August 27, 2025

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BG’s Positively Speaking

Words That Can Change Your Life
Use these words to create a positive impact in your life.

Dream: Get yourself a dream, then share it. Nothing will happen if you don’t share it. Success requires the help of others. How can they help you if they don’t know what your dreams are?

Possibility: See the possibilities in life. Learn to look at life and see what we ‘can’ do, not what we ‘cannot’ do. Singer Beverly Sills’ friends call her “bubbles” because she always rises to the top, overcoming her challenges and setbacks, and she sees the possibilities.

Prioritize: Put things into the proper perspective. Decide what comes first. Don’t prioritize your schedule; schedule your priorities! To make changes in your life, do the things that will make those changes happen.

Goals: Setting goals is essential. They are your road map, helping you track your progress, correct your course and give you encouragement. Attaining even the smallest goals will increase your self-image and help you move toward the next goal.

Believe:  That you can attain all that you set out to achieve. That you have the abilities needed to reach your goals. Count your strengths and not your shortcomings.

Trust:  That the strength to surmount all challenges will be there when you need it. Trust your instincts, listen to them; if you are doing the right thing, they will guide you.

Blessing: Be a blessing to others. Serving others is the way to success in all your endeavours. It’s the foundation upon which all success is built. You must first give before you can receive.

Principles:  In his book The Power Principle, Blaine Lee says, “The principles you live by create the world you live in.” Accepting this fact, it then follows that, if we change our principles, we will change our world.

In Life……… Choose Positive Words

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Billing

A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party. Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice. After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, “What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you’re out of the office?”  “I give it to them,” replied the lawyer, “and then I send them a bill.”

The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.

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The World We Live In

• Because of texting, today’s generation has no idea of the horror felt when getting caught in the act of passing a note in class …. and the teacher making you read it out loud.
• One girl to another, “I’m never going to have kids. I hear they take nine months to download”.
• In the past, we used to keep a diary and got angry if anybody read it. Now we post on Facebook and get angry if nobody reads it.

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Ground Sirloin

It’s a summer holiday weekend, and a man walks into a butcher shop that has a sign in the window saying “Ground Sirloin: $3 a pound.”  The man says, “I’m having a cookout this weekend. I want 5 pounds of your ground sirloin, please.” The butcher shakes his head and says, “Sorry. I’m all out.” The man, disappointed, goes down the street to another butcher shop and asks, “How much is your ground sirloin?” The proprietor replies, “It’s $4.50 a pound.” “FOUR FIFTY!?!” exclaimed the customer. “Just up the street, he sells it for 3 dollars!” The butcher smiles calmly at the gentleman and asks, “Does he have any?” “No. He’s out of it right now.” “Well,” says the butcher. “When I don’t have any, I can sell it for $2.50 a pound!”

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Editors Quote Book

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.”

—Joyce Meyer

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Trivia Quiz

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Your Horoscope

For Amusement Only

Aries Mar 21 – Apr 19:  A romantic encounter comes to an end. Move on with your life knowing that good things are in store.

Taurus Apr 20 – May 20:   It’s not too early to get a head start on getting ready for fall.   Start with the furnace and ductwork.

Gemini May 21 – Jun 20: New experiences open up. Don’t be shy, jump in with both feet and enjoy the chance to do something different.

Cancer Jun 21 – Jul 22:   Your career path is more difficult than you expected; you will have to work hard for advancement. Perseverance is required.

Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22:    You will have to race to dodge some of the workplace bullets that come your way this week. Be vigilant.

Virgo Aug 23 – Sept 22:      If you feel the need to criticize loved ones, be prepared to defend yourself. Get all your facts straight.

Libra Sept 23 – Oct 22:  The competition is stiff. You will need to use all of your imagination to overcome the opposition. You can do it.

Scorpio Oct 23 – Nov 21: You will receive support from an unexpected source. Your hard work has been noticed and will soon pay off.

Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21:    Encourage unconventional ideas. Often, it is the ‘off-the-wall concepts’ that open the door to creative innovation.

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 19:   Your romance is sizzling. Things could get ‘hotter’ over the weekend. Let go of your emotions, enjoy the ride.

Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18:   Read the fine print and seek legal counsel before signing on the dotted line. You could have been misled.

Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20:   The gossip mongers are at it again. Steer clear of them and don’t add your words to their vicious talk

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That Marriage Thing

Joan: It’s true he really is a model husband – unfortunately, he’s not a working model.

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Fred: I want to marry a wise woman, a good woman, a woman who’ll make me happy.
George: Well, you’ll have to make up your mind which one of those you want.

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A woman says to her friend, “I was in a such generous mood today, I gave a poor beggar $25.” “That’s a lot of money to give to a beggar,” says her friend. “What did your husband say?” “He said, ‘Thank you’.”

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My husband asked me to buy ORGANIC vegetables from the market. I went and looked around and couldn’t find any. So I grabbed an old, tired-looking employee and said, “These vegetables are for my husband. Have they been sprayed with any poisonous chemicals?” “The produce guy looked at me and said, “No. You’ll have to do that yourself.”.

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Did You Know?     

The famous ‘Penny Black’, the world’s first postage stamp, was introduced in England in 1840. The idea of postage stamps was a great success and was taken up worldwide. Yet the ‘Penny Black’ was in use for only one year before it was replaced by the ‘Penny Red’. Why? The postmark used at the time was always black. It was therefore difficult to tell whether a stamp had been franked. This led to people reusing stamps. On a ‘Penny Red’, the black postmark was clearly visible, and therefore it could not be reused.

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Deductive Reasoning

A commercial traveller was passing through a small town when he came upon a huge funeral procession. “Who died?” he asked a nearby local. “I’m not sure,” replied the regional, ” but I think it’s the one in the coffin.”

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The Piano

This video is a clip is from a TV series in Britain Called “The Piano”, a talent competition for pianist’s. Diana, the ultimate winner, delivers an emotional performance of her own composition, along with a timely message of having a dream and never giving up on it.

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On The Job

• There is very little future in being right when your boss is wrong.
• The manager started his speech at 10 a.m. sharp and ended at 11 a.m. dull.
• Have you noticed that the boss is the only one who watches the clock during coffee breaks?    * To err is human, to forgive is Not Company Policy.
• I overheard two dissatisfied colleagues talking today, one was saying that he was going to work for Disney because he was fed up with his present job and wanted to work for a real Mickey Mouse Operation.

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The Last Word

We often pay the most for those things we got for free.

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