Tired of the cry babies and you don’t have to agree

What’s a little persecution.

I have faced it head on.  I have endured humiliation, embarrassment, ridicule… bending over  and baring all to the scornful eye. Don’t cry in-tolerance or equality to me.

My time on earth is too precious to waste a blink bowing to a bunch of raving lunatic gay rights protesters who have no hunger for truth.  Let them hoot and holler – it will never be enough to turn me from my God and my faith .

If you want to leave the church… let me get the door for you- I’m sorry you are as the willow bending to the will of the weak.  Agonizing decision?  I don’t think so, sounds like it’s just more comfortable to side with popular opinion and your own long growing dissent.

Once before I had to stand as an oak while little men with hatchets attacked me daily working to steal my very soul from me, so they could tout their power and misguided thinking errors.

An oak as the wheat… will stand separate from the tares.

choose the philosophies  of man as you will… I will never subject myself to the whims of public opinion again.  I side with GOD – Bring it on whore’s – you don’t scare me.’

Beanie Babies and being you

Have you ever thought about how movements get started? How did Beanie Babies get so wild?  What about those lines outside the store waiting for an iPhone? The Secret was a worldwide phenomena.  Have you ever been part of a movement?  The Sixties were a mob=vement… I get people who ask me ” Di you go to Woodstock ? “  NO, of course not, I was 17 years old and lived in California and couldn’t even drive !  My MOther would have died if I had “hitchiked” to Woodstock…  I did go to a Ravi Shankar concert at Stanford.  I guess that was close to the movement as I got.

However, I did love the surfer movement.  That was  cool and the clothes were cute, cute guys and it was so fun.

The above were all movements of great success and whether you went to Woodstock or followed the Beatles or the Beach Boys…That sounds far more interesting than being part of a failing movement – and the world has certainly had its share of those. ( The Edsel, HItler and his Nazi movement, New Coke  )

Is success just the rantings of mad marketing people? Perhaps that’s part of it, but the foundational philosophy is “find a need and fill it.” Then, combine that with a great strategy to create a movement – build it and they will come.

In this current political and economic crisis – as many refer to it – there is an outcry for heroes, for leaders, for someone with a great idea to step forward and “make things better.”  We believe that one person can have the charisma to attract followers but at some point those followers will follow him/her right over the cliff because there is nothing behind the charisma and articulate smooth speech.

This empty leadership – counterfeit leadership – is found on every level of organizations, government, politics, churches, and even in families. People who put themselves first… the “me first, I’m number 1 ” mentality. ( which is a criminal thinking error)  They want credit for everything, they don’t share, they are sure everyone is out to screw them…so they will screw you first.  They abuse power, demeaning others at every turn, justifying their actions to promote their innocence.

Authentic leadership must be based on the substance of good character, values, and attitudes that can perform as a platform to launch the appropriate movement for change.  I have held to the belief that true integrity is shown by those who experience major failure, major mistakes… total destruction in their own lives to rise again and accept 100% responsibility and say to those they have offended, ” What do I have to do to change ? ” Not wanting to remain in mediocrity and failure they continually grow in character and integrity to lead those around them without an agenda.

Effective leaders recognize the gifts and talents in those that they work with and encourage that growth and contribution. They feel good when others succeed. Their job is to inspire others to participate in the movement, not just follow.  Real movements are not about the status quo.  Personal improvement is never about being something you are not.   Becoming you … being you is about authentic transformation and inspiring others to participate in the movement of “being ” authentic.

As a Mother I love to see my children succeed… but I have no interest in claiming credit for their job well done.  There is no way on this earth I could convince anyone that I had anything to do with the great accomplishment of one of my sons who has been able to pole vault 18 feet…listen, I close my eyes, I can’t even watch.  He did that all on his own… I can only claim my genetic contribution which I am sure has only to do with his fabulous good looks… ( of course) It’s easy for parents to loose sight of big egos out of control wanting to  micromanage their childrens lives.  I choose to be a humble observer, teaching and hopefully inspiring, encouraging and supporting them to leave the nest and fly on their own. Openly admitting my weakness, failures and mistakes and looking forward to being better for them and for myself.

And while I am making a move to become more intune with my own personal authenticity. … I am embracing my personal power to continue to eat cheetos – gosh I just love cheetos, as do my hips.

