tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54766108277900343522024-03-13T14:36:01.810+11:00Grandpa Wal's Ideas IncThe purpose of Grandpa Wal's Ideas Inc is to help you to succeed in life, especially if you think it’s too late for you.
The thoughts and ideas posted here aim to help you WIN THE BATTLE WITHIN - which is the source of all success in life. Happy reading!Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-65984392446207134442011-02-21T12:02:00.000+11:002011-02-21T12:02:48.585+11:00The Cancer of Negative Thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WUpFPbQ41lU/TWG4rRc8BLI/AAAAAAAAAPY/dwnurh54LGQ/s1600/The+Cancer+of+Negative+Thoughts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WUpFPbQ41lU/TWG4rRc8BLI/AAAAAAAAAPY/dwnurh54LGQ/s400/The+Cancer+of+Negative+Thoughts.png" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>Symptoms</strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Not being thankful</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Not seeing some good in <u>all</u> people</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Not remembering past triumphs over adversity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not allowing for the possibility of an eternal life with the same sociality as in the present life, but with greater capacity for joy and sorrow, and greater opportunities to develop character and service</div><br />
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My friends: <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Tell the truth kindly</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Can be trusted with my innermost secrets.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Share my goals and aspirations.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Do little things that make a big difference for me and others.</div><br />
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In order to not duck life, but do well in it, we need ability. Some abilities we would do well to master are:<br />
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Account-ability; Response–ability; Correct-ability; Enjoy-ability; and Achieve-ability. <br />
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Grandpa WalGrandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-46416884490027080572011-01-01T11:52:00.000+11:002011-01-01T11:52:55.078+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TR56ug4fKzI/AAAAAAAAAO0/jz-nOMGUJko/s1600/And+the+Winner+was+Deaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TR56ug4fKzI/AAAAAAAAAO0/jz-nOMGUJko/s320/And+the+Winner+was+Deaf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I once heard a story about a climbing race for frogs. Excitement filled the air as the frogs and their fans gathered to see the race. However, when the fans saw how high the climb would be, they soon fell prey to skepticism and began to mouth off that it was too hard and too much to expect a frog to do. One by one the competing frogs became convinced by the jeering of their fans that it was too hard to do and they fell away from the race until only one frog was seen to continue climbing. Although the shouting and screaming of the doubtful fans grew, the frog merrily climbed upward until it reached the top and won the race. … When the prize was handed to the winner, the question was asked, “Did you not hear our cries of how the climb was impossible for a frog to do?” The smiling frog replied, “What did you say? I am deaf, so you’ll have to sign or write down your question, please!”<br />
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So it is with us, that we should be deaf to the negative things that come into our minds, blind to the self-defeating pictures presented to our mind’s eye; and dumb when it comes to saying negative things about ourselves or others. In this way, we will win the battle within, which leads to winning all the outward battles in life.—Grandpa WalGrandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-89419756917064127542010-12-30T09:40:00.001+11:002010-12-30T11:26:10.159+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TRu4ZQnbQXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/LQ1Er3v8bhw/s1600/Marketplace+of+Thoughts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TRu4ZQnbQXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/LQ1Er3v8bhw/s320/Marketplace+of+Thoughts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We live in an amazing Marketplace of Thoughts and Ides</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Bargains we get to Choose from include:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Thoughts or Bad Thoughts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fertile Thoughts or Barren ones</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wandering Thoughts or Disciplined ones</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hazy Thoughts or Clear ones</div><div style="text-align: center;">Positive Thoughts or Negative ones</div><div style="text-align: center;">Constructive Thoughts or Destructive ones</div><br />
