Lucky

If you are a baseball fan, today's Thought needs no introduction.  If you aren't a baseball fan, I would suggest reading this speech.  This is the speech that Lou Gehrig gave.  His famous "Luckiest Man" speech.  Every day, this speech is something we should remember as we deal with our 'bad breaks'.

I can't say that I've had this good of attitude toward life.  I thoroughly admire a man who can stand up in front of thousands of people, know he is dying, and give this speech.  See, the thing is not the bad breaks.  It's about feeling lucky.

I firmly believe that I have the best friends and people around me.  Despite everything I do and say, they keep coming back to my side when I need them.  Granted, I've broken a few beyond repair, but yet, I still am blessed beyond belief.  I am truly lucky.  Everyday, we should be able to look in the mirror and say, "I am the luckiest (wo)man on the face of the earth?"  I firmly believe that every should have this feeling.  What are those blessings in your life that you feel blessed to have received, seemingly without just cause?  Everyone has them.  Lou Gehrig had it right.  He was dealt a bad break.  We all are dealt bad breaks.  And yet, we are lucky beyond measure.

Action

Today's Thought is from a great man of history - Theodore Roosevelt.  Reading and listening to accounts of his tales have filled many hours for me and my friends as we strive to be like good ole' Teddy.  What is it that draws us to him?  What makes someone who died almost 100 years ago so appealing?  I believe this quote about sums it up.

How many of us have said that we are a person of action, that we don't sit around waiting for the other guy, we do what we think is right and we do it with conviction?  Now, how many of us actually DO all those things?  I know in my own life, those two questions are answered very differently far too often.  I firmly believe that Teddy has it right here.  In any decision, we have three choices.  While it may stink to do the wrong thing, at least you did SOMETHING.

I would imagine that large percentage of visionaries - people who change the world and inspire others to do the same - never knew exactly what they were doing.  I suspect they simply did what 'felt right'.  And yet for every wrong action, they ended up with some pretty spectacular results.  With that, I leave you with something to think about: How will YOU take action?