire books yet and I love to read.
Many of my friends have never been to see a play.
I am not in love with my car. My fiancée' puts up
with but is not a fan of Face Book. My second wife
does not eat red meat. I have friends who are
sports enthusiasts. I have friends who love to go
camping and take cruise line trips. So what is my
point in all this trivia? Our world and your world
is made up of various friends, relatives, and work
associates that are different. Their world is made
up of different lifestyles and varied living
conditions than you and I. They have different wants
and needs and even though we are all different , we
all have the same thing in common. We love what we
love. We love face book, or we love our car, or we
love the computer. Most of the world has something
that they really do love tremendously. Some want to
share that love with others, while some keep their
love of things to themselves. My point in all of this
rambling is to remind you that even though we are all
different and even though we all go off into other
directions, based on our love of sports, travel, or
upbringing, we are all in this world as human beings
who should love and care for one another. It is
really not hard to love a stranger. We have all shed
a tear for fellow human beings in trouble. Look at
9/11 or the catastrophe in Haiti last month. We do
not know these people but this could have been us
or you can relate to the problems that they are having
and thank God this was not your family or you.
We feel the kindred spirit and that in itself is a
form of love for your fellow man. I just want you to
realize the importance of caring for others, and
loving one another. I am not a peace freak even though
I abhor war, and I just want you to take time in your
daily lives to remember the people around you
that you love and care for and sometimes say a little
prayer for those you do not know but may need
your help or a loving thought thrown their way.
I guess that I am feeling a little melancholy about
some of my relatives who I loved and miss, especially
around this February month of love during Valentine.
Love your neighbor. Love your friends and relatives.
And most importantly love yourself. You are
special and you make a difference in the world.
Remember we all are loved. We need to give love.
We need to share love. We need to live love.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Doomsday Prediction
DOOMSDAY PREDICTION 2012 by Larry Oldham October 2009
There is no doubt among the Apocalypse scholars that the world
will end December 21, 2012.
You can read about it at Wikipedia.com. You can view
the video on YouTube.com called “The End”,
This video has been viewed by over 8 million viewers and
over sixty-two thousand comments have
been left on the site. Most of this revelation stems
from the fact that the Mayan calendar will end so the
Mayans decided if their calendar ended so did the world
end. Actually I believe that they predicted a
new era of enlightenment, not a doomsday prophecy.
Some people just carried it a little to the
extreme. We also have Planet X (also known ad Nibiru)
that is headed toward the earth at great speed
but according to Universetoday.com this is not true either.
According to the Bible, Mathews 24:36, no
one knows the end time except God. Most people tend to
go with this version of the end of the earth.
Just in case we are all wrong led me to think about doing
some things that I have always wanted to do,
but just didn't have the time. Think about it. If you
knew the world was coming to an end in three years
your time would become extremely important and valuable.
All the things that you had been putting
off would now become a reality to you with a set deadline.
Travel, new home, new vehicle, more
excitement in your life, no more need to save for retirement,
your whole social and emotional state
of mind would be extracted and filled with new sources
of enlightenment about your future.
What would you do tomorrow? Who is the first person
you would call today? How much would your
life and lifestyle change? Would you continue your normal
routine for the next three years, waiting for
the end to come? Please don't take any of this literally
because I really don't think we as humans know
the time or the day that the earth will end or even
if the world will end.
It makes you think though! We are not promised tomorrow.
A word of advice would be live everyday
as if it might be your last. Be kind to everyone.
Tell those special people in your life how much they
mean to you, how much you love them, and how much
happiness they have brought into your life.
If the world does end in 2012 , you will be ready
and all your friends will know how much you loved
them.
See you December 22, 2012.
There is no doubt among the Apocalypse scholars that the world
will end December 21, 2012.
You can read about it at Wikipedia.com. You can view
the video on YouTube.com called “The End”,
This video has been viewed by over 8 million viewers and
over sixty-two thousand comments have
been left on the site. Most of this revelation stems
from the fact that the Mayan calendar will end so the
Mayans decided if their calendar ended so did the world
end. Actually I believe that they predicted a
new era of enlightenment, not a doomsday prophecy.
