Life's Obstacles

What will you do when you're faced with life's obstacles? Run and hide or stay and play. I choose to stay and play. I might be joining in on the toughest part of the game, but what if I miss out on the funnest part, or the most interesting part. Who can tell from the outside looking in? Not me. Although the obstacle may be confusing or a bit difficult, I guarantee that I will have made up a strategy to overcome it not only this time but all the rest to come. I wouldn't be able to handle the suspense if I walked away. Whether it would have turned out great or horrible. So I choose to walk right into it, not even looking back. I'll let you know how it turns out.

The Cookie Thief

I read this in Mike Murdock's book, "The Cookie Thief".
A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shop, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book, but happened to see that the man beside her, as bold as could be grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene. She read, munched cookies, and watched the clock, as the gutsy "cookie thief"diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, "If I weren't so nice, I'd blacken his eye!" With each cookie she took, he took one too. When only one was left, she wondered what he'd do. With a smile on his face and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered her half, as he ate the other. She snatched it from him and thought, "Oh brother, this guy has some nerve and he's also rude. Why, he didn't even show any gratitude!" She boarded the plane and sank in her seat, then sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise: There was her bag of cookies in front of her eyes! "If mine are here,"she moaned with despair, "then the others were his, and he tried to share!" Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief. Did this story reveal the state of your generosity?

The Making Of A Champion

I often read books by Mike Murdock. He wrote a book called, "The Making of A Champion", in this book I have found several keys that I live by, can I share? Winning doesn't start around you- it begins INSIDE you. Failure is merely an opinion. You will never be promoted until you become over-qualified for your present position. Stop asking yourself questions you do not have answers for. Every champion must be willing to believe in his own dream when others seem too busy to uncaring to encourage him. Every man fails. Champions simply get back up and begin again. Boldly protect your ears and life from absorbing talk that does not edify and build. Failure cannot happen in your life without permission. All men fall. The great ones get back up. Champions do not become champions in the ring. They are merely recognized in the ring. Their becoming, happens in their daily routine. If you happen to read these, I hope that they are as inspirational to you as they are to me.

What's The Hurry?

What's the hurry? you ask. I suppose deadlines and cutoffs, to-do-lists and chores, errands and homework, housework and dinner. What's the hurry? you ask. The kids need you, your sisters calling, can you babysit?, can my doggie come over for a play date, what about the project that's due tomorrow, or the project due on Wednesday, how about the bills and don't forget the moving date. What's the hurry? you ask. Is it possibly the refrigerator's empty, who will grocery shop, MOM! we're out of shampoo, the Christmas Parties next week, what will I wear, you need something too honey. What's the hurry? you ask. Maybe I should take it easy, maybe I shouldn't worry, but if I don't which one of you will.