Edition 289 Monday July 6th 2015
Hi,on
the back of my challenge to you last week to do something spontaneous and
randomly kind for someone else we came home to discover a container full of
kindling and pinecones! We can only assume it was one of our ‘Upbeat’ readers taking
up the challenge.Thankyou whoever you are for your kind thoughts and
generosity,it was just as big a thrill to be on the receiving end this time!
Fletcher says; he has never seen
such big pinecones it seemed a shame to burn them so he built a ‘sky tower’ out
of them instead!Budding Conservationist or Engineer or normal almost three year
old!
I
managed to get my ears sorted and like my knees it was quite simple.Once I
could hear I decided to heed the advice of others this time and have a couple
of weeks away from the pool!
Yes
it is doing my head in however as a highly tuned athlete I have decided it is
for the best!I have also heard I will have to acquire a blow dryer to dry my
ears after each swim in future.This could be difficult to explain away to the
boys at the pool??Hair dryers not normal blokes gym bag kit!!
I
went to a funeral last week and couldn’t help reflecting on my own life as you
do.I even thought about what my own funeral would be like,is that
wrong?...crikey I wasn’t hanging round to find out!!
So…after
promising ourselves some timeout for far too long we finally got round to using
Mum and Dads Christmas voucher at a local winery estate!Fletcher had a blast
with his babysitter and we savoured the time to just be together as a couple
without child!We have promised each other to date more often!!One of my
favourite moments was opening the car door for my wife like the old days!
What
about the footy final!! Crikey it was a cracker!!….go the Landers!!!Be sure to
keep an eye or ear out for the All Blacks versus Samoa live from sunny Apia
Wednesday 2pm!!
I
hope you are having a good time being ‘Upbeat’,keep up the good work…….Cheers
Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon being overlooked as Fletchers
babysitters was ruff!
Some ex paper delivery boys
include,Walt Disney,Bob Hope,Bing Crosby,John Wayne!
In the
last week I have heard on three separate occasions how important people I have
been talking to considered having a paper run was as a kid!
It was
an interesting coincidence and one I could totally relate to having been both
an ‘Auckland Star’ and a ‘Royal New Zealand Herald’ delivery boy. At one stage
I did both at once and like my colleagues believe it was the best possible
start one could want to a working career.
For me
it an early introduction to the disciplines and responsibilities required as an
employee in the real world.As a paper boy or girl you needed to be on time and
accurate or you would be responsible for letting your employer and customers
down.
For me
it was much more than that,I got to read the news before anyone else ,I was so
up to date with current affairs it was unbelieveable.I also met a lot of local
people and earned extra money doing other jobs around the neigbourhood that
came as a result of being a reliable and ‘Upbeat’ paper boy.I did extra paper
runs when kids were away and was able to associate that the harder I was
prepared to work the more I could earn!I was also promoted for the first time
in my work career and learned that whilst hard work earns more money it also
earns promotion and recognition.I remember this being a good feeling and one I
decided I wanted to pursue more of in my work career.
So it
was with fondness that interest that I recounted with others this week past
experiences as paper boys and the
positive effect we felt that had on our work ethics and careers.Its not a bad
thing to be reminded of your ‘grass roots’ as an employee or employer!It is
easy to lose sight of the basic principles that make us the person we
are.Reflecting on these from time to time is useful and enlightening…I
recommend it!!
And some more…Dr Norman Vincent Peale,Harry
S Truman,Dwight Eisenhower,
Ed Sullivan, Dr Martin Luther King, Herbert
Hoover.
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