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 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE
A Daily Devotional
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 1
Everything begins somewhere. Sometimes it is difficult to trace the exact origin and time, butyou often suddenly become aware that you are caught up in the slipstream of something.You are either chasing something or something is chasing you. It reminds me of the story of a man who arrived out of breath and in a state of shock at a farmhouse. He had run awayfrom a lion. The farmer asked him why he had not climbed into a tree… ‘Huh! I was goingtoo fast’ he said.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 2
Talking about a slipstream, a thought pattern often creates a momentum that forms amagnetic field with its own pull or gravity. Within a specific environment, the law of gravityworks spontaneously. The nearer to the source, the more dynamic the effect of the lawbecomes. A thought often entertained becomes a footpath in the field of your imagination.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 3
A thought may remain secret and invisible for some time, but it inevitably will affect your conversation, your mood and your health. Your behaviour, whether it be your body languageor attitude, will always betray your thoughts. An individual’s attitude and mood can eventransmit an invisible energy that influences others.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 4
How do we escape the habit of negative thinking? The mere effort to match a negativethought or even replace one with a positive thought can be most exhausting and oftenfrustrating, leaving one with the feeling of fighting a losing battle. It becomes a vicious circle.Fighting depression this way can be more difficult than trying to quit cigarettes. We all knowthat light dispels darkness effortlessly, but how does one turn the light on? Is there a law thatcan counter the force of gravity?When I trained for my pilot’s licence, the instructor explained how the law of lift, in a sense,supersedes the law of gravity. One law neutralises the effect of another law, so to speak. Toultimately proceed beyond the atmosphere of the earth would bring about an experience of weightlessness. The law of gravity offers an interesting comparison to help understand howother laws work. A law does not work by chance. It does, however, work according tospecific, predictable principles. Choice does not trigger the effect of gravity. Neither isgravity a respecter of persons; whether you are skinny, overweight, famous, attractive or 
 
poor, Catholic or Muslim, gravity will keep your feet on the ground; while you remain withinthe reach of its influence. But hey, you can always learn to fly!
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 5
We tend to become so caught up and occupied within the immediate space of our day-to-day routine that we often neglect to discover the friend in our neighbour, beyond theconcrete walls. Breaking through the boundaries of the known, to discover time and space ina different perspective and dimension, would certainly challenge the comfort-zone.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 6
Science allows us to research our origin, and possible destiny, within the confined limits of what we perceive with our senses to be a realistic measure of space and time. Thisdiscipline, however, reaches a point where modern and sophisticated technology fails tocalculate the infinite depth of our horizon.The Hubble space-telescope captures images of the most breathtaking and colourfulgalaxies, millions of light years distant from us - the furthest the human eye has ever beenable to penetrate the universe. A light year measures the distance light travels at a speed of 300 000 kilometres per second over a period of one year! Should one be able to count justthe stars in our galaxy at one star per second, it would take about 3000 years!Archaeologists patiently uncover fossils and skeletons from the dust and through carbondating reveal historic evidence of millions of years ago. We continue to upgrade our methodsand often make yesteryear’s claims look ridiculous.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 7
Fundamentally, all matter in the universe is made up of tiny separate particles called atoms.The nucleus of the atom is basically a tiny sound wave, electrically charged, and vibratingspontaneously and continuously. A million times a million atoms make too small a lump tosee, but with powerful microscopes we probe into this near-invisible world to unveil itssecrets. We discover fascinating reflections of distance, energy and movement that mirror outer space. On scale, the distance between a whirling electron and the nucleus it revolvesaround within the atom, is further than the distance between the earth and the sun. (220million kilometres!) Just when we hope to finally calculate the electron, it too breaks downinto energy vibrations that blink in and out of our view millions of times per second.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 8
 To appreciate the comparative size of a an atom, the following illustrations will astound you:If one hundred and thirty libraries each contain eight million books, with one thousandpages, each page containing 50 000 dots, the sum total of the dots in these books would
 
equal the number of atoms in one bubble of oxygen the size of a mustard seed! Imagine thesmallest visible speck of soot divided amongst eight million people. Their mission in lifewould be to count the atoms present in their piece! If it were possible to count four atoms per second for eight hours a day, it would take them one hundred and fifty years to do!
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 9
 Time measures the rhythm of constant change, moments become days, nights and seasons;the eternal frequency of life is registered here. From our exclusive perception of time, we riskdefinition to capture a glimpse of eternity; we probe space with blunt instruments, measuringspeed and distance in our hungry quest for reason.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 10
 Nothing is more fascinating than to witness windows of spirit within your reach open beyondthe blurry boundaries of the senses and science. The attraction promises the most rewardingencounter. Spirit knowledge unveils the invisible world of thought and imagination. Here,feedback is reduced to resonance, and conclusion is the fruit of faith. When tuning a stringedinstrument, another string will spontaneously begin to vibrate when the exact pitchcorresponds to it.
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 11
 Humans have a built-in ability to discern truth. We have within us the distinct talent toappreciate value. This exceeds any persuasion or argument, and defeats doubt.There is so much more to life than its visible expression in the meat-box. The statement thatman shall not live by bread alone, suggests that enjoying a fulfilled life requires more than just the feeding of the flesh. Luke 4:4. Even having your bread buttered on both sides,leaves a void.Many affluent people today are totally dependent on anti-depressants. Wealth and famecertainly does not guarantee a fulfilled life! Instead, depression has become the modernillness. Yet, in a sense, we have never had it any better. Science has given us remarkablemedical breakthroughs to enable us to live longer and safer than ever before. There aremore people alive today than the total number of people who ever died in the history of mankind. With the popular emphasis on health foods and exercise one should almost beable to live forever!
 THOUGHTS FOR LIFE January 12
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