Monday Morning Motivations Tenacity Pays

Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
November 24, 2008 Issue 328

From the Desk of Bob

Happy Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for, so let's not forget to take some time in the midst of turkey eating and family gatherings to count our many blessings.

Wishing you the best this holiday week. Travel safe!

Bob & Family

Life Attitudes

Henry Ward Beecher: "Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!"

Edward Sandford Martin: "Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow."

Cicero: "A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues."

Seeds of Success: Joy & Thanksgiving

By Robert A. Prentice

"Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live." ~Thomas Merton, 1915-1968, American Monk, Author/Poet

Pleasures are very short and fleeting, much like eating a chocolate bar that is sweet for a few short seconds. Joy is more like enthusiasm, as it is deep in your being, gushing out of you like an uncapped fire hydrant. Joy is flowing out of you and impacting everyone that comes into contact with its refreshing touch.

How blessed we are to live in this great nation that allows so many great freedoms. I am so thankful that my wife and I have been able to raise our family in rural America, and am so blessed to have our adult children living nearby. What a blessing it is to spend quality time each week with our two grandsons! I am grateful, too, for the opportunities I have had in business, for the fact that all of our material needs are always met, and for the relationships that have been cultivated over a lifetime. Yes, we are truly blessed and our lives have truly been enriched in so many ways, my heart overflows with joy!

I believe the key to receiving the joy, peace, and happiness that we all want more of in our lives is giving to others. If you want joy, you must give joy; if you want peace you must give peace; if you want greater happiness you must share more happiness with others. Being thankful will trigger all of this in our lives. Counting our many blessings and knowing where these blessings are coming from is what being thankful is all about.

This week let me gently encourage you to search your life, and begin adding up all the blessings in your life. Be assured as you search your life for these blessings that joy will flow out of you like a mighty river. You will not be able to contain the power of this simple life strategy. It will spread and you will have a positive impact on your family, friends, co-workers and everybody that you come into contact with. This will impact your life in such a powerful manner that you will be changed forever.

On the Sunny Side of Life

As two men were walking through a field one day, they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly, they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they would not make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other: "Put up a prayer, John. We're in for it!"

John answered, "I can't. I've never made a public prayer in my life."

But you must!" implored his companion. "The bull is catching up on us."

"All right," panted John, "I'll say the only prayer I know, the one my father used to repeat at the table: O Lord, for what we are about to receive, make us truly thankful."

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