Thanks everybody for so many messages, calls and more. I am unquestionably a very lucky man having such wonderful and diverse group of friends.
My day started beautifully sunny, was able to wake up relatively early and go for an easy 5.6 Km run, went to work with really nice people, and even had some time at lunch time to have a Grande Dark Roast cup of coffee (part of it went to my shirt, but the rest has been gladly consumed). Getting back home I found myself replying to many voicemail, email, T and FB messages. So, despite my failed attempts to hide under the laptop, I have been found.
Later on I am enjoying my kids’ “surprise dinner” and handmade gifts.
So, your wishes have become true: I’m happy to be so healthy, so loved by my family, and counting on all of you around me. I am truly blessed.
I definitely can’t ask for more. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! (Salty ones in my eyes).
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Criticizing and complimenting
Strange how most of the times is so easy to find fault, to vent out, to finger point, to even offend those that -intentionally or not- happen to create an unhappy event or situation for us.
We are so used (dare I say thanks to the media?) to prefer the negative news, the condemning and the complaining, rather than focusing on good news.
Seems to me like we are forgetting to apologize, to ask for forgiveness, to even say a word of appreciation to those that do things properly; worst, we don’t even offer the slightest form of recognition to the ones that go beyond the call of duty to help us.
If everybody is like me to a certain degree, I've found out that some of the best advice I’ve ever received has come from the most unexpected places and people. It has taken some time for those tips to become a push; partly because when the words are uttered we are in hearing mode but not in listening mode. It only happens that after maturing some ideas and then remembering such words we take action; with very positive results most of the times. And at such times, we then forgot who the tipster was.
Sometimes I’m in awe when I discover that those words have created something so positive. Better yet, people at times do some things for you and you only realize the effect of such actions later. And then again we can't remember who did what for us.
Thank you. :)
It might have been just a few words or a small gesture you did for me. So, I thank you while my smile shows my gratitude.
Note to self: please do the same for everybody else. Saying thank you requires less than a second. A smile is easier than any other use of our facial muscles.
We are so used (dare I say thanks to the media?) to prefer the negative news, the condemning and the complaining, rather than focusing on good news.
Seems to me like we are forgetting to apologize, to ask for forgiveness, to even say a word of appreciation to those that do things properly; worst, we don’t even offer the slightest form of recognition to the ones that go beyond the call of duty to help us.
If everybody is like me to a certain degree, I've found out that some of the best advice I’ve ever received has come from the most unexpected places and people. It has taken some time for those tips to become a push; partly because when the words are uttered we are in hearing mode but not in listening mode. It only happens that after maturing some ideas and then remembering such words we take action; with very positive results most of the times. And at such times, we then forgot who the tipster was.
Sometimes I’m in awe when I discover that those words have created something so positive. Better yet, people at times do some things for you and you only realize the effect of such actions later. And then again we can't remember who did what for us.
Thank you. :)
It might have been just a few words or a small gesture you did for me. So, I thank you while my smile shows my gratitude.
Note to self: please do the same for everybody else. Saying thank you requires less than a second. A smile is easier than any other use of our facial muscles.
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