Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 THE BOOMERANGAs I was sitting outside this morning sipping my coffee and watching the sun climb over the horizon, I looked down and saw a curved stick on the ground that reminded me of a boomerang. Suddenly I was caught up in memories of me as a kid playing for hours on end in my grandpa's backyard with a small wooden boomerang he had given to me as a gift. Remember when you were a kid, how fascinated you were with boomerangs? (At least I was!) You take this flat, curved piece of wood and throw it and then watch in amazement as it curves around in the air and comes right back to you. As ‘miraculous’ as that seemed when we were kids, I've found that most of our life is like that. Whatever we ‘throw’ out there, comes back to us.We live in a ‘boomerang’ world. Let me explain: If you smile at someone, in almost every case, they will smile back. Try it now with someone nearby and see if it works.If you are kind toward someone, they will usually be kind in return.Of course, this also works in the other direction. If you complain to someone, they will ‘share’ their complaints with you. (In fact, you may quickly find yourself in a subtle competition to see who is more miserable.) If you get angry at someone, they too will respond to you with anger.And so on.The fact is, whatever you decide to ‘throw’ out into the world will usually circle around and land right back at your feet. (Much like the boomerangs we played with as kids.)This is what struck me this morning! I have a CHOICE about what I decide to ‘throw’ out into my world. I have a CHOICE about what I WANT to land at my feet?So, if you want more JOY ....... throw it out there!If you want more HAPPINESS…… throw some happiness out there to someone else and watch it ‘miraculously’ come back to you.It even works with money. Need money? Give some away. It works in just about every area of our life. When we give something away, i.e. we ‘throw’ it out there........ it comes back to us!But here is the good news. . And this is really the ‘miraculous’ part. We actually get MORE back than what we throw out there. Plant a seed and you don't just get one seed back. You get HUNDREDS and maybe even THOUSANDS!So from now on always remember the Boomerang! Make a conscious CHOICE about what you want to ‘throw’ out into the world. Whatever you ‘throw’ out there WILL come back to you …..many times over!! Remain Blessed!Duty is God, Work is Worship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 This is very true. I have experienced it first hand. Bessie SewsunkerAssistant AdministratorInformation Systems & TechnologyUniversity of Kwa-Zulu Natal (Westville Campus)Private Bag X54001Durban 4000SOUTH AFRICATel : 031 - 2607051Fax : 031 - 2607251e-mail : sewsunkerb >>> <MadhviSai 2007/04/19 10:44 PM >>> THE BOOMERANGAs I was sitting outside this morning sipping my coffee and watching the sun climb over the horizon, I looked down and saw a curved stick on the ground that reminded me of a boomerang. Suddenly I was caught up in memories of me as a kid playing for hours on end in my grandpa's backyard with a small wooden boomerang he had given to me as a gift. Remember when you were a kid, how fascinated you were with boomerangs? (At least I was!) You take this flat, curved piece of wood and throw it and then watch in amazement as it curves around in the air and comes right back to you. As 'miraculous' as that seemed when we were kids, I've found that most of our life is like that. Whatever we 'throw' out there, comes back to us.We live in a 'boomerang' world. Let me explain: If you smile at someone, in almost every case, they will smile back. Try it now with someone nearby and see if it works.If you are kind toward someone, they will usually be kind in return.Of course, this also works in the other direction. If you complain to someone, they will 'share' their complaints with you. (In fact, you may quickly find yourself in a subtle competition to see who is more miserable.) If you get angry at someone, they too will respond to you with anger.And so on.The fact is, whatever you decide to 'throw' out into the world will usually circle around and land right back at your feet. (Much like the boomerangs we played with as kids.)This is what struck me this morning! I have a CHOICE about what I decide to 'throw' out into my world. I have a CHOICE about what I WANT to land at my feet?So, if you want more JOY ....... throw it out there!If you want more HAPPINESS.. throw some happiness out there to someone else and watch it 'miraculously' come back to you.It even works with money. Need money? Give some away. It works in just about every area of our life. When we give something away, i.e. we 'throw' it out there........ it comes back to us!But here is the good news. . And this is really the 'miraculous' part. We actually get MORE back than what we throw out there. Plant a seed and you don't just get one seed back. You get HUNDREDS and maybe even THOUSANDS!So from now on always remember the Boomerang! Make a conscious CHOICE about what you want to 'throw' out into the world. Whatever you 'throw' out there WILL come back to you ...many times over!! Remain Blessed!Duty is God, Work is Worship Please find our Email Disclaimer here-->: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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