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Inspiration Personafied
Is It The Shoes?
CONGRATS TO THE ORIGINAL #23 MJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jIpf-RpAKO0
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. As class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2" in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They in response, agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a small box of pebbles and proceeded to pour them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He once again asked the students if the jar was full. They in response, agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a carton of sand and proceeded to pour the sand into the jar. Quite evidently, filling all the remaining space. The professor once again asked the class if the jar was full. The students exhaustively responded with a unanimous "Yes!!!." "Now!", said the satisfied professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life." "The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children -things in your life that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full." "The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house, your car." "Everything else is small stuff." "If you were to fill the jar with sand first," he continued "there would not be any room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you." "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fixing the disposal." "Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled and responded, "I`m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always going to be some room for a couple of beers." Author Unknown
Soulmates vs. Playmates
  First, we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the picking. The decision must be made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before it's made on an emotional one. "What about love? Shouldn't that be the third?" No, and here's why: "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it??(Jer. 17:9). The heart is willful and is driven by its own agenda. It does not consider things rationally and intelligently--it just loves to love "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Prov.4:23). Whenever you meet a man, you need to get clearance from God, check out his attributes, and then allow your heart to engage. Dating exists for collecting data. Friendship is two people walking together in agreement and accountability, learning and growing together. Courtship follows the mutual agreement to commit to one another exclusively. It is a period of laying a foundation. Use the time wisely to gather facts: Is the person mate material? Does this man have an intimate relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ? Does he care what God thinks about his behavior? Is he accountable to God as well as another co-laborer in the faith? Accountability is an important factor. Is your potential spouse a member of the family of God? Scripture is clear on this: "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Cor. 6:14). You need to have common interests and values and agree on the essentials of living day to day. You have a similar spiritual walk. You eat the same spiritual diet. You enjoy a lot of similar things. You have like interests, like goals in life, like opinions on basic life issues. You have had like experiences in your background. Though there is some truth that opposites attract, like-minded folks fare better together. Furthermore, does he want to get married? If you want to be married and your dreamboat isn't interested, don't waste your time. Remember, women fall in love and get married. Men decide to get married and then look for a wife. Note the difference in order. So if a guy says he's not looking for anything serious, take his words seriously. Does this man want you? Is he pursuing you? The man who is right for you will pursue you, and God's hand in the relationship will be clear - No guessing, no fleeces, no dead ends. Scripture says: "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord" (Prov. 18:22). Note--who finds whom? THE MAN FINDS THE WIFE. From the beginning of time, God has transported men and women across the world in order to put them together. At the RIGHT TIME, He will bring that man on the scene and he will find you. In God's perfect design, the man is the one who recognizes his mate. Adam had no problem recognizing that Eve was his missing rib. You do not need to strategically place yourself anywhere. Men will do whatever they have to do to get what they truly want. The man in your life should recognize you as the pearl of great price in his life and be willing to do whatever he must in order to gain your hand. If he is passive about gaining your affections, take it as a sign that he is not interested. Many a woman's mother has suggested that it is a good idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love him. As cold as that sounds, it actually might be scriptural if you stop to think about it: "We love him because He first loved us" (1 Jn 4:19). Until then, take the ultimate chill pill. You don't need a bunch of men in your life to make you feel all right about yourself. You need only one man--your man, the one God has selected to select you. The right man at the wrong time can be just as awful as the wrong man at any time. Trust God's timing. He is the ultimate matchmaker. Relax, sit pretty and allow yourself to be found. Again--WAIT until the man voices his intentions. He should take the lead in