VĚSTNÍK
Monday, December 13, 2021
From the Desk of Delisle L. Doherty SPJST Vice President of Sales and Marketing
It’s Your Life
Break Your Brain Chain Have you considered whether your mind is open and free to explore the path that God has set for you? Or are you going through life like your brain is chained, locking in creativity and ideas? Free your mind and you will create a mental and spiritual environment for greatness. Examine yourself. Know what you believe. Know your ideas. Know what you stand for and know what has shaped your beliefs and ideas. Consider your family upbringing and what you were taught to believe. You may need to take the chain off your brain to develop your own belief system. Your family may have prejudices or biases that you don’t hold, but if you’re walking around with the family chain on your brain, you may have restricted yourself to a narrow environment without room for people who think differently, who will position you toward destiny. Build new friendships. Think new thoughts. Who you were raised to be will always have a significant impact on your life but does not have to determine your life and certainly doesn’t have to restrict your life. If you grew up with brothers and sisters, the dynamics of the household while you were growing up may shape each child differently. An alcoholic parent can raise identical twins. When they grow to adulthood, one becomes an alcoholic. Why? He might say, “Because I was raised by an alcoholic.” The other twin is an absolute teetotaler. Why? He, too, might say, “because I was raised by an alcoholic.” Do you have the courage to take the chain off your brain, even when the person who put it there is someone you love and who loves you? In spite of that love,
the accidentally incarcerated your creativity. But prison is prison, whether intended or not. All of what you have experienced plays a role in your destiny, even the situations and people you must choose to leave behind in order to arrive there. With life insurance, we often have our brains chained. You may think since our parents got them a small policy, your children only need a small policy. They may have been brought up that life insurance is a waste of money, or $5,000 is all that is needed to help with the funeral. You may have been brought up that a pre-paid burial plan is all that is needed. Your brain doesn’t realize the non-guaranteed expenses that come with that funeral. Life insurance is about lifestyle. It’s about living - not dying. It’s about children, college, retirement, family, protection, and everything about life, not death. How we were brought up may be how we think about life insurance. Children can get a lifetime worth of insurance at its lowest price and their healthiest time of life, yet we still don’t do it. We wait and let them pay higher prices when they get older and less healthy because our parents didn’t see any value, so you don’t either. Now is the time to break the brain chain, and let us show you what is truly needed. —Parts of this article are reprinted or modified from “Destiny, Step into Your Purpose” by T.D. Jakes My door is always open; figuratively and literally. Stay blessed, Delisle L. Doherty Vice President of Sales and Marketing 832-232-2049 —SPJST—
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Lodge 9, Snook members discuss Christmas activities The Wednesday, December 1, 2021, meeting of SPJST Lodge 9, Snook was called to order by President Donnie Hejl at 6 p.m. Donnie Victorick led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll of officers was called. Minutes from the November meeting were approved. Hall manager, fraternal, treasurer, communications, and statewide reports were presented. The youth club will present a Christmas program on Sunday, December 12 with a potluck meal starting at 4:30 p.m. The youth will make fleece throws for the nursing home. New speakers are being installed at the hall. A motion was passed to accept two new members. The meeting adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
Next Meeting—January 5, 2022 The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 5 at 7 p.m. Fraternally, Hannah Kovar, Reporter —SPJST—
Lodge 24, Cyclone New Year’s Eve dance: Jerry Haisler and the Melody 5 Lodge 24, Cyclone will welcome Jerry Haisler and the Melody 5 for its New Year’s Eve dance at Flag Hall on Friday, December 31, 2021. The hall’s address is 411 FM 964. Dance time is from 8:15 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Black-eyed peas will be served at the last intermission. Tickets are $15 each, and sales begin December 15. Call Linda Wilde at 254985-2258 for reservations. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Lodge 24, Cyclone! —SPJST—
O O O Presenting 2022 Officers O O O SPJST Lodge 15, Buckholts The 2022 SPJST Lodge 15, Buckholts are, left to right, Vice President Scott Brandon, President/Fraternal Activities Coordinator Mary Helen Rodriguez, and Secretary/Treasurer Sandy Fischer.
