A Few of My Favorite Things.

I had to include something from my Jingle Jog last weekend. Another one of my favorite things.

1. "Don't focus on the fall-focus on getting up!"
It was another day at work when this VP called. I could hear him yelling over the phone three cubes away. Next thing I know I see people freaking out all upset trying to figure out what went wrong. Then there was Lynda. She was a processor of thirty years and she was shaking her head and waving me over. With a slight grin she said to me " Let's fix this.". In less than an hour the problem was solved. Everybody else were still upset blaming this and that, bla, bla, bla. Later I found an email instructing them not to work that file until he approved it. The guy was so nice he didn't even apologize.
Don't waist you time on the problem. I believe in doing so only increases its size. Focus on solving and feel a whole lot better.

2. "If you can't grow corn, grow beans! If you can't grow beans, grow potatoes......."
I admire the guy down the street. I see him the other day putting flyers in the mailboxes and he stops by to say hi. He tells me it's too cold to paint so he was working as a trainer. Also he is running a website. And has another few logs in the fire. The guy doesn't stop! He just keeps on going. You have to love it.
If you run into a wall go around, go under,go through! Just keep going.

3. "The most important things for survival."
Food, fuel, shelter, and the biggie-positive attitude! You can have the first three but you will never get up without the forth. I can rely on this every time to get me out any problem. A positive attitude is the map that shows you all the options (see 1 and 2). Don't get wrong I've crawled into the hole on numerous occasions. But just starting to put myself in a better place opens up those doors and windows keeping me in.

So here has been my situation. Sick kids. A nice little bug that took up camp in school.
Should I just be bummed I can't run and blame the kids? I love my kids and the first thing I want to do is care for them and I always will because they are the greatest kids on earth. (No bias here right). So I'm not going to bummed over the situation if I can't run.
After a second of thought I could figure out when I could run. I have a 1.1 mile route around the block I could  do after the kids go to sleep and my wife could watch them. I have a dozen or so workouts a friend gave me. Those can be 20 minutes that gets the heart and muscles going good. I have a trainer for my bike. And so on...If I want to workout I can.

Another one of my favorite things is my friends. I have great friends. More often than not they show you how to get up, help you figure out what to grow, and give you a shot of positive attitude. All you have to do is be open to it.

More to come....