Something to think about...

I received this from Bobby today via email ... I'm glad he sent it ... hope you all enjoy it and learn from it as I have .....

How many of us really think about things. I am told I think too much. What do they know though? Look closely at the header at the top of the family blog, think about it, and then put it into your own perspective.
Family Ties

"A place for family to share photographs and memories, the old and the new. A place for us to remember where we came from .. to appreciate where we are and to better learn of where we're headed".

I never really looked close enough at this heading, until today. Another day, looking online for work, coffee in hand, cigarette in the other. Nothing on Monster jobs, nothing on Craigalist, nothing on the talent bank, or snag a job, or logistics jobs, and so on. Hey its time to check the blog. Then bam...it hit me. The heading.

Yes the photographs on the blog are cool and bring a smile, the memories make you feel good inside, but when I read to appreciate where we are and to better learn where we are headed, well it makes me wonder I guess because I know I never really looked at the heading, just automatically went looking for new pictures and comments.

Do we, and you, really get up in the morning, give thanks for where each of us are and think about where we are headed? I will say maybe some do, but it's possible not all of us do. But is it the first thing we do? I am not saying I am holier than thou, or better than any other, just wonder if people do.

It's not easy you know. Life I mean. All of us have, and will, go thru things good and bad. Happy and sad. Gains and losses. Trials and tribulations. Sleep and sleepless nights.

Sureties and insecurities. Giving and receiving. We will give advice, make suggestions, be patient and be inpatient, and think about many things, with many feelings, people, the world, our family, our neighbors, our children, our spouse, and will form our own opinion on just about everything. We do like to be right you know, think we know about things, and we like to be counted on at times, and feel worthy. It makes folks feel good when they feel like they're contributing I think.

How do we, and you reading this, really take the old and new in the blog and apply it to our life today? How do we remember where we came from today? How do we today, appreciate where we are and better learn of where we are headed?

What were we really taught in the old days? What did we really learn in the old days? What have we taught ourselves this new day and who and what are we teaching? What have we learned ourselves in this new day and what are we teaching?

Quotes of old are still being used today by some of us. If I only knew then what I know now we say. Things were tough back then you know we also say. Blood is thicker than water. Family is all that matters. It's better to give than to receive. Love your neighbor. Honor your mother and father. Follow your heart. Pray for your children. Give thanks. Yes mam,no mam, yes sir and no sir. Need help? Give me a call anytime day or night. Forgive and forget. Sticks and stones. Pride. Positives and negatives. Don't cry over spilled milk. What you see is what you get. Be respectful. Quit your whining. I wouldn't if I was you. I would if I was you. Don't forget to do this and that. Quit worrying. Worrying gets you nowhere. They said? he said? she said? I believe you should do this. No I believe you should do that. He should, she should, they should, try doing this. I bet if only they would .....and so on. You can't get blood from a rock. Quit it. Stop it. Be quiet. Speak up. When I was kid. When I got older. I should have, could have, but didn't. I wished I didn't do that, but I did.

Well you get the idea. It's old and still new.

One day, like today,we wake up and now know yesterday's blog news is not new anymore. It's actually old. We are getting older like the things added to the blog. Tomorrow may be here, it may not. We think it will be because we have things to do. People to see. Things to get done and plans to get things done. Jobs to work. Kids to raise. Future thoughts. Bills to pay. House to clean. Yard work to do.

So we get up and get busy. But what if your plans don't go as you thought it would? What if?

If you all could add one thing to the header, what would it be for you? Would we then apply the header to our life today, or would we still just blow by it and move on to what's new?

I might add something like...."You really don't know what you have, even when it's not gone". Or maybe, "be thankful for what you don't have". Or how about "Life is what you make it right now today, not tomorrow, not yesterday". Or maybe "why put off being grumpy again today when you can also do it again tomorrow".

How about.....Today and everyday...Give thanks, God bless everyone, Merry Christmas.......and pass the cornbread?