Men and women are so different

• A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants; a woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t want.

• A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband; a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

• A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend; a successful woman is one who can find such a man.

• To he happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little; to be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

• Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

• Any married man should forget his mistakes—there’s no use in two people remembering the same thing.

• A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t; a man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.

• A woman has the last word in any argument; anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

• There are two times when a man doesn’t understand a woman: before marriage and after.

Inspiring Thoughts...

• Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
  
• You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
  
• Love...and you shall be loved.
  
• God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
  
• All people smile in the same language.
  
• Everyone needs to be loved... especially when they do not deserve it.
  
• The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
  
• Laughter is God's sunshine.
  
• Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.
  
• It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.
  
• Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.
  
• If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
  
• Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.
  
• The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.
  
• Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul.
  
• Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
  
• Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.
  
• Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.
  
• To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.
  
• We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for.
  
• Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished.
  
• Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others.
  
• For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.
  
• Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are.

"I Would not Quit" He Said

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality...I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God."God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?""Yes", I replied."When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said."In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. "I would not quit." He said."Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots" "I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.""Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet, they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high!""How high should I rise?" I asked."How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned."Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."I left the forest and bring back this story.