Monday, June 7, 2010

Kindness Counts

It's safe to say that I'd envisioned my life looking a bit different
at this moment when I was younger. To be sure, I've got some work to
do to get to that point.

Sometimes it gets to me, but I'm reminded by my family and friends
(seemingly always at the perfect time) that the story isn't ever
completely told halfway through the novel. The climax never comes at
the beginning of the story. Big-picture stuff, this IS early.
Sometimes I forget that. It does me good to hear that.

I'm thankful to those who help with kind words. I need more of that in
my life.

6 comments:

JR said...

The story isn't ever completely told halfway through the novel, but it IS halfway told. Every moment, day and week builds up to the end. And why wait for the end? Successes can occur DAILY. Who cares if it's early? You can be a child genius at 2, living one of your dreams at 28, realizing an even bigger dream at 35 and retiring. Some stories are absolutely AMAZING from start to finish.

"You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony w/ your dominant thoughts. - Brian Tracy on the coast of Spain at 50 writing your memoirs.

JR said...

Sorry for the repeat comment. Blogger jacked up the first one...

The story isn't ever completely told halfway through the novel, but it IS halfway told. Every moment, day and week builds up to the end. And why wait for the end? Successes can occur DAILY. Who cares if it's early? You can be a child genius at 2, living one of your dreams at 28, realizing an even bigger dream at 35 and retiring on the coast of Spain at 50 writing your memoirs. Some stories are absolutely AMAZING from start to finish.

"You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony w/ your dominant thoughts. - Brian Tracy

JLTan said...

Hmm. This is very thought provoking.

Clara said...

Everything will be alright in the end
If its not alright
Then its not the end

sam said...

I like what Clara said, remember it.

Anonymous said...

The story may not be completely told halfway through the novel, but unlike a book, in life you don't know how many chapter are left before your story ends.

Hopefully you will be blessed to live a long life, but remember time waits for no one and no man knows how far he is into his personal story.

Do ALL you can do now, and if you have fifty years left, then it's all the better and you can do so much more.