http://krenungan.org/wordpress Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:13:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Author Unknown A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully, and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom and also the thorns. And he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2008/10/16/roses-and-thorns/ Author Unknown SPECIAL BEATTUTUDES for those who work with special people BLESSED ARE YOU who take time to listen to difficult speech FOR YOU help us know that if we persevere, we can be understood. BLESSED ARE YOU who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers, FOR in your companionship, ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2008/10/16/special-beattutudes/ Author Unknown May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with optimism and courage. Always know that there are those whose love and ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/22/may-you-always-feel-loved/ Coba renungkan penyampaian ini sebelum Anda mulai mengeluhkan berbagai hal yang terjadi dalam hidup Anda… 01]. Hari ini sebelum Anda mengatakan kata-kata yang tidak baik, Pikirkan tentang seseorang yang tidak dapat berbicara sama sekali 02]. Sebelum Anda mengeluh tentang rasa dari makanan yang Anda santap, Pikirkan tentang seseorang yang tidak punya apapun untuk dimakan. 03]. ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/22/berhentilah-mengeluh/ 01 Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure… …it does mean you haven’t succeeded yet. 02 Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing… …it does mean you have learned something. 03 Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool… …it does mean you had a lot of faith. 04 Failure doesn’t mean you ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/22/default-the-truth-about-failure/ Dalam satu tandan pisang, tak semua buahnya matang secara serentak. Ada diantaranya yang masih berwarna hijau tua. Maka, sang petani ada kalanya harus menyimpannya kembali beberapa saat menunggu hingga matang semuanya. Pisang yang telah matang dan pisang yang terlambat matang, kelak akan memiliki rasa yang sama yakni memiliki rasa pisang. Meskipun ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/22/semua-butuh-proses/ Author Unknown If tomorrow starts without me, And I’m not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn’t cry The way you did today, While thinking of the many things, We didn’t get to say. I know how much you love me, As much ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/02/if-tomorrow-starts-without-me/ Many people complain that their memory is not what it used to be. But memory can be a powerful tool for spiritual and emotional rejuvenation! I once attended an conference at a retreat center in the Rocky Mountains. We were given a long break one afternoon to relax and rejuvenate our ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/02/our-greatest-treasure/ Author Unknown This is good; I’ll never look at my hands the same! Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn’t move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/02/grandmas-hands/ Christopher Notes “Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” This comment by theologian Paul Tillich points out how much our feelings color our experience. To be lonely is to feel isolated - cut off from ... http://krenungan.org/wordpress/2007/09/02/loneliness/