Why We're the Way We Are...

(Drum roll please.) Uh-hum...Attention, please! Attention everyone...

Finally, the age-old question has been answered. Why each of us is the way we are. And the answer is... (Enough with the drum already!)

I'm only going to write this once, so pay close attention.

Ready?

How about now?

Now?

I don't know. (Hey, I didn't say it would be a good or correct answer!)

The point to having you read this? Taking your valuable time? It's hard for me to say those three words "I don't know." I think I have to have the answer you need and/or want to hear.

And even more difficult to say? That one-word complete sentence, "No."

Okay, so I don't know why I'm the way I am. Why we are the way we are. But I do know this, I'm working on those parts of who I am that I'm not so crazy about and learning to embrace the aspects of me that, well, make me quirky enough to write a post like this.

At the end of the day, does it matter why, or how we're the way we are?

So this is why...

I ran across this in a file of emails I saved, emails that were circulating a few years back, and thought it worthy of posting... Okay, the test is:

1. 
   Name the ten wealthiest people in the world.
2. 
   Name the last ten Heisman trophy winners.
3. 
   Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
4. 
   Name the last ten Academy Award winners for best picture.
5. 
   Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

So, how'd you do? I didn't do well either. With the exception of you
trivia hounds, few of us remember the headliners of yesterday too well.

And the above are no second-rate achievements. These are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.

Here's another quiz. Let's see how we do on this one:

1. Name three people you enjoy spending time with.
2. Name ten people who have taught you something worthwhile.
3. Name five friends who have helped you in a difficult time.
4. List a few teachers who have aided your journey through school.
5. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
   
   Easier? It was for me, too.
   
   The lesson stated in the email was this: The people who make a difference in our lives are usually not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with concern.

So perhaps this is why, at the end of the day, those people nearest and dearest to us touch us the most...

I'd love to hear your thoughts...

Give me one good reason WHY!

The above picture is my daughter, Jennifer, at around 2 or 3 years of age. Gee, wonder why we nicknamed her Spunky?!

This is Jenn now...An amazing woman, daughter, wife & mother.

Just like today, it too was a Monday morning when I first saw her, at 11:13, dark, thick hair and big, brown eyes from the get-go.

Happy Birthday, dearest daughter...

And nope, can't give you one good reason why I love you so much...

Because the list is endless...

Mom

Why don't we all get "The Call"...or do we?

Mother Teresa answered her call.

Her actions continue to make a difference every day, and throughout the world.

And though I've yet to read it, and Mother Teresa never wanted anything written that glorified her life, apparently a wonderful account that respects her wishes can be found in Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge.

But back to the original question, do we all get some sort of a "life's calling," and what's the loss if we don't pick up the phone?

At the end of the day, why is it so hard for some of us to admit we might, too, have some mission that even requires a call?

Why Don't We All Wear RED today!

Don't know why some of us have healthy hearts...and some of us don't.

But I do know Friday, February 6th is the day to wear red showing support for disease-free hearts.

So here I am...

And I know why...

Why is it so HOT in here?

BECAUSE WOOF IS GETTING
ROASTED!

Well, good thing is, if you help drag us through the fire, you may just win a free WOOF book!!

Check it out, if you DARE!

Why not start the day with a good laugh at our expense!?

The WHY Chromosome

Past research shows that males have the Y chromosome. Female mammals have two X chromosomes.

New findings indicate (in other words, I woke up thinking about it) that female DNA may also possess a WHY chromosome.

The banding pattern is similar to the Y chromosome with noted variations. Please refer to the diagram.

So, what do you think? At the end of the day, do women ask too many questions?