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"I Believe in You!"
A message of Hope, stories from the
road.
By Bob Perks
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Hello, my friend!
My first story this week. I hope you like
it.
I believe my mind has been fried from this
heat.
I hope you are well and enjoying life. If not this
story
was meant for you.
My best to you always,
Bob
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Some days are full of hope and possibilities.
Which?
Only the ones ending in "day." As in
"everyday."
Bob Perks
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Today's Message:
"I learned to live!"
by Bob Perks
"You know I almost died once," he said.
"Really? What happened?" I asked.
"Nothing!" he said. "Except I learned to
live."
We create what we want in our lives. I am sure
you've heard it all before.
"What you think about the most manifests in your
life." "You reap what
you sow." "If you believe it you can achieve
it."
Out of all the principles of success and happiness, that
one singular
concept is the absolute truth. It is the key to all
success in life.
But it can also be the key to failure and even
death.
Pete is a friend of mine. One of those people you
call "friend" but
you really don't know everything about them. Just
when you think
you have him figured out, he tells you something
completely surprising.
Something even brilliant.
"Did I ever tell you about the time I thought I was going
to die?"
he asked.
"No, I don't think I heard that one," I
replied.
"In reality I almost caused my death. You see I went
through a
period in my life when it seemed everything went wrong
physically.
It seemed to be one thing after another. Some of the
things were
identifiable. The doctor knew just what to do
and he did it. But he
had "concerns", as he put it. It was those concerns
that nearly
killed me," he said.
Pete is one of those people who are rarely serious.
I mean, it's
not that he tells jokes all the time, he's just
happy. So hearing
and seeing this side really caught my
attention.
"Bob, I went through a series of tests that started me on
a down
hill slide. One after another revealed more and more
possibilities.
It was like when you take your car in because you hear a
noise and
the mechanic tells you, "It could be any number of
things. It could
cost you fifty bucks or we may need to drop your
engine. Now you're
talk big bucks." What is it that always
happens? It costs you big bucks."
"Boy I can relate to that," I told him.
"Well, because of that belief system, the facts were
staring me in the face.
This was the end of my life," he said.
"What do you think happened to me? My whole world
came to a halt.
I became depressed. The world looked dark and
gloomy. The more I
thought that way, the more it became a reality. I
was in fact creating the
world I imagined. I became so physically sick and
mentally depressed
thinking that I was going to die, that I was in fact
dying. My body suffered
terribly. So much so that I ended up in the hospital
malnourished and depressed."
"So what changed you? What did you do to turn things
around?" I asked.
"A young man. A teen who had been in a car
accident. He must of had
every bone in his body broken. His face was so badly
damaged that they
operated on him at least a dozen times. When I
was in the hospital I met him.
One day he asked me what was wrong with me and I couldn't
explain it.
I kept saying "they aren't sure."
He said, "Well that's stupid. How can you fix
something that isn't broken?
Now me, I had a lot of fixing 'cause everything was
broken. The only thing
that wasn't broken was my will to live."
Pete stopped for a moment and just looked around.
"That's what was broken on me. My will to
live. I had chosen to believe that
I was dying and so I created it. I made it a
reality. It was the one thing that
all the doctors in the world couldn't fix. It was
the one thing, the ultimate thing,
that only I was in control of. It was the
answer."
"So what happened to this young man?" I
asked.
"He went on to college, graduated and owns his own
company. He teaches
safety in the work place to large corporations around the
world. And from
what I understand he tells his story to high school
students as a way of giving
something back."
"And you my friend? How did you ever pull out of
it?" I asked.
"I willed it to be so. The very next day I stood in
front of the mirror in the
bathroom and had a good talk with the guy I knew was
inside. We both
agreed that life was too precious to waste. I made
up this phrase and hung
it every where I lived."
He reached in his wallet and handed me a note that
read:
"Today I take control of my life. I will permit
nothing to interfere with my full
enjoyment of each and every moment that God has granted
me. I am
deserving of all the joy and happiness that this day has
to offer. There is
nothing that God and I can't accomplish. I will
nourish my body with the best
and purest food. I will nourish my mind with
nothing but the most positive
thoughts. I will feed my soul the Word of
God and know that when my time
on this earth is over I will have lived purely, fully
and faithfully."
So what life
have you created? Are you living fully or dying
slowly?
Begin to live again. Take control of your
life
"The only thing that wasn't broken was my will to live!"
he said.
"Learn to Live!"
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
I encourage you to share my stories with your friends but, when
copying I ask that
you keep my name and contact information
attached so that new readers can find their way
here. Use of this
story for commercial use is prohibited without
direct permission
from the author.
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about today's message, please write to Bob@BobPerks.com
I will use only first names and no email
addresses.
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"I wish you enough!"
Bob Bob Perks is a professional speaker, author and vocalist. Member National Speakers Association. Visit http://www.BobPerks.com Visit Bob's story site: http://www.IWishYouEnough.com Sign up to receive Bob's free stories sent three times weekly. "I wish you enough!" written by Bob Perks (c) 2001 "I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye." |
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