We shall pass through this time of uncertainty and emerge as happier people.
We will enjoy a renewed sense of the importance of relationships.
Our priorities will be altered.
Optimism is about staying focused on positive outcomes.
I don’t know Andy Bounds but he’s a good friend of Doug Burdon and Doug is a friend of mine.
According to Andy Bounds, Walt Disney stayed focused on positive outcomes. When asked if Disneyland could be built, everyone else said, “No, because…” but Walt would always answer, “Yes, if…”
- Yes, if we get someone else to pay for it.
- Yes, if we hire the world’s best experts to build it.
- Yes, if we locate it somewhere that’s hot all year.
- Yes, if we get transport links.
- Yes, if…
How many questions could we be answering with “Yes, if…”?
As I said, optimism is about staying focused on positive outcomes.
But optimism isn’t the secret of happiness.
The secret of happiness is learning to celebrate the ordinary.
No one knew this better than Tom T. Hall.
I love little baby ducks, old pick-up trucks, slow movin’ trains…
And rain.
I love little country streams, sleep without dreams, Sunday school in May…
And hay.
And I love you, too.
I love leaves in the wind, pictures of my friends, birds of the world…
And squirrels.
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, Bourbon in a glass…
And grass.
And I love you, too.
I love honest open smiles, kisses from a child, tomatoes on the vine…
And onions.
I love winners when they cry, losers when they try, music when it’s good…
And life.
And I love you, too.
How many ordinary things do you love?
Wouldn’t this be a great time to celebrate them?
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I love lunch with my friends, wine without end, old travelogues…
And dogs.
I love castles in the sky, imagination when it flies, Pennie at the Prom…
And Mom.
And I love you, too.
Roy H. Williams
NOTE from Indy Beagle: I’ve got Tom T. Hall singing that song in the rabbit hole. And I’ve got a wonderful-fun video about a grandma and a bobcat. Can you come out and play? Oh… One Last Thing: The May 2nd Campus Extravaganza in Austin has been postponed, but it will definitely happen at some point and it will be joyous! Arooo.
One year ago, roving reporter Rotbart interviewed Michael Craig about his quixotic quest to build a three-headed coffee company, Creature Coffee, selling specialty blends online and at pop-up espresso bars and at his brick-and-mortar coffeehouse. Everything was going according to plan until the city’s mayor ordered all dining areas closed. Like tens of thousands of American small business owners, Craig found his business endangered and his baristas without an income. Speaking on behalf of business owners everywhere, Craig shares his very personal struggle to survive the fallout from coronavirus at MondayMorningRadio.com