ABC's Of Purposeful Life!

A lways put God first in your life.
B e a true friend and you will have many friends.
C ount and thank God for your many blessings daily.
D iscipline yourself. Decide to make your life count.
E dify and encourage others consistently.
F ollow great leaders and then become one.
G ive liberally and joyfully of your time, talents and means.
H ave an attitude of gratitude.
I nvert any negatives thrown your way. Turn them into positives.
J ourney through life one step and one day at a time.
K eep written goals set ahead. Make specific plans to accomplish them.
L ove and forgive everybody.
M aximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.
N ever, never, never give up!
O pen the door wide when opportunity knocks.
P ractice patience. Promote peace..
Q uit bad habits by replacing them with good habits.
R ead God's Word and other profitable material every chance you get.
S hare the Gospel whenever and wherever possible.
T ake time to appreciate everything and everyone God has given to you.
U se your God given common sense.
V isualize your dreams and stretch to reach for them
W atch, listen and pray without ceasing.
X amine your motives on a regular basis.
Y ield to the Holy Spirit when He prompts you.
Z oom in on God's real purpose for your life.

39 Interesting Facts You Might Be Unaware


1. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

2. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

3. Almonds are members of the peach family.

4. The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

6. Ingrown toenails are hereditary.

7. The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

8. "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

9. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

10. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosis.

11. The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural: pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosesl.

12. The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangiha ngakoauauotamate aturipukakapikim aungahoronukupok aiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.

13. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.

14. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

15. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

16. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

17. Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.

18. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

19. The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

21. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

23. There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.

24. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

27. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

28. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

30. The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti

31. 'Stewardesses' is the longest English word that is typed with only the left hand.

33. The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways; the following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

34. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

35. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."

36. Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for that reason.

37. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

38. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

39. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

Dont U hate that????
Tipping someone who hasn't earned it only because you don't want to look cheap.


Late fees for a video you didn't have time to watch.


The second-to-last day of a two-week vacation.


When your Cracker Jack has melted into one big Jack.


Realizing after several attempts that youve been trying to insert a three-prong plus into a two-prong outlet.


Banana bruises that arent visible on the outside of the peel


People who dont remove their christmas decorations untill March


When a homely person compliements you on your looks, forcing you either to return the compliemtn insincerely or say thanks without saying anything more, thereby removing any doubt that you dont find him attractive

Accidentally setting your alarm clock for P.M instead of A.M

Wondering, based on his answers, if the person youre copying from knows less than you.



People who have no clue how loudly they talk

Being unable to twist a jar open and unwilling to let someone else give it a try



How uncomfortable white people feel when black people call each other "nigga"



When your hosts can hear your urine splashing into the toilet because the bathroom has no fan and is adjacent to the dining room.


People who keep their clock set 10 minutes fast "incase I need extra time"


White guys with a snoop dog cell phone ring

Having no clue when to use a semicolon

Rearranging heavy furniture, then realizing you liked it better before

People who are not your relatives who send photos of their child at three months, six months, nine months...



Realizing you were wearing the same outfit the last time you hung out with this person

When the teacher erases the entire blackboard but misses one prominent chalk mark

Recieving a birthday card 8 days before your birthday

Dear Mom,
I really hate camp.I have no friends,and everyone teases me
because I cant swim. I want to come home.
-Dylan



When you sign the back of your credit card and it doesnt look like your signature.


Bitting your cheek on the swollen area where youve previously bitten it.



When the waiter asks "is everything alright here?" right after youve taken a big bite out of your sandwhich, causing you to grunt your response



Not liking the gift you pulled out of the grab bag as much as the one you put into it.



When you hold the ketchup bottle over your french fries and the first thing that comes out is red water



People who are afraid to step on an escalator... missed it...how bout this one...no, not that one...wait, not that one
either,... that one ---no, not that one!



People who point at their wrists while asking for the time

When youre paying for something at a store and they ask you what Zip Code you live in

When the driver pushes the unlock button, but you pull the handle at the same moment and remain locked out

the momentary frenzy that ensues the instant that a cashier calls out "this register is now open"

Milan vs Palermo 3-0
Penyesalan Tujuh Partai

Ricky Kaka tampil fantastis membawa Milan menang 3-0 atas Palermo, Minggu (26/4). Tapi, performa hebat itu juga membuahkan penyesalan. Kalau saja Kaka tak absen dalam tujuh partai Serie A, mungkin cerita Il Diavolo akan lebih dari sekadar mencoba mengamankan posisi kedua klasemen.

Musim ini Kaka sempat absen selama dua bulan karena cedera. Dari 33 giornata yang sudah digelar, ia hanya tampil 26 kali dengan tiga di antaranya sebagai pemain pengganti.

Sekarang Kaka sudah pulih 100% dari cedera dan imbasnya terlihat di partai melawan Palermo. Ia menimbulkan kerusakan besar di lini pertahanan L'Aquile dengan lari dan kreativitasnya.

