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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!
Monday, Monday...Hope it was a great one and an
even better week ahead.
My best to you, always!
Bob and Marianne
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"If you want happiness choose to be
happy. Happiness is a choice." Bob Perks
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I humbly thank you in advance...
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne
Perks ********************************************
All stories copyright 2007 Bob Perks
Today's message:
"Happy"
By Bob Perks
"I want to be happy," he said.
"Why aren't you happy now?"
"I'm empty. I'm without. I am happy-less," he
said with a smile.
"What would make you happy?"
"Purpose."
"You have no purpose?"
"No."
"Then I must ask what is it you are not willing to
do?"
"I'd do anything to be happy."
"Obviously not or you would be."
Silence.
"You first need to define what will make you
happy."
Silence.
"I don't know. I just want to be happy. I see
someone who is happy and
I want it. I want to be happy, too."
"If happiness was across the street would you go
there?"
"In a minute."
"If happiness were across town, would you go
there."
"Certainly."
"What if happiness were in the middle of the ocean and
there were no boats.
Would you swim to it?"
Silence.
"Could I fly and jump out?" he asked
laughing.
"What is it you are not willing to do?"
"Well..."
"You are not willing to work for it. You want
to drop out of the sky
and land on it."
Silence.
"Do you like the ocean?"
"Yes, yes I do," he replied.
"So, you would at least go to the ocean of
happiness."
"That would be the best part," he said.
"Do you swim in the ocean?"
"Yes, but not often."
"What is the best part and the worst part about
it?"
"I love to float," he said quickly.
"The worst?"
"Getting through the waves past the breaking
point."
"Finding happiness is the same thing. In pursuit of
it, we are often
knocked down, tossed about. Depending on the day, we
could easily
find ourselves being pushing away, back to shore. We
take a few steps
and it feels cold. Just as we get used to the
feeling we discover the best
way to get over it is to plunge in, get wet all at
once instead of tip toeing
and avoiding the discomfort."
"I always do that," he said. "I jump right
in."
"Some days the waves are small. Some days the waves
are huge. Small
waves make the journey fun and easy. Big waves can
pick you up and
slam you down in an instant.
Life is like that.
Happiness is calling. It's out there somewhere
waiting for you. You can't
see it just standing on the shore, but you know it's
there. So you dive in.
It always seems that the greater the reward the harder the
struggle. Some
never make it. They give up and end up back on the
shore. Others get
caught in the cross current and carried away to places
they never wanted to
see. Those who keep on swimming may even get to the
"Breaking point"
as you called it and stop."
"I've certainly done that."
"Here's the problem. You jump in. You swim to
the breaking point but you
have no idea what you are looking for. I asked you
what would make you
happy and you had no idea.
How would you know when you saw it?
"I'd feel happy."
"No, happiness is not just a feeling. Happiness is a
plan, a fulfillment, a completion,
an arrival, a goal reached. Happiness is a
moving on or a standing still. Happiness is
a standing for something or standing against.
Happiness is loving someone or yes, letting go
of someone. I have seen happy people who
had it all and some who were happy and had nothing
at all.
The common thread was always knowing what made them
happy."
"But I've been swimming all my life. I'm not a
quitter."
"All that gets you is to the other shore. You
have been swimming so long you
passed happiness. Busy doesn't mean you're getting
somewhere. I could walk
around in circles to keep busy. All I'd get is
dizzy."
Silence.
"True happiness is not some distant place or thing.
True happiness is within
reach, within moments, within a day, within a life,
within...you."
If you want happiness choose to be happy.
"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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RE: "With a heavy heart"
Dear Bob and Marianne:
This is so true we do judge by looks and i have
been so guilty many times thanks for
letting me see the errors of my ways, such a great
and blessed lesson.
thanks bob
gerry
your friend in christ
Hi
Bob,
When I read the
title to today's story, my first reaction was, "Oh, no...some
sad news from
Bob!" Whew, what a relief to know that even though the
news was not happy
since the man you told us about was dying, at least
nothing catastrophic
had happened to a member of your immediate family.
The lead heart paper
weight and buffalo nickel will be gentle reminders to
you of a
creative man whose daughter gave you a piece of his heart and art.
What a gem of a gift
really. It's refreshing to know that you embrace such
moments and share
them with us readers. You are so unique.
Savor each new
day,
Sandi.
Bob,
What wonderful points! I find myself thinking
like that too sometimes. At some time, death will
come to us all, unfortunately sometimes young or
old, rich or poor, ready or not. And talent does
come in all shapes, sizes and forms, we just have
to look to see it. I went to your site hoping you
had posted a picture of your new gift. Sounds
very interesting and unique.
God bless you and your family. Praying for
Keith and his wife and you and Marianne
Janet "I Wish You enough!"
© 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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