As I was talking last night I realized, even with everything I have been through in the last 2 years, I am a very lucky guy. And I am very blessed, in so many ways. So many times I take my blessings and treasures and talents and special people for granted. So many times I have been looking and praying for something that has been right in front of me. I know I have missed blessings and opportunities and possibilities in the past. I am so sorry about that. I found this quote…………. “You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck! Jalal-Uddin Rumi, 1207-1273 Don’t we all do that, from talking with a counselor once a month who can offer me an outside view of my head, it has helped me figure me out and how things of my youth and growing up has had an effect on how I think or make decisions today…Thank you, Jean C. Saunders, MS… And in having a lady who is 50% Bible scholar, 25% elder/sage/prophet, 25% raw/edgy/very human/crazy woman…thank you Sister Slate….who I can call anytime and she will pray and share…. And some amazing friends, folks who care, folks who are positive, and folks who pray for me….I have learned so much and great things have happened and are happening. And having a God who doesn’t give up on me or abandon me because I am stupid, I do feel on the edge of a new powerful beginning. Decisions about projects, great opportunities, and new directions now are appearing. So it’s a matter of peace and then moving into that direction. I am entering a supper busy time…on the road today after class till early Sunday….My radio show Sunday morning with lots a Fair guests…then siting up the booth for 88.1 and Tri Tech on Monday plus my first day of Teaching classes and meeting….then all week…in teacher things and at the fair booth till 11pm each night….then the radio show Sunday and I crash on Sunday afternoon….and then school week begins at 7:30 Monday….virtually every weekend in September is full of weddings and my yearly trip to Chicago for the radio conference….busy times…and may opportunities….new things…new life…new adventures…new love…..I am Blessed and a very lucky guy…in spite of how tired or busy or little problems that pop up, there are so many things to be happy about…sometimes it takes another person to help you see how lucky you are…...I love this story so I will use it again……. You Sure Are Lucky... Ken Morris Northwest Airlines Captain Reprinted with permission from Passages Magazine It was a hot, muggy August afternoon, and I had every reason to feel sorry for myself. A comedy of hassles began with the normal airport security gauntlet, followed by a random drug test, and a missed flight home due to a number of mechanical, weather and late inbound flight problems. Now my flight home was full and late. During the usual pandemonium at the gate, I noticed a 6-year-old boy standing by his mother and watching me. He looked at me, then my bag, then back at me. Cautiously, he left his mothers side and slowly began to walk toward me, glancing between my bag, his mother, and me. Great, I thought, now I have to baby-sit a 6-year-old. My day is now complete. As he came closer, I was both relieved and alarmed that it wasnt me he was after. It was my hat! I started to tell him not to bother my things, but something made me stop and watch. He stopped in front of my bag, looking at my hat, then up at me. With wide eyes, he gently touched the bill of my hat. Running his index finger slowly along the edge, carefully touching the emblem. Again, he looked up at me, now smiling, but saying nothing. I asked him if he would like to wear my captain hat. He excitedly nodded his head, still smiling. I placed my hat on his head, but it fell down around his ears. He didnt seem to mind and held it up in the proper position with both hands. He ran to show his mother, then back to me still smiling from ear to ear. With much reverence and ceremony, he slowly removed my hat with both hands and presented it to me as though it were the crown jewels. I put my hat on and gave him an airplane card. This, too, he held with both hands in awe. After this exchange, he still hadnt spoken, although I knew he was excited. I also was happy that I had been briefly distracted from my self-pity fest. Still holding the card carefully with both hands, he looked up at me and said, Mister, you sure are lucky. You are a captain pilot of an airplane and you get to fly all over the world. And take people and me and my mommy to see my daddy. You make people happy. You are a lucky man. Yes, I said, I sure am. I contemplated the wisdom of a 6-year-old, as I got the last seat on that flight home. Think about how lucky you are today, think about how blessed you are, don’t obsess over something you don’t have, or allow the little problems in life to drag you down……..see the jewels already around your neck. See the Great things right in front of you.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:16:38 +0000
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