Thank you

Hi.

Thank you

On one of his travels Monkey was approached by an stranger with an wide, friendly grin.

"Do you remember me? Some 30-40 years ago you told me to start meditate, which i did, and in fact, i still do, so i just wanted to thank you."

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Smiling

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Smiling

Everytime one of the animals met Monkey, he was Always smiling. One evening when they were all sitting by the fire they asked him about it.
Monkey smiled even wider and said, ”Every day is a good day, so why not smile?”

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A handshake

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A handshake

One of hare´s sons was a constant trouble at school. He never went to classes but instead hanged around in the hallway doing mischief.

Monkey started coming to school and every time he met Hare´s son he extended his hand.
In the beginnning, the son didn´t take it but eventually he did and soon Hare´s son started running around to greet Monkey whenever he came by. One day, he started attending classes and eventually finished school with full grades.

To this day he comes back to the clearing to shake Monkeys hand.

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Equally possible

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Equally possible

One day squirrel, an avid collector, asked Monkey: ”How can you be so happy? You have almost no things at all.”

Monkey smiled and replied ”When you have nothing everything is equally possible.”

 

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The smallest things

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One evening at the fire Monkey spoke to the animals:


" Even the smallest things can have big impacts.
Ever tried sleeping with a mosquito flying around in the room or a pebble in your bed?"

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That smile

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That smile

One evening at the fire Monkey spoke to the animals.

”When i was younger, i used to go to a lot of jazzsessions. One day i was feeling miserable and probably looked terrible when i went to one. In the middle of the session, the leadplayer lowered his clarinet, caught my eye and gave me an enormous smile and a wink before he did the best clarinetsolo i have ever heard. That smile is still with me."

 

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1 peter 4:10

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Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

- 1 Peter 4:10

To serve another, to really serve, is the ultimate act of love. 
To really serve means that you do everything you can for that person/s you are serving. 
The mindset should be much like that of faithful stewards. 
Once you really commit to that which you do for them, you are truly serving. 
Serving can take many shapes, we are all different,. 
Much like the drops in the rain, as different as they are, serve the earth with the rain,  we can all serve to the best of our ability.
Life is our temple and it's all good practice.

Thank you for your service.

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