When One Good Turn Deserves Another
Have You Ever Heard This Phrase Growing Up ?
I never knew exactly what it meant but I am willing to guess
If someone does something nice then you should do something nice in return
What a simple concept
Why can't we seem to follow it
Let's kill our mean neighbors with kindness
It is time to wave hi to the teacher that flunked you many years ago
How about giving that old snobby lady a second chance
Find a way to say nice things about your mother in law and mean it
You know the man that mumbles something mean under his breath
A friendly smile may not make him change his ways but it sure makes him dazed for a second
Then he may return back to normal
Who cares about the people who will not change and constantly think awful thoughts about everybody
You and I both know they don't make up the majority of the world
They are just a small minority that has been given way too much attention over the years
It is time to finally put them back in their place
How do we do that you might ask ?
It is easier than you think
Give them no time,no effort ,no thought
Move on to those who want so much more out of life and are willing to anything to have it
I wouldn't be talking to you now if you didn't want to live life to the fullest
Squeezing every ounce of water out of your sponge like me
Then trying to sqeeze again thinking that I missed one more drop
I face obstacles every day and it is really hard to say I finished when others beat me fair and square
When I know I have what it takes but I just can't put it all together and make it happen
So I go back and analyze and figure where I might have made my first mistake
Then what happened next ?
I will have a clearer picture of what my real goals are and how to attain them
I am far from defeated
I may be a little shook up and surprised I DIDN'T DO BETTER THAN I DID
It doesn't last for long and before I know it
I am planning my next move again
I will watch and learn
I will try and sometimes get burned
I will succeed and yes help others to do the same
Why ?
Because I have learned the secrets of how to play the game
Play fair and in the end you will win
Then I can say with confidence I understand so much more than when I started out
Each time helping others along the way
To make everyday something enormously special
That I made from scratch
Have Betty Crocker put that in one of her books
To read and learn and enjoy
For all the days we have to live
We have found a way to give a little more than we thought possible