Something Wonderful

Something wonderful will come from this. Something of great value is already taking shape.
In every disappointment, there are fertile seeds of accomplishment. In times of pain, there are opportunities arising for magnificent joy.

When you are making your way through the dark and lonely valley, keep going. Keep going and you'll soon reach the place where you begin to climb out and up toward the mountaintop.

Allow your difficulties the opportunity to give you strength. Let the tough times make the good times much more rewarding than they otherwise would have been.

Be truly thankful for each opportunity to more fully appreciate life's goodness. And be confident that the goodness is always there.

Know that something wonderful will come from this. And it will.

-- Ralph Marston

Rejuvenating: “Sharpening the Saw”

Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree.
"What are you doing?" you ask.
"Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree."
"You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?"
"Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work."
"Well why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire.  "I'm sure it would go a lot faster."
"I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!“

Source: “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”
By: Steve Covey

An African Fable

Every morning in Africa,a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lionor it will be killed.Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up.It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve.It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up,you’d better be running.