Edition 297 Monday August 31st 2015
Hi,its
birthday week again and Im feeling kinda special just like it should be
…right?I know we do our best to ignore the fact we are another year older but I
reckon it is a time to celebrate so why not. There are a couple of things I
make sure I do….first take the day off work and second spend it with family.You
cant go wrong if you adopt this simple strategy in my view…so why not keep up
with this Jones boy and do the same….go on.We have a special day off planned
this week and I cant wait!
My
thoughtful wife jumped the gun and gave me my present early after I threatened
to hold my breath until she did! I love my italian wooden eco-watch, it is very
cool and totally recycled!
Fletcher says; he is not sure what
is cooler his new wooden eco sunnies or his scooby doo harmonica but combine
the two and we are talking a junior Bob Dylan/Neil Young prodigy!!oh yeah!
Some
more personalised plates spotted last week included; DR PAWS,CAT LDY,PPMINT,4
CASTA,
MID
WYF,FOSSYL,GOALZ,LAS VGS….and soon to be UPBE4T,be on the look out Auckland
motorists!
I
arrived at one of my favourite City cafes the other day a bit early so helped
them get organised by setting out some tables and chairs. I thought nothing of
it however later was rewarded with a free coffee and a couple of pieces of
delicious five grain toast.Simple stuff rewarded with an appreciative smile and
a small gesture that will be sure to have me raving about them to everyone I
meet….Customer service 101…..simple as that.So make sure you visit Urban Jungle
Café in Grey Lynn whenever you are in the City!.Another special week that saw
more whale and seal sitings in our back yard and the announcing of the All
Black RWC 2015 team!!Whilst Fletcher and I were disappointed to miss out this
time we cant wait for the action to start in less than three weeks…bring it on
!!
Have
a great week,looking after you,family and friends in that order!…..Cheers
Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon SCBY DO would be an awesome
PP for Mums car!
I read a letter the other day
written to “My former English Teacher”. It was a letter the writer has always
wanted to pen and was invited publicly to do so and did….it went something like
this……Her former English teacher didn’t ever recognise her ability or presence
in the class to the point where they didn’t even know her name! They also had
the audacity to tell her parents at the parent-teacher interviews that she
would never amount to anything and would fail School C English miserably.The
letter went on to say that after passing School C English she moved and changed
schools where she met an English teacher that did recognise and foster her
talents which ensured she effortlessly achieved her University entrance pass.At
University she majored in English and went on to get a masters degree with
honours. Today she is the Head of Deparment English at one of New Zealands most
prestigous secondary schools no thanks to her “former English teacher”!The
letter goes on in scathing fashion to thank this former teacher for
demonstraing clearly to the writer “how not to” teach and treat students. It
also says that it taught her that a students name is one of if not the most
important thing to them so making an effort to learn and recognise that became
a huge part of her career and her subsequent rise to success.This letter is
sadly one a lot of us could write to someone we have met in our lives who
failed to see or appreciate the ability each of us has.To our credit we have
perservered regardless because we have met people who have believed in us and
motivated us to succeed and most of us have a story or a letter we could write
about that person too.This letter made me realise yet again that we need to see
the good in every person we meet regardless of our first impressions or the
perceptions/influence of others. Everybody deserves a chance to prove what they
can do and it is up to us all to look for and encourage that unconditionally!
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