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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!
All the celebrations are over and the 4th of July now
makes me fear
waking up tomorrow and discovering Labor Day is here and
summer is gone.
Time is really flying by. Slow down!
I pray you are well and happy.
Make it a great day and take it slow!
Bob and Marianne
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Don't wait to begin until everything is perfect.
Life is best lived
imperfectly. That is how we learn to walk...by
falling down." Bob Perks
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All stories copyright 2006 Bob Perks
Today's Message:
"The one that got away"
Bob Perks
I saw the young boy coming down over the
hill. We have a number
children in the neighborhood and I always try to be
friendly when I see
them. I want then to feel comfortable enough to say
hello and ask
for help if anything should ever go wrong.
I can remember when I was a child I knew all the
neighbors. It's what made
living there in Kingston so warm and welcoming.
Things have changed so much these days that I feel sorry
for kids. They are
always warned not to speak to strangers.
I don't like being a stranger to anyone.
I was cutting the lawn and stopped just to speak to
him.
"So are you happy that school is out?" I asked the
boy.
He shook his head and smiled.
"You look happy. What's the best part?" I
asked.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"You get to go swimming, play with your friends, sleep in,
stay up late
and play ball, right?"
He shook his head "yes" again.
Now I'm at a loss for words. He wasn't much of
a conversationalist.
"Well, have a great summer!" I said and reached down to
start the
mower again.
"Fishing," he said.
I stopped. "Did you say fishing?" I
asked.
"Yes, I like to go fishing," he replied.
He then went on to tell me this long story about going
fishing.
He ended by telling me about
this "really big fish" that got away.
I smiled, put my hand on his shoulder and said, "The best
part
about fishing is the one that got away."
He smiled but had no idea what I meant.
He continued on to his house and I went back
to cutting
the lawn.
I couldn't help but to think about, "the one that got
away."
It always appears that stories about the one that got away
always get
more exciting and the fish seems to grow bigger each time
it's told.
Now, I am not saying that telling a lie is good thing, but
it did bring to mind
how the longer we live the better the stories get. I
think we earn the right to
lighten our load a bit by selectively forgetting things we
might regret and enhancing
the wonderful things we would like to
remember.
Like the stories my father told me about walking to school
five miles each way in
a foot of snow. Or was it ten miles in three feet of
snow?
Or the small scars my brother had on his
stomach were always, "where the
bullet entered and exited when he was in the
Navy."
It is the remembering that makes living worth the effort
and the "One that got away,"
that makes telling the story even
better.
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
I encourage you to share my stories with your friends but, when
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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to share brief comment
about today's message, please write to Bob@BobPerks.com
I will use only first names and no email
addresses.
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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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