Thursday, October 25, 2007
for better or worse - Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
today’s Musing written and published from south Calgary, near Fish Creek Park
1C/33F (high 5C), blazing full moon-light paints everything white - warm steady breeze from the west will quickly melt this first blanket of snow; sticky wet and so much fun, Gusta had a good romp again this morning, primed by a 1 AM appetizer – fresh, wet, her snout pushing through it like a snow shovel
I am moved easily by simple things; not many things, but more than a few – I am moved by experiences and places and by courage that lives in people; most of all, I am moved by simple kindness, simple truth and simple understanding, for better, for worse
what is best, what is right, what is empowering and wise for others plays such a small role; accountability, responsibility, vision, wisdom – often vacuous, too often we breath a sigh when disaster is averted, when the train stops short of falling over the cliff
expediency drives decisions; for the CEO to ride herd, for newly-weds to have hope, for the politician to hold power’s reigns, for parents to hold children on course, each examples of how long term vision underpins success; striving to richer instead of poorer, to be healthier than before, to be happier than ever – short term vision is not vision alone is not vision at all, it is short-sighted
the world seems to notice grand gestures and great disasters – the rest of the time the world is not standing by watching, the world is pre-occupied with other things; people everywhere are focused on their own backyard – burning brush, scorched earth or burning desire – each leave their paths of blazing glory or wanton destruction
we need to keep one eye on what is right in front of us, one eye on that place in the future where values, economics, timing and good fortune are intended to intersect – to lay a foundation for anything we build requires preparation of the site, a plan, careful construction, good management and containment of variables – yet without a grand vision, a beautiful result is as likely as a lottery win – not very
yesterday I was reminded that relationships I have make me rich beyond measure, colleagues new and old make me proud of things we’ve done together, my family makes me joyful and my butterfly makes me want to a better grasshopper
Mark Kolke
340,980
198.8
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1C/33F (high 5C), blazing full moon-light paints everything white - warm steady breeze from the west will quickly melt this first blanket of snow; sticky wet and so much fun, Gusta had a good romp again this morning, primed by a 1 AM appetizer – fresh, wet, her snout pushing through it like a snow shovel
I am moved easily by simple things; not many things, but more than a few – I am moved by experiences and places and by courage that lives in people; most of all, I am moved by simple kindness, simple truth and simple understanding, for better, for worse
what is best, what is right, what is empowering and wise for others plays such a small role; accountability, responsibility, vision, wisdom – often vacuous, too often we breath a sigh when disaster is averted, when the train stops short of falling over the cliff
expediency drives decisions; for the CEO to ride herd, for newly-weds to have hope, for the politician to hold power’s reigns, for parents to hold children on course, each examples of how long term vision underpins success; striving to richer instead of poorer, to be healthier than before, to be happier than ever – short term vision is not vision alone is not vision at all, it is short-sighted
the world seems to notice grand gestures and great disasters – the rest of the time the world is not standing by watching, the world is pre-occupied with other things; people everywhere are focused on their own backyard – burