Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 1387 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

A Cake Dilemma – Humor Unplugged

Wisdom – the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1387 of our Trek, and time for a 3-minute mini-trek called Humor Unplugged. Our Thursday podcast will provide a short and clean funny story to help you lighten up and live a rich and satisfying life. Something to cheer you and give a bit a levity in your life. We are told in 15:30&version=NLT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proverbs 15:30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. We are also encouraged in 17:22&version=NLT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. Consider this your vitamin supplement of cheer for today. So let’s jump right in with today’s funny which is titled:

A Cake Dilemma

With many of us sheltering in place, we have rediscovered our love for cooking and especially baking sweet treats. The temptation to eat all of these treats has also been a challenge for many.  Because of this, a group of friends decided to start a weekly zoom based diet club to help keep each other accountable.

On their weekly call on Monday, the members of the diet club were chatting and encouraging one another to stay the course. When it came time for Margaret to share, she was lamenting, “I gained five pounds since last week. I made the family’s favorite cake over the weekend, and they’d loved it so much that they had eaten half of it after dinner on Saturday.” “Of course, they all raved about it and said they were looking forward to eating the remainder the next day.”

Margaret went on. “Well, the next day I kept staring at the other half until finally, I cut just a thin slice for myself. You know how it is, one slice led to another, and soon the remaining half of the cake was gone.”  “I am just so frustrated with my lack of willpower, I knew that John would be as disappointed as I am.”

The other members of the group all commiserated with her, expressing their empathy until finally, Julie asked, “what did John say when he found out?” Margaret smiled and blushingly said, “He never found out. I made another cake and ate half of it!”I hope that brought a smile to your face today. If it did pass your smile onto some else, we all could use a kind smile each day. Our Thursday thought is, “Oh, you want your cake and eat it too? You bet! What good is a cake if you can’t eat it?” 

Here is our verse for today:

15:20&version=NLT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Numbers 15:20

Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor.

Just as you enjoy these nuggets of humor, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.’ If you would like to listen to any of our past 1386 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com.  I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically.

Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you in through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.

As we take this Trek of life together, let us always:

1. Live Abundantly (Fully)
2. Love Unconditionally
3. Listen Intentionally
4. Learn Continuously
5. Lend to others Generously
6. Lead with Integrity
7. Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to ’Keep Moving Forward,’ ‘Enjoy your Journey,’ and ‘Create a Great Day…Everyday’! See you tomorrow for Philosophy Friday!