Live Your Life on Purpose  

Posted by Tim Justynski

You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself and direction you choose.
You're on your own and you what you know
And you are the one who'll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss~

The best day of your life is the day on which you decide your own. No one to lean on, rely on or blame. The gift of life is yours, it is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. Lfe is about the choices you make - choose wisely. Start by choosing the two most important "guiding stars" - your values and your mission.

Choose your Values: Values are personal choices your make about what is important to you. Being guided by your highest values that bring immense satisfaction and meaing to life. Examples of lifetime values: Family, Friendship, Health, Wealth, Learning, Sustainability, career, Community, Faith, Itegrity, Art, Free Time, Creativity, Adventure, Love.
Here are some questions that will help you identify YOUR TOP VALUES IN LIFE.


1.  What are the three things I like most and least about myself? 
The three things I don't like about myself are....
  • My weight.  I could use to lose 20-25lbs.
  • The rut I am in.  I cannot seem to get out of it.
  • My motivation, I used to be a go getter, but some how I have lost that.
The three things I like about myself...
  • My family.  My wife and kids mean the world to me.
  • My hair.  I like the syle although I could do away with the grey.
  • I am dependable and prompt
2.  Who is the Happiest person you know?
This is a tough one for me.  I think my friend Michael Crandell is a very happy person, although here lately his car issues are really bringing him down.

3.  Who are the two people I like and respect the most and why?
  • My parents.  My dad always motivated and works hard.  He never complains about the work he does or how much he works.  He worked two jobs almost my whole life, but always seemed to find time for the family.  My mom taught me my how to be a good person and my morals.
  • My wife.  She keeps me grounded.  She always has the energy to keep our household going.   
4.  Who am I?
I am a person who you can count on and very dependable.  I am always on time.  I am devoted to my family.  I am a great friend.  I am a hard worker.  I am a career minded person.  I like to have fun.

MY TOP FIVE VALUES ARE:
  1. Family
  2. Integrity
  3. Friendship
  4. Career
  5. Free Time

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Living Life to the Fullest...  

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I was reading the My Super Charged Life blog tonight and I came across the words of William Arthur Ward. According to the blog Ward was an author, teacher and a motivational speaker. In the words below he truly hits the nail on the head when it comes to living life to its fullest....

I will do more than belong - I will participate.

I will do more than care - I will help.

I will do more than believe - I will practice.

I will do more than be fair - I will be kind.

I will do more than forgive - I will forget.

I will do more than dream - I will work.

I will do more than teach - I will inspire.

I will do more than earn - I will enrich.

I will do more than give - I will serve.

I will do more than live - I will grow.

I will do more than suffer - I will triumph.
~ William Arthur Ward ~
What would the world be like if we all lived like this? A truely remarkable one!

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Why Women Should Not take their Husbands Shopping!  

Posted by Tim Justynski

This was sent to me via email, and I thought I would share....

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target.


Dear Mrs.Samsel,

Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Samsel, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other pople's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away! This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time andcosting t he company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.

9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he askedthe clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least:

15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

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Too Funny!  

Posted by Tim Justynski



A man and his ever-nagging wife went on a vacation to Jerusalem. While there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, "You can have her shipped home for $5000, or you can bury her here in the Holy Land for $150." The man thought about it and told him that he would just have her shipped home. The Undertaker shocklingly asked him, "Why would you spend $5000 to ship your wife home, when it would be wonderful to have her buried here, and you would only spend $150?"


The man replied "Long ago, a man died here, was buried here and 3 days later he rose from the dead. I just can't take that chance..."

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A Poem for a day in History  

Posted by Tim Justynski

The Poem below was read after President Obama's inauguration speech. I thought it was a perfect poem that fit the changing day. While I do not share the same beliefs as some of my friends and family when it comes to Politics, (and thats ok, thats what make this country great) I think its a great Poem that needs to be shared with everyone...

Praise Song for the Day
(by Elizabeth Alexander)

Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair.

Someone is trying to make music somewhere with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice.

A woman and her son wait for the bus.

A farmer consider the changing sky; A teacher says, “Take out your pencils. Begin.”

We encounter each other in words, Words spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed; Words to consider, reconsider.

We cross dirt roads and highways that mark the will of someone and then others who said, “I need to see what’s on the other side; I know there’s something better down the road.”

We need to find a place where we are safe; We walk into that which we cannot yet see.

Say it plain, that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, picked the cotton and the lettuce, built brick by brick the glittering edifices they would then keep clean and work inside of.

Praise song for struggle; praise song for the day. Praise song for every hand-lettered sign; The figuring it out at kitchen tables.

Some live by “Love thy neighbor as thy self.”

Others by first do no harm, or take no more than you need.

What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance.

In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.

On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp -- praise song for walking forward in that light.

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The Theory of Intelligence...  

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I don't think I've ever heard the concept explained any better than this...


'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.'

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