Look at the Good in Everything

Even when bad things happen, you need to look at the good that is in it.

For example, on January 9, 2008, I was in a head-on car collision. Firemen had to break into the remnants of my car to get me out and I had to be life-flighted to the trauma hospital.

I think we can all agree that this is a bad thing. Instead of looking at the bad in the incident, I am choosing to look at the good. "What good could come out of this?" you ask.

I am glad you asked.

1. The person in the other car was able to literally walk away from the accident.
   
2. I am alive and able to tell you about it.
3. I have no broken bones - zero, none, nada, zilch - from the car accident.
4. I do not require any surgery as of this moment.
5. I still get spend the rest of my life with my family.
6. People from my work came by to visit me at the hospital and home.
7. People from church came by to visit me.
8. I have aches and pains that I can feel. This is much better than the alternative. The aches and pains remind me that I am alive.

No matter how bad things get, always try to look at the good in what happens. This does not mean that everything that happens is good. What I do mean is you should try to find the good in a bad situation.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. It could be the something that someone needs to find the good in a bad event.

Wahoo

I was watching ESPN Sports Center this morning and heard Les Miles, the LSU football coach let out a Wahoo during an interview. His team had just won the NCAA Division 1 football championship.

Here is one of my favorite dialogs from the Movie IQ:
Catherine Boyd: You took Albert Einstein for a ride on that thing?
Ed Walters: Sure.
Catherine Boyd: Well don't ever do that again!
Ed Walters: Come on. He loved it. He went Wahoo.
Catherine Boyd: Wahoo?
Ed Walters: When's the last time he said Wahoo?
Catherine Boyd: Well I'm sure I don't know.
Ed Walters: When's the last time *you* said Wahoo?
Catherine Boyd: Well I'm *sure* I don't know.

You need to enjoy the good things that happen to you and every now and then you need to let people know that you are enjoying them.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. You never know, that person might let out a Wahoo!

Pace Yourself

Today is Monday of the first full work week of the new year.

Don't over do it today, as there are four more days that you still have to work.

There is neither a break in the middle of the week nor does the week end after 3 or 4 days.

There is no designated time for you take a nap during the middle of the day either.

You need to pace yourself.

Things are back to normal. And this is a good thing.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. This should be a normal thing for you to do.

Keep On Keepin' On

Some days are better than others; it is just a fact of life.

On the days that are more challenging, you still must persevere. Just because it is not easy, does not mean that you get to give up. Just because it is not easy does not mean that you don't have to do it. You must keep on keepin' on.

There is an adage that goes something like this - that which does not kill us only makes us stronger. The only way it can make us stronger is if we take it on and overcome our fear of it.

Take on all challenges with a happy heart. It makes it easier to keep going.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. It might be what someone needs to keep going.

2008 - Happy New Year

Yesterday was the end of one year. Today is the start of another one.

Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is the future. Today is now, which is why it is the present.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Make the most of it.

Here is to a wonderful 2008.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. It is a great way to start the new year.