Some people just carried it a little to the
extreme. We also have Planet X (also known ad Nibiru)
that is headed toward the earth at great speed
but according to Universetoday.com this is not true either.
According to the Bible, Mathews 24:36, no
one knows the end time except God. Most people tend to
go with this version of the end of the earth.
Just in case we are all wrong led me to think about doing
some things that I have always wanted to do,
but just didn't have the time. Think about it. If you
knew the world was coming to an end in three years
your time would become extremely important and valuable.
All the things that you had been putting
off would now become a reality to you with a set deadline.
Travel, new home, new vehicle, more
excitement in your life, no more need to save for retirement,
your whole social and emotional state
of mind would be extracted and filled with new sources
of enlightenment about your future.
What would you do tomorrow? Who is the first person
you would call today? How much would your
life and lifestyle change? Would you continue your normal
routine for the next three years, waiting for
the end to come? Please don't take any of this literally
because I really don't think we as humans know
the time or the day that the earth will end or even
if the world will end.
It makes you think though! We are not promised tomorrow.
A word of advice would be live everyday
as if it might be your last. Be kind to everyone.
Tell those special people in your life how much they
mean to you, how much you love them, and how much
happiness they have brought into your life.
If the world does end in 2012 , you will be ready
and all your friends will know how much you loved
them.
See you December 22, 2012.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Changes in your Life
Reading a book by Gail Sheehy some years back
I discovered a fact about myself that I did
not know. Life Changes. It amazes me how
accurate this author was about my life. I am
sure that the book was not written for me ,
however she hit the nail on the head.
Each ten years of our lives seem to change.
We go through changes, sometimes
unbeknownst to even ourselves.
Changes in looks for sure, but also changes
in our personality and how we look at life.
Changes in how we handle our everyday problems,
changes in how we view other people's views ,
or other people's method of handling their
own problems. We seem to find fault with others
more readily or maybe we just grow more
impatient as we grow older. I have
seen my older parents take more interest in
their grandchildren maybe because they
had more free time to appreciate children
than they did years ago. I have noticed
myself looking at my life and people
around me and their lives and how we are
changing.
As you grow older life becomes both more
difficult and more enjoyable. You have a
better understanding of life and sometimes
when you realize this part of your life is
almost over. It is too late to change
or sometimes too late to make a difference.
Start taking a look at your life. Start
trying to understand what your life means.
Try to understand how your lot in life
affects other people around you. You may
want to change some aspects of your life to
make other people around you happier. Then
again you may not. Change is there
for the taking. Only you can change your life.
If you are happy and your life is full then
maybe you have realized the change somewhere
in your past time of life and you are already
at peace. You are lucky. People live a lifetime
of unhappiness and never find peace. The sad
part is they never figure out that only they
can make a change in their life to make their
life happier. Thus making everyone around them
happier and bringing peace to everyone in their
life. Change is good. Changes in our life pattern
is good. Change for the better is always good.
Look at your life. Do you need a change?
I discovered a fact about myself that I did
not know. Life Changes. It amazes me how
accurate this author was about my life. I am
sure that the book was not written for me ,
however she hit the nail on the head.
Each ten years of our lives seem to change.
We go through changes, sometimes
unbeknownst to even ourselves.
Changes in looks for sure, but also changes
in our personality and how we look at life.
Changes in how we handle our everyday problems,
changes in how we view other people's views ,
or other people's method of handling their
own problems. We seem to find fault with others
more readily or maybe we just grow more
impatient as we grow older. I have
seen my older parents take more interest in
their grandchildren maybe because they
had more free time to appreciate children
than they did years ago. I have noticed
myself looking at my life and people
around me and their lives and how we are
changing.
As you grow older life becomes both more
difficult and more enjoyable. You have a
better understanding of life and sometimes
when you realize this part of your life is
almost over. It is too late to change
or sometimes too late to make a difference.
