Wednesday Words
To Go Where Your VisionPoints, a few inspiration points for you and your business.
The last 29 days of the month are the hardest.
—Nikola Tesla
Boy, I’ve been there. Maybe you’re there right now.
Thanks to a friend who asked some hard questions, I’ve been thinking a lot about perseverance this week. What makes some folks such darned optimists—so incurably good-natured that they refuse to stay down for long, even when things are rough?
My observation—they can hardly wait to get to the next great day.
And you? You’re getting there, one small move at a time. Hang in there.
Grow and be well,
Kelly Erickson
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10 December 2008, 8:28 am
“Whassa matter? You-a no like-a da radio I build you? ”
- Guglielmo Marconi (1901)
“EH? What’s that? EH? Speak up! ”
- Thomas Edison (1905)
10 December 2008, 8:34 am
Nobody gets a Nikola Tesla quotation like The Deep Friar. On many levels.
10 December 2008, 10:27 am
Hey, Nicolas!
What if it’s FEBRUARY?
Friar’s last blog post…Vintage Friar Toons #4
10 December 2008, 2:04 pm
So, me getting all psyched up to brave the malls for Christmas shopping, only to have the check engine light come on in my car, such that I had to turn around, is really really really pushing my optimistic boundaries. BUT there’s another great day out there somewhere. (Never in February, though)
Urban Panther’s last blog post…I used to love online shopping
10 December 2008, 2:52 pm
Friar,
February s**ks. Ask any northerner. Snow is no longer cute and novel, it’s a big pain and your new ergonomic shovel’s busted.
Oh, wait, you are any northerner. You’ll have to talk to Nikola on March first!
Panther,
It’s come to that, has it? A physical store? Well, I hope the engine puts on its happy face, and don’t worry, you won’t have to face too many crowds!
(Darned optimists!)
Regards,
Kelly
10 December 2008, 3:49 pm
@Kelly
I dunno…February is one of my favorit winter months. It’s not as consistently cold as January. And the days start to get noticeable longer.
But up here in the Great White North, you never know what you’re gonna get each month. (We just had another foot of snow yesterday).
@Panther
My transmission is making high-pitched whiny sounds (especially in the cold weather). I’m taking my car into the shop after work today. (Mabye it’s having sympathy pains for your car!)
Friar’s last blog post…Vintage Friar Toons #4
10 December 2008, 5:22 pm
Friar,
Well, I was always happy as a clam up north in February, but I’m cheerful like that about long months with low light and crackling fires that finally become too much of a chore and such.
Tesla was a weird dude (the kid’s doing a report on him)—it seems he really only liked to starting things. I guess months was no exception, but for the fact that you can’t hand your month off to someone else to execute!
Good luck with both your cars!
Later,
Kelly
10 December 2008, 11:45 pm
Great little post, Kelly
Thanks for reminding us
Conrad Hees’s last blog post…Two Questions That Will Change Your Life
11 December 2008, 6:29 am
Conrad,
Glad you liked it!
Until later,
Kelly
11 December 2008, 9:54 am
My father gets up in the morning excited because he gets to eat breakfast. He loves breakfast.
Now that’s optimism at its best.
Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome’s last blog post…Do You Know How Happy You Are?
11 December 2008, 4:08 pm
Every day is a great day, even the ones that sucked. There’s always something good that happened, and I’m glad to be alive
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post…Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Writer Dad
11 December 2008, 5:17 pm
Alex,
I love your Dad for more than just his gorgeous genes now!
Though I do love breakfast, I don’t get up excited for it. I’ll get right to work on that. How cheery!
James,
Each one makes us who we are. What can be better than that?
Just because the last 29 are the hardest, doesn’t mean we can’t make the most of every one. I’m a bit Pollyanna like that, and proud of it.
Psst… Friar…
I tried to find a good Marconi quote to follow this up, because you got me thinking about him, and guess what?
The guy never said a single interesting thing in his life. Blah. (Nothing that interested me, anyway.) No Marconi quote for MCE.
Until later,
Kelly
12 December 2008, 5:29 pm
@Alex
I get optimistic about breakfast too…but it has to involve bacon.
If it’s just toast or oatmeal….MEH.
Friar’s last blog post…Vintage Friar Toons #4
12 December 2008, 6:01 pm
LOL, Friar, I’ve seen you get twice as pessimistic afterwards as you were optimistic before, if it doesn’t go your way.
Mmm, bacon. My favorite breakfast is homemade waffles, fresh strawberry-syrup, and bacon or sausage. Any time of day. (The kid loves breakfast at nighttime, and I must agree with her.)
Now I’m hungry.