SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A DREAM THAT WILL CATCH YOUR HEART
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by Steve Goodier
That all-too-quotable Yogi Berra once said, "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else." There is something to be said for knowing where you're going. But even if you know where you want to end up, do you REALLY WANT to go there? Is the dream you are following IMPORTANT to you?
Motivator Tony Robbins says, "People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do not inspire them." They don't accomplish what they set out to do because they lose interest. Their dream, their goal, is really not that important to them.
I think of Dennis Oehler. He ran the 100-meter dash in 11.73 seconds. Record-holder Maurice Greene ran it in 9.79 seconds, almost two seconds faster. So what's the big deal? Carl Lewis has two legs. Dennis Oehler has one. One leg...and a huge dream.
The truth is -- we are always highly motivated when something means a great deal to us. Any person who falls into deep water and does not know how to swim will become highly motivated in an instant! Why? Because now there is something this individual wants more than anything else in the world. He or she wants to survive, and nothing had better get in the way! A person gasping for air will become one of the most excited and enthusiastic persons imaginable!
So it is with us all. If we want something badly enough, we will find enough energy, excitement and drive to relentlessly pursue it.
Writer Tim Redmond says this about following worthwhile dreams: "There are many things that will catch my eye, but there are only a few that catch my heart...it is those I consider to pursue." Is your dream big enough -- important enough -- to capture your heart? If so, you will pursue it with abandon and will surprise even yourself at how successful you can be!
And that's something you can hang your hat on.
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5/13/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ONIF I HAD MY LIFE TO DO OVER
by Erma Bombeck
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would have gone into a holding pattern if I weren't there for a day.
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would have sat in the grass with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life....>>Read more...
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5/12/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE PARENT TESTS
You're not ready to be a parent unless you can pass the following tests:
Mess test -- Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in a wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.
Toy test -- Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a...
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5/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MOTHER
This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece. For those of us lucky to still be blessed with our Mom, this is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is even more beautiful. For those who are moms, you'll love this.
The young mother set her foot on the path of life. 'Is this the long way?' she asked. And the guide said: 'Yes, and the way is hard And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning.'
But the young...>>Read more...
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5/8/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SOMEBODY ISN'T A MOM
Somebody said a mother is an unskilled laborer ... somebody never gave a squirmy infant a bath.
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby ... somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, normal is history.
Somebody said a mother's job consists of wiping noses and changing diapers ... somebody doesn't know that a child is much more than the shell he lives in.
Somebody said you learn how to be a...>>Read more...
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5/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ONE FOR MOM
This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, 'It's alright honey, Mommy's here.' Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies
who can't be comforted.
This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. For all the mothers...>>Read more...
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5/5/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A DREAM THAT WILL CATCH YOUR HEART
by Steve Goodier
That all-too-quotable Yogi Berra once said, "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else." There is something to be said for knowing where you're going. But even if you know where you want to end up, do you REALLY WANT to go there? Is the dream you are following IMPORTANT to you?
Motivator Tony Robbins says, "People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do not inspire...>>Read more...
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5/2/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PAINTED WITH A DIFFERENT BRUSH
by Steve Goodier
One man who loved the color yellow had yellow carpet, yellow furniture, yellow drapes, yellow walls and even yellow appliances in his yellow kitchen. He slept in a yellow bed with yellow covers and wore yellow pajamas. He got sick. You guessed it ... yellow jaundice.
He called a doctor who came to his apartment building. The manager told him he'd have no trouble finding the right one. "You just go down the hall and come to a yellow...>>Read more...
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5/1/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE RULES OF LIFE
(submitted by Bessie Bent-thanks!)
Got something in the email box today from Miss Bessie who send me great stuff all the time. It's a list that's been floating around the 'net for a couple of years and is usually falsely attributed to Bill Gates-supposedly from a speech he gave at a California High School. I've also seen it credited to Kurt Vonnegut, the award winning author. This is not true either. Ok, that ends the preface of today's message solely...>>Read more...
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4/30/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SITTING ON YOUR TALENT
If you are like me, there are some things you may feel you do pretty well, and others that you would not admit to having done even at gunpoint! Please don't expect anything I build with my hands to remain standing past sundown, or anything I attempt to repair to ever stay fixed after I leave the room. And if my cars relied solely on me to keep them going, I would walk most everywhere I go.
On the other hand, I do play golf adequately, still have a decent jump shot, and I...>>Read more...
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4/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-JOY ALONG THE WAY
by Steve Goodier
A senator once took Will Rogers to the White House to meet President Coolidge. He warned the humorist that Coolidge never smiled. Rogers replied, "I'll make him smile." Inside the Oval Office, the senator introduced the two men.
"Will Rogers," he said, "I'd like you to meet President Coolidge."
Deadpan, Rogers quipped, "I'm sorry, but I didn't catch the name."
Coolidge...>>Read more...
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