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Bruce Engelke
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Married
for 3 1/2 years to Anne
My
home is in Congers, NY
OCCUPATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL:
Retired from Met Life Insurance Company;
original
and main profession-vocal and instrumental music teacher
PET
PEEVE: Those human beings who, by word and actions, profess to be
"Looking
our for #1"!
MOST
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR
TODAY'S YOUTH: T.H.I.N.K.
B.I.G. (excerpted
and
paraphrased from Gifted Hands-The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson, M.D.)
T=Talent
Learn to recognize, accept and develop your God-given talents.
(Also
=Time Learn its importance.)
H=Hope
Anticipate good things; watch for them. (Also =Honesty Speaking the
truth
[in love] makes life amazingly simple.)
I=Insight
Remain open to understanding through the stories & circumstances
of
others (as well as to Biblical truths).
N=Nice
Be nice to all people. It takes less energy than its opposites and
relieves
much tension.
K=Knowledge
Knowledge is the key to independent living. [Attach it to
wisdom,
the kindly application of knowledge.]
B=Books
Participate through active learning. We develop our minds through
reading,
thinking, and figuring things out for ourselves.
I=In-depth
learning In-depth learners find that acquired knowledge becomes a
part
of them. They keep building upon it.
G=God
Never become too big for God. Keep Him at the center of your life.
FAVORITE
SONG TITLE: "Rocky Mountain
High"-John Denver; "Time in a Bottle"
ESSENTIAL
TRUTHS:
Then ~
Thinking that a college
education, a good job, and a good
marriage were the ultimate goals of life
Now
~ We do not have
"forever" in this mortal life
MOST
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT: Honorary Life Membership in The New York
State
Congress of Parents and Teachers for my "great contribution to the well-being
of children and youth" (February, 1986)
HOPE
YET TO DO: "A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps."
Proverbs 16:9