Don’t panic, calm down and step away from the ledge

Geez people,  we are not in collapse. Things aren’t great and need to change BUT you can still buy cheetos, bandaids, coca cola, hamburger helper, a good steak, milk, eggs, butter and bread…. People still have jobs, companies are still in operations, gas prices are leveling out, the sun is still shining ( at least it is here in Utah) and yes, there are banks that are operationally sound.  Stop the panic and take some personal responsibilty to make your voice heard by educatiing yourself and be proactive…which by the way is the first of the 7 habits ( highly successful people) !

Now thats not to say, you shouldn’t get yourself out of debt, build your food stroage, scale down your spending and save some money.  But we are the greatest country in the world.  We are resilient, creative and innovative.  The key here is we do need to stand up and get Government out of the way of our capital markets.  I don’t belive buyouts work, I certainly don’t want anymore hands into the bank cookie jar.  The government has no business “nationalizing” the banks by buying shares…  just makes me crazy to think about how this is going down.  But just like very American, I have to go to work every day, take care of my family, be respsonsible and accountable for what I do.  Politicians please cut out the mumbo jumbo and just talk plain and straight with the people.

You know when you go to jail or prison, they have these classes called “cognitive re-structuring”.  Where you learn all about your thinking areas.  If you want to look good in front of your parole agent, you must complete these classes… guess what thinking errors lead you to commit crimes, DUH.  And do you really think government is engaging in correct thinking ?  NO… totally criminal.  let me list some of them.

Minimizing responsibilty

Blaming others

Excuse making

Entitlement thinking

Grandiose thinking

I am number one thinking

etc……sound familiar ?   It does to me.  Don’t just write hateful blogs about the opposing party – write a rational, logical, educated response to what your leaders locally are doing and call them to action.  If you are not willing to do that then you deserve what you get in this election….followers must be responsible too for the path they choose.

Walk the Walk or step off the path

Can you walk the walk or just talk the talk ?

In my work everyday I talk with incredible people who are looking to transform their personal lives or their professional lives. They are looking for answers that certainly aren’t coming from our so called “leaders “ in Washington or in some big organizations. Who do we follow ? Who will tell us the truth ? Who will be our hero today ?

But what is most fascinating to me is that within a small organization where you have 8 or 10 employees… You expect the Owner to be the leader. Especially if you are in the “leadership “ field. I compare it to Doctors make the worst patients?

Just because you are an expert on a certain topic – doesn’t make you a good practitioner.

But what makes it worse is when you don’t have a culture of trust in your workplace those who are the expert practitioners in your organization do not feel the free path to create and innovate. They are always on guard incase the “owner” will over hear a conversation and disapprove… This is a culture of fear. It is dysfunctional and will eventually collapse… maybe even after 25 years in business. Because how do you inspire people to stay ?

McDonalds didn’t succeed because they had a great hamburger ! It was an innovative new concept and a great marketing strategy. Thomas Edison wasn’t the first one to invent the incandescent light bulb but he was the first one to get to market… he had a strategy that allowed creativity to flow much like the electricity we have come to enjoy so much.

Admit you can’t lead but then allow those who can to grow and create within the organization. Allow for the creative conversations to take place so a relationship will blossom into a profitable arrangement. If your attitude is always status quo then so will your profits be status quo …

Walk the Walk or practice what you preach… If you are indeed crippled by your own fear and control issues then step out of the way or close your doors. It really seems very clear cut to me. But then acknowledging our own weakness, lies and self betrayals requires a desire to do so… a recognition that transformation is needed. And frankly some people just can’t do it. Again the Fear Factor.

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dead heads and dunderheads

Dead heads and dunderheads.

Stupid is as stupid does

How many lemmings over the cliff constitutes a mass suicide ?

For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes.   Some out of mere necessity and survival, others were just plain followers.

Would you want to be the warrior, the medicine woman, the chief or the dead animal skinner ?  A place for everyone in the tribe.   It is our nature to connect with people who are like us….

Stupid people tend to hang with stupid people…as in that TV show where young adult men engage in absolutely stuupid pranks, like riding in grocery carts and crashing into cement walls is fun…. I don’t even remember what it was called.   I was just thankful that my kids didn’t do anything more crazy irresponsible than set the field on fire or “buzz” on skateboards behind the car or put cardboard black cats in the street for people to run over…!

What is bothering me is the incredible ignorance of our elected officials regarding the “will of the people”.  I don’t want to be one o fthe lemmings !  In fact, I wouldn’t mind seeing our elected officials follow each other over the cliff… misery does love company and they can all crash to the surf togther !  I am in the tribe of  ” get over it and get on with it”  I will follow the person who says , ” change leaders not lightbulbs”  and is willing to stand behind someon who can practice what they preach….

