I remember…

 

I remember birth night.  One was easier. One was scarier. One was planned scariness. 

I remember 2am feedings. One on a chair in the middle, two on the rocking chair from Dad. 

I remember the first cribs, bibs, and dibs. 

I remember the first smiles, tears, and fears. 

I remember the first talks, walks and, gawks. 

I remember the first games, dances, and prances. 

Black and white soccer balls and pirouettes. 

Running until no one catches you. 

Scoring and smiling. 

Memories that make you smile. 

Time passes. 

Older. 

Change. 

Life. 

The Program

 

What does it take to build a 'program?' 

The kind that lasts.  The kind that lingers. The kind that leaves a lifetime impression. 

A program outlives names and titles.  A program has lively tentacles that reach out and touch everyone and everything within reach. 

A team.  A business.  A marriage.  A family.  

What does it take? 

1.) Vision 

2.) Passion 

3.) Intestinal fortitude

4.) Humility

5.) Love 

6.) Intelligence 

7.) Patience 

8.) That "one thing." 

Remember "City Slickers?" 

"Do you know what the secret of life is?... One thing.  Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don't mean shit

...that's what you have to find out." 

That's a Program. 

"Brown right. Motion. Tailback slant." 

You know the rest...

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Vending Life

 

My wife has a saying...

"Don't keep expecting a Pepsi when you go to the Coke machine." 

In human terms, don't expect to get something different from people in your life that have shown the inability to get there. 

So true.  

If you manage your expectations on the front side, you minimize the disappointment on the backside. 

If someone in your life always has a glass half empty, chances are you will go away still thirsty.  The opposite holds true as well.  It's a safe bet.  Money well spent. 

Now, with that being said...

Every once in a while, someone stocks the machine wrong and you end up getting a Pepsi. 

It can happen.  

When it does, drink it in. Savor the taste because it won't last. But, it sure does hit the spot, doesn't it?

So whether you are looking for  "a new generation" or you want to "open happiness,"  you can find both just remember what vending machine you are at.