POSITIVE PROJECTIONS
The Cyberspace Version
February, 1996
One could call it "Hell Day". I bolted out of bed at 4:30 AM only to
rush myself to work. I wanted to catch those east coast customers
before more "To Do's" piled on my plate. I jokingly told my fellow
get-out-of-bed-to-get-there-early employee to pretend I was invisible
until 8AM. "If nobody talks to me, I'm sure I can get those 10
important phone calls done and handled." Who was I kidding? The day
was typically relentless.
As I dragged myself into my home office that evening, I found another
stack of "To Do's". It stared at me with an arrogance that knew that I
just couldn't resist flipping on my computer, checking e-mail, and
going on and on and on with projects. After all, my husband was out of
town so who did I need to be available for?
My kitty, c-A-t, meowed his desire to be in my arms, and that was all
it took. My heart melted and I suddenly realized that I had to be
available for ME. I threw my purse on top of the "To Do's" and walked
out of the office. I felt like an escaped convict delighted yet
confused by the options available.
For the next hour I wandered through my backyard and learned with great
delight that life continues to thrive through the harsh and bitter
moments of winter. Even in the absence of any attention from me, my
garden had continued to change and evolve. But wait a minute, I
thought "I" had to be in control of everything. How could my bulbs
break ground without my noticing? I thought I had "To Do" something to
make that happen. I mean, everything else in my life is dependent on
me - isn't it?
c-A-t, who had been so attentive, now jumped out of my arms to check
out a spider dropping from a nearby plant. I realized then that even
though I play a part in other people's lives, I don't have to feel
totally responsible for everything they do. All is exactly the way it
is supposed to be and all of life is experiencing its own path. It's
not my job to keep everyone's balls in the air – I can only juggle the
balls that I can command and keep afloat. And basically those balls
are my thoughts, feelings, choices, and perceptions.
c-A-t lost his interest in the spider and came back to rub against my
leg. Yes, he is a precious part of my life that I choose to focus on.
I got up, went into my office, and rolled my "To Do" list between my
palms until it made the perfect kitty-ball. Within moments, c-A-t and
I were racing down the hallway and playing keep-away with what once
seemed so important.
I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and excited to face the
day. The "To Do" list was jammed under the couch but still
salvageable. As I unrolled and flattened the paper, the memory of the
night before brought a smile to my face and it put a fresh light on my
long list of "To Do's." I picked up my pen and wrote on the top of the
crumpled list, "Be good to myself" and "Take time to play".
All of a sudden my "To Do" list seemed much more manageable.
Remember to Love and Laugh!
Diana
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"Serenity is not freedom from the storm
but peace amidst the storm."
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"I cannot give you the formula for success,
but I can give you the formula for failure –
which is:
try to please everyone."
Herbert Bayard Swope
TKU Clayton Brock
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"Man is not disturbed by events,
but by the view he takes of them."
Epictetus
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"and even as I travel throughout the outside world,
I'm always trying to keep in touch with
who I am ---
always seeking out the wonders
of the quiet world
within me."
Paun
TKU Doris Brock
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"He who has so little knowledge of human nature
as to seek happiness by changing anything
but his own disposition
will waste his life
in fruitless efforts."
Samuel Johnson
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"Do not feel
totally, personally, irrevocably,
responsible
for everything.
That's my job.
Love,
God"
TKU Craig Case
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Love In Any Language
"Je t'aime (French)
Te amo (Spanish)
Ya tyibya lyublyu (Russian phonetic)
Ani ohevet othka (Hebrew)
I love you
The sounds are all as different
As the lands from which they came
And though our words are all unique
Our hearts are still the same
Love in any language
Straight from the heart
Pulls us all together
Never apart
And once we learn to speak it
All the world will hear
Love in any language
Fluently spoken here
Oh maybe when we realize
How much there is to share
We'll find too much in common
To pretend it isn't there
Though the rhetoric of governments
May keep us worlds apart
There's no misinterpreting
The language of the heart"
Joh Mohr
TKU John and Debra Anderson
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What Have We Done Today?
"We shall do much in the years to come,
But what have we done today?
We shall give our gold in a princely sum,
But what did we give today?
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
We shall speak the words of love and cheer,
But what did we speak today?
We shall be so kind in the after while,
But what have we been today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,
But what have we brought today?
We shall give to truth a grander birth,
And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls of earth,
But who have we fed today?
We shall reap such joys in the by and by,
But what have we sown today?
We shall build us mansions in the sky,
But what have we built today?
Tis sweet in the idle dream to bask;
But here and now, do we our task?
Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,
What have we done today?
Nixon Waterman
TKU Eat Your Vegetables Restaurant
this poem is placed on every table in the restaurant!
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With Love and Laughter!
Diana Makes
positive@pobox.com
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