What Are We Waiting For

What Are We Waiting For

We’re here, waiting, waiting, waiting.  And for what? 

If you’re on an elevator and you're stuck, do you walk up, or down, or wait for someone to come and fix the broken mechanism?

Are you waiting for Mr. or Ms. Right to come along?

Are you waiting to be asked to write the great American novel, or any book, blog or article for that matter?  I had to ask to write a series of magazine articles once upon a time.  And they said “Yes, please do.”

More often than not, we are the ones who have to take action, take the first step, reach out and do the thing that needs doing.  I got a few jobs early in life that just landed in my lap, but most of the time, I had to reach out, make the phone call, send the resume.  They weren’t waiting for me, but after reading about me, then they wanted me.

So, what are you waiting for?

This is a purely motivational thought for today.

This is what is

on my mind today.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Does Your Direction Match Your Destination?

Does Your Direction 

Match Your Destination?

Now that is perhaps one of the more astute questions I’ve asked of myself and of you, my reader, in a very long time.  Oh, we are all headed in some direction, I suppose.  But is it compatible with our ultimate destination?

Really and truly, I don’t think this blog requires a lot of words, phrases and metaphors from me from this point on.  I think I’ll leave this large topic with you.  It is, after all, your call.

This is what is

on my mind today.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Do You Leave a Mark or Scars?

Do You Leave a Mark or Scars?

This is an important people skill principle, so listen up. 

The question is this … Are you a person who leaves a mark or do you leave a scar?

I know the difference.  Do you?

My life has been marked in significant ways by some giants.  I’ll name a few, and for sure omit many others who should be mentioned as well.

D.W., Ronn, Jim, another Jim, Billy, Folk, Roger, Russell, Stan, Lawrence, Mrs. Jones, Barbara, Howard, Gene, Buddy, Joe, and like I said, a whole lot more.

Each of these men and women have left their mark on my life in significant ways.  Some through music, or leadership, some in friendship, childhood friends, even my typing teacher. 

They each have marked me ~ and I proudly bear the marks they have left on my life, in my mind and on my heart.

As for the scars that have be left in my life … I’m still dealing with a few of those.  Certain words are triggers, a certain tone of voice sometimes triggers a negative response. 

Can you understand this important concept?  Will you determine in your heart to leave a mark, and not leave scars?

I hope so.  I surely hope so. 

This is what is

on my mind today.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Dumb Enough to Carry on Anyway

Dumb Enough to Carry on Anyway

Let me be smart enough 

to know how dumb I am 

and give me the courage 

to carry on anyway.

I would never intend to offend you with my writing, but this one was too good to pass up. 

Are you a smart one? Smart enough to know you are dumb? Oh my. I glad you didn’t know me in my forties. I thought I had the world by its tail and was on top of the heap. I look back on that time in my life and shake my head in wonder and awe at my stupidity. I was fairly good at my craft in those days. Fairly. There were others in my circle who were much better. They looked better, sang better. They WERE better.

And now … I shake my head and thank God I made it through that era. Today, I’m less concerned about bettering someone, or looking better, being better, and each morning I find the courage to carry on anyway.

Can you relate to this? Can you see yourself “back then” and thank God you made it this far?

Self-reflection is a wonderful thing. And as we age, perhaps we gain some true insights. And perhaps, best of all, we gain courage to carry on in spite of our inadequacies.

This is, perhaps, the best kind of courage of all.

This is what is

on my mind today.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration