She is one of our granddaughters.
After four outstanding years in college pursuing a degree, the little bird is ready to fly.
She worked hard trying to find work in her chosen profession.
Today, the answer came and it is a “YES!”
Everyone is happy, but, she is leaving the nest and flying away to a distant city.
She is the last bird to fly away from that nest.
She will be missed!
Many people might feel they don’t have enough.
I guess the appropriate question is, “How much is enough?”
Enough of what?
Money? Fame? Good Health? People Who Love Us?
I guess the word ENOUGH carries a different meaning for each of us.
I hope you have enough.
And are grateful for it!
If not today, when?
How about you?
It may be little things like opening the door for you.
Or allowing you to enter a lane when driving.
I just think it is basic to human nature to be kind to one another.
I’m sensing, however, a trend of unkind treatment of nurses and others who serve the public.
We attended a wedding anniversary at a banquet hall recently.
The owner came up to us and told us that his servers were very well treated.
And it was a pleasure to serve “such nice people!”
BE KIND!
If not today, when?
A recent national survey of registered voters in the US conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University found a quarter of men under 30 bet on sports online.
And 10% of men ages 18-30 have a gambling problem, compared to just 3% of the overall population.
In that survey, 68% of people who bet on sports online reported at least one gambling behavior that’s considered harmful.
These include borrowing money to gamble.
And saying that gambling has caused financial or emotional problems. (CNN)
Are you a good listener?
Our recently deceased brother was a very good listener.
In order to be a good listener, I think you must have a genuine interest in the other person.
Our brother showed he was interested in me and what I had to say.
And his kind attention drew us closer.
It takes effort on your part to become a better listener.
And it will strengthen your relationship.
If not today, when?
And Darian Mensah of Duke leads the pack with $4M for 2025.
This is what’s happened to college football.
Who would ever have imagined so much money to players who haven’t graduated yet?
Darian is a transfer from Tulane.
So, dollars are the primary reason great athletes are moving from one school to another.
Stay tuned!
(Charles Dickens)
There are many factors that could cause a person to become hardened to life.
Relationships that have gone awry.
Unexpected health challenges.
Personal financial difficulties
Coping with the limitations of old age
So, how should we react to some or all of the above?
If we become bitter, we make our daily existence much worse.
After all, we still have to live with ourselves.
Living with ourselves is much easier if we maintain a warm heart to ourselves and others!
If not today, when?
We’re talking about dealing with disappointment.
We’ve all had them.
And I certainly don’t consider myself an expert.
Some disappointments provide a learning opportunity.
While others are just a part of life.
We all have talents that come to us naturally!
We refer to them as our strengths.
So, the title of today’s blog is important for you to consider.
Do you have unused talent that should be used or at least used more often?
This requires you to take an inventory of yourself.
How can you use this talent to your advantage?
If not today, when?
I guess the inventor of the light bulb has good advice about success.
I think we should listen.
He says the three essentials are: HARD WORK, STICK-TO-ITIVENESS & COMMON SENSE.
I cannot imagine the amount of effort required to invent the first lightbulb.
I’m sure there were many failures along the way.
And that brings up the 2nd essential; stick-to-itiveness.
Perseverence is the hallmark of every great achiever.
And the first two essentials are a waste of time if your intended goal doesn’t make sense.
So, there you have it from the man himself.
If not today, when?
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