"Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be…

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. Michael McGriff, M.D., has been credited with the saying since 1989.

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11 January 1989, The Dispatch (Lexington, NC), “Midway Notes” by Sharon Rush, pg. 26, col. 6:
A thought for the day: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.—Michael McGriff, M.D.

28 August 1989, Sandusky (OH) Register, pg. A-13, col. 2 classified ad:
BLESSED are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape
REALTY WORLD

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16 September 1992, Heppner (OR) Gazette-Times, “Chamber Chatter” by Claudia Hughes, pg. 4, col. 3:
Thought for the week: “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”

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148 Motivational Minutes:
Insightful Ideas for Improving the Quality of Your Life
By Don Essig
Lombard, IL: Successories Pub.
1994
Pg. 48:
It goes like this: “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”

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Unshakable Man
By Ron Auch
Green Forest, AR: New Leaf Press
1996, ©1995
Pg. 196:
I once saw on a church sign, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”

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23 January 1998, Boca Raton (FL) News, Ann Landers syndicated advice column, pg. 2B, col. 2:
Gem of the Day: Oh, blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape.

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Keeping Your Balance
By Nancy Eichman
Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate
2003
Pg. 106:
Michael McGriff said, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”

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Motivated to Succeed:
Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell
By John Maxwell
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
2006
Pg. ?:
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
—Michael McGriff

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If You Want to Soar with Eagles, Don’t Hang Out with Turkeys:
Gems for Christian Living
By Lois E. Scott
Bloomington, IN: iUniverse
2010
Pg. 7:
Blessed are the flexible, for we shall not be bent out of shape. — Bruce Dance

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12:37 AM - 4 Nov 2014