Start taking a look at your life. Start
trying to understand what your life means.
Try to understand how your lot in life
affects other people around you. You may
want to change some aspects of your life to
make other people around you happier. Then
again you may not. Change is there
for the taking. Only you can change your life.
If you are happy and your life is full then
maybe you have realized the change somewhere
in your past time of life and you are already
at peace. You are lucky. People live a lifetime
of unhappiness and never find peace. The sad
part is they never figure out that only they
can make a change in their life to make their
life happier. Thus making everyone around them
happier and bringing peace to everyone in their
life. Change is good. Changes in our life pattern
is good. Change for the better is always good.
Look at your life. Do you need a change?
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Mothers
Lifestyle -May 2009 Showcase Magazine
Mothers by Larry Oldham
Mother's Day is this month ,and although
we know about a Mother's love,
sometimes we take it for granted. Mothers
live for their children. Mother's
sacrifice for their children , and Mother's
have a undying love for their children.
My Mother read the bible to me and my sister
nightly. Mother's who read to their children not
only love their children but want to teach their
children to love. This is a time when we ususually
bring a gift to our mother. No gift can match the gift
she has given to us...life itself. We never forget
our Mother's.
It would be impossible to live life, either good or bad,
without acknowledging the love of our mother. You are
always sure of your mother's love. A mother's
challenge is to love her children, while helping
the child to grow away from her and to become fully
independent. What challenge do we face today that is
harder than this challenge of our mother?
Someone once said “ A man loves his sweetheart the most,
his wife the best, and his mother the longest”.
A mother's love is in your heart forever. We are what
our mother's made us. A child is just a child to a mother ,
no matter what age the child reaches. When my mother felt
cold , I wore a coat. Even as an adult she still asks,
“Where is your coat, you will freeze to death.” A mother's
hopes and dreams are never forgotten for her children ,
no matter what their age. If you don't reach the top and
you don't reach her dreams or your dreams, you are still a
mother's child, who loves you with all her heart. You can
always be sure of your mother's love and your mother's arms
are always open when you need a hug. Reach out and hug
your mother today. To the world,you might be one person,
but to your mother you are her whole world and love is a free gift.
Mothers by Larry Oldham
Mother's Day is this month ,and although
we know about a Mother's love,
sometimes we take it for granted. Mothers
live for their children. Mother's
sacrifice for their children , and Mother's
have a undying love for their children.
My Mother read the bible to me and my sister
nightly. Mother's who read to their children not
only love their children but want to teach their
children to love. This is a time when we ususually
bring a gift to our mother. No gift can match the gift
she has given to us...life itself. We never forget
our Mother's.
It would be impossible to live life, either good or bad,
without acknowledging the love of our mother. You are
always sure of your mother's love. A mother's
challenge is to love her children, while helping
the child to grow away from her and to become fully
independent. What challenge do we face today that is
harder than this challenge of our mother?
Someone once said “ A man loves his sweetheart the most,
his wife the best, and his mother the longest”.
A mother's love is in your heart forever. We are what
our mother's made us. A child is just a child to a mother ,
no matter what age the child reaches. When my mother felt
cold , I wore a coat. Even as an adult she still asks,
“Where is your coat, you will freeze to death.” A mother's
hopes and dreams are never forgotten for her children ,
no matter what their age. If you don't reach the top and
you don't reach her dreams or your dreams, you are still a
mother's child, who loves you with all her heart. You can
always be sure of your mother's love and your mother's arms
are always open when you need a hug. Reach out and hug
your mother today. To the world,you might be one person,
but to your mother you are her whole world and love is a free gift.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Do Everything in Moderation
April 2009 Lifestyle – Showcase by Larry Oldham 2009
Live longer- with pizza, Relieve Gout with Cherries,
Fight Heart Disease with nuts, Calm Arthritis
with Oranges, Prevent Cancer – with berries, Fight
Diabetes with wine and beer, Cut Cholesterol
with Cinnamon. These are just a few headlines that
I have read over the last few months from all
sorts of sources. Special Nutrition Reports,
Preventive Magazines, Doctors Guides. Most of these
are probably headlines to get you to open up the
book,read, and subscribe. I opened a few and most of
the reports or stories, were small beginnings of larger
articles that you could read further if you
subscribed or ordered . I am not saying that these are
incorrect, or that these suggestions and /or ideas will
or will not work. (The Bible says do not be a glutton,
and do all things in moderation.)
