Archives for 2015

The old bus still made it to its appointed destination every day.

This was largely due to the drivers who were all sympathetic to the engine, the gearbox, the axles and tyres as they might be to a child. A wayward child. They listened, they coaxed, pushed or tenderly encouraged, as appropriate.

So how could the drivers tolerate the complaints of their passengers, worse the totally ignoring attitude toward them and these machines? Some passengers seemed kinder to the bus than to the driver who they appeared to consider part of the operating equipment.

What the passengers didn’t know was that when the drivers retired after years of devoted duty, they all became members of a casual society of fellowship which guaranteed peace of mind and a sense of satisfaction.

I never knew that either!

The glass of wine is with my compliments.

Think carefully about running for president.

Everything…..for the right reasons.

Try.

It’s not always the person you spoke to on that first day who appears in front of you when you meet them months later.

Practicing how to evaluate a first impression, and then also to allow the possibility of seeing a changed being – the same person but a different character just days later, takes many attempts.

It’s never something you finish learning, keep trying to see the patterns, and gradually your focus is better!

Trusting your judgement does not mean you are being “judgmental”, not if you combine the first and then a second impression.

Your response to a person changes more than they do.

When others have spoken I remind myself to wait for the answer.

When there is an opportunity to speak up or ask a question it is ideal to do so.

If everyone is talking it is hardly of consequence to add your remark.

But in the end, the words you give are valuable. The actions you take mean something.

And I presume they are well-meaning and good.

You know it makes sense, can be converted into I know it makes sense and I want to do it!

I am well aware that changing habits, exercising restraint and repeating things for their beneficial results can seem tedious.

It does not need to be true that what is good is hard or boring and what is bad is easy and fabulously exciting.

You just turn the switch.

Yes, so simple, so slick!