We live in a world of bounty. Our lives are full and there is much to be grateful for. Even during times of stress and difficulties we have reasons to give thanks.
Pilgrim was color blind, the great advantage being that
his Rubik's Cube was always complete.
Don't assume anything. Don't assume you are covered for disaster, that help will be readily available during or after a disaster, or that you will quickly recuperate after a disaster. Don't assume there won't be a disaster. Get ready NOW.
Lydia's plumbing was a wreck because she did not, after all,
have a garbage disposal.
Success is 90% drive and ambition and 10% talent. There are a lot of successful people out there that have a lot less talent than you, but their dazzle comes from their perseverance and their non-stop efforts to do anything to succeed. They jump ALL the hurdles.
More than anything in the world Jason wanted to be a
rock star, but learning to play an instrument had
proved trying. Even the triangle thingie was too complicated.
He was destined, poor soul, to flipping burgers.
When we contemplate the vastness of the universe it is not realistic to consider ourselves finite and small, of no value or import. We can see across the universe and know the temperature of the sun. We have made the heavens our own - we are a little less than the angels.
Reilly took a moment to ponder the universe and to consider
that it was infinite. This was disturbing because he was
always misplacing things.
Be sensitive about the difficult questions. Know when to ask, when to keep quiet. When your cruise ship guests are washed up on the shore of a deserted island that is NOT the time to ask them to fill out a comment card.
Stepping carefully over Reilly's broken arm Mimi asked
him if he wouldn't mind giving her and Lydia a lift back
to the barn.
"Statistics" can be misleading. When you hear about 80% of the population being for or against something try to remember when you were polled about it. Yeah, that's what I thought. Media numbers come from some mysterious place that you and I have never visited.
Mimi's exercise numbers were excellent because she took
her pedometer to the hardware store and attached it to
the machine that shakes paint cans.
There are moments in life when it is ok to NOT be practical. Allow yourself to experience a small indulgence once in awhile. It won't kill you.
Joyce's frugality and practicality made her house one of
the less popular stops during Trick or Treat.
We always equate 'talent' with some form of artistic ability - visual, performance, literary. Actually talent is your ability to do anything extraordinarily well. Some of us have a talent to make others laugh, or to be kind, or to diffuse anger. There are a million talents. You probably have several.
Timmy realized he was NOT going to win this contest so
he went home to finish rebuilding his dad's tractor
engine.
With insight you can reap benefits from chaos and disorder. The trick is to not let the chaos and disorder sweep you along with it.
Moments before going postal on the kids Edward remembered
that a pile of leaves is a pile of bugs. Now he wouldn't
have to feed the little nippers.
Over thinking is just as much a time waster as not thinking at all. Some situations don't need to be analyzed and revisited until you're mentally exhausted. Keep it simple.
Collette was not coming up with any clues on how
to decorate for the Barnyard Harvest Festival.
Relationships are so difficult during the best of times, it just makes sense to go into one with both eyes open. Don't look for perfection, but adaptability, commitment to standards and a tolerance for small dogs and chickens.
Frank's heartache began when he fell in love with
a bale of cotton.
The Economy is not a problem the government can fix, its a problem that only individuals can fix through the tried and true methods of saving, rather than spending, producing, rather than consuming.
Early retirement wasn't working out for Bruce and Carolyn
so it looked like it was back to the petting zoo for them.
The difference between management and leadership is vision. A great leader sees the future, can take his company/family/organization far beyond their present situation. Management organizes vision and makes it happen.
Edward's idea of a team effort was everybody doing
what he said.
We come across the most amazing discoveries when we least expect it. Be ever mindful of the moment and the possibilities and opportunities that await you.
Reilly had no idea you could catapult a chicken that far into
the atmosphere with just a see saw. This required further
experimentation!
Don't let the loss of a job or property keep you from doing what you do best. You have skills and gifts - use them to reinvent yourself!!
After the 'Big Fix' Fluffy still went out with the guys - but
now just as a consultant.
Hey, Barnyard Fans, today we have a guest cartoonist from Marianna, Florida. Larry Brock is a cartoonist, illustrator and painter, father of six, former Bishop and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design.
Don't confuse technology with progress. When we tether ourselves to technology we stand in jeopardy of losing sensitivity to ourselves and our environment. Your biological sensors are far superior. Put down that gizmo and go for a walk.
Oh Happy Day! Mimi now had the latest app to remind her
of her daily appointments - scratch for worms, lay an egg,
peck at corn, go to sleep. This was certainly a relief!!
Sometimes facts and figures and polls and statistics don't always tell a true story. Or perhaps they don't tell ALL of the story. Nothing is quite as dynamic as words.
The Board didn't have any actual figures, but Lydia's lovely
little poem gave an accurate description of their status.
Passion is a good thing. Obsession is not. Passion opens our eyes to the possibilities of our concerns. Obsession blinds us from everything except our concern. Passion builds, obsession destroys. 
Mike believed there were only 10 kinds of people in
the world. Those that understood binary, and those
that did not.
Don't lament that you weren't born taller, thinner, more beautiful, stronger, faster, better or whatever you think you're missing. Learn to work with the super powers you have and you'll find that you're really not missing anything.
As he looked at the lunch he could not extract, Dave wondered
for the umpteenth time, why some ill-conceived plan of
the Celestial Committee left him without opposable thumbs.
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