There's something about the wind

There's something about the wind. At full force it can be destructive and we hide in fear.
On a hot, humid day it can be refreshing and welcome.

If you are going to set your dreams sailing make sure you know what direction you want to go.

Don't just toss everything in the wind and hope.

Some won't even try because they feel the wind is against them..."too much work"..."impossible to sail against the wind."

Still it is done everyday by others who know how to use the wind to their advantage.

The rest stand upon the shore waving goodbye.

Life's challenges are like the wind.  One must learn how to use the power in order to gain control.  

"That which can knock you down can also make you stronger!" Bob Perks

One ship goes one way and another in the opposite direction.  Both using the same wind.  It's all in who is in control.

Watch this for more inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN8oN8I3lrk

The early bird...

Early Bird

"Oh if you're a bird, be an early bird.
And catch the worm for your breakfast plate.
If you're a bird, be an early bird--
But if you're a worm, sleep late." 
Shel Silverstein, "Where the sidewalk ends"

There is much to be said about being early, getting ahead of everyone else.  All the successful people do it.  You would think then that there would be more than enough early birds out there and the field would be over crowded.

There may be something to be said about the early  bird but the one that gets up early and makes a plan for the day.  A plan that requires an early start but has direction.  A plan that requires one to scout out the best places the day before while all those early birds have given up for the day.

Early and no plan does not always make for a successful day.

Like action, movement doesn't necessarily mean progress.

Plan ahead, be early, know where you are going and what you want.

"Live an inspired life"
Bob Perks, Life Coach
www.Ok2Be.Me

The man I never met before, I met again.

I saw a man yesterday.  I hadn't seen him in years. Almost 64 years.  You see, I really had never met him before in my life.  The point is, we met.  We met at that moment and it took almost 64 years to finally learn something I had not learned before.

I learned that when he was a child his mother taught him the name of every flower in their garden.  There were over 100 different names.

I was amazed because he began to recite them.  That was nice until about the 25th flower.  I was grateful that his wife rescued me.

"Not again, James.  I'm sure this man is impressed, but I don't think he needs to hear all 100 names."

I smiled politely and by doing so I thanked her for interrupting us.

So, what did I learn from this man I hadn't seen in years?

It wasn't that he could remember the names of 100 flowers.  It was that he practiced remembering every chance he had.

There are gifts we were given.  There are talents we've not used in a very long time.  Perhaps right now at this point in your life you are trying to figure out what you want to do.  You want to know where you want to go and what can you do to re-invent yourself.

Maybe, just maybe, it's time to go back to the beginning and dust off the things you already know.

The ability to name each state and its capital just might make you a travel agent or a tour guide.   Bring along a camera and you're suddenly a travel photographer, Michelle.

Make a list of all the things you wanted to be and maybe it's time to be one.
Bob Perks, Life Coach
"Live an inspired life"
www.Ok2Be.Me