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Two Days We Should Not Worry

Two Days We Should Not Worry

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry,
two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.

Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday.

We cannot undo a single act we performed;
we cannot erase a single word we said.
Yesterday is gone forever.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities, its burdens,
its large promise and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow’s sun will rise,
either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.

This leaves only one day, Today.
Any person can fight the battle of just one day.
It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, Live but one day at a time.

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Share Your Time

Share some time with those who need you.
They need our time more then we will ever know. It seems that we can get so wrapped up in our work or whatever else it may be and we tend to ignore those that need us the most. I received this email awhile back and found it to be sad. Sad because I know I have been on both ends of the story at one time or another or have seen it in others lives as well.

Share Your Time(author unknown)

A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?

“That’s none of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.

“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.

“If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?”

The father was furious. “If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you’re being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don’t have time for such childish games.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy’s questioning. How dare him ask such questions only to get some money.

After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00, and he really didn’t ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep son?” he asked.

“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here’s that $10.00 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, beaming. “Oh, thank you daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man.

“Why did you want more money if you already had some?” the father grumbled.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied.

“Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?”

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98 Frugal Date Ideas. Happy Valentines Day!

Going on dates doesn’t always have to mean draining your wallet at fancy restaurants. There are plenty of affordable and entertaining dates you can go on with your beloved. After all, it’s really the time you spend with your sweetheart that matters and not how much you’re spending on the dates. Here are 98 frugal dates for you to try:

  1. Cook each other’s family recipes for each other.
  2. Nostalgia movie night. Watch your favorite movies from during your school years.
  3. Watch a free improv show.
  4. Go for a hike in a beautiful park.
  5. Picnic outdoors and prep delicious foods to feed each other with.
  6. Explore the farmers market together, and share some juicy fruits or tasty snacks to munch on.
  7. Take a tour around a museum the both of you haven’t been to (preferably on free museum day!).
  8. Go to open mic night and sing your heart out.
  9. Visit a board game cafe and play games to your heart’s content.
  10. Pal up with your partner for trivia nights in neighborhood bars.
  11. Create your own city tour, and visit historic landmarks.
  12. Pick a documentary, and discuss it after watching.
  13. Have a book club date night. Choose a book to read together, and hold an intimate book club meeting for two when you’re both done with it.
  14. Volunteer together at the pound, homeless shelter, or your favorite nonprofit.
  15. Go swimming together.
  16. Stargaze and try to name the constellations you’re staring at with the help of an app or book.
  17. Watch birds and wildlife, and try to identify them with a book or app.
  18. Pick fruit from a farm, and find recipes to cook the fruit.
  19. Plan a trip together, and share pretty pictures and hot-spot descriptions with each other.
  20. Buy a travel book of your dream travel destination, and read it together.
  21. Visit the library, and read books together.
  22. Take a free meditation class together.
  23. Bike around the city.
  24. Bring $5 to the mall and see who ends up with the best buy.
  25. Rollerblade together or go to a roller skating rink.
  26. Try ice skating.
  27. Go on a free factory tour.
  28. Go bowling.
  29. Play a sport together.
  30. Make desserts for each other.
  31. Become a kid again, and play games at the arcade.
  32. Throw a fondue night, and experiment with unique ingredients.
  33. Go fishing.
  34. Watch a movie in a drive-in theater, and make a sundae or a root beer float to consume at home before going.
  35. Visit the zoo.
  36. Go to a jazz bar.
  37. Build a jigsaw puzzle together.
  38. Go to a local festival.
  39. Visit a flea market or thrift store, and try to find things you can restore together.
  40. Walk around Ikea, and get a meal there after exploring.
  41. Miniature golf.
  42. Attend a tasting of your favorite liquor.
  43. Check out an art exhibit.
  44. Paint together.
  45. Try to fold challenging origami pieces.
  46. Design mugs for each other.
  47. Go to a playground, and exchange childhood memories.
  48. Visit a dog park with your dog.
  49. Attend a pet show or meetup in your area.
  50. Make a scrapbook of your best memories together.
  51. Practice photo shoots if one of you is into photography.
  52. Attend free lectures.
  53. Go to a book signing.
  54. Doing crossword puzzles together.
  55. Take a dance class.
  56. Go to ’80s or ’90s night at a club or bar in your city, and dress up in clothes from that era.
  57. Paint ceramics together.
  58. Take a scenic road trip.
  59. Play video games from your childhood.
  60. Go to an airport, and watch planes take off together.
  61. Make and experiment with cocktails. Come up with your own names for the concoctions.
  62. Take a ferry ride.
  63. Camp in your room, and make blanket forts. Make s’mores with your microwave. Tell ghost stories.
  64. Fly a kite together. Perhaps even make the kite together before flying it.
  65. Play truth or dare with each other.
  66. Go on a coffee date.
  67. Visit movie locations in your city, and watch the movies after your tour.
  68. Go to the beach, and enjoy activities like building sandcastles and skipping rocks.
  69. Do a spa night at home, and give each other massages.
  70. Learn a new skill together from YouTube tutorials.
  71. Start watching a TV series together.
  72. Start a blog together.
  73. Go to the rooftop of a very high building and enjoy the view. Bring some sparklers to play with.
  74. Tackle an upcycling project. See this list of 200 suggestions.
  75. Write out your bucket list with each other.
  76. Admire the architecture in your city.
  77. Watch a play together. There are plenty of affordable plays hosted by colleges and local community groups.
  78. Pet-sit together.
  79. Go to a dive bar, and challenge each other to a game of pool, darts, or shuffleboard.
  80. Go open-house-hopping together.
  81. Check out an indoor rock climbing gym.
  82. Play in the snow. Make snow angels and snowmen. Start a snowball fight, and slide down a hill on a sled.
  83. Check out a local band.
  84. Redeem a daily deal together.
  85. Visit a candy store or ice cream parlor, and spend time talking and enjoying sweets.
  86. Watch a sports game together.
  87. Attend a poetry reading.
  88. Participate in a Nerf war.
  89. Attend free mixers in your city.
  90. Explore a haunted house.
  91. Go on a bus or train and get off at a random destination, then spend time exploring that neighborhood.
  92. Make a pizza together with all your favorite toppings. Get creative, and attempt to make a dessert pizza.
  93. Watch a high school or college sport together.
  94. Go to a foreign film night. They usually host one at a school or the library.
  95. Volunteer at an archeological dig.
  96. Attend a Home Depot workshop.
  97. Learn a language together.
  98. Go geochaching together.
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