 August 2008
WOW, it has been quite a year so far, hard to believe that half of the year is gone already. We hope
that the goals you set on New Years Eve have been working their way to fruition over the last 6 months, one thing I have
learned is that each day is going to pass whether we like it or not, and what I choose to do with it is up to no one else
but me. Have you ever put your head down on your pillow at night and smiled, KNOWING you made a difference in someone's
life today? Sometimes all it takes to make that difference is a smile, kind word, a touch on the arm or even a hug.
I have consciously spent time lately following through on the thoughts that creep into my head that I have failed to act on
in the past. If someone crosses my mind that I want to say thank you to, or someone I know just needs a hug, or I know
that just taking that few extra minutes to serve someone else, would make a difference, I am stopping my busy schedule to
take that time to invest in someone else. It is amazing at the end of the day that something so simple can make you
feel as though you have made a contribution. I often have people say to me, my goal in life is to make a difference,
my question back to you -- how do you measure that? How do you know that you made a difference? On my
daily journey I run into alot of people who say "When I am Rich...." or " When I am Wealthy...." or "When I
am successful..." they will then do ..... my question for you today is to ask yourself....
So what will it look like when you arrive? If the answer is not on the tip of your tongue with the most
intricate details already thought through... then guess what? You will never know when you have arrived.
Take a few minutes out of your day today and stop and ask yourself, what is it I am working towards?
or what is it I am running so hard for?
In a Harvard Study it revealed that 98% of the students who took the time to write down their goals... ACHIEVED
THEM and those who did not take the time to actually write them down but knew in their head what they wanted.... NEVER achieved
them. They were not accountable to themselves.
When you write your goals down and put them in front of you everyday, you can stick them to the fridge,
or on the bathroom mirror, or in your car where ever you will see them everyday.... then you will remember WHY you do what
you do and you will do it with PURPOSE.
REMEMBER... Opportunities don't pass... they just dock somewhere else.
LIVE EVERYDAY WITH PURPOSE!!!!!!
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Hi Everyone, we hope you are living your life large.... today is your gift... the present....
don't forget to live in the present!
I recieved this great email story and I had to share it with you... sometimes as we are moving through life,
we often wonder WHY or HOW did something happen, that some one made a decision without thinking it through or using Common
Sense.... please read below and we can all mourn together....
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has
been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost
in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to
come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.
His
health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of
a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after
lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost
ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion
or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common
Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you
for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup
of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common
Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; his son,
Reason.
His is survived by his four step brothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is to
Blame
I'm a Victim
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember
him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
Again, after I read the article, I could
not help but feel a deep sense of gratitude for the common sense that has been passed to me, not only by my parents, but friends
and co-workers as well. Perhaps we should all reconsider the value of using good common sense on an every day basis
and make sure that it stays an important part of our life. It has been said before but it is worth repeating, "common sense
is not very common." I choose to keep it alive in me and not let it die. I am sure you feel the same way.
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