Edition
234 Monday May 19th 2014
Hi,after a slightly nervous couple of weeks I got my bowel
screening result back and it was normal, what a relief. I was over the moon A)
because I actually motivated myself to capture and send the sample and B)
because I am one of the lucky ones for now!! Crikey if you are part of a free
screening or reluctant for any reason to get checked for anything please make
the effort, you wont regret it!!
Thinking and talking about mortality we have had a hell of a
couple of weeks with the tragic death of one of our local teenagers and then
one of our best and dearest friends had a serious car accident.He spent the
weekend fighting for his life,and thankfully made it to fight another day,Yay
Fluffy Mike !!
Crikey life can deliver you some curve balls when you are
least expecting them. We just have to make sure we try to live and fill every
minute of our lives with purpose and positivity to ensure we don’t have any
regrets if and when something tragic or unexpected happens to us or our loved
ones!
So if you are guilty of not telling someone close to you how
you truly feel through catching up face to face or electronically then do it
soon and then stay in touch. Life is too short to lose contact. The retirement
villages, homes, hospital wards and hospices have far too many people in them
who do have regrets, guilt and resentment!.....dont you be one of them !!!!.
On a more positive note a friend did visit us on the weekend
and passed on his expert barista advice transforming our Breville coffee making
skills. His Dad is a coffee roaster and he came armed with product and skills
that have changed our lives forever. Life is definitely too short and there is
absolutely no need to drink bad coffee….ever !!....as the Turkish proverb aptly
says…………
“Coffee
should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.” Yes it
matters !!!
From the Fletcher
file; growing
up with three adoring canine brothers is a little boys dream come true. I am
not sure who is in charge at times but it is amusing to watch! J
I
hope the little things that happen in your lives also provide you with a source
of amusement, fun and special memories……have an awesome week ahead….stay in
touch, cheers Jonesey !!!
Harry
and the Hendersons reckon they are Fletchers Directors of fun and
entertainment!
I made a ginormous muck up
last week, now whilst I was angry and disappointed I put my hand on my heart
and admitted it straight away.
There are times in the
past where I havent done this and I have looked to blame someone else or make
up an elaborate excuse about why and how it may have occurred.
The important thing about
owning up and facing the reality of the situation as soon as possible is that
you can immediately set about rectifying the situation and the subsequent fall
out.
In this case I was able to
ask for another opportunity to submit a tender document after missing a
deadline because I plain old ‘forgot’ all about it!!!!...Crikey not only did I
have to tell the company I was supposed to submit to I had to come clean to my
boss as well…..double wammy.
The bosses reaction was
somewhat understated “That’s not a good look is it?”……hmmm tell me something I
don’t know bro !!!
Anyway I reckon my
approach went a long way to securing me the opportunity to submit the tender
late and without penalty…..I even managed to have a laugh with our customer at
my own expense!!
Now if I had
procrastinated and tried to weasle my way out of it I would have lost all
opportunity for a come back, lost the business and any credibility I had with
anyone in this true story.
The moral of my tale is
clearly….if you muck up (and you will) then you need to be honest, admit it and
set quickly about rectifying the situation…….you wont look back and you will
always be a better person for it. Here endeth the lesson !!!!....watch this
space for tender result !!!!
“I am
who I am today because of the mistakes I made yesterday.” Jonesey
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