I was so happy to see Dennis Kucinich a Democrat on TV saying the bail out was crap and he would not vote for it… cool a dem actually standing up for something to protect me, the working shlup.  My rep in Congress, Chris Cannon continued to show why he was not re-nominated.  The man has no spine and cares only for his own special interests…and get this the Cannon family doesn’t have a very good track record in business or personal financial matters , so its no surprise he doesnt care about my financial burdens.  Just look to the history of Geneva Steel, the current state of the Deseret News… to see that this Cannon is also a mis fire.

I’m just say’n…

A long day after vacation

Have you ever noticed how you need a rest from your vacation?

I felt that way today after returning from 4 days in California…of course it was probably the recovery from my dramamine hangover that really is the cause for todays stress.

Lets see, here is my list for today :

coming back to work to a sales team that doesnt sell and somehow thats my fault becasue I was gone -

Only a spoon of peanut butter and three Oreos for lunch because no one had done the dishes since I left the house on Thursday , let alone buy a loaf of bread !

Someone fed psycho kitty canned tuna instead of her regular food and she got sick on my bed

went to dinner tonight ( no food in the house) and the air conditioning was up so high, I was freezing – yes, I told the waiter, yes I told the hostess… I was told they could not turn it down… Ok I won’t be back until winter when the heat will be up so high… it will be too hot to eat !

Stopped by the Sports Authority store at the mall and shopped for shoes for my hubby. The sign at the cash register said “Are you a Coach ?” ” Ask us about our Coach’s discounts” So we did… the Clerk said ” What sport do you coach” My hubby answered with ” I coach track out at the college” The clerk then started to search through something , looking for “discount cards”… only to say…” Track isn’t one of our sports” I offered a suggestion that the sign doesn’t distinguish just certain sports would get discounts and maybe it should be changed ?

And the poor boy then said ” Well, I could call my manager and see when we will give discounts for Track Coaches” No, never mind – that would really require way too much thought !

My son has become obsessed with Tevo and I had to watch two episodes of HOUSE because I couldn’t figure out how to change the channel without canceling the 2 shows being recorded. And how in the world does it skip over commercials ????

I know it sounds like a case of “bitch and blame”  – you know I have a blog talk radio show.  You should log in on Sunday night at 10:00 mst.  my friend Jeanne Lauree and I blather on and on about all kinds of crazy things and how to solve world peace.  It’s cool.  go to www.personalexcellence.info and clcik on the radio icon.

I came home and had more Oreos and I know that I should not take any of this as a sign the rest of week will be any different. NO question about it, life is just that – life ! I am so happy to be healthy, happy and warm ( I do need some bread for tomorrow ) even though I don’t understand TEVO.

Bullies

ON my way to a Friday … I stumbled across a big Log across my road to a happy productive day.  It was big and smelly and cruel…  I tried to be diplomatic as the Log complained  ( bitched and blame ) how I had violated an email agreement we had.

We saw things differently but how would he know that, there was a thick dark cloud blocking his view.

There were wasps that swarmed out of his hollowed out heart and stung me with their bitterness.

I offered up respect and a solution.  Perhaps that made this big Log more angry with me… Did I attack him back ?  No, then why do I feel so rotten ? Where’s my voice? Who will listen to my side and stand for me ?

The event held me hostage all day… My self esteem has been shattered like glass, kicked and abused to a point where I just wanted to go home..( I did , early )

I really had thought my inner “business” armor had strengthened itself and could withstand such blows.  You know its that “only you have the power to give people power over you” …kind of thing.

How do we deal with difficult people and still keep our own spirit-self intact?  I dont want to become like HIM in order to survive in business…been there, done that and all it brought me was grief.   So the key is to find a place in your self worth and your mind to be able to remain in your own integrity.  Just because someone is a bully doesn’t mean you have to bleed from his insults and attacks no matter how intellectually and articulately they have been masked ( or manipulated)

His view of the event was completely opposite from mine and there is no defending your actions to  the ultimate victim who is on a seek and destroy mission.  He was wronged and that’s that…

So I go back to how do I become ” the water on the ducks back” ?  I came home feeling like I needed counseling and Valium . I was ready to quit, give up… “fine, I’m not good at it anyway.”  Bullies make you question yourself.

