They certainly are - there is no doubt about that - and I'll get to that in a minute.
I was having an interesting chat with two clients (friends) this morning; a Father and Son; about what could possibly be our three biggest challenges in daily life; and this is how I see them:
1. Learning just to be ourselves; despite what anyone else may think about us;
2. Learning to live just for today! (while still planning for tomorrow); and,
3. Learning not to judge others (regardless of their behaviour).
The whole conversation led us back to the theme for today: "The best things in life are freee; and the simple things are often the best" - and how true that is! For example ...
* Seeing sunrises - sunsets - and all of nature's miracles in between!
* A smile from a stranger - without any reason other than being cheery!
* Getting a genuine compliment or praise - particularly from a loved one!
* Time spent with the special people in our lives - especially quality time!
* Getting a phone call from family, friends, or colleagues - for no particular reason!
* To receive a gift with thought behind it - and not care about the dollar value!
* To receive a hug or hold the hand of someone special - and feel the wow factor!
All of these simple things are the ones which we should be valuing the most; and if we enjoy receiving them; then we could also be sharing them freely with as many people as we can; as often as we can!
From that list above, one of the most important things which is rapidly taking a back seat, is personal communication. Unfortunate - but true!
Good old phone calls; personal visits to say "hi"; going ... going ... slowly disappearing!
Phone calls just to say "hi - how are you - been missing you - hope you're well" .... are important to some; and critical to others! Emails - facebook - texts - even though they're prevalent in lots of lives; are NOT personal or meaningful to those people who really care about their close relationships!
And ... that could be family, friends, or business-related; they're all important.
People may not necessarily tell you that; but they DO wish that you'd call and share some time!
So ... c'mon VPT team; let's do something about this; people need this simple stuff!
We ALL need this simple stuff; so if we lead by example; the whole world may just follow ...
One BIG message from me is this: BUSY IS NO EXCUSE! So ... phone a friend today!
Phone calls just to say "hi - how are you - been missing you - hope you're well" .... are important to some; and critical to others! Emails - facebook - texts - even though they're prevalent in lots of lives; are NOT personal or meaningful to those people who really care about their close relationships!
And ... that could be family, friends, or business-related; they're all important.
People may not necessarily tell you that; but they DO wish that you'd call and share some time!
So ... c'mon VPT team; let's do something about this; people need this simple stuff!
We ALL need this simple stuff; so if we lead by example; the whole world may just follow ...
One BIG message from me is this: BUSY IS NO EXCUSE! So ... phone a friend today!
Happy Labor Day,
Marty Ozaeta
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