You know the economy is in the toilet when your chiropractor is calling you weekly begging you to come in for an adjustment. There was a time when I had to wait days to get in to see her, but now she's calling me at odd hours suggesting all sorts of things I really don't need. It's like Avon only with multiple degrees and a cool table to pop your back on.
Our conversations go like:
Dr.: Hi, this is Dr. SoandSo. You really should come by and let me take a look at your back.
Me: But, my back feels great. Best it's been in years.
Dr.: But only through proper maintenance will it remain that way. I'll put you down for 3 on Friday.
Me: I really don't.......
Dr.: Come on...it'll be great and I'll even throw in 15 minutes of neck traction for free!
Me: I think I'm busy.
Dr.: We have a new masseuse named Helga. You really should stop by and meet her.
Me: (A pause) Ok, you adjust my back, throw in the neck torture and Helga for free and it's a deal.
Dr.: See you Friday.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Angels Among the Bean Dip
It was ten years ago this summer that I had an encounter with an angel. I'm not talking about a good looking woman; I'm talking about a honest to God angel -- in a 7-11, of all places. It's a long story, but here is the Readers Digest version.
I had been unemployed for some time and had just received some terrible news about a possible job. I made it three rounds deep into the interview process and the signals I was getting from the company were all very positive. When the call came telling me that I lost out to another person, I was devastated. I can remember sitting there in a park wondering how I was going to get through the day. Our savings were quickly running out, all my good job leads had been exhausted and I had nothing on the horizon.
I walked to a local 7-11 to buy a Coke and was standing in a long long of customers awaiting my turn to pay. I spotted this little old lady coming into the store, She was very small, had an explosion of curly gray hair sticking out from under a hat, was dressed in very worn clothes but seemed to glow with happiness. Her eyes just seemed to shine. That's the only way I can describe her. There was just an amazing positive aura about her.
She came into the store, walked directly up to me and pressed a card into my hand. She said "you look like you could use this today" and turned and walked out of the store. I stared at her as she walked away and then read the card she had given me. It said: "Help me to remember, Lord, that nothing's going to happen today that you and I can't handle together."
I can't tell you the impact that this encounter had on my life. I am convinced to this day that she was a real angel and it changed my life. Several weeks later I received a call from a company with which I had interviewed months earlier. I was offered the job and I remain employed there today. It is, without a doubt, the best company I've ever worked for.
As I saw all those doors close before me, as I lost out on job after job, I never dreamed that God had a very special place in mind for me, but He did. And, it took that angel to deliver a message of hope to me in the aisles of a 7-11.
I had been unemployed for some time and had just received some terrible news about a possible job. I made it three rounds deep into the interview process and the signals I was getting from the company were all very positive. When the call came telling me that I lost out to another person, I was devastated. I can remember sitting there in a park wondering how I was going to get through the day. Our savings were quickly running out, all my good job leads had been exhausted and I had nothing on the horizon.
I walked to a local 7-11 to buy a Coke and was standing in a long long of customers awaiting my turn to pay. I spotted this little old lady coming into the store, She was very small, had an explosion of curly gray hair sticking out from under a hat, was dressed in very worn clothes but seemed to glow with happiness. Her eyes just seemed to shine. That's the only way I can describe her. There was just an amazing positive aura about her.
She came into the store, walked directly up to me and pressed a card into my hand. She said "you look like you could use this today" and turned and walked out of the store. I stared at her as she walked away and then read the card she had given me. It said: "Help me to remember, Lord, that nothing's going to happen today that you and I can't handle together."
I can't tell you the impact that this encounter had on my life. I am convinced to this day that she was a real angel and it changed my life. Several weeks later I received a call from a company with which I had interviewed months earlier. I was offered the job and I remain employed there today. It is, without a doubt, the best company I've ever worked for.
As I saw all those doors close before me, as I lost out on job after job, I never dreamed that God had a very special place in mind for me, but He did. And, it took that angel to deliver a message of hope to me in the aisles of a 7-11.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Fresh Start
When I first began blogging, five or six years ago on another site, I did so mostly out of curiosity. Then, as more readers signed up to follow my blogs, it became something I looked forward to doing every morning; it was kind of a warm-up for what real work lay ahead of me. But, after a while, it became more like a job. There was the blog to write, photos to update, comments to respond to and e-mail to read and return.
Oh yeah, and I had a real job to do, as well.
So, my output began to decline over time as did the quality of my writing. I went from very funny to kinda funny sometimes to what the hell is he talking about?
Finally, I closed down my old site, took a break and am now ready for a fresh start in a new place. I have no clue what I will write about but I'm sure something will come to mind.
Oh yeah, and I had a real job to do, as well.
So, my output began to decline over time as did the quality of my writing. I went from very funny to kinda funny sometimes to what the hell is he talking about?
Finally, I closed down my old site, took a break and am now ready for a fresh start in a new place. I have no clue what I will write about but I'm sure something will come to mind.
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