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Post author By Laura Weers
Post date July 24, 2020
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The pace of life refers to the speed at which changes and events happen. If you live in a big city, you probably live a fast-paced life. Small towns let you live the pace of life you prefer. I like to keep up with a group and am usually in front of the pack’s leader.

Covid 19 Has Changed Our Pace in Life

We have had to live with all the changes Covid 19 has added to our daily lives. Covid 19 is not a change in our daily routine that we saw coming. In March, our lives changed drastically with the pandemic. We all have to social distance ourselves and wear our masks to return to our old familiar pace in life.

Keep Up Your Pace While Traveling

I like to travel and keep pace with the rest of my tour group. I want to walk by the tour guide so I can hear everything she is telling me about the area we are looking at. I love to listen to the towns’ history, what crops they raise in the area, and why the people settled there. I especially loved my European travels, seeing where my relatives came from and walking down the same streets they walked down so many years ago.

Surround Yourself With People That Have The Same Pace As You.

I once had a Personal Pace Toro lawn mower and loved it because it went as fast as I walked. The mower and I had the same pace. I went on one tour, and the lady’s roommate would always be the last one on the bus, and she was always the first one on the bus in the morning. She kept apologizing to her roommate. One day she did not show up for 20 minutes., We had a full schedule of tours that day, and the bus driver took off without her. She had to catch a train to get back with our group again. Our tour guide had told our group that we would have to catch a train if we were very late. She kept on being late, but she could not take over the pace of our entire group.

Keeping Your Pace In Life Is Very Important

Please do not be late for appointments as it slows down everyone’s pace that comes after you on that day. Being on time is very important, so the pace of life moves along efficiently and smoothly. Business people do not have time to wait around for you. Always think of other people and not only yourself. We want to keep up our pace in life to the best of our ability. We all have several things that we have to get completed in one day. Do not be the one person that breaks another person’s pace in life.

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Let The Past Stay In The Past

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date July 13, 2020
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Do not relive moments in the past. The past will overtake your thoughts, and you will not be able to live in the present. You cannot change the outcome of past events, so why let them clutter your mind like a bag of garbage left on the curb?

Live in the here and now.

To enjoy and get the most out of your life, live here and now. Many of your past events will have pleasant memories that you may want to recreate but cannot accomplish the task. Towns change, and attractions you once enjoyed you cannot find any longer. Create new memories each day of your life, so you have many found to look back on in your old age.

Enrich your mind every day.

Make sure you learn something new every day. A stagnant mind has never helped anyone. Enrich your mind by reading books, attending lectures, going to museums, traveling, life-long learning classes, playing, concerts, and so much more. Stay busy and alert, and you will not think about events that bothered you in the past. When you stay active and your mind is engaged in accomplishing your work, you will have no time to think about the water that has gone over the bridge.

Keep busy everyday

I keep busy every day with projects I want to accomplish and generally get everything I have set out to do that day. I wish to live in the present and the here and now and keep moving forward. I like one lyric in a song from my past: Ain’t nothin’ going to break my stride. I have to keep moving now. When your stride in life gets damaged, you are hurt, also.

Create new adventures

Create new adventures every day. Go for a drive, walk in the parks, go camping, get your RV out of storage, and take a trip. We have a vast universe, so get out and explore a small portion of it today. Take short day trips and discover a new business, restaurant, ice cream shops, tea room, and an old hotel still serving elegant meals. I love to look at the architecture of old buildings as they are more ornate and detailed than the new houses today. I like looking at people’s flower gardens and vegetable gardens. I love looking at the farm animals that may be out and enjoying the great outdoors.

Never let the past rob you of the present.

Never let the past rob you of what the present offers you. I find and look for something new every day. The farmers market has terrific-tasting freshly baked bread, sweet rolls, vegetables, honey, homemade soaps, organic meats, brown eggs, and much more. I make the most of every day that God has blessed me with. I let the past stay in a garbage sack by the curb and choose to live in the present and make new memories. Do not let your mind stay cluttered with things from your past, and enjoy each day you are blessed with.

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Health Issues and Wearing Masks

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date July 10, 2020
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As a church lay minister, I feel that we should do all we can to protect others from getting the Corona Virus. We are God’s children and should show respect and care for each other’s health and overall well-being. Putting on a mask to save someone’s life is a small price to ask. One of your loved ones could die because someone did not like the sound of having to wear a mask. It is not that anyone is trying to control you. All they want to do is prevent people from dying a horrible death and a death away from all of their loved ones.