I take this literally to mean use common sense in
everything that you do, including what you choose to
eat. Some people do not eat red meat. It is their
fervent belief that red meat causes Cancer.
Since scientist have not really determined what causes
Cancer, it is hard for me to be persuaded to
give up meat or try to circumvent getting Cancer by
doing anything recommended by these books I get in the
mail. I think the safest thing to do is eat what you
like, eat in moderation, exercise, laugh everyday,
and pray that you live to be a hundred.
That is just using common sense. This method is going
to be just as effective as any other document that I
have read that has not been substantiated by research.
Plus, even research sometimes changes over the course
of time. Just be happy, help your neighbor, smile at
everyone, be kind to everyone, eat some ice cream when
you want it, and if you find that you are putting on
weight, slow down your eating. Remember , everything
in moderation. It is a mantra that we all can adopt
and it does not cost us a dime. Today we need every dime.
With the money you save, buy your child or a grandchild
a toy...
and Grandchildren my friends , is a totally different column.
Live longer- with pizza, Relieve Gout with Cherries,
Fight Heart Disease with nuts, Calm Arthritis
with Oranges, Prevent Cancer – with berries, Fight
Diabetes with wine and beer, Cut Cholesterol
with Cinnamon. These are just a few headlines that
I have read over the last few months from all
sorts of sources. Special Nutrition Reports,
Preventive Magazines, Doctors Guides. Most of these
are probably headlines to get you to open up the
book,read, and subscribe. I opened a few and most of
the reports or stories, were small beginnings of larger
articles that you could read further if you
subscribed or ordered . I am not saying that these are
incorrect, or that these suggestions and /or ideas will
or will not work. (The Bible says do not be a glutton,
and do all things in moderation.)
I take this literally to mean use common sense in
everything that you do, including what you choose to
eat. Some people do not eat red meat. It is their
fervent belief that red meat causes Cancer.
Since scientist have not really determined what causes
Cancer, it is hard for me to be persuaded to
give up meat or try to circumvent getting Cancer by
doing anything recommended by these books I get in the
mail. I think the safest thing to do is eat what you
like, eat in moderation, exercise, laugh everyday,
and pray that you live to be a hundred.
That is just using common sense. This method is going
to be just as effective as any other document that I
have read that has not been substantiated by research.
Plus, even research sometimes changes over the course
of time. Just be happy, help your neighbor, smile at
everyone, be kind to everyone, eat some ice cream when
you want it, and if you find that you are putting on
weight, slow down your eating. Remember , everything
in moderation. It is a mantra that we all can adopt
and it does not cost us a dime. Today we need every dime.
With the money you save, buy your child or a grandchild
a toy...
and Grandchildren my friends , is a totally different column.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Defining Love Today
Defining Love Today
by Larry Oldham 2009
The most precious gift that God has given us is Love.
There are many forms of Love. There are many
kinds of Love. What we need to do today is very
simple. We need to define Love. We all know about
Love. We have heard Love defined by many poets,
playwrights, screenwriters, family members, former
lovers, and friends. Love is very subjective and
everyone has their own different ideas about what
Love is and what Love means.
Once you have defined love in your own mind, the next
step is to find someone to interpret a definition that
you can share with people everyday. Love is not easy.
Love is hard. The biggest problem with love is that
you can't always control it. Love controls us. You can
pick your partner. You can talk to your partner about
what love means. You can hope and pray that your partner
is always on the same track, or at least the two of you
start off on the same track that you want to share.
