Saturday, March 13, 2010

living Eulogies

A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek for "good words")

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A living eulogy marks our appreciation or gratitude for someone who has contributed to the quality of our lives.

"How many times have you regretted NOT telling or showing a person how much they meant to you?

Perhaps you felt too shy and awkward. Perhaps the moment never naturally arose or maybe you felt the person you wanted to share your feelings with wasn't open to receiving them. And then they're gone, sometimes out of your life forever. Now instead of telling them directly you tell the people who have gathered....." (QUOTES from Susan)

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DID YOU KNOW....that

Eulogies are usually delivered by a family member or a close family friend in the case of a deceased person. For a living eulogy given in such cases as a retirement, a senior colleague could perhaps deliver it. On occasions eulogies are given to those who are severely ill or elderly in order to express words of love and gratitude before they pass away. (WIKI)

RONNY & GEORGE


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Some Things
they should have told you
...while you were alive....

What are premeditated obituaries....?


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Sandpaper People - the Ones Who Rub You the Wrong Way

Everybody deals with them—people who rub you the wrong way, often leaving abrasions behind!

Mary Southerland goes beyond just giving good advice on how to handle tough relationships. Using examples from her own painful experiences, a readily applicable format—and a dusting of humor and intriguing “Sandpaper Facts” throughout—she frames key principles of relating to rub–you–the–wrong–way types such as...

  • be loving—recognize their worth
  • be humble—choose against pride
  • be encouraging—become their cheerleader
  • be strong—develop endurance
  • be committed—refuse to walk away

Readers will see how God, using the difficult people in their lives, is reshaping them into men and women who can express His forgiveness, mercy, and tender affection.

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