Some people cannot wear a mask due to their health problems because they have breathing problems and other health issues. They are particularly vulnerable to catching the Corona Virus from others. Some people have health problems they may have inherited or developed late in life that would cause certain death if they contracted the Coronavirus. The mask must be worn to prevent your death and the lives of those you hold most dear.

The Coronavirus is genuine and not a hoax, as people are dying in large numbers daily. We are losing our healthcare workers on the front lines and staff and residents at nursing homes. God gave us a brain, so let us use it and wear our masks to save lives. Everyone’s life is essential; we all have things to do and family members to care for. A man or a woman with small children should not have to come home and tell their children that Mom or Dad has died from the Coronavirus, and we do not know how we will survive now with only one income. Children need both parents as role models, and their lives will never be the same again after losing a parent.

All age groups are affected by this clever mutating Coronavirus. Young and old can die from the virus. I would feel horrible if I caused the death of a loved one because I did not want to social distance, wear a mask, and layout on the beach packed in like a can of sardines. Remember to wear your mask so your parents, Grandparents, children, friends, and relatives may have the gift of life that God gave them. Do not be selfish and think about your wants and needs only. God always thinks about each one of us equally on an everyday basis, so let’s not do any less for our fellow man. God died for our sins. Remember to love your neighbor as yourself and love and respect the lives of people you meet along life’s Hi-Way. Wear a mask as God would wear a mask to save us and all of his children on earth. Let’s ensure we have a long and healthy life by respecting each other’s health and well-being.

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Time With God

Time flies while you are having fun. If you are waiting for something, it is like time is standing still. The older we get, it seems the days are getting shorter. When one is in school, it seems the hands of the clock do not move. Time waits for no man. Do things today that should not be put off for another day.

God Makes Time For All Of Us every day.

God makes time for all of us every day. We should make time for God daily. Praise God for how he has blessed your day today. If you are stuck in traffic at a stop sign, reflect on God and nature. If something disrupts your plans for the day, do not get angry, God may be directing you to a more necessary cause.

Spend Time With Those You Love

Spend time with those you love, for one day; they will be gone until you reunite with them in heaven. God wants us to spend time with people and be their life cheerleaders. Bring hope, joy, peace, love, compassion, and more into the lives of others every day. Be a go-to person for people and put a smile on someone’s face today. Uplift and praise and thank people for everything they have done to help you and your community.

Make Time For God every day.

Make time for God every day. Without God in your life, there is no hope for you. You are to serve God and put him above all others. Time spent with God is your most valuable, so do not waste a single minute of your time with God. God is found in nature, church, and people spreading God’s good works. Even when your life is in chaos, God still holds and uplifts you; look for subtle signs of God as his beauty surrounds you daily, and you are blessed with God by your side. Spend your time wisely and effectively with God and where it will do its best. Glory be to God in the highest.

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Shortcuts

There are no actual shortcuts in life. You may think you are taking a shortcut in a job someone hired you to do. If the job is not completed satisfactorily, you will have to work in the same position again until you complete it to their specifications. People notice if you try to take shortcuts in life.

God Notices If You Take Shortcuts In Life

God notices if you take shortcuts in life. If you only think to ask God for help when you are in dire straights, you have lost the concept of prayer. Thank God when you have smooth sailing because, without God by your side, all sailing would have rough waves. Thank God for the small and large events in your life that have enriched and strengthened you.

Shortcuts Will Eventually Catch Up With You

Be your best and do your best every single day of your life. Remember, shortcuts will catch up with you eventually. If you put your soul and your heart into a project, it will reflect through your project. People will admire and look up to you for what you have done with your life. Make a positive difference in the World every day that you are blessed to be in this World.

Don’t Take Shortcuts On The Interstates

Even when we take shortcuts while driving, we miss magnificent scenery. The interstates make for fast travel, but I prefer the scenic Hi-Ways and Bi-Ways. I love to travel on the old back roads and see old homes, barns, and animals, enjoying being out and about in nature. I once got on an old mining road in Colorado and discovered an old cemetery with tombstones dating back to 1797. Remnants of the old mine were still there. The water tower and some of the sifters for separating the Gold from the debris were still there.

God Never Takes Any Shortcuts With You

Worship and thank God for being in your life every day that you are here on Earth, and do not take any shortcuts. Remember, shortcuts only cause problems for everyone concerned. God never takes any shortcuts with you.