"Dia kembali ke performa terbaik setelah absen dua bulan. Melihat performanya, Anda bisa mengerti bagaimana sulitnya kami bermain tanpa dirinya," kata pelatih Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, seperti dilansir Channel4.

"Kami mengalami kesulitan tanpa kehadirannya dan itu menghukum kami dalam hal posisi klasemen. Sekarang bersama dia dalam kondisi terbaik, grafik permainan kami menanjak dan kami ingin terus mendapatkan poin."

Komentar Ancelotti menyiratkan penyesalan. Jika Kaka tidak absen dalam tujuh pertandingan Serie A, boleh jadi Milan akan berada di posisi klasemen yang lebih baik daripada sekarang.

Faktanya, dalam tujuh partai tidak diperkuat Kaka, Milan kalah lima kali dan hanya meraih enam angka. Rata-ratanya 0,86 poin per partai. Jika Kaka bermain, I Rossoneri mendapatkan 2,34 poin per partai. Kalau dianggap Kaka selalu hadir di 33 partai Serie A, Milan akan mengoleksi 77 angka. Itu lebih bagus ketimbang perolehan Inter saat ini.

Sekadar Peringkat Kedua

Penyesalan tinggal penyesalan. Aksi hebat Kaka datang terlambat. Milan sudah tertinggal cukup jauh dari Inter. Ancelotti menolak anggapan Il Diavolo kembali berpeluang menjadi kampiun, bahkan setelah timnya berhasil memangkas defisit poin dari Inter karena I Nerazzurri menderita kekalahan 0-1 dari Napoli.

"Scudetto? Kami sekarang hanya mencoba untuk terus berada di atas tim peringkat keempat. Saat ini kami memiliki keunggulan sembilan poin dari Fiorentina. Itu berarti kami sudah melakukan hal yang bagus dalam beberapa pekan terakhir," ucap Carletto seperti dikutip Sky Italia.

Paling tidak Milan kini sudah sendirian berada di peringkat kedua karena Juventus ditahan Reggina 2-2. Dengan Kaka sedang on-fire, Ancelotti yakin tim asuhannya bisa mengamankan posisi sebagai runner-up.

"Kami mencoba mendekat ke Inter, tapi peringkat kedua juga sebuah pencapaian bagus yang harus dijaga," tutur Kaka.

Pemain yang pada 22 April lalu genap berusia 27 tahun itu juga memiliki sebuah target pribadi. "Saya sudah dekat dengan pencapaian mencetak 100 gol buat Milan. Saya tinggal membutuhkan tujuh gol lagi. Apakah saya akan bisa mencapainya sebelum musim ini berakhir? Saya akan mencobanya," sebut Kaka. (Dwi Widijatmiko)




Fiorentina vs Roma 4-1
Rosella Bisa Murka

Sebagai wanita yang menjadi presiden klub Serie A, Rosella Sensi selama ini lebih banyak mengedepankan kelembutan dalam memimpin Roma. Tapi, puteri Franco Sensi (Presiden Roma 1993-2008) itu akhirnya murka setelah melihat I Lupi dihajar Fiorentina 1-4 (25/4).

Kekalahan tersebut membuat Tim Serigala semakin sulit lolos ke Liga Champion musim depan. Dengan Serie A tinggal menyisakan lima partai, mereka sekarang tertinggal enam poin dari Fiorentina, yang berada di peringkat keempat.

Sensi marah karena ini adalah titik terendah performa buruk Roma. I Giallorossi kebobolan 17 gol dalam enam partai terakhir. Apalagi mereka sudah menerima 12 kartu merah, terakhir oleh David Pizarro ketika kalah dari Fiorentina. Di mata Sensi, kondisi tersebut memperlihatkan kurangnya kedisiplinan dan fokus para pemain.

"Saya tidak lagi tertarik membicarakan raihan tiket ke Liga Champion atau Piala UEFA. Yang saya inginkan adalah skuad ini memperlihatkan usaha, profesionalisme, dan harga diri untuk menghormati tifosi yang selalu memberikan dukungan kepada kami," kata Sensi seperti dikutip situs Football Italia.

Sensi mengakui Roma memang memiliki masalah berupa banyaknya pemain yang mengalami cedera. Tapi, persoalan tersebut menjadi tidak signifikan setelah ia melihat para pemain Roma tak bekerja cukup keras untuk mengatasi keterbatasan mereka.

Presiden wanita berusia 38 tahun ini memerintahkan skuad Luciano Spalletti menjalani ritiro khusus di Trigoria. Para pemain harus meninggalkan keluarga mereka untuk makan, bekerja, dan tidur di markas klub. Francesco Totti dkk. akan tetap di sana sampai Sensi merasa puas melihat performa mereka.

"Pada titik ini, saya meminta para pemain menunjukkan respons profesional dalam hal kualitas permainan sepak bola dan level kedisiplinan yang setara dengan gaji mereka. Saya tidak mau mereka terus-menerus mengecewakan tifosi. Saya ingin melihat ada perubahan mulai pekan depan," ucap Sensi lagi. (wid)




Love's Story


Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left.

Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat." Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh....Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love too, but he was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her!

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way.

Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because, only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."