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The Saga of Prosperous Snow Continues
#888437 added July 25, 2016 at 11:57pm
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Motivational Monday: Lifestye Change and Naked Blessings
Monday, July 25, 2016

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Matthew 6:2-3, New International Version of the Christian Bible

The "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise prompt for DAY 869
Have you ever made dietary or lifestyle changes for any reason? If you did, was that helpful to you and in which ways?

Yes, when I became a Baha'i I gave up alcoholic beverages and gambling. I also gave up smoking, but I'm not sure whether I gave it up because I became a Baha'i or for some other reason. The most difficult thing I ever did was to give up smoking because I quite cold turkey. Cold turkey taste great between two slices of bread with mustard, cheese, and jalapeños, but as a quit smoking method it sucks. However, I made the method work. I will say that being a Baha'i helped me after I gave up smoking because I'm more tolerant of smokers. In fact becoming a Baha'i increased my tolerance level in most cases. I'm still working on tolerance in certain areas.


The Motivational Monday prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS
Sophia Petrillo   once said, "I always wondered why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." Do you think it's better to do nice things anonymously, or would you rather it be known? Sophia was played on television by actress Estelle Getty, who was born on this day in 1923.

That's all we need is a bunch of naked blessings running through the neighborhood. It's bad enough that every time I go out the door I see some guys boxer shorts because they wear their pants down around their crotches. I suppose it could be worse the could wear jockey shorts or thongs, so I guess I should count my half naked blessings. Some of the women are just as bad showing off their attributes to anyone who isn't blind. There are hookers in this neighborhood that wear more the some of the young women. I won't say young girls because most of the mothers dress their daughter decently. It's some of the single women that appear to bare it to want to bare it all.


I've had my rant for the day, so I guess I should respond to the prompt. Is it better to do good deeds anonymously or would I rather it be known? In most cases, anonymous good deeds and giving is better for several reasons. First, if your gift is known then you've received the blessing because people know what you did and praise you for it. Second, if someone knows you did a good deed they may expect you to do the same thing in every situation and that isn't always possible. Third, the blessings received are nicer when you don't know which good deed attracted them.

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