My good friend Kathy Jaensch sent me a motivational email this morning. I had not told her yet about my situation so the total coincidence of receiving her email today seems kind of magical to me. And the message itself is far too appropriate not to share it here.
In the living
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The beauty of life is in the living of it. And the living of life is now.
It is fine to make grand, wonderful plans and to then bring those plans to life through your efforts. Yet do not ignore the quiet, stunningly beautiful treasures in each ordinary moment.
Happiness is not in some distant place of perfection and pleasure.
Happiness is waiting for you to give it life in this moment.
If all of your dreams were to suddenly come true, you would have no use for them. For the real essence of their joy is in the journey you take to reach those dreams.
It is in working your way through each day, one moment after another, that you connect with the value of life. Every flavor of experience adds to the richness in one way or another.
Do not put a lot of effort into judging whether today is good or bad, happy or sad. Just go ahead and live it with a thankful heart and you will surely experience this day's own special value.
2 comments:
Jack,
Thanks for sharing that message. It is easy to forget given our daily routines. Your inspiration brings us all to a better place.
Hoping all your news is good.
Dan
Hi Jack,
Fun to read these comments and think of you plowing through the winter air on your bike rides...I always wondered what inspired you and now I think the view of your inner motivation is a bit clearer. Reading this blog does that.
Although I don't expect to jump on the biking band wagon I have always bought in to the Jack work ethic, some would say obsession, evidenced by the web site, truck loading, board member, prop architecting demon who sets the example for all the rest.
I rest assured that this new challenge will inspire you and those around you to the necessary heights.
Please remember how good I am with a toolkit and how much fun I am to have around! You may not appreciate how thankful I would be for an opportunity to say - yes, I can do that.
Love Gray
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