Dull Facts… make Exciting Story!
My son, Lee Jr. and I were talking on the telephone – when he started to give me some ideas of old stuff I had done a long time ago. All kinds of silly stuff that one would put in “FILE 13” – Lee was telling me to write something about that which… everybody would like to hear about. I’m telling him that I want to be reminded about stories that I had told him or someone in the family, that he remembers and if I were to re-tell them now, would these old stories mean something special to the reader and would they also be… something that… they would really enjoy? The time just flies so fast, when you are talking about “NOTHING!”
The days between Christmas and New Year’s – are the days that we do not know what we should be doing … everything and anything special was done…because these days are NOW… the “extra days of the year” – some of us are on “HOLIDAY” from work and without a regular schedule to work from – “WE ARE LOST!”
We all have heard a million times of all the “NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS” we should be making and to make amends for all the wrongs – and resolve to make this coming year “a better than any other year” – we are NOW – – moving up and to a better than ever position in time! This requires … maybe using our BRAINS… for something more important than… a “HAT RACK!”
It is important that we look back and take note of some corrections that we can make toward putting forth… a much better effort in all that we are now planning… to make our life and the lives of our family better. Have a pencil and pad of paper ready for this list – so that by writing down – we are making sure we have a written record and date of this with dates as to when we are going to do… and or start new resolves to correct ways that were not productive in the past. This of course takes time – but we will find this will be the best start for a new and fully indigenous new person we will be in this NEW YEAR!
Time spent now on the plans to make ourselves a better person to be and to live with – will make wondrous results in all aspects of our life – today, tomorrow and forever! D.V.
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