How many times do you think this type of interaction takes place in corporate America ( or marriages or school or a tiny small business ) I will say that women are easy targets and are often not seen as authority figures… so another blow to my fragile ego… but that’s it, I let EGO stay in charge of how I feel.

WHY ?  Because I actually try really hard to please people, to build long term relationships in our business, to make them feel important… not to be a pushover but because I want them to see me in the same light and then I am confused when they don’t!  Hmmmm, well this big Log is hardly that enlightened.

Do I feel better ?  Not really… I am confused and I keep replaying the conversations over and over in my head.

It’s interesting to note,  this big Log makes his livelihood coaching, speaking and mentoring people on how to be successful !  WOW – Not sure I am impressed by his methods.

It’s time to lift some self worth weights and build up my armor again… sticks and stones may hurt my bones but…big Logs who talk a big game can’t hurt me.  He doesn’t even know me – Why would I surrender my energy to his black hole of bitterness and self anointed power?  The answer is stop over analyzing the event, forgive him and love him and instruct the universe to take care of it for you.  And I am grateful for an other experience in my life to grow from.

Prison or Paradise

I haven’t written in a while – my summer has been busy and I have been writing small blog posts over on my radio show site… Today I listened to an outstanding show where the fellow who was a guest had been in prison and had lost his eyesight while incarcerated…after three years he has now regained his sight. And I was so moved by the power of that experience I became very reflective of what was going on in my community and how the media reports on crime.

Lately there has been a lot of local scandal in the real estate area or securities fraud and the newspapers love to glob onto these stories of crime and scandal, flaying open the lives of both the accused and victim for all the eyes of the community to see for their own greedy fame and profit ( don’t believe for one minute it is for the “good of the community” – if it didn’t sell, you wouldn’t hear about it – imho ) . What I get so bored with is the deliberate sensationalism that drives the story for the media LONG before guilt has been established ( Innocent until proven guilty ) …assumptions and opinions build headlines that destroy and we are quickly becoming a community of victims.

Whats even sadder in my opinion are the masses of people who are in prisons of their own making – prisons of judgment, greed, anger, addiction to all kinds of behavior not just drugs or alcohol… hate mongeringit and mediocrity… living in a spiritual void. But as long as they live in a house outside of the razor wire- its easy to point fingers at those who do reside on the other side of life.

Yes, there are wicked, sick and dangerous people in prisons and they must be kept there.

Scott Peck in his “People of the Lie” talks about how people who commit crimes and people who are evil are not necessarily the same and that evil people may live right next door to you and will never “commit a crime”. Criminals are generally speaking just stupid…not evil. ( paraphrased )

There is a segment of the prison/ jail population that are decent, contributing members of the community who have tripped up in life, making sometimes serious mistakes, hurting others, their communities and themselves. When they have served their time, they go back home to friends and families to contribute to society again..paying taxes, raising families, voting, owning business’s, buying homes and cars, going to school.

The difference between that prison experience and your prison experience is they have chosen rehabilitation. They have acknowledged what their addiction/crime has been… drugs, alcohol, pornography, sex, gambling, forgery , lying, stealing…. AND have chosen to do something about it to better their lives. Can you say that ?

The arrogance of those bystanders plaguing newspaper forums, or talk radio shows, imposing community judgment is staggering to me…and frankly makes blood shoot out my eyes… for example , comments like “ that person should rot in jail for the rest of their lives” for the most part , devoid of empathy, forgiveness or a helping hand to those who suffer. I know this is not a popular viewpoint but, offenders of all kinds suffer sometimes far greater than their victims … the pain of a tormented soul bleeds internally often without treatment or recovery.

Its too easy to believe what the media says without taking the opportunity to know the person, the situation, the history… and frankly without that experience yourself – you do not have the WISDOM to participate in having anything to say. And perhaps its time to look to yourself to change…
Often we hear stories of folks who have lost their eyesight and as a result their other senses increase in strength to help compensate and they become more in-tune to what is going on around them… then those with sight. That second sense also happens to people who have experienced recovery from their incarceration through surrendering to the powers of change, overcoming their bad behaviors and changing how they think and act towards others ( and themselves) Their sorrow is now for those who live outside the prison walls but don’t know they too are in prison… blind.

Someone very close to me at age 32 is a raging, life threatening alcoholic. His prison is very real and may indeed lead him to live behind bars – and what a blessing that would be. He would be safe from harm to himself and to others….and perhaps his sight would return to heal his tormented soul.

What do you choose today ? prison or paradise. Only you can change you.
I choose sight and paradise.

