His belican
Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!
His bill holds more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week.
But I’m darned if I know how the helican.
Dixon Lanier Merritt – “The Pelican”(1910)
My bill holds plenty. There is a point though, in which it can not hold anymore, and stuff spills out.
I am a firm believer in “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all’. I don’t succeed all the time, but I try very hard to be positive here and in my life.
Do me a favor. If your bill holds more than your belican, jot down your frustrations and then throw them in the trash….. then dance nekkid around them until they lose their power over you. ;*)
Ugly thoughts about others should not be spilled out of your mind and into your mouth or keyboard like a gumball dropping out of a gumball machine. It is not good for you, for me, or for the hearts and minds of others who hear or read about it. Negativity breeds negativity. It is a vicious thing folks, and you just don’t want to kindle it in yourself or others.
“Avoid destructive thinking. Improper negative thoughts sink people. A ship can sail around the world many, many times, but just let enough water get into the ship and it will sink. Just so with the human mind. Let enough negative thoughts or improper thoughts get into the human mind and the person sinks just like a ship.” Alfred A Montapert
very well said Jody and is so true, words can pierce the heart like a sword.
This is a beautiful picture and reminder of our walk.
One of my favorite poems–and great application into every day life. Thanks for sharing!
very very true. and oh so timely for me.
Wise words, indeed.
Very, very true. I have a very limited “internet life” but I see it at my work all the time… people don’t understand that their constant whining-bitching-moaning just makes them worse off. (Or at least it makes ME worse off, which is even worse. Haha.)
BTW I’m 19 weeks and still doing good!
LOL… I think I’m more interested in the story that inspired this little post. Hee hee hee.
Too true. As an aside, we call dd Melican the Pelican, for no discernible reason. It gives me a soft spot for Pelicans though.