Pfunksfoolosophy

Every day I walk around and communicate with folks and every day I wonder what exactly it is that drives me to do so; I mean, I am not a ‘people’ person.  Sure, I like to help people out when they need directions, but to be frank with you, I do it because I know that eventually they’ll leave me alone.

Well, I HOPE that they’ll leave me alone. Therein lies the challenge for today: Expectations. We carry around a lot of expectations. I wonder why…perhaps we’ve all been groomed to ‘expect’ that someone will say ‘thank you’ when you’ve held the door for them, so when they don’t, we feel absolutley slighted. It’s just ‘common courtesy’ isn’t it? We complain to our friends about it. Someone did something that wasn’t expected. Someone deviated from OUR norm. It’s funny.

Maybe we’re better served by appreciating rather than expecting. To my mind, expecting sets us up for disappointment, but appreciating allows us to experience the positive.  I don’t expect to wake up every morning, but I’m appreciative that I’ve been given a second chance when I do wake up. Sometimes I’m even surprised. That sounds fatalistic to some, but it’s not. Realistically speaking, how can we be sure that we’re gonna wake up?
If you thought today was your last day on earth, would you treat people any differently? Would you cut people more slack or less? Would you speak the truth, not to hurt another but to encourage? How judgmental would you really be if today was your last day on the planet? Would you love your family more or less? Would you mend fences?
What do you want from your fellow man or woman? Do you want understanding?
Or, like me…do you want to be left alone to eat as much ice cream as humanly possible?
Lots of questions only you can answer.

Foolosophy ain’t a science…

Let’s challenge ourselves today. Let’s see if we can discover something special about today.

I’d really be interested to see how grateful you are for what you have and for what you don’t have.

Here’s my list for today:

I’m grateful for the love of my family and friends.

I’m grateful for life.

I’m grateful for choices.

I’m grateful that I am able to see the positive side in most situations.

I’m grateful I can blog today.

I’m grateful for today.

I’m grateful for my job, even if I do crab about it.

I’m grateful that I’m not a victim, but a survivor.

I’m grateful for you, if you’re reading this.
Let’s see how we can promote gratitude today. One step at a time, one moment at a time…

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