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Harvey Mackay
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Long ago in a small village was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A happy little dog learned of the house and decided to visit. When he arrived outside, he bounced up the front steps to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears perked high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.
To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house too. He slowly climbed the front steps and hung his head low as he looked in the doorway. When he saw 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled, and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place. I will never go back there again.”
Happiness is in the here and now, not in the somedays. Will you really be happier when the camper loan is paid off, the kids have made it through college, your spouse gets that promotion, or you buy that new car? Maybe momentarily, but that kind of happiness is fleeting. Only when you make a deposit into life will you reap the reward of life. And you will reap the quality of life in proportion to the
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Psychologist William James said, “I don’t sing because I’m happy. I’m happy because I sing.”
Happiness is a state of mind. The mind is the most powerful tool in the universe, and you are the one who controls it. Like your car, if you see your mind heading in the wrong direction, you can steer it another way. You need to steer your mind away from negative feelings and head in a different direction. Don’t dwell on the situation that brought you to that emotional state.
John Lennon, the legendary member of “The Beatles” said: “When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
When the library of Alexandria burned centuries ago, only one insignificant book was saved. A poor man who could read a little bought it for a few coppers. The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages he found something very interesting indeed – a thin strip of parchment on which was written the secret of the touchstone.
The touchstone, according to the document, was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles on a beach. The real stone would feel warm to the touch, while ordinary pebbles are cold.
The man went to the seashore described on the parchment and began testing pebbles. Figuring that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea.
Hespentdaysathissearch,pickingupcold pebbles, then throwing them into the sea. One day, after weeks and months, the man picked up a pebble and threw it into the sea. Then he realized that the pebble had been warm – the touchstone! But he had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
Such is the pursuit of happiness. Searching for that one magic pebble, people expend countless energy and effort. Even when the supposed happiness-producing experience is realized, it is often cast aside. Happiness is enjoying each pebble-like life experience because you’ve decided to focus on the good in all of life’s moments.
Mackay’s Moral: When you start looking for the good in life, the pebbles will become steppingstones to happiness.
Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
Grey Eagle United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Friday, Dec. 24 • 3:00 PM
The Grey Eagle United Methodist Church is located at Todd County Roads 2 and 47
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 • Grey Eagle-Burtrum Lions American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1-7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Grey Eagle. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 • Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 3 p.m. at Grey Eagle United Methodist Church. See ad on page 2. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 • Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra Fare Well Come VIII at 6:30 p.m. at LPGE Secondary School, Long Prairie.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 • Jam Session & Potluck starting at 1 p.m. at the Villagle ViewApartments, Grey Eagle. See ad on page 8. ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall. BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holdingford City Hall. FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.
FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. with cards/Bingo/coffee/dessert.
GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.
MELROSE VFW #7050 POST/AUX. • Meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Melrose American Legion Clubrooms. STEARNS CO. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY • Meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany. SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in starts at 8; meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle. ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the secondTuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.
TODD COUNTY REPUBLICANS • Meets second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Clarissa. UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
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