The Journey

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

It is ALL about the journey .. in our personal life as well as our work life.

Looking back at both I love my journey, the people that I met and have the pleasure of working with has made my journey a blast. Because of the job I had most of my life, head of operations for a multi million company that worked all across the United States I was able to meet hundreds of people all over the map and my blessings to know and work with all of them has richend my life. The good , bad and even the ugly was all part of the wonderful journey, I learned from all of it.

And the times that an agent, driver or fellow employee said thanks to me and told me that I may have made a difference in their life was truly my reward.

The same goes for personal life, I met my wife in 1980 and we married in 1981 and had our daughter in 1983 and my son in 1988 and the Ride has been amazing. My daughter is married to a great guy now and have a son and my son is married to an amazing woman and have a son too. The journey each and every step of the way was crazy fast, it really is like a blink of an eye, at one moment I am playing on the floor with my feet in the air with my kids to the song Barefooten and the next moment I am playing on the beach with their kids..absolutely an awesome journey.

The other day my daughter, now 34 ,with Phd , married with a 9 year old, called me to just say thank you and say how much she always appreciated my positive words I shared with her and the time and hugs we always have with each other and how important family is to her because of the example of what she saw growing up - that my friends is what it is all about.

Enjoy your journey !

Listen to your junkman

A Line from a Bruce Springsteen song is ..
Listen to your junk man.......he's singing.
I love that line and helped a lot through some stress days at work.
As I dealt with people in their nice suits and ties or their " buisness attire" I found most of them to be greedy back stabbing individuals and others to get so caught up in the corporate ladder they loss their soul and forgot how to just enjoy the day.
Some of these same people look down on others that work hard for their paycheck, they may not dress real nice when they get ready for work because their's is a job that requires sweat and possibly dirt. But on the days I went to work I would notice those people smiling and as Bruce said in his song..listen to your junk man..he's singing.
Judge not and be not judged.
Most of God's work is not done by people in a suit and tie.
Enjoy the day.....and Listen to your junk man.






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Life

Life is what happens to you as you're busy making other plans.
Life comes at you fast and with today's technology you can caught up with the stuff that really doesn't matter.
Everything in moderation.
I always preached that to my kids, everything in moderation.
Is drinking alcohol bad ? Not if you do it in moderation and not allow it to be a crutch.
Is social media bad ? Not if you use it properly and not allow it to take over your life.
Same with eating deserts and sugar- it is not bad unless you abuse it - sugar can be bad for your health if you have too much of it but in moderation it is sweet and delightful.
Enjoy the day, remember to stay in charge of your life, of your day.
Look up, smile and enjoy the moments.

Stop complaining

Stop your wining and complaining..
You think you have problems till you have REAL problems.. I am watching the natural disaster happening in the Houston TX area..measuring the rain in feet. People trapped in their homes that are being flooded trying to find a way out..those are problems and that is real life.
Do you have your health ?
Stop wining.
Do you have a home and people that love you ?
Stop complaining.
Are you wanting more..that is ok but meanwhile be thankful for what you DO have and for the people in your life.
If you want to do better then be better, be a better friend and a  better worker
Ask what YOU can do better and if you are in a dead end job or you are being dis respected- get out.
Respect yourself first and if you are totally unhappy with the people around you then change-
You have the power ..so stop complaining and ACT.

We're Gonna Make This Day..

Got a quarter...
I passed out last night and I never made it home.
Wound up on a bus to San Antone.
My head hurts bad and I ain't wearing shoes.
Going to find my wallet and my way back home to you.

We're gonna make this day.
A little better than the last.
It's amazing how slow days like this can go.
Find a way to wash away.
Any regret you have, don't let this moment pass.
Live inside this day.

I got cuffs on my hands.
Chains on my feet.
I got locked up for the second time this week.
And I know I make you cry but girl my love is true.
I'm going to find my wallet and my way back home to you.

Now I'm back on the street.
Thumb in the air.
Don't know how the hell that I got here.
But I'm gonna hitch that ride.
If it's the last thing I do.
Gonna find that wallet and bring it home to you.

We're gonna make this day.
A little better than the last.
Know don't you let this life come whoop your
Find a way to wash away.
Any regrets you have
Don't let this moment pass.
Live inside this day.

Zac Brown

Dead Weight

Are you angry at someone?
Did someone do you wrong ?
Are you carrying around that anger?
That is called " Dead Weight".. let it go.
Dead weight will only slow you down and make YOU angry and then no one wins.
I believe in Karma and if you go around angry and being negative then you will push people away and your space around you will be filled with nothing but negative.
Because I believe in karma I also believe that those that did you wrong will have to answer to their own conscience and to a bigger end and they will be caught in their negativity until they see the light.
We all go through ups and downs and maybe they had reasons at the time to do what they did or say what they said...do not allow their problems to become your problems.
Let go of that Dead Weight.

My Political Wish List

Here is my Political Wish List -

- Get big money out of politics , elections and lobbyists
I know this is unrealistic but this is MY wish list, we opened the door by allowing businesses and corporations to give to whom they want in elections and of course they are one sided and want to profit so they will do whatever necessary to get politicians in their back pocket.

- No speech writers
I was younger when I realized that the speech I was listening to was not the words of the man speaking, I think it may have been Reagan. I want to know what the person thinks not his or her army of professional writers.

- Real Time Fact Checker
With today's technology we can fact check and Google anything within seconds, we should fact check every politician in real time, have a banner running right below them as they speak.

- Term Limits
We must have term limits for all Senators and Congressmen, back at the beginning of this grand experiment in Democracy George Washington did not want a third term because he knew that the Presidency needed term limits. He knew that as a nation and to hold true democracy we did. Not want the Presidentcy to be a dictatorship or to be a king, the same must happen for Senators and Congressmen. With the same politicians in office for decades they are always in reelection form and become to be holding to the people and businesses and lobbyists keeping them alive.

One can dream...that is MY dream and wish list for this great experiment of the United States of America....still the land of opportunity!