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Asset or liability

There is no faith in self pity. There is no grace in the acceptance of abuse and self deprecation – the power we give to others to demean, diminish, abuse and destroy our dreams is a loaded gun. It is permission to die and you hold the gun… Take back your power and steer your destiny away from the cliffs of toxic despair and fear. There is nothing noble about self pity. “Poor me” is a sorry excuse for not being accountable for that moment you are living in. The real tragedy is not that one has cancer, or has a dork of a husband, but that their choice is to resign themselves to what they have “lost”, not in the gratitude found in the living. Their lives become a liability – losing value and not growing in “interest”.

Some would wear their suffering as a badge of honor on their sleeve… but this is the unprofitable servant in your life. The victim becomes the slave to his own misery giving all the power to his captor… A parasite.

Everywhere around us we hear in self help books, CD’s and presentations the pitch for “The Law of Attraction”. The law is a universal truth and is now enjoying great popularity through the mastery of marketing campaigns to have greater influence as a philosophy of man… when in fact it’s origins are of God.

God created the law’s of the universe. There truths are eternal and have a spiritual creation just as we do. Self pity is a counterfeit to such power. It is a swirling vortex of self destruction that manifests itself as a serious LIABILITY in our lives. The Law of Attraction itself is not a secret, as some would propose, but how to apply it is lost to the masses. If you would learn to apply the law of attraction and the other great law’s of the universe you would find that your liabilities would turn to assets.

Consider this… that you are an asset. Everything you possess inside of you that comes from the greatness of the universe is an asset. Your thoughts can and should become assets to you not liabilities. Your thoughts ungoverned can and do inflict pain on others, they plot revenge, they imagine sickness, they are daggers to the heart of those you should be loving and nurturing. Your negative thought are written into the book of life as are the positive ones… but negative ones are draining your spiritual account of any value, bankrupting you of your emotional and spiritual wealth. With such neglect, you become either the perpetrator or the victim.

True wealth is what the universe would have you share with others to uplift, water and grow the gardens of life.

Changing how you think is the answer to overcoming adversity, dealing with life’s disappointment, loss and grief… Changing how you think is the moving action behind the “law of attraction”. You can read all you want about becoming successful, attracting wealth, health and wisdom to your life all day long, but not until it becomes an ACTION will you see the results. That asset action comes from changing how you think.

Change your thoughts to an asset base…start a “thought savings account” , earn interest on your thoughts and ideas instead of operating as a deficit. Become your own ATM machine by embracing the practice of “Asset Thought Mastery “

Think of a dying , brown, weed overgrown yard.. Neglected and un-cared for.. On first glance you would not see the potential lying dormant in seeds below the ground. This discouraging view would only disgust you and your eyes would turn away convinced of it’s poverty . I would venture to guess that your first thoughts would be reflecting the ugliness of such a sight. In truth, perhaps such thoughts would be accurately reflecting the state of your spirit and emotional deficits….the garden of your life.

We know with a little water and bit of weeding and even just a quick clean up a long neglected yard can quickly spring to life.

Clean up your garden by changing how you think. Your thoughts will quickly add up as assets
to your life, deposits of goodness and greatness benefiting the lives of others. The clouds in your mind will quickly clear away.

A quick way to start would be by taking inventory of the incomplete things in your life

1. Things I have started but not completed

2. Things I want to change but have not

3. Things I want to stop doing but have not

4. Things I want to start but haven’t

5. Things I want to do but haven’t

6. Things I want to say but haven’t

7. Things I want to learn but haven’t

8. Things I have felt but have not expressed

Turn these items into assets through your thought change. A little self discovery helps us recognize those incomplete items that are important and those that are not. And maybe they are just things and they don’t matter anymore. If they are not important… Choose only the things that will replenish you and be an asset to you or to others.

gas prices, food storage and being a daymaker

Just some random thoughts today.
$ 4.00 a gallon gas… is it painful yet? It will be for us this summer as we make choices to not go visit our son and his wife in Seattle, our daughter in Southern California or not be able to go to Iowa to watch our other son compete in the NCAA track championships.  I’m not quite ready to ride my bike to work but I will carefully consider when and if I can drive to Logan to conduct business with my pal Jeena.  We do have the money to travel – it becomes a matter of practicality and perhaps our money would be better spent on adding to our food storage before prices sky rocket even more. I want to make sure I have my fav foods while the government collapses.