We have all been in love. We can all share our
stories and our feelings about what love has meant
to us both good and bad. You want to define love
as you see it, you want to find someone you can love,
and your main purpose is to find a way to stay in
love forever.
If you ask every bride how long she is going to stay
married one minute before she walks down the aisle, I
guarantee you that 99.9% will say forever. Not many
brides get married with the idea of an ending date
unless they have another agenda or ulterior motive.
Love begins with finding the right partner. You can
ask everyone you know, who the perfect partner is
and you will get as many definitions as the number
of people that you ask. Finding the perfect partner
is a task that fits only the criteria that you define.
Love comes in many packages, and all the people that
I know who are in love, knew by natural instinct,
that they had found the right person to love.
Sometimes our instincts prove to be wrong, as we see
by all the divorces in the world; however, in the
beginning, with a new person whom we fall in love
with, expectations of a longtime commitment and
being in love forever are readily accepted.
How do we make love last?
Philosophers have studied this question for years.
Is there a generally accepted answer globally?
Not that I am aware of.
So we are left with our own interpretation of our
own love relationship. Those people who make good
choices, work hard to please their partner and
commit to making love last, normally succeed.
Of course it takes two people willing to follow
this same course, and therein lies the problem:
Finding the right partner with the same commitment.
Finding someone who defines love the same as
you do.
The main goal is to find someone who makes you happy,
someone who makes you laugh and shares the same joys
of life that you do. Remember, you are talking about
a lifetime to be shared with this person, so choose
a person whom you can be in love with for the rest
of your life, plus a person who can always be your
best friend, in spite of the fact that you are both
totally in love.
Once the perfect partner is found, the goal for both
of you is to make the love you share last for a lifetime.
by Larry Oldham 2009
The most precious gift that God has given us is Love.
There are many forms of Love. There are many
kinds of Love. What we need to do today is very
simple. We need to define Love. We all know about
Love. We have heard Love defined by many poets,
playwrights, screenwriters, family members, former
lovers, and friends. Love is very subjective and
everyone has their own different ideas about what
Love is and what Love means.
Once you have defined love in your own mind, the next
step is to find someone to interpret a definition that
you can share with people everyday. Love is not easy.
Love is hard. The biggest problem with love is that
you can't always control it. Love controls us. You can
pick your partner. You can talk to your partner about
what love means. You can hope and pray that your partner
is always on the same track, or at least the two of you
start off on the same track that you want to share.
We have all been in love. We can all share our
stories and our feelings about what love has meant
to us both good and bad. You want to define love
as you see it, you want to find someone you can love,
and your main purpose is to find a way to stay in
love forever.
If you ask every bride how long she is going to stay
married one minute before she walks down the aisle, I
guarantee you that 99.9% will say forever. Not many
brides get married with the idea of an ending date
unless they have another agenda or ulterior motive.
Love begins with finding the right partner. You can
ask everyone you know, who the perfect partner is
and you will get as many definitions as the number
of people that you ask. Finding the perfect partner
is a task that fits only the criteria that you define.
Love comes in many packages, and all the people that
I know who are in love, knew by natural instinct,
that they had found the right person to love.
Sometimes our instincts prove to be wrong, as we see
by all the divorces in the world; however, in the
beginning, with a new person whom we fall in love
with, expectations of a longtime commitment and
being in love forever are readily accepted.
How do we make love last?
Philosophers have studied this question for years.
Is there a generally accepted answer globally?
Not that I am aware of.
So we are left with our own interpretation of our
own love relationship. Those people who make good
choices, work hard to please their partner and
commit to making love last, normally succeed.
Of course it takes two people willing to follow
this same course, and therein lies the problem:
Finding the right partner with the same commitment.
Finding someone who defines love the same as
you do.
The main goal is to find someone who makes you happy,
someone who makes you laugh and shares the same joys
of life that you do. Remember, you are talking about
a lifetime to be shared with this person, so choose
a person whom you can be in love with for the rest
of your life, plus a person who can always be your
best friend, in spite of the fact that you are both
totally in love.
