♥ - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 03/23/2013 - ♥

Go ahead 

and let yourself enjoy the beauty,

 the wonder, 

the miracle of the life you're living. 

There's nothing wrong 

with feeling the very best 

you can possibly feel.

 For the better you feel about yourself, 

the more of a positive difference 

you can make for the world around you. 

The better you feel about yourself,

 the more real value you can create and contribute. 

There is every reason to make 

this day a truly inspired one. 

The most loving and responsible thing 

you can do is to live up 

to your incredible potential. 

You have many valuable gifts to offer 

by being the best you can possibly be. 

And that begins with feeling positive 

and inspired about who you are

and what you're doing.

Sure, 

there are plenty of very real problems

in the world. 

But you don't have to give them 

any more power than they already have.

Instead,

 use this day to spread goodness,

hope, 

joy and love. 

Let yourself feel great 

and enthusiastically act on that 

positive feeling.

~~Ralph Marston

 

Unless we genuinely love each other, 

unless we truly care for each other,

 unless we are living in harmony, 

the world will not believe.

Everybody wants the real deal. 

 And when you show the real deal--

the purity of love--

it is hard to resist.  

There is no moving toward

 God without love. 

 If we who bear His name 

do not love, 

Jesus tells us 

the world will 

dismiss Him.

~~Dee Brestin and Kathy Troccoli

The Colors of His Love

When we travel life's roads 

with those we love,

The point of destination 

is always secondary

 to the quality of the journey.
         

~Mary Prince

In life 

we don't get what we want,

 we get in life what we are.

 If we want more 

we have to be able to be more, 

in order to be more 

you have to face 

rejection.

- Farrah Gray

You don't have to be like the world

to have an impact on the world. 

 You don't have to be like the crowd

 to change the crowd. 

 You don't have to lower yourself 

down to their level 

to lift them up to your level.  

Holiness doesn't seek to be odd.  

Holiness seeks to be like God.

~~Max Lucado

A Gentle Thunder

Adversity

 is another way to measure 

the greatness of individuals. 

I never had a crisis 

that didn't make me stronger.

-Lou Holtz

Chocolate Peanut Clusters

1 (16 oz) can salted dry roasted peanuts 

1 (16 oz) can unsalted dry roasted peanuts 

1 (12 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 (4 oz) package Baker's German chocolate

32 oz white almond bark

Spray crock pot with cooking spray 

(you may omit this step if you're using a crock pot liner).

 Place peanuts in the bottom of the crock pot,

 mixing salted and unsalted peanuts together. 

Add morsels, 

German chocolate, and bark. 

Cover and cook on low setting for 90 minutes.

 After allotted time,

stir so that all the contents are well combined. 

Cook an extra 15 minutes 

if chocolate is not completely melted.

Line baking sheets with wax paper. 

Place rounded spoonfuls 

onto wax paper and allow to cool. 

Store slices of kiwifruits in the freezer, 

then coat them with melted chocolate.

 Enjoy kiwifruit Popsicle!

A 100'000 Peso Banknote!

A little background: The Guinness Book of World Records 

recognizes the rare 100'000 Philippine peso bill

 as the world's largest banknote of legal tender. 

It was issued by the Central Bank of The Philippines 

to commemorate the Philippine Centennial Celebration

 in 1998 and only 1'000 were printed