Bell Gram: September 2011

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Quote On Forgiving!

‎10 Things You Should Know...

1) Holding grudges and resentments damage your heart and blood vessels.

2) Forgiveness reduces stress, depression, lower blood pressure and heart rate.

3) Forgiveness increases confidence and gives you a higher self-esteem.

4) Those who forgive are less angry and have fewer chronic illnesses.

5) People holding long-term unforgiveness have a higher incidence of cancers

6) Forgiveness decreases anxiety, hopelessness, and anger.

7) Forgiveness improves compassion and quality of life.

8) Forgiveness helps treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

9) Forgiveness helps treat substance abuse and eating disorders..

10) Forgiveness can change your life.

Don't hold grudges; you are only hurting yourself. It is like you are letting the other person continue to get the best of you over and over again. Do yourself a favor - forgive those who have done you wrong and move on. This doesn't mean you have to be friends with them or that you are okay with what they did. It only means that you are refusing to continue to give them any power over your life. You do this for yourself. Free yourself today and cut those chains that have been holding you back!! Bohdi Sanders

Quote To Make You Exhale!

‎(¯`♥´¯) .♥.•*¨`*♫.•
´*.¸.•´♥ “Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.”

~ Buddha

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Remembering Uncle Tom!

Tommie Bell, Jr. was Daddy's brother. He was born on September 27, 1911 to Tommie Bell, Sr. and Alma James. He joined the Army on April 22, 1942 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana and served in Germany. He would tell us stories of being in the war, including what he remembered from the speech Winston Churchill gave when they first got to England.

He was married to Eleze Birch Bell (Mama's sister). He had a daughter, Gurtha Lee with Idera Randolph. He married Ola Mae Meadows and had four children: Tommie III, Joseph, Allen and Gloria. The United States Army has the following listed in their Veterans' records: