Hop Frog Important Quotes

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?’ Amos 3:3 ‘Does This Person Belong in your Life?’ A toxic relationship is like a limb with gangrene: unless you amputate it the infection can spread and kill you. Without the courage to cut off what refuses to heal, you’ll end up losing a lot more. Your personal growth - and in some cases your healing - will only be expedited by establishing relationships with the right people. Maybe you’ve heard the story about the scorpion who asked the frog to carry him across the river because he couldn’t swim. ‘I’m afraid you’ll sting me,’ replied the frog. The scorpion smiled reassuringly and said, ‘Of course I won’t. If I did that we’d both drown!’ So the frog agreed, and the scorpion hopped on his back. Wouldn’t you know it: halfway across the river the scorpion stung him! As they began to sink the frog lamented, ‘You promised you wouldn’t sting me. Why’d you do it?’ The scorpion replied, ‘I can’t help it. It’s my nature!’ Until God changes the other person’s nature, they have the power to affect and infect you. For example, when you feel passionately about something but others don’t, it’s like trying to dance a foxtrot with someone who only knows how to waltz. You picked the wrong dance partner! Don’t get tied up with someone who doesn’t share your values and God-given goals. Some issues can be corrected through counselling, prayer, teaching, and leadership. But you can’t teach someone to care; if they don’t care they’ll pollute your environment, kill your productivity, and break your rhythm with constant complaints. That’s why it’s important to pray and ask God, ‘Does this person belong in my life?

They’re automata. They were originally part of the old grotto display, before they were broken up. I forgot there were some here.” “They’re so creepy.” Nic stared at the blank white faces. “I guess.” “You don’t think they’re creepy?” “Not really. They don’t work unless you wind them and they need a smithed reel to do anything interesting. These are just scrap. I often dig through the piles in the grotto for working pieces to make my own automata.” “What sort? Not like this, I hope.” “No, more like frogs that can hop about or mechanical echoes that move their wings. And clocks. Lots of clocks that tell the time in different ways. It’s important to visualize life passing you by in as many ways as possible.” “See, these are the sorts of things that ought to go in the preliminary notes. ‘Has morose sense of humour. Likes to conjure. House has an army of creepy broken automata. Doesn’t appreciate being likened to silverware.” “Spoons just aren’t very gay.