I woke up and headed for the kitchen in search of a cup of Door County Amaretto Coffee and I found it right where it should have been! Rene and I are creatures of habit and hardly ever change things up. I can walk the house in the dark and not run into anything.
A few days ago I had to work on the locks of the cap on my pickup truck. The harsh winter with sub zero temperatures after freezing rains caused the locks to corrode. They needed some corrosion remover, penetrating oil and then some lock lube to get them working like new.
I have listened to television commercials that sell you vitamins that are supposed to stimulate the brain. The vitamins might work and they might not. I don't really know. People say that if you read books you can stimulate your brain. Hobbies are supposed to be a brain stimulant. But, I watch people at work, church, and social gatherings that are never happy. They grumble and groan about everything. It seems as if their minds are corroded and rusty.
An unknown author wrote.
Cheerfulness removes the rust of the mind,
lubricates our inward machinery, and enables
us to do our work with fewer creaks and groans.
If people universally cheerful. there wouldn't be half of
quarreling or a tenth part of the wickedness there is.
Cheerfulness, too, promotes health and morality. Cheerful
People live longest, here on Earth afterward in our hearts.
The Bible also sees cheerfulness as a rust remover.
Proverbs 15:13 New International Version (NIV)
but heartache crushes the spirit.
13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
Wipe the rusty frown off of your faces today, enjoy some cheerfulness and spread it around. You might just share that rust remover with others and make your part of the world a better place to live.
Marty
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