establishing the relationship. You may have an inkling that he is the one, but God will use the man to set the tone of the relationship. Allow him the opportunity to woo you --this is your first act of submission. Jesus set the standard for all men to follow. They should love us first. They should lead the relationship. The man in your life should not desire to move into your house, only into your heart. A man who prepares for your future has made his intentions clear. A man who is husband material has the means to take care of a wife. He is a responsible human being who understands he needs to have something to offer. In short, a man should have the means to be a suitable lover for you. Check out his buddies. Everyone knows birds of the same feather flock together, yet most women fail to see the connection between a man and his friends. A man's pals tell you a lot about the person that you haven't seen yet. They reveal things about the guy's character that might be hidden when he is on good behavior. Everyone knows how to put his best foot forward. Check out his relationship with his mother. How does he treat her? This is your preview of how he will treat you. There are lots of men who, because negative relationship with their mothers, really don't like women, yet say they do. Unresolved issues between mother and son continue between husband and wife. Remember that a man's family reveals the cloth from which he's cut. Take note and decide whether you want your future with the man in your life to look like his present family situation. Check out the patterns of his life. Do you see repeated cycles of drama in his personal kingdom? Broken relationships? Commitment problems? Job issues? Mood swings? Is a problem always someone else's fault? Does he embrace responsibility or shirk it? Does he keep his promises? Is he a man of good reputation? Time will always reveal whether or not he is made of the right stuff. Does this man have a vision for his life? Is he running with that vision? Is the man in your life guided by sense of destiny and purpose, or does he just allow life to happen around him? A man who is unsure of his mission can be a miserable person. A woman whose mission statement is clear does not intimidate a man who has vision. She will be your best ally and assistant because he wants you both to make it! A man who cannot be supportive of your achievements because he is uncertain of his own life is not a partner to have and to hold forever. Creating dependencies or feelings of obligation is not the way to get the best out of your man. Somewhere along the way, he will resent you and flee from the burden of obligation he associates you with. You want a man who's firmly anchored in his identity in Christ. Remember, we are looking for a man who will be priest and leader in his home. His first instinct should be to want to cover you, redeem you, and provide for you. Your job is to decide if this is the man God has ordained for you to complement. Do your talents and gifts complement his? Does his gifts complement yours? What about your temperaments? Do you see the two of you as an effective team capable of bringing blessing to the lives of those around you? Do your futures mesh? Can you coordinate your gifts in an attractive and effective way? If the man you meet makes you feel that you need to completely reinvent yourself, something is wrong. This is where I ask you to consider the relationship in terms of cost. Is this relationship expensive spiritually, emotionally, or physically? Does your longing for a mate make you willing to forfeit who you are in the process? Or does he see you as the gift that you are? The man in your life should consider you as a rare find, because of you he is getting ready to get blessed big-time! Any relationship that causes you to feel unworthy, unlovely, unacceptable, or undesirable is too expensive! God has called the man to cover, protect, and provide for a woman, materially, emotionally and spiritually. You should be richer in mind, body and spirit for your union with the man of your dreams. The man in your life should make rich deposits into your heart and spirit, not withdrawals. Does he have a healthy love & acceptance of himself? Make sure the man in your life has taken time to heal from past relationships and has made peace with himself. How he cares for himself is how he will care for you. A man's relationship with God is crucial here. His love for himself will only be as strong as his love for God. This is not something that you can impart. You cannot be his savior or teacher. That is out of spiritual order. In his rightful place as your personal priest, he should be leading you to a richer relationship with Christ. If he is causing you to compromise your faith and destabilize your walk, if he is leading you into sexual sin or causing you to be distracted from your commitment to Christ, the relationship is too expensive. Offending the Lover of your soul, who promises you eternal love, is too high a fare to pay for a ride that has a limited run. If you and your man can't soar in the Spirit, when the force of your love for another is tested by the pull or gravity of the world, your union will not be able to survive. So you decide. How much is your life worth? How much is your love worth? You will be able to accept only what you believe you deserve. God Himself calculated the worth of your love and decided it was worth His life. He now pledges you His love for eternity. Should you expect less from a mortal man? Throughout the Biblical age, men were willing to pay the cost for the hand that they desired. The truth of the matter is, everyone knows that anything worth having, costs. And no one gets a ride in this life for free. