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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!
You may not notice much of a change. This message
now carries
fewer links, more plain text and certain words purposely
and carefully
s p a c e d out. Why?
It is an effort to get this message through more filters
and in more mail boxes.
Software looks for all these things and then dumps it in
the trash. I don't want
my stories to end up in your trash. At least not
until you read them.
I am taking a big chance by doing this.
You see, the links I have removed go to my s t o r
e and d o n a t i o n
pages. Those links help p a y for this
message.
Now there is one that will take you there instead of
four.
But God told me to do this. He never let's me down
and neither do you.
Make it a great week, my friend!
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne
Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"There is always time to change the things we
should. What you need is the faith that
you can. Put God in the details of any change you
make and you will not fail." Bob Perks
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please?
It is a mission of the heart completely supported by my
"friends I've never met"...You!
We have a great collection of cards, posters, mugs,
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Or...Make a d o n a t i o n to help support
our efforts
to "Touch the world one person at a time."
This link, the only link you need, will take you to my web
page for
more information, shopping, and
ways you can help.
I humbly thank you in advance...
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne Perks
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All stories copyright 2007 Bob Perks
Today's message:
"What's missing?"
by Bob Perks
"What's missing?," he asked.
"What?" I replied.
"I grew up and left the boy behind," he said.
We were talking about life. We were asking ourselves
what happened?
Where did the time go? More importantly, are we
still enjoying life?
I sat next to a woman on a plane trip one time. We
began a similar conversation
that really stuck in my memory for years.
"Do you know what my biggest regret is?" she asked
me.
I didn't need to reply, I just waited.
"My husband passed away last year. We didn't take
enough time to be silly."
Silly. Foolish. Goofy. Carefree.
Even careless enough to have fun.
Adults don't know those feelings any more.
Here I was about ten years older than that first
conversation and still wondering
what's missing.
Then, yesterday it all came to me.
I can only speak for myself here. Perhaps a few guys
out there will relate. I will let
the ladies decide if this has any meaning in their own
lives.
Here it is..."The boy."
That's it. What's missing is the boy.
When I look at myself now, perhaps standing in front
of a mirror, I see the man that
I've become. I'm not talking about the aging
process. There is little I could have done
about that. I am talking about "who" I have
become. The stuff inside my head. The
way I see the world and the way I spend my time. So,
I needed to ask myself the same
question my friend proposed and reflect on what the woman
had said to me that day.
"What's missing?"
What do I want to be...when I grow up? Or have I
grown up too soon?
What do I want to see when I look in the mirror
tomorrow?
Here is what I decided:
The heart of a boy.
What value is there in growing up
if I leave behind the innocence of my youth?
The strength of a man.
Strength to lift up so that I can
help carry the burdens of another while standing on my own.
The faith of a child.
To simply believe, because I need
not disprove anything in order to believe it possible.
The will to think "I can."
Next to the words "I believe in
you!," "I can" makes the dreamer create realities.
The hope of tomorrow.
Live for today but plan for
tomorrow. It not only affirms the hope of second chances, but
gives
us reason
to go on.
The wisdom of yesterday.
The foundation to build today on
and the pillars of all tomorrows.
The forgiving and forgetting.
What does one get from
carrying an unforgiving heart? Regret. The destructive force of
what I
call "The
shoulda dones."
The caring and compassion.
To see the hope in hopelessness when no
one else can.
The spirit of play.
Not the empty joy in defeat for the
purpose of creating a loser in a game, but the power in
knowing
you can
play and let someone else win.
The "silly" in a moment.
To laugh at myself and dance
with the wind and
spin like a top on a wish and a whim.
To be lighter than air
and fly higher than birds
To hug with my heart and heal
with my words.
To step up to a challenge
and do what I can
All this my friend, will
make me the man.
So, "what's missing"... in your
life?
"I believe in you!"
Bob
I encourage you to share my stories but I do ask
that you keep my name and
contact information with my work.
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Comments:
Have a comment about today's story?
please write to Bob@BobPerks.com
"I Wish You enough!"
(c) 2001 Bob Perks 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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