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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!
A wonderful Thursday to you. I hope you are handling
this week
well and ready for a fantastic Friday!
I took a journey back in time to "The other side of the
tracks."
I'll see you there.
Bob and Marianne
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"When something ends, it's up to you to begin again.
Endings are just beginnings
on a new road to learn how much God really loves
you."
Bob Perks
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Today's Message:
"The other side of the
tracks"
By Bob Perks
I haven't been there in years. Well, I guess I
passed by it a few times,
but I never took the time to stop. Today I
stopped.
When I was growing up, my father set strict guidelines as
to how far I could go
on my bike and what hour I needed to be home
everyday.
It's not that I feared my father, but I'll say I had a
deep respect for his authority.
Most of the time.
"Don't ever go to the other side of the tracks," he said.
I listened. Well, I heard him say it. I tried,
but you know what it's like
when someone says you can't do something. You just
have to do it.
I did.
I can remember at first toying with the idea. I'd
ride my bike right up to the railroad
tracks and touch the wheel on them. Then being the
daring kid I was, I rolled the front
wheel right over those tracks.
One day I even rode my bike straight across and down the
road a bit.
I can remember the feeling. My heart pounding, my
legs nervously pumping away
to get there and back.
Over time I went a little further. I began to feel
this confidence and pride in knowing I
broke the rule and got away with it.
"So why not keep going?" I thought to myself one
day.
And so I did. Time and again my friends and I went
right up to the back road far across
the tracks.
We climbed the hill along the road and pretended to be
great mountain climbers.
"Boy, from up here I can see my house!" I
said.
"It's like climbing the Alps! Listen to the
echo....Hello!" I said.
"Bobby...Bobby!"
That's not the echo. That was my father. He
was standing on top of the hill on the upper
road looking down at me.
The deep sounding voice reminded me of God calling from
the Heaven's.
Not that I ever heard God call, but my father's voice was
close enough.
"What did I tell you about crossing the tracks?" He
screamed.
I didn't think he wanted an answer. I couldn't speak
anyway.
"Get home...NOW!"
I can remember that ride like it was yesterday. At
first I flew as fast as I could.
Suddenly a voice of reason spoke to me.
"He's gonna kill you! Why are you rushing home for
that?"
I slowed down. My body moaned with every turn of the
pedal giving me plenty of time
to think. Actually the worst part about doing
something wrong and getting caught
was the thinking you did in between. The punishment
was always greater in my mind
than in reality. Like when my mother would say,
"Wait until your father gets home!"
The waiting was the real punishment.
I had to go to bed early that night. No Cheerios
before bed.
Of course I had imagined being chained to a wall with rats
at my feet. Well, I was a kid...
with a great imagination.
As an adult I look back at those times now and wonder what
I might have done differently.
Nothing. As wrong as it was to defy my father, there
were greater lessons to be learned.
You see, I have this theory that we all live in
boxes. Like, I'm too tall, too short, too fat, too thin,
too young, too old and on and on. We create these
boxes and choose to live within them.
Oddly enough, we admire others who break through the same
boxes. We see them as powerful
risk takers, unique, one of a kind leaders.
The fact is any one of us is capable of those same
accomplishments and more.
What's keeping you from breaking through the box you live
in?
You Are!
I've decided recently that it's time to push the
limits.
Want to join me? Dare to do something you never
thought you could do.
Then...I'll meet you on "the other side of the
tracks."
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
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you keep my name and contact information
attached so that new readers can find their way
here. Use of this
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direct permission
from the author.
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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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