Churn

 July 29, 2020

Churn

“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”
― John C. Maxwell

 

 

Well, let’s get one thing straight from the beginning. Women are in the same boat.

 

You know this statement by Mr. Maxwell is true. It is the nicest thing when you hear another person saying good things about you. When that happens, it seems that anything is possible, that the world is on your side, that things that seemed to trouble you, take a back-seat to the butter that has basted your spirit.

 

Just yesterday a friend of mine on Facebook commented about young child having for the first time, JELLY ON HIS TOAST, and his delight! Mmmmmmm I thought and had to tell her about one of my favorite things, very similar to jelly on toast. My thing is preserves, especially strawberry on warm, already buttered toast! To take it a little bit further, Marmalade!  And then to top it all off, a rich cup of hot, dark roasted, black coffee. Mmmmmmmmmm.

 

We all have a favorite, tasty breakfast item that we could go on about. And just about any food is made 10X better when it’s been buttered. Hence the saying Mr. Maxwell uses to encourage us to say darling, kind, maybe even over-the-top niceties to others.

 

Just think how really inexpensive and available kind words really are! I do know that for some people in our lives, the cost of saying something nice to them or about them can seem extravagant or even wasteful. My, my the heart can be so hard at times.

 

Let’s get foolish! Let’s learn to shed our inner-Scrooge. Let’s churn some lovely butter.

 

It really a practice of letting go of ego and resentment, taking a deep breath of gratitude and throwing caution to the wind- because it costs us nothing but the hope that another person is going to be lifted up by our buttered-up words and maybe even give them the chance at new life.

 

Churn away. Fear not. Be hopeful. Allow others to think you’re just a little off- and say as many nice things, to as many people as you can.

 

You’re beautiful just the way you are.

 

Rev. Ken