How would you feel
if you saved someone’s life ?
No, really. Quit “multi-tasking”
and give this some serious thought.
Picture whatever scenario you want to:
Pull a person from a burning building
just before the roof caves in.
Perform the Heimlich maneuver on a child
who was choking in a restaurant.… —-> Continue…
Many years ago I heard a story
about a letter Abraham Lincoln
had written to one of his generals
at some point during the Civil War.
From what I recall, the general had
been hesitant at a time when
immediate decisive action was
needed to achieve a victory,
and because of his delays and
decisions a defeat seemed eminent.… —-> Continue…
I tried explaining to my son the other night
that we are where we are right now in Life,
and that nothing can be done to change
anything in the past that has led us here.
We can share how we feel about what’s
happened in the past – but no amount of
complaining, cursing, or causing challenges
in the present will have any effect on history.… —-> Continue…
So here we are:
Now I know
a lot of people around
the new year have spent
time making resolutions
to finding solutions to
those things that weren’t
quite so right last year.
A new year -
what better time
for a fresh start, right?… —-> Continue…
I think it was Ben Franklin who said;
“All things in moderation”.
I have found this to be
great wisdom and advice,
and also used quite a
bit as a justification.
Similarly when we hear
that we should keep a
healthy balance in our Life -
what is missing in these sage
bits of understanding is the knowing
what exactly is being weighed in.… —-> Continue…
Choose your words carefully
.
If a friend of yours, or someone you respected told you
that you looked sick today would you believe them?
If a complete stranger told you that you looked sick today
would you believe them? If a half a dozen people told you
that you looked sick today would you believe them?… —-> Continue…
If you find yourself often
achieving undesirable results in Life,
look at the decisions you’ve made.
When you made them,
most likely they seemed like
a good idea at the time -
much like the ones
you make today… Right?
Maybe you should ask yourself;
“What am I basing this decision on?”
How far out of your own self are you stepping;
and have you looked at it objectively and unattached??… —-> Continue…
