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…
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to cause us
to take hold of our lives and create triumph.
From the rumble of toppled buildings
to crushed & shattered dreams and hopes;
where we go from here all starts at a beginning.
Do we rebuild from rubble with the same anger,
greed, hate and self-centered agenda that brought
them down – brought Us down – in the first place?… —-> Continue…
I’m beginning to see something.
The fortunes inside fortune cookies are being written
by people who have a vested interest in cookie sales.
For example, today’s Fortune Cookie message:
” Be good to yourself. Dessert
three times per week is OK.… —-> Continue…
I thought I’d switch gears here,
and talk about “relationships”.
So, this whole boy / girl / love thing -
let’s skip past the first part (meeting).
Let’s talk about the fall…
What I’ve observed is that the first months
of any relationship both parties are really
pouring on the charm & pulling out the stops
while at the same time throwing out little “tests”
for the other person to see how they’ll react.… —-> Continue…
Last week I’m at the store walking
around an aisle when all of a sudden,
a line from a movie pops in my head;
“I see dead people,
only they don’t know they’re dead.”
(this is my paraphrased version -
I haven’t seen the movie in 7+ years)
To which my mind echoed back this,
and it’s been haunting me ever since:
“I see great people,
only they don’t know they’re great…”
It took me a week to write this piece
because I don’t know how to convince
someone who doesn’t already know it.… —-> Continue…
It is nearly midnight,
and I do not know where my laptop is.
This might not sound newsworthy, other than the fact
that my laptop contains EVERYTHING I NEED to write.
And midnight is my deadline to write & post to you.… —-> Continue…
Yesterday I posed the question – dare I say a challenge
to create Monday May 12, 2014 as a day that would
change your Life; a day that you finally decide to
put more energy and faith into your beliefs than
you do your fears, doubts, and excuses.… —-> Continue…
