5January2012
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
A pint of dignity, a sip of humour
JIM COYLE Toronto Star©
Tonight, in a Toronto church basement that’s bright and cheerful as such places go but is still a church basement, a man I know will receive a medallion marking 20 years of sobriety.
To say the least, 7,305 days is a long time between drinks. To illustrate just how long, the year the last one was taken Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers won their first Stanley Cup, the Soviet Union boycotted the Los Angeles summer Olympics and Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” was a top single.
If it’s a long time, it’s also a long way from a life of self-centredness, irresponsibility and despair to one of generosity, duty and contentment. To some, such a transformation is a miracle. At the very least, it is astonishing. And this one happened, as such things frequently do, in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. Read the rest of this entry »
7October2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Faith.
10 Things your Child or Grandchildren should know about Prayer by Susan Taylor Brown
- Prayer is communication.
It can be spoken or silent. It can be a song or a story. It can be a picture or a dance.
- Prayer can be done as often as you like.
Every week. Every day. Every hour.
- Prayer can be done however you want.
There’s no right or wrong way to pray. Read the rest of this entry »
20August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
HOW ARE YOU TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN?
WHAT ARE THEY LEARNING FROM WHAT THEY SEE?
DO THEY LEARN TO LOVE THEIR FELLOW MAN,
18August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
There are little eyes upon you,
And they are watching night and day;
There are little ears that quickly take
In every word you say;
There are little hands all eager to do
Everthing you do,
And a little child who’s dreaming of
The day he’ll be like you.
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18August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
I was sitting on a bench
while in a nearby mall,
When I noticed a young mother
with two children who were small.
The youngest one was whining,
“Pick me up,” I heard him beg
but the mother’s face grew angry
as the child clung to her leg.
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18August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
I am a counselor and psychologist to a problem-filled child,
I am a police officer that controls a child gone wild.
I am a travel agent scheduling our trips for the year,
I am a confidante that wipes a crying child’s tear.
I am a banker collecting money for a ton of different things,
I am a librarian showing adventures that a storybook brings.
I am a custodian that has to clean certain little messes,
I am a psychic that learns to know all that everybody only guesses.
18August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
On Monday, Billy didn’t have his homework
And when the teacher asked him why,
He said, “Because a monster ripped it up,
After I told him a lie.”
“Now Billy,” said the teacher.
“You know monsters don’t exist,
And if you don’t turn in your homework
No recess you will get.”
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18August2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
There is no job more important than yours,
no job anywhere else in the land.
You are the keepers of the future;
you hold the smallest of hands.
Into your care you are trusted
to nurture and care for the young,
and for all of your everyday heroics,
your talents and skills go unsung.
You wipe tears from the eyes of the injured.
You rock babies brand new in your arms.
You encourage the shy and unsure child.
You make sure they are safe from all harm.
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13July2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
Take my advice, don’t give advice.
There are two principles when it comes to giving advice:
1) People never seek advice thinking it’s them.
2) Invariably it is.
Did you ever wonder if there were a parallel world just like ours?
Neither did I.
But there is. Read the rest of this entry »
9July2011
Posted by Ed Conti under: Uncategorized.
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, The young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean”, she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.”
Her husband looked on, but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, The young woman would make the same comments.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a Nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband:
“Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this.”
The husband said, “I got up early this morning and Cleaned our windows.”
And so it is with life……… What we see when watching others Depends on the purity of the window through which we look…
