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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!
Oh boy! Oh boy! This life's a joy!
Want some of that enthusiasm? Only you can make up
your mind to feel that way. Only you can see the best in everything.
No one makes your day bad without your permission.
It is your day. They have their own.
Choose how you'll live it.
"I believe in you!"
Bob
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"Happy is more than a state of mind. It's a
choice." Bob Perks
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Today's Message:
"On the Ball"
By Bob Perks
He's focused. I mean really focused. His eye
is on the ball and nothing will distract him.
My dog, Ricky is a master motivator for me. He loves
playing ball. You can throw it a hundred times and a hundred times he'll
go get it.
Every evening before we go to bed Ricky will run up the
stairs ahead, turn around and place the ball on the top step.
"Push it!" I shout and with his right foot, Ricky
pushes the ball down the steps. I catch it and throw it back up to
him. Nine times out of ten he'll catch it. Nine times out of
ten I'll miss it. He then repeats the whole thing usually until I am
too tired to continue. I will then toss it high enough to get it past
him.
He will do the same thing if you are just sitting in a
chair. Ricky will get just far enough away so that you can't reach for the
ball. He picks it up, places it in front of him and pushes it to you.
But here's what motivates me. He never stops looking
at the ball. I can call his name, make noises, try desperately to
distract him and he will not take his eyes off the ball.
I zig-zag my foot pretending to kick it one direction and
then follow up by kicking it another. I rarely get it past
him.
If he misses it, he barks at it as he chases after
it. Like it was the ball's fault.
His whole purpose, all that he wants, all that he enjoys
is in that ball, so nothing will cause him to be distracted.
He inspires me. His dedication, his focus, his
determination and will to keep on playing screams volumes
to me.
"Why can't I be that focused?" I ask myself.
"Why can't I be that determined?" I follow.
Oh, you might be quick to point out that
being too focused is not good. One needs distraction to ease the
mind.
He's a dog. He sleeps, eats and plays.
I'm a human. I sleep, eat and work. Oh, yes, I
eat more than he does. I play, but a lot less than he does and not for
long periods of time any more.
I'm getting to be an old dog.
Still, Ricky does have his times when I roll a ball across
the floor in front of him and he watches it pass by. He doesn't move a
muscle. That old pup is too pooped sometimes, too.
But he chooses to be.
He is sleeping in the other room right now. If I
went in there with a ball he would jump up and without thinking, chase after
it. He doesn't have to stretch first, moan a bit and get his shoes
on. He doesn't have to find his glasses so he can see the ball. He
doesn't start by saying, "Okay, give me a minute to wake up."
Afterwards he won't complain about all the running and
jumping. He won't go to the medicine cabinet and look for some pain
relievers.
And at the end of the day, he won't say, "Boy, I'm
going to regret that in the morning."
Not Ricky. He inspires me. He's "on the
ball!"
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
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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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