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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!
Good Monday Morning to you!
This is going to be your best week yet!
If you try and make it so.
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"You can begin again at any time. You need no great
plans, no
reservations, trip tix, or road maps. The first day
of forever begins
whenever you are ready." Bob Perks
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All stories copyright 2005 Bob Perks
Today's Message:
"The first day of forever"
By Bob Perks
"Everything is new again," I said.
It was the first week of 2006 and I was still wishing
everyone a "Happy New Year." One woman wasn't so happy about it.
"Then why do I feel like it's the same old thing?" the
woman replied.
It's a fact for some of us that we can celebrate a
new year but still
see life as very much the same. We can flip the page
on a daily calendar, mark
off another 24 hours on a planner or wind the old
mantel clock and still see our lives
as "the same old thing."
The old clich?©, "Today is the first day of the rest of
your life!" means little to me
because I have no idea how long the rest of my life is. Today could also be the last day. Although I understood the attitude of the woman I was
visiting I really didn't want to
see tomorrow as, "the same old thing." I heard a survivor of one of the recent disasters describe
his outlook on the
loss of his home and all he possessed as, "Everything is new again." He seemed to have stunned the reporter, too.
"You're okay with this?" she asked.
"I'm not okay with it, I'm just re-creating my life from
scratch and I am grateful that all will be
new again," he replied. The camera man panned across the property and there was
really nothing left at all.
"This is a new day," the man said. "The first day of
forever."
That caught my attention. I can easily see today as
the first day of forever but not the first
of the rest of my life. "I love to see the world through the eyes of Winnie the
Pooh," I said to the woman.
She looked at me over the top of her glasses as if she
couldn't believe a grown man
would base his views of the world on a children's fictional character. "Winnie the Pooh said, "I used to believe in forever, but
forever is too good to be true," I told her.
"But it appears to me to be easier to understand than "the
rest of my life."
We continued our conversation as we shared stories of
dreams gone bad and days full of regret.
"That's all about yesterday. "Forever" and
"until" should be something more important to the both of
us.
Neither of us know how long we have. I'm guessing
you'd rather spend that time living
rather than slowly dying.," I told her.
She looked around, leaned over a bit so she could see
out her window and said,
"Winnie the Pooh also said, "If you live to be 100,
I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day,
so I never have to live without you."
"That is my favorite Winnie quote," I said.
"Mine, too," she said smiling.
So we sat on the edge of tomorrow and talked about
yesterday believing we
had all the time in the world.
We did because, "Everything is new again
and this was "the first day of forever."
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
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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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"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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