Once the perfect partner is found, the goal for both
of you is to make the love you share last for a lifetime.
The Days of Wine and Roses
Lifestyle The Days of Wine and Roses by Larry Oldham
The days of Wine and Roses last forever without our
even noticing it. We come to realize about
the breadth of life somewhere in our late forties
and early fifties. Some of us are aware even earlier.
I felt that I would only live to be about thirty years
of age. I realized this when I was sowing my wild oats
in my twenties and just figured my life could not keep
on going this way. I was wrong,of course, and here I
am enjoying all the fruits of my labors from earlier
days, and looking foward to a fuller life going into
the twilight years. All of these words are to reassure
you and myself that life never ends until we die,and we
should enjoy living our life every minute of every day.
For some people this is a daily routine, but for others
life would be easier if they lived each day making sure
that the negative feelings and shortcomings in their life
are turned around and put into a positve mode. My thought
process sure has changed since I started taking one capsule
of Omega 3 on a daily schedule.
A friend of mine suggested it and told me how it had changed
his life, and since taking these capsules for a year I can
tell you that my disposition about many things has changed.
I still have problems andconflicts, but my power of reasoning
and understanding has made dealing with these problems easier.
I have suggested them to all age groups and every one of my
friends have come back and thanked me for changing their
perception in dealing with negative conflicts.
Every one has an opinion about how their world should work.
For me and many of my friends, taking a daily Omega 3
capsule has helped us tremendously. Check it out with
your doctor, or go on line and research other people's
feeling about them. If they make you feel better, and
they make life easier, we can not only march into spring
of 2009 in a better state of mind, we can march into the
rest of our lives with new positive feelings and higher
spirits. Being happy and fulfilled is a goal all of us have,
no matter what our age. If it isn't, then maybe we should
rearrange our thinking and make it a goal. If you are
happy and satisfied with life, then everyone in your
life will be happy because your happiness will serve
as a reflection and a mirror of what their life could
or should be.I give credit to taking Omega 3 capsules.
Welcome to the days of Wine and Roses..for a lifetime.
The days of Wine and Roses last forever without our
even noticing it. We come to realize about
the breadth of life somewhere in our late forties
and early fifties. Some of us are aware even earlier.
I felt that I would only live to be about thirty years
of age. I realized this when I was sowing my wild oats
in my twenties and just figured my life could not keep
on going this way. I was wrong,of course, and here I
am enjoying all the fruits of my labors from earlier
days, and looking foward to a fuller life going into
the twilight years. All of these words are to reassure
you and myself that life never ends until we die,and we
should enjoy living our life every minute of every day.
For some people this is a daily routine, but for others
life would be easier if they lived each day making sure
that the negative feelings and shortcomings in their life
are turned around and put into a positve mode. My thought
process sure has changed since I started taking one capsule
of Omega 3 on a daily schedule.
A friend of mine suggested it and told me how it had changed
his life, and since taking these capsules for a year I can
tell you that my disposition about many things has changed.
I still have problems andconflicts, but my power of reasoning
and understanding has made dealing with these problems easier.
I have suggested them to all age groups and every one of my
friends have come back and thanked me for changing their
perception in dealing with negative conflicts.
Every one has an opinion about how their world should work.
For me and many of my friends, taking a daily Omega 3
capsule has helped us tremendously. Check it out with
your doctor, or go on line and research other people's
feeling about them. If they make you feel better, and
they make life easier, we can not only march into spring
of 2009 in a better state of mind, we can march into the
rest of our lives with new positive feelings and higher
spirits. Being happy and fulfilled is a goal all of us have,
no matter what our age. If it isn't, then maybe we should
rearrange our thinking and make it a goal. If you are
happy and satisfied with life, then everyone in your
life will be happy because your happiness will serve
as a reflection and a mirror of what their life could
or should be.I give credit to taking Omega 3 capsules.
Welcome to the days of Wine and Roses..for a lifetime.
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