If our citizenry had a better understanding on the power and control of the Federal reserve, they might be interested to learn about inflation and deflation. But I don’t have the desire in this forum to blather about on political or economical conspiracy theories…My advice is to do your own research, go buy some flour, sugar, koolaid, candy bars and peanut butter for your years supply.   And fly your flag!

Bobby is still nationally ranked in the polevault – which is just super cool and how grateful I am to be able to sit in the stands and yell good things to him… go bobbbeeeee !  When your life has meaning and purpose, who cares about the gas prices… I would ride my bike instead of driving a car everyday ( except on snowing-cold below 40 degree days) if it meant my kids could live their dreams, flying over bars, going on missions, getting married having kids, loving each other, having BBQ’s – oh wait they do get to live their dreams – and I can still drive my car.  Isn’t America great  ( even though corruption is rampant and Rev Wright is a maxo-whacko we should all be concerned about )!

I tried to be a “daymaker” today … I thought to myself last night that I would start this Monday off right with an attitude of making someone’s day today., you know “serve and prosper.”
Ya, I was in a good mood, I had energy and it was a beautiful sunny start – OK I thought , I can do this so off to work I went with a smile and a big gulp.  I didn’t let it bother me that Geoff left his corn flakes cereal bowl in the sink over the weekend and so the leftover flakes were petrified in the drain.  I was OK with Trent missing his appointment with the web guy because he was talking on  instant messenger with his “undocumented” girlfriend from Panama and lost track of time.  I spent time with the Paul, the new sales person teaching him about the new e-learning system – which is a challenge because he doesn’t even understand cell phones…and as 10:00 rolled around, I’m thinking still , this is going to be a good day!
Then the Internet went down, because the tech guy un-routed the router and couldn’t figure out how to re-rout to hook us all back up… Chaos was almost instant with the complaints from everyone in the office !  ” I can’t work without my email ” I can’t find phone numbers without the web ” I can’t talk to my girlfriend on IM ” and on and on.  What happened to calling on the phone? It was an instant paralysis -wow, withdrawal from technology dependence.  Distracted, I got stuck on a phone call with  a guy named Frank who was trying to get us to buy “printer warehouse supplies” – I kept telling him that we didn’t need organic degreaser for the press or 24 pairs of construction gloves… that we didn’t actually print ANYTHING ( we don’t have a press or a warehouse) ! But he kept offering me a BYU basketball t- shirt and I was curious as to how he was going to get one for me since he worked in New Jersey so I just kept talking and listening and then  he wanted me to meet him for lunch when he came to “town” you know he doesn’t meet very many purchasing agents ( I’m not the purchasing agent) that are females and so he wanted to make sure I was “treated right” so we could meet for a few drinks at the best “eatery” in town… he obviously doesn’t know Provo ! ( I don’t go for drinks…unless its at Wills pit stop for a coke )

I said ” Frank, I’m going to make your day” He asked me ” what is your position there, are you the purchasing agent? ” I said, “No Frank, I am the ‘daymaker’ and today I am going to send you a Personal Excellence to share with your sales team… at no cost.  You don’t have to buy one thing, you don’t have to sell me anything or take me for drinks… I’m going to make your day. YOU tell your supervisor I said you were the best salesman I have ever encountered on the phone and you almost had me, but since we don’t use forklifts or web press’s, I couldn’t buy anything from you!”
Frank was silent for a few seconds, replied with an “OK” and a thanks- he got off the phone.  Then the Internet was back on and I didn’t have to play receptionist anymore.  Did I make Franks day, I don’t know but it was nice to just be nice.
“Every Man is a King ” book by Orison Swett Marsden, written over 100 years ago said this:

” A serene mind can accomplish infinitely more that the disturbed and discordant.”

Look, even when life is just going it’s way without incident or adversity, we still can get all gafoobeled over how our day goes. I wasn’t bothered by Franks sales call, or all the other things that happened because I had already decided to be OK with the day.

My son Andrew and his new wife went off for the summer to Seattle yesterday, and of course experienced car trouble.  But even as he described how slowly they had to drive and how they had to pull over and wait for the “vapor lock” to go away, he expressed joy and excitement over the opportunity to be on this journey.  It was beautiful in the mountains, the rain was fantastic, the trees were so green, the drive was good… the Taco Bell was open, the motel was affordable and he wasn’t worried about his truck…
There will always be twists and turns, even in the most ordinary of days, things will happen when you least expect it… so just be optimistic about yourself and become a “daymaker” !