We cannot escape from thoughts coming into our minds, but we can choose what kind will stay, so what thought will it be for you today sir, madam? Choose well, for the thoughts you let enter your mind will shape what you do today! - Grandpa WalrGrandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-23369995304243542462010-12-27T11:25:00.002+11:002010-12-30T09:57:39.719+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TRu8qRLnIGI/AAAAAAAAAOg/aNYjqjscIvw/s1600/The+smile+of+life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/TRu8qRLnIGI/AAAAAAAAAOg/aNYjqjscIvw/s320/The+smile+of+life.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The best things in life are free, and the simple things we do at home, at work, and at play, are the ones that most likely will light up our lives with faith in the future, hope in our hearts, and a love of all that is good an beautiful.—Grandpa WalGrandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-80708793547091414492010-05-05T15:01:00.003+10:002010-12-26T12:36:08.926+11:00Risk and Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/S-D7azkc2uI/AAAAAAAAANg/Jtlm58f47JQ/s1600/Life+is+a+Risk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/S-D7azkc2uI/AAAAAAAAANg/Jtlm58f47JQ/s320/Life+is+a+Risk.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-41962340469788866572010-01-12T12:08:00.006+11:002010-01-16T09:24:31.045+11:00A Bridge Too Far<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/S0vOVZHSWEI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0sjS5JPRJ9I/s1600-h/Change+your+Mind.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425657043011917890" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/S0vOVZHSWEI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0sjS5JPRJ9I/s400/Change+your+Mind.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 233px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 363px;" /></a><br />
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Added to these qualities is the application of the will to choose truth over error, right over wrong, and good over evil as essential ingredients to a successful life.<br /><br />· I have learned that it is important to think for ourselves and not depend on others to do our thinking for us on the assumption that they know and understand better what is involved than we do.<br /><br />· I have learned that it is important to live within our means and not spend more than we have, so that we are not always chasing a rainbow that is not built on a solid foundation.<br /><br />· I have learned the difference between good and bad debt. I have learned that good debt is that which earns us more wealth, while bad debt is that which keeps on costing us more and more until it destroys us.<br /><br />· I have learned that in life everything is at risk and that we have to weigh up risks intelligently and take only those risks that we have to take with our eyes open and our mind and heart prepared to face the consequences of such risks.<br /><br />· I have learned that there is no safe way to live and that everything we do has a price that must be weighed against our preparation to face such consequences. - Grandpa Wal<br /><br /><div align="justify"></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-9649677088642666062009-05-21T14:11:00.002+10:002009-05-21T14:20:23.842+10:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/ShTUnoLZaSI/AAAAAAAAALI/GW3B-XawGVw/s1600-h/Ask+Great+Questions.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338125235606087970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/ShTUnoLZaSI/AAAAAAAAALI/GW3B-XawGVw/s400/Ask+Great+Questions.jpg" border="0" /></a> Formulating the right questions is quite an art, but it is an art that can be developed by quiet thoughtfulness. When we learn to ask the right questions [as opposed to trivial ones] relating to every part of our lives, and then seek answers that resonate with our sense of truth, we become enriched, secure, and confident about what our lives are really about. - Grandpa Wal<br /><div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-56923995997988108482009-02-25T11:35:00.002+11:002009-07-18T10:15:05.418+10:00Real Treasure<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SaSSnvJobaI/AAAAAAAAAKw/3DpVYouUmfY/s1600-h/Pieces+of+Eight.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306527472318705058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SaSSnvJobaI/AAAAAAAAAKw/3DpVYouUmfY/s400/Pieces+of+Eight.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-35346265966745687342009-02-16T15:26:00.003+11:002009-02-16T15:36:47.435+11:00The Gravestone that Spoke<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SZjtD_EDXqI/AAAAAAAAAKY/NZ8T1H2pl6g/s1600-h/The+Gravestone+that+Spoke.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303249213952581282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SZjtD_EDXqI/AAAAAAAAAKY/NZ8T1H2pl6g/s400/The+Gravestone+that+Spoke.jpg" border="0" /></a>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-50869171111041193092009-01-26T10:48:00.004+11:002009-02-21T11:34:55.052+11:00Change the World<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SXz6cxeQ-OI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/H57BbfnVYQw/s1600-h/The+Medium+is+the+Message.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295382634104420578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SXz6cxeQ-OI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/H57BbfnVYQw/s400/The+Medium+is+the+Message.