Blog #557: Who’s THAT Guy?
This week…
FIVE sparks of LIGHT.
Sparked by FIVE readers’ LIVES.
Excerpts from emails…
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#1. “I thought my life was going to be different. I don’t have a family and have to watch every dollar I spend. I haven’t made a difference in anything I’ve done.”
Fame, wealth, influence, love, family? All of it.
I’m certain many of us have thought: “Why don’t I have…more?”
I don’t know your answer, but for me…
I might NOT make a difference on a scale that makes LOTS of people go “WOW!” I won’t make a difference in entertainment, sports, politics or anything that makes Twitter go nuts.
BUT…
I WILL make a difference with the next person I meet.
And that makes me lucky.
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#2. “I don’t feel old, but I am.”
Hey, just so you know…
I’ve seen a guy staring at me in the mirror and wondered: “Who’s THAT guy?”
BUT I believe in my heart…
We only fade away if we let society think we’ve faded.
Yes…
I’m aware that my age is starting to push into the higher numbers…but that doesn’t stop me one minute from still being brilliant in my goals and effort.
On a door in my home, I’ve posted this:
Grow old.
Don’t BE old.
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#3. “My life is average. I’m sick of being average.”
Another posting I have on a door:
Walk.
Walk.
Walk.
Walk my walk.
Better.
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#4. “Do you get scared hiking across a country?”
Of course I do.
BUT deep down I know…
FEAR is a desperately cruel arch-enemy whose sole intention is to steal my life. So when I feel Him creeping around in my head whispering: “Don’t do it!”…
I don’t focus my thoughts on the scary stuff…but on the adventures that await.
Meeting the next person.
Around the next corner.
On the next street.
In the next town.
Over the next mountain.
I love the adventure of living.
And I’m living my life knowing it is one.
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#5. “It’s harder to be positive in a world getting more negative.”
Well…
Good thing you and I are here then…right?
Do one kind thing for someone today.
And then after you do…find a second person.
And then a third.
The world may be turning less kind.
So let’s you and I turn MORE kind.
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Closing this week’s door…
To everybody who reads this blog…
Thank YOU for reading.
And…
For those who comment and give me a glimpse into their lives and the world…
Thank you for sparking my passion and inspiration.
EXTRA Thoughts…
Sparks.
Be one.
Here’s the audio version of this week’s blog.
Miss last week’s blog? Here’s the link:
What’s Serious, Silly and Short?
Create a great day!
And if you see an opportunity…
#ClapForSomeone.
Gratitude for the chance to make a difference…
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