Who Cares - What Matters
Seriously. . .Whatever it is that causes you to break out, to Flash Mob in Song, may it happen unexpectedly and repeatedly and more, May you BE the Cause of IT to happen Unexpectedly and Repeatedly (For) to Others.
Discover your very best is so much more than a Season or an event, or an occurrence–a Happening!
I remember my Grandfather telling me when I was fairly young how important it was to buy good shoes and then maintain them. . .always make sure that there’s a shine on them, no matter what, he’d tell me before giving me a quarter to shine his shoes.
I blame him!
It was a late Friday afternoon and I was in a hurry, just an hour from conducting a funeral and my shoes had sprung a leak–A Big one!
It’s what we seek most in our lives, isn’t it?
A S S U R A N C E.
We may buy Insurance to protect us from financial disaster for crashed cars, burned-down houses, loss of limb or even life. . .but it’s the ASSURANCE of each of these things, the great ‘what-ever’ it is we deem to be LIFE that we ultimately seek.
What’s the big deal? What’s the Difference?
I Believe! I Know!
Semantics?
There’s never a time I stand before an audience; never a time I walk into a patient’s room; never a time I walk into a facility; never a time when I’m one-on-one with a person and not with all of my heart believe that I’m the absolute BEST PERSON to be there! I believe it with all my might, strength, heart, my whole life–I Believe it!
Egotistical?
As much as I Believe it with my whole Being. . .I KNOW it’s not true. . . .
And that, that’s my greatest source of motivation every day, in every situation.
Unblinkingly, may IT ever be so!
Everyone has one…some may even have a whole herd or a farm of them! What Frog stares you down everyday? What’s the ONE thing you put off or maybe just postpone, ok, PROCRASTINATE!
Procrastination is the one WTF Wrestler we all tangle…some more than others, but all of us, just the same. We all seem to run from or at least put off things we see as painful or difficult. The Catch: We often bring more pain on ourselves. The Bigger Catch: Even though we know the consequences of procrastination can be severe, oh yeah…WE STILL DO IT!
There’s a very old saying that spouts, “If the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day.” What’s YOUR STARING FROG? What’s the worst thing you look forward to as you wake up? Exercising? A meeting? Paperwork? Obligations that aren’t all that pleasing?
But once…only ONCE: Eat THAT Frog! Get rid, right up front, of the one thing that Stares you down and taunts you with every second you try to avoid IT. Just ONCE, eat THAT Frog and see the energy it gives you…Makes an Extreme 5-Hour Energy drink, blush. But. . .but, you let him stare you down and it’ll put a huge straw right in your heart and suck the Life and Essence right out of it without so much as a satisfying belch.
Here’s the Deal that only you can make for yourself: JUST ONCE! Do it once and never again unless
the Frog, totally intimidated, looks down and has not the guts or the energy to even think about Staring back!
Just Once. . . .
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Except, you’ve probably seen this before and the point still is pretty resounding, isn’t it?
We all know what we say, but we honestly don’t know what’s heard or applied. Sometimes a “Hmmmmmm,” or a “Uhhhhh-huh,” is the most profound thing we could say or hear. . .especially if it allows another to say what WE didn’t hear!
Listen. . .again!
Did you ever wonder why the Rear view Mirror in your car is about 100 times smaller than your windshield?
Asking the question SHOUTS the answer, doesn’t it?
We’re meant to LOOK AHEAD and NOT BEHIND. It’s always significant that we take quick glances at what’s behind us, maybe even following us–But, we are not going THAT way! If you try driving straight ahead by looking behind, would you please ALERT everyone, because it’s not going to end well for you or any of us.
Yes…glance, DO NOT GAWK, Behind often, quickly but keep your eyes where they need to be–ahead, always to what’s in front of you, to where you need to be heading!
And reaching your nearest Horizons, glance quickly back, remember, log the lesson, and look for the next Horizon out there inviting you Forward!
Meet me there. . . .
Just the word alone: T E S T strikes severe Fear into the heart, doesn’t it?
But what kind of TEST are we talking about? Pop Quiz? Finals? Mid-Term? Or just a simple Stick-your-foot-in-the-water-to-see-how-cold-it-is-TEST?
Psssst…Every day is filled with all kinds of Tests and maybe the ones that are the most brutal are the ones we don’t even recognize as tests at all.
What if they’ve all been passed even before the taking?
Hey, is that question really on The Test?
There’s always. . .ALL WAYS more to Life than just one way to do anything. It’s the ultimate way to disprove the biggest lie ever told: YOU HAVE A PURPOSE! Uhhh, No you don’t. YOU HAVE A REASON! Uhhh, Negative. YOU HAVE A DESTINY! Uhh, That’s a Crock of something you don’t want sitting around in your kitchen. YOU HAVE A MEANING! Uhh, Never. LIES…each and every one! They’re P L U R A L–not singular!
There’s always more to Life than just one way to do anything. . .Go ahead. . .go Risky. . .take another road, open another door, pick up the phone on the Fourth Ring. Be open to the Alternatives and Live!