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Do Not Have Broken Links In Your Life

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 19, 2020
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Broken links in your life can have profound effects on your life for many years to come. Do not lose your connection to your family. A simple family squabble should be resolved quickly and not escalate into more than what it was. Forgive people and stay connected to them. You can forgive a person easily as God forgives us for our sins. We may never forget what the person has done to us but we can still forgive them. Do not lose your link to family and friends. Good friends are hard to find and family should be a scared bond forever in your heart.

Stay Linked To God

Never lose your link to God. Without God by your side your life is meaningless. God has created you in his image so you can help enrich the lives of others. Be kind and bring joy into the lives of others. God is my compass through thick and thin. God has put me on earth to complete a mission for him which I intend to run to the finish line with. Without my link to God I would have perished by now. God knows knows our strengths and our weaknesses and he can lead us to the path that will do the most good.

Stay Linked To Friends And Family

Maintain your links to friends and family that you might be separated from. Talk to them on the phone and let them know that you appreciate that they are in your life. Send pictures, text, emails and letters to each other often s that may be the highlight of their day. Send Christmas cards at Christmas time as all of us appreciate receiving a nice card. Send Get Well , Thinking Of You and Thank you notes to people as you can stay connected and thy now that you appreciate them being in your life.

A Chain With A Broken Link Is Of No Value

A dog chain or a log chain with a broken link is of no value to anyone. Your dog may run away and get harmed or injured. A log chain will not be able to help you pull anything with a broken link in the chain. A necklace that breaks away from your neck because of a weak link will cause you to lose it and what you have attached to it. Chains must have all of there links to be able to be helpful or useful to people.

DNA Chain

Our DNA is linked and when a link is broken in our DNA chain we have a huge medical problem of some kind that will affect us for our entire life. Links are made not to be broken for they are made for our benefit. One damaged nerve cell or a missing link affects your whole body or your inner you. Modern medicine keeps working on why links get broken in our body. A broken link can be the result of a genetic mutation and so much more.

Stay Linked To Others And All Will Benefit

Links get broken on the internet and cause trouble for people trying to connect to that link. It takes a lot of time to fix a broken link of any kind. Stay linked to God, friends, family and church as all of these links make you who you are today and who you will be in the future. Stay linked and true to each other and help link people to other people so many will benefit from the links they have established with each other. We all have our own God given talents and if we do not break our links with each other so much good can be accomplished in the World. God bless you and yours.

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Acts Of Kindness

Be kind to people and thank them for everything they do for you and others to help them. Talk to people on the phone and try to uplift them and make them happy. Compliment people often and do not take people for granted. Write or text a note to people and let them know you are thinking about them.

If you see your neighbors out and about, say hello to them and ask them how they are today. Invite people out for coffee or go for a walk in your neighborhood. If you do not hear from someone, call and check up on them. Be friendly to people and considerate of their feelings. Be generous and give to your local food bank, church, and many worthy charities that help and uplift people.

Little acts of kindness can turn into big acts of kindness. If everyone gives what they can to charities, it can do a great deal of good quickly. If several people give money toward a scholarship, it can change the life of the person who receives it forever. A job with a future enriches and fulfills a person and gives them a sense of self-worth.

Go out of your way to spread a little kindness in the lives of others today and every day. Hold a door open for someone today and compliment them, as this will make their day a little brighter. Give people spontaneous gifts now and then as it will be a pleasant surprise for them. Give a stranger a gift or some money and make their day.

Kindness matters significantly in the lives of people you impact by being kind to them. Do not say hurtful things to people, as it may follow them forever. Always lift people and congratulate them on their accomplishments. Never put someone or some person’s business down. If you cannot say anything good about them, avoid them and stay away from them.

If you are kind to other people, you are helping yourself also. If you are kind to people, they tend to be kind to you. People never forget a mean or hateful person and will avoid you. Go out of your way to show kindness to people every day that you are blessed to be on earth. Be one of God’s good stewards as often as possible.

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Never Take Advantage Of A sick Or Ill Person

Never Take Advantage Of A Sick Or Ill Person

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 5, 2020
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Some people think charging an ill person for services rendered is OK. The Sick person could be elderly and living on limited funds. If you can afford to buy them items, do it out of the goodness of your heart and do not charge them for the things you have done for them. Someday you will be elderly and living on limited funds yourself.

