harmonious balance

The only thing I love more than being affected, is affecting others.
It comes down to sharing our stories, our gifts, our blessings and our challenges.
Listening to others, learning and growing.
Doing your best and then simply letting go.

peace & God bless
tom j deters

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permalink Sunday Morning Message- “Hindsight” When Sept 11th happened there was so much coverage that after awhile I couldn’t watch anymore. I remember when movies came out I didn’t want to watch them simply because how it made me feel. The quote “Never Forget” was established and I am sure no one will. Recently, I watched a show called “102 minutes that changed the world” about Sept. 11th. I decided to check it out due to the fact that it contained footage that was archived by mainly individuals who happened to catch certain moments from many different locations, views and perspectives. It was not narrated; just film of what was happening and the voices and sounds that accompanied them. Two things stood out to me. The first was that there were basically four moments: the first was at 8:45 when the first plane hit. Then, the second plane hit. Then the first tower fell. And then the second tower fell roughly at 10:22. What stood out the most was the time in between each event, what the people were doing during that time and the fact that they knew nothing of what was to come. Hindsight is 20/20. Many people just stood, understandably in disbelief of what was happening. But, if they knew what was still to come, what would they have done was the question that kept running through my mind. The second thing was the footage of firemen walking towards the towers. Many of the cameras caught the faces of these men, unknowingly for the very last time. I thought of my life and the moments that made me stand still in disbelief. The outcome of decisions I’ve made, the people I have lost and the moments that changed my life that I never saw coming. What would I have done if I knew what was coming? What changes would I make and how would those changes affect my life? Again, hindsight would be a gift… I truly believe that we can use what we have seen, been through and have learned to benefit us in the future. Instead of hoping or wishing we had hindsight or we could see into the future, that simply focused on having faith; faith that what was to be, will be and how we handle that, is what will determine our happiness and success in life. We should stay focused on what is truly important in our lives and IF something happened that we did not see coming that we had lived our lives to their fullest and we did the best we could. I have been weaker than I have wanted to be, made more bad decisions than I wanted too and have gone through more tests than I could have ever imagined. I have truly learned that alone, life can become too challenging, too overwhelming and why I need God in my life. I pray that you all have Him in your life to count on, to help you be strong when life gets too heavy or when a moment comes along that we did not see coming. - tjd

Sunday Morning Message- “Hindsight”

When Sept 11th happened there was so much coverage that after awhile I couldn’t watch anymore. I remember when movies came out I didn’t want to watch them simply because how it made me feel. The quote “Never Forget” was established and I am sure no one will. Recently, I watched a show called “102 minutes that changed the world” about Sept. 11th. I decided to check it out due to the fact that it contained footage that was archived by mainly individuals who happened to catch certain moments from many different locations, views and perspectives. It was not narrated; just film of what was happening and the voices and sounds that accompanied them.

Two things stood out to me. The first was that there were basically four moments: the first was at 8:45 when the first plane hit. Then, the second plane hit. Then the first tower fell. And then the second tower fell roughly at 10:22. What stood out the most was the time in between each event, what the people were doing during that time and the fact that they knew nothing of what was to come. Hindsight is 20/20. Many people just stood, understandably in disbelief of what was happening. But, if they knew what was still to come, what would they have done was the question that kept running through my mind. The second thing was the footage of firemen walking towards the towers. Many of the cameras caught the faces of these men, unknowingly for the very last time.

I thought of my life and the moments that made me stand still in disbelief. The outcome of decisions I’ve made, the people I have lost and the moments that changed my life that I never saw coming. What would I have done if I knew what was coming? What changes would I make and how would those changes affect my life? Again, hindsight would be a gift…

I truly believe that we can use what we have seen, been through and have learned to benefit us in the future. Instead of hoping or wishing we had hindsight or we could see into the future, that simply focused on having faith; faith that what was to be, will be and how we handle that, is what will determine our happiness and success in life. We should stay focused on what is truly important in our lives and IF something happened that we did not see coming that we had lived our lives to their fullest and we did the best we could.

I have been weaker than I have wanted to be, made more bad decisions than I wanted too and have gone through more tests than I could have ever imagined. I have truly learned that alone, life can become too challenging, too overwhelming and why I need God in my life. I pray that you all have Him in your life to count on, to help you be strong when life gets too heavy or when a moment comes along that we did not see coming.


- tjd
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