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Where simple and civil conversation once was the medium of social interaction, the dominant concerns of our day appear to be the rise and fall of the stock market, our bank account, what we owe on our credit card, and the state of the economy. All this has come about so that we can shop away our lives.<br /><br />But must it be so? Many great change makers in history did not have, or spend, money to bring about the far-reaching changes they did, so why can’t we? Change our thinking and we change ourselves. Change ourselves and we change the world. Remember! The battle to win is the one within. Why? Because the thoughts and ideas that individual's have can be more powerful than money as a change maker for good or bad in the world. — Grandpa Wal<br /><br /><div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-2620118695706227552009-01-21T11:37:00.003+11:002009-01-21T11:41:29.566+11:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SXZu3st5vXI/AAAAAAAAAJI/dHeXAcDPE6o/s1600-h/Choosing+Good+Thoughts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293540315196145010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SXZu3st5vXI/AAAAAAAAAJI/dHeXAcDPE6o/s400/Choosing+Good+Thoughts.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It seems to me that we waste too much time on thoughts that lead nowhere useful or good. The precious life energy wasted on these negative thoughts can surely be put to better use if we choose instead positive thoughts that lead to truth, honesty, justice, mercy, kindness, friendliness, virtue, loveliness, cooperation, creativity, and so forth. Such thoughts are well tested and yield good results. Try them and see for yourself. - Grandpa Wal<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-9222251531313272542009-01-08T11:20:00.009+11:002009-01-09T09:52:29.436+11:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SWVKKuh6t_I/AAAAAAAAAIg/HLs-gKhWYXM/s1600-h/What+If.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288714885565954034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SWVKKuh6t_I/AAAAAAAAAIg/HLs-gKhWYXM/s400/What+If.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div>I am sure that each of us can recall when a person's kindness and encouragement has uplifted us at one time or another. I also know that when I reflect on those kindnesses or words of encourgement I am moved to be kinder and more encouraging to others as well. Consequently I feel thankful to all those kind and encouraging people in my life because they have helped me in my own efforts to win the battle within. I hope you feel so too. - Grandpa Wal</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Click the link <a href="http://www.inspiration365movie.com/">http://www.inspiration365movie.com/</a> and see a short movie by Zig Ziglar on how other people's thoughts can lift ours and vice versa. Enjoy</div><div> </div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-89169084980620970142008-11-18T08:55:00.005+11:002008-11-19T08:48:35.900+11:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SSHqJCBPQmI/AAAAAAAAAD8/pc8MNQicJ34/s1600-h/A+First+Rate+Intelligence.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269750479881978466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SSHqJCBPQmI/AAAAAAAAAD8/pc8MNQicJ34/s400/A+First+Rate+Intelligence.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SSHognVb64I/AAAAAAAAAD0/stjB3vqU-QQ/s1600-h/A+First+Rate+Intelligence.jpg"></a>I have been accused of focusing on one thing at a time to the exclusion of all other things. In this state of mind, I hear nothing, see nothing, and know nothing, in the Sergeant Schultz and Colonel Klink manner. However, if the above observation by F. Scott Fitzgerald is accurate, I will have to let my thoughts fly free and take in at least two things at a time. Zack, my daughter's well fed dog, seems to agree, and he should know, judging by the way he pleases everyone in her household.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476610827790034352.post-75959726089967541432008-11-04T11:53:00.009+11:002008-12-01T08:15:25.356+11:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SQ-dUjHdUqI/AAAAAAAAAC0/FVNpahfd-9g/s1600-h/The+Lighthouse+in+a+Misty+Sea.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264599465768866466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-A2b381N36U/SQ-dUjHdUqI/AAAAAAAAAC0/FVNpahfd-9g/s400/The+Lighthouse+in+a+Misty+Sea.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have long been fascinated with lighthouses like many people I'm sure. Recently my wife and I photographed the lighthouse in the picture above, not long after we had lunch with a son of an old friend. It was a joyful occasion. Later in the day I received a message that the husband of another old friend was terminally ill. The image of the lighthouse reminded me of the joys and sufferings we experienced as we shared life together for a short time. And we, like sailors of old who increase hope of a safe haven when they see a lighthouse, hoped for a happy reunion in a life after death with our old friend, because the Light that leads us there, beckons us with joy.<br /><div></div>Grandpa Walhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054512652349263352noreply@blogger.com1