After you get cancer, you go to sleep every night thanking God for your blessings and sending positive energy to other parts of the world where other people do not have it so good. I loved your Monday Morning Motivation. Gratitude. Today I am grateful for having electricity, for being able to see, for being able to use my hands, for having a roof over my head, for hot running water, and for having a coach like you. At night, I send positive energy to all the people in this world who are struggling, be it in health, employment, depression, or whatever. I just ask God, or the higher power, or the energy, to give them strength to realize that they can overcome anything and come out of whatever situation they are facing at the moment.

Thanks !

I too am reading Brian Tracy’s book on Goals. Like you one of my goals is to be more grateful. Or as Zig Ziglar calls it an attitude of gratitude. How truly fortunate we are in this day and time. I know some people are going through very difficult times but most of us don’t have to worry where our next meal is coming from, where we are going to be sleeping, avoiding being killed as we look for water or fire wood etc. We, and I put myself in that group, have forgotten about our blessings, gifts or whatever you want to call them and complain way too much. Thanks for the reminder, friend, and thanks for ALL you and the group at CP do to make us better people and real estate professionals! Blessings…

In 11 days Im off to meet and be with my daughter in Malaysia. When I think of being thankful this is but one example and a place that brings it home for me. Many times we sit here in comfort while in North America (Im in Calgary Canada) and we whine and cry about what we dont have.

We all need to sit and remember on a daily basis when times are tough what we do have. We have health care, we have food, we have vehicles, we have shelter and more. Our parents all sacrificed to make our lives a bit better and wow what would we do without our smart phones!

On May 29th for the first time in my life I will begin to see what the majority of the real world is like. No food, no shelter or poor shelter at best, no work or income and yes some people are living the same way they did thousands of years ago through no fault of their own. They were born into poverty and we were born into the opposite.

So as we all take the time – especially in what we call rough times (North American style) maybe while driving our fancy blue tooth enabled cars down the freeway to our next deal – think about the ones who have not. Thank the ones who gave and paved our paths before us and remember in real life its not the money, its not the technology or the strategy its survivial in its truest forms that the majority of the world worries about.

We cant take it with us so I hope that we recognize it for what it is, share it with those who dont have it, and rememeber the true meaning of being here.

Wow you did really make me think!!!
Jim

I am also fortunate to have 2 groups of friends as support groups. Members of the Girl Scout Troop I belonged to get together periodically. We are there to support each other in the tough times and to celebrate the good times. Another group of high school friends gather once a quarter for lunch to catch up with each other. Life is good. Problems are temporary.