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POSITIVE BUTTERFLIES
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Caterpillars,
cocoons, and butterflies teach me about life. Too many people are
caterpillars, munching their way through life in a never changing
existence. They think that they are supposed to be caterpillars
for their whole life. Another group goes through the caterpillar
stage into the cocoon stage and remains there forever. They slip
into an unconscious state and sleep away their remaining days. A
few people wake up, break out of the cocoon, and emerge as butterflies.
Their life is full of brilliant colors and they soar on the updrafts of
God's love after they spread their wings and fly. What's it going
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GOD'S WISDOM
I've always been impressed with God's wisdom.
For example, when He created the world, He made the world spin on
its axis one revolution every twenty-four hours, which means He gave
us a day that is twenty-four hours long. You might be tempted to
think that a twenty-four hour day is not such a big deal, but if you
thought that you would be wrong.
It turns out that our biological and psychological clocks are
designed around a twenty-four hour period. When I was an intern in
a hospital, on many occasions I worked a thirty six hour shift, and
I discovered that a thirty-six hour day doesn't work well for me.
And when I sailed offshore in bad weather, a thirty hour day wasn't
much better.
My body and mind work best in twenty-four hour chunks of time. It
allows me to get the rest I need, and at the same time, it divides
my life into manageable segments. I can do almost anything as long
as I live just one day at a time.
Psychologically, at the beginning of each day we receive a new life,
and we can make it into anything we want. All the days that went
before are gone, cremated in the fires of time. Nothing is left but
the ashes.
God knew that we needed a fresh start every twenty-four hours, and
that's the reason He made the world the way it is and made us the
way we are. Twenty-four hours isn't an accident; it's seamlessly
woven into the fabric of life.
And speaking of God's wisdom, in six decades of living, I've never
been able to second guess God. I've never said, if God had done it
this way, He would have made a better world. No, God got it right
the first time.
I'm glad that God created a twenty-four hour day. He gave me plenty
of time for work, sleep, and play, and best of all, each day is a
fresh opportunity to work on my dreams.
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When Dr. Dave
isn't working as a Flying Doctor for the Indian Health Service, He
is sailing around the world on his sailboat.
Find out what it's like to sail
on the ocean of your dreams by watching Captain Dave's DVD.
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