Mostly, not Sometimes - Bob Perks

I really liked this article. Sums up life as we know it, but most people don't realise it.

"Mostly, not Sometimes"
By Bob Perks

 

"Sometimes" you just don't feel like it.

 

I mean, you wake up and just don't feel the day is yours.

 

That's just "sometimes." 

 

"Sometimes" you want to laugh but you just can't see the humor.

 

"Sometimes" you want to try but you can't find a way to do it, so
you pick yourself up and drag yourself through it.

 

"Sometimes" on a sunny day, you just don't see the light.

 

"Sometimes" in the darkest hours you can't sleep through the
night.

 

That's just "sometimes."

 

"Sometimes" things just don't go right.  They seem to pile up
until you crumble under the weight.

 

That's just "sometimes."

 

Here's what I want you to see.

 

Those times and things that happen are only "sometimes" in a
life that is "mostly," otherwise good.

 

So, why do you focus on "sometimes" when "mostly" is the better
part of your life?

 

You are choosing to see things that just happen "sometimes."

 

Stuff happens to all of us but not all the time.

 

This means you are mostly happy.

 

Most of your days are good, better or best.

 

Most of the time you find things to smile about and you have
a good laugh or two.

 

Most of the things you try work and so you can say
that you are successful most of the time.

 

Most of the time the sunshine brings joy to your heart
and most of the darkest hours of your life find you
resting peacefully through the night.

 

So, stop focusing on what happens sometimes because... 

 

"Mostly" is better than "sometimes"
because "sometimes" is just a small part.
Remember God doesn't love you most of the time,
He's loved you "always" right from the start.

 

I believe in you...always!

"I wish you enough!"

J

Bob Perks

The 5 of teaching

First establish five things and then teach. 

What are the five? 

When you teach others, you must think: 'I will teach in a gradual and sensitive way. 

I will speak with the goal in mind. 

I will speak with gentleness. 

I will not speak in order to gain anything. 

I will not speak with a view to harming anyone.' 

"If you establish thse five things, your teaching will be well received."

- Anguttara Nikaya

If you're going to be a leader

The four ingredients for leaders to generate and sustain trust:

1. Constancy. Whatever surprises leaders themselves may face, they don’t create any for the group. Leaders stay the course.

2. Congruity. Leaders walk their talk. In true leaders, there is no gap between the theories they espouse and the life they practice.

3. Reliability. Leaders are there when it counts; they are ready to support their co-workers in the moments that matter.

4. Integrity. Leaders honor their commitments and promises.

Thought of the Day

Thought Of The Day
I don't believe people die from hard work.

They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions.

Those are the killers, not hard work.

The fact is, in our society today,
most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

Arthur L. Williams

What 99% of bosses don't GET

First GET the right people on the bus, then get the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats – and then they will have figured out where to drive it. 


The old adage, ‘People are your most important asset’ turns out to be wrong. 


People are NOT your most important asset. 


The right people are !

A Malaysian's life

I'll tell you what's insane about this.
You've paid with credit card for clothes you're wearing to a job you may not really want to get out of bed for.
You drive to your office in a jam incurring unnecessary costs in a car you're working your butt off to pay for.
You come back to a house only at night even though it takes 20% of your salary every month to pay off for 20 years.
Repeat this cycle for 26 days a month.
Now, are you Malaysians sane?