May this Christmas be merrier than most for you and your family, and watch out for those joy stealers. There may be a few of them out there that still may not have yet learned how to make nice with the people that share the air they breathe.
Spread your joy and cheer to end this year and Make it GREAT!
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!! 😉
Twas the week before Christmas and half the Crawford’s were filling ill.
The dreaded Flu was the culprit and we kept popping pills.
Suffering from sick stomachs and feverish-stuffy heads,
The new popular places in the house became the bathrooms and the beds.
My wife Karen and Little “C” are still feeling Okay,
And Monique dodged a bullet because she’s in College far away. 🙂
Little Chance has spent two days in his favorite night-time robe.
And Chayse Marie keeps on complaining about her tummy and stuffy nose.
Now for me a Flu like this I’ve never experienced before.
Feeling hot & cold flashes and sleeping on the toilet-room floor.
But it takes more than just the plain-ole’ Flu to get Mr. Bread Crumb down.
Even if I’m in a fog or a daze when I get up to walk around.
Or, I’m coughing up stuff that looks a lighter shade of brown. (sorry for the visual)
Or, being afraid to eat anything because I can’t keep it down.
Or achiness all over is trying to force me to wear a frown.
So I opened all the blinds to let the bright sun shine in.
Then I retrieved my journal and laptop and my favorite blue Pilot pen.
Yes, the old cousins doom & gloom are never allowed to occupy this soul.
So I pour into my Passion and eventually take back control.
My writing and content creation always helps me to get through.
And inspiration can come from the toilet-room floor too. LOL 🙂
So what’s your Passion today my friends, what helps you to overcome?
What gets you up with a smile on your face at the rising of the sun?
Only a true Passion can make you do things that your body doesn’t want to do.
And though your Passion may be to help others, it also may help you to recover too.
As for Mr. Bread Crumb he’s just trying to be productive even when he’s not feeling his best.
And you can count on the Crawford’s still making this Christmas better than the rest.
Rather coughing, sniffling, sneezing, stuffy-head, feverish, upset-stomach or hot & cold flashes, cling to what makes you smile and make this Christmas Season FAL-LA-LA-LA-LAWESOME!!!
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My friend Eugenie from Africa contacted me today with some great news that caught me completely off guard and reminded me of perspective. “My dear brother, my dreams have come true. I now have a salary of $200.” She said. “Congratulations! Is that $200 per day or $200 per week?” I asked and her answer was like a slap to my face. She said that her salary had increased from under $100 to $200 per MONTH… Needless to say I was so dumbfounded and stupified that you could’ve knocked me over with a feather. $200 A MONTH, OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! (I thought to myself).
Nine hours a day, five days a week is her work schedule. Yes that’s right folks, do the math. She makes a whopping $1 an hour up from less than fifty cents an hour and she still manages to keep on coming early and staying late hoping for a break to Make it Great and yes her break did finally come for her.
Well the even bigger surprise came when she accredited my encouragement and motivation with her success. It never ceases to amaze me how simple moments like these can really bring things back into perspective. Yes it’s hard for most of us to imagine a dollar an hour as being somebodies “Dream come true” because our standard of “Dreams” is so much higher. But it’s really all about perspective because a dream for you may be a world of difference then a dream for me.
Well, in case you were wondering what Eugenie’s planning to do with her new increase of income, she’s planning to further her education so she can increase her chance of promotion and better provide for her two kids.
So what’s your “Dream” today? Big or small I encourage you to go for them all and don’t give up until you WIN! Now get-on out there and keep thriving and striving to Make it GREAT!
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I was helping out in my daughter’s elementary school 4th grade class today having a ton of fun with the kids making holiday-specific crafts and stuff and I suddenly and unexpectedly had my little world rocked by an unlikely dude under 4 feet tall.
I made a special point to interact with all 30 of the students over my short one hour stay and they were super-surprised when just before the end of class I was able to call all 30 of them by name, one-by-one. Even the three other parents there were impressed that I even included their names too.
I learned a little known secret several years ago about names and it never fails to create a huge connection with people, because a person’s name is said to be the sweetest sound to anyone in any language.
Minutes before I left the room I was blindsided by one of my daughter’s classmates when he approached me in confidence with the following statement. “Man, I wish you were my Dad.” Caught off guard a bit, I paused for a few awkward seconds then said, “If your Dad found out that I was your Dad he would probably be pretty upset.” Then he smirked and giggled nervously as he said, “Nahhh… He wouldn’t care, I never see him because he lives in Vegas and he never talks to me.”
Well, needless to say folks, that comment broke my heart. I wish I could say that I’m surprised by his plight and situation, but unfortunately I’m not. You see my friends, our country and world is littered with these types of kids.
I have several group-home boys and other “spare” neighborhood, absentee fatherless kids that I commit more than 18 hours of my time to every week and I always wish that I could do more but even I have my own limitations with only 24 hours in a day and 7 days in every week.
So today I say to all of those within eye and earshot of my message please reach out, reach over or reach down to scoop one or two of these “casualties of an absentee” up and sow some quality time into them. They’ll be glad you did and you may just be surprised what it actually does for you too. 🙂
Let’s make a little time to help others to Make it GREAT!
I was chatting with a good friend recently and I was reminded of the fact that many people miss valuable lessons in life because the package it was being delivered in didn’t meet their standards. They managed to misjudge the message because the person delivering it didn’t have on an Armani suit with a silk tie and shiny shoes and a toothy smile to match. Hmmm…
I invite you to consider today that the most powerful messages in this “life” thing can oftentimes come from the most unlikely and unusual source. Knowledge and wisdom have no respect of persons.
So don’t miss your opportunities to catch your messages and Make them GREAT!
