Adjustment Time!

How is the attitude today?  Are you ready for the week?

It must suck to be a Monday.  People always are putting Mondays down.  I have heard people actually say that they start dreading Monday on Friday Night.  On the reverse, everyone gets excited about Friday.  You ask some people how they are doing on Friday and they simply answer the question, It's Friday!

What if today was your last day, would it matter what day it was?  Tim McGraw's song, "Live like you were dying" is powerful because it demonstrates how fast our lives can change.  Lives change everyday, we have all experienced those changes, parents die, cancer is detected, jobs are lost.  So why does it really matter what the day is, shouldn't we be thankful and go live it?

As a Christian, I realize and will say that some of our silly Christian sayings are more annoying than comforting.  They make me want to slap someone, with the love of Jesus in my heart of course.  With that said, each day is truly a gift.  Here are some suggestions to go make it happen.

1.  Do the worst thing you have to do today, early in the day.  Once you have that done, your day is all down hill.

2.  Think of someone who would love to be in your place.  There are prisoners, cancer patients, and unemployed people who would give anything for your to do list. Think of them, say a prayer for them and stop your whining and make things happen.

3. Reward yourself.  As you progress through your to do list, give yourself a break or reward for doing it.

Remember how blessed you are this week and go make something good happen.  Have a great week and I will talk to you later.

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How can you not care?

This past weekend, Derinda and I traveled to see our daughter in St. Louis.  During a stop, we noticed a little girl who could not find her mom.  Just as I was approaching the girl, her mom found her.  It brought to mind something I witnessed that has always had a strong impact on me.

While "warming up" for a church league softball game a number of years ago, I saw a small toddler walking with what I thought was his family.  I took the softball and knelt down and allowed him to hold the ball and try to throw it back.  I looked up at what I thought was his family and they showed no emotion and continued to slowly walk to the parking lot.

Once the "family" reached their car, I watched in amazement as the toddler was left standing inches from the car as the car backed off and drove away.  Obviously, the toddler was not part of their family and by their actions, they could not be bothered with the toddlers safety.

I remember picking up the toddler and walking back to try to find his parents.  I will never forget the look in the young father's eyes, he was big, strong, good looking and scared to death and very appreciative.  But this story is not about me, the father, or the kid, it is about a family who could turn their back on a toddler.

I don't understand how you can do that.  You probably don't either.  I use this story to ask you two questions.

1.  You would probably never turn your back on a toddler, have you turned your back on your dreams?

2.  You would probably do all you could do to make sure that a toddler was taken to safety, are you willing to work out and take care of your health to give you your best shot for safety?

Just some food for thought this week.  Have a great week, I will see you later.

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