Years ago, a high-paying job for people paid $20,000.00 a year in wages. Now the cost of an average nursing home is $6800.00 to $9000.00 a month. The money they made in one year is gone in about 2 to 3 months. Their social security check is only about $600.00 a month. Their money goes very quickly in their old age. Be a good steward and help them as often as possible. Never take advantage of a down-and-out person, for you have sunk as low as you can if you do so. I have no time for opportunists or vultures.

Never ask someone for their possessions while alive or steal from them. You are a poor excuse for a human being if you have to rob the sick and dying. The person has made out a will; if you are not in it, live with it. Treat people how you want to be treated when you are sick or dying, and remember you are setting an example for your children and how they will be treating you down the road.

Do not be a vulture preying on those who are dying. The person you are preying on will see you for your true colors. I have seen people waiting for someone to die and what they might do with their money. People have told me they have made out new wills after they have overheard relatives talking about how they will be spending their money or who will be getting each one of their possessions. If you want money work for it as everyone else has; never expect things to hand to you on a silver platter.

Respect your elders, love and honor them in sickness, and be with them through good and bad times. May God bless you and your sick, elderly, and Ill friends. Remember, we are growing older every day. Make life for those you know as pleasant as possible each day that we are blessed to be on earth.

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Keeping Up Your Faith

If you have faith, you believe with a firm conviction that things will get better in your times of trouble and hardships. When we feel helpless about a situation or event, we have to put our trust in God. In my times of weakness, I pray to God that he will give me renewed strength. God is my source of power and well-being; with God by my side, who can be against me?

Always make time for prayer in your life, as it will bring you closer to God, and thank him every day for the blessings bestowed on you. Read your Bible and see how it can help you in your daily living and how you can be a better steward of God. Read a daily devotion and consider how to apply it to your day today. Listen to uplifting and relaxing music and sing praises to God today. Make friends with like-minded people and reach out to others.

Belief in God is based on Spiritual belief rather than proof. You don’t have to see God believe he genuinely exists. Faith is found in religion and being involved in your church. Faith comprises trust, conviction, belief, religion, your church, and persuasion. Without faith, we would feel our life had no purpose or meaning. We need faith to survive in the World and to be with God someday in heaven.

Take time to be by yourself and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. Looking at God’s majestic beauty in the World should strengthen your faith in God. God’s creation shows us that he has faith in us to be good stewards of the land so that people can enjoy the beauty God has laid out for us.

Wear your faith proudly and pass it on to others. Faith tells us that when we get up in the morning, God has a belief-filled day waiting for us. Faith allows us to know that we will live on spiritually forever and our life has a great and glorious purpose in God’s eyes. Keep up your faith every day, and be steadfast.

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getting Your Hair Done And Going To Farmers market With Covid - 19

Getting Your Hair Done and Going To Farmers Market With Covid -19

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 26, 2020
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My hair was done today at Main Street Styles in Clear Lake, Iowa. My hairdresser Jewell wore a mask while she worked on my hair, and I also wore a show. She had hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, rubber gloves, a new face mask for her customers, and more sanitizing agents. Jewell dyed my hair which was in dire need of hair dye. She then washed my hair, cut, dried, and styled it. I felt like a new woman with my hair cut and dyed.

All of the chairs were wiped down, and the tools were sanitized. The magazines were given to the customer to keep or thrown in the trash. The cover that she placed over me was sprayed down and sanitized. Her salon goes the extra mile to keep you looking good while practicing what is necessary to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

When I paid my bill and set up my next appt., there was hand sanitizer by the checkout counter, which I used before I left. We must thank our hairstylists as they put their lives on the line while working so close to us.

My trip to the Farmers Market in Clear lake, Iowa, was perfect. People were practicing social distancing. You just had to point at the item you wanted, which was put in a plastic bag for you. I left with a beautiful loaf of Apple cranberry bread and one dozen brown eggs. When I got home, I tried a slice of bread, and it was delicious.

The items available at the Farmers Market were spinach, onions, rhubarb, honey, soaps, bread, herbs, eggs, and much more. The vendors at the Farmers Market were very friendly and explained how their bread was made and if it was gluten-free. We must thank our food providers for having fresh food available with the Covid – 19 Virus.

Thank everyone often on the front lines in this pandemic for us. Always wear your mask for the next life you save might be your own, a friend, a family member, and all the people someone holds dear in their heart. God Bless you and yours.

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