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" Hebrews 11:1 Author Unknown Though Michael Jordan and his Air Jordan line of sneakers are widely credited for creating "Sneaker Culture", the history of sneakers as it exists today would be radically altered if it were not for Tinker Hatfield. Over 20 years ago, a young Michael Jordan, slightly unhappy with his first two Air Jordan sneakers, was being lured away from Nike to adidas by two ex-Nike employees. On the verge of leaving Nike, Tinker Hatfield walked into the room where Michael was explaining his potential flight from Nike and unveiled what would later become known as the Air Jordan III. The rest, is history. Two decades and a number of the most memorable sneakers to ever grace the Basketball court later, Tinker Hatfield and Michael have come together once again to create the Air Jordan XX3, potentially, the grand finale to the Air Jordan line. During the official Air Jordan XX3 Press Conference, Tinker explained the design process and performance aspects of the Air Jordan XX3 to the invited press. After his detailing of the Air Jordan XX3, Tinker opened the floor to a Q&A session, during which, an a-typically shy press gallery hesitated to prod deeper into the Air Jordan XX3. 1. The first thing you notice on everyone is their shoes. 2. When you walk into class people occasionally say Another Pair?!? 3. The teachers even notice when you get new shoes. 4. Instead of taking the shortcut with your friends in the grass or dirt you walk all the way around the cement. 5. Your parents get really mad when you get another pair of shoes. 6. When somebody insults your shoes, you stuck up for them like they are your children. 7. You constantly look at peoples shoes when you walk by them. 8. Before you go out, you think for a good 10 15 minutes about which sneakers you should wear. 9. You do not wear certain sneakers to parties/clubs because you are afraid someone is going to step on them. 10. You do not wear White/Clear sole shoes in the rain. 11. You keep every single pair of shoes in the box stuffed. 12. When people you know (or even strangers) who always see you, look at you, and then look directly down to your feet to see what your shoe you are wearing. 13. Most of the time your shoes are the main center attraction. 14. You feel insulted when someone says Theyre JUST shoes! 15. You want multiple pairs of the same shoe. 16. You browse eBay daily to find that HG (Holy Grail). 17. You are willing to spend good money on your HG in NDS (Near Dead stock) condition. 18. You know at least 2 people in every shoe store you go to. 19. Your paintings are shoe themed. 20. You could have bought a small car for the amount you spent on your collection. 21. You get really defensive about any damage to your shoes. 22. You save up your lunch money over a month to buy a new pair. 23. You look down at your shoes every 5 minutes. 24. Your drawer is full of shoe cleaners. 25. You skip appointments to go to the mall because new pair of Jordans are being released. 26. You know what NT and ISS stands for. 27. You sit and keep turning your foot to the side to look at your shoes. 28. You know a fake shoe when you see it. 29. Your background in your computer is a Jordan. 30. You think that girls that have wear Air Jordans are hot even without looking at their face. 31. You go to the mall for silica packs and tell the lady that its for a school project because they wont give you any otherwise. 32. You check the weather before you go out so you know what shoe you should wear. 33. You put an extra insole in your Jordans to not rub off the Jumpman in the insole. 34. You take a traveling cleaning kit when you are on the road. 35. You limp when you walk to prevent creasing. 36. You clean your shoes after every wear. 37. You learned the roman numerals from the Air Jordan series. 38. 23 is one of your favorite numbers. 39. When you are bored in class and someone says something about shoes you listen. 40. You never try to get any of your shoes dirty. 41. You take your shoes off and walk when it suddenly starts raining in school to walk to your car. 42. You have a whole frame of Jordan retro cards. 43. You carry an Eastbay, Brand Jordan, or Sole Collector magazine in your backpack. 44. You know all the release dates for Jordans. 45. You get mad when people say Jordans are a waste of money. 46. When you buy a new pair of shoes you take pictures of them. 47. You write poems of your shoes. 48. You visit ISS and NT Forums. 49. You know what DS, OG, SMH, & MJ stands for. 50. You know when Michael Jordans birthday is. What does your birth month reveal about you? November Has lots of extraordinary ideas. Difficult to fathom. Forward Thinker. Unique. Brilliant. Sharp thinker. Fine, strong clairvoyance. Make good doctors. Dynamic. Secretive. Inquisitive. Know how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative. Amiable. Brave. Generous. Patient. Stubborn. Hardhearted. Determined. Never quits. Hardly become angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently. Sharp-minded. Self-Motivated. Does not appreciate praises. Highspirited. Well-built, tough. Deep love, emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest. Can`t control emotions.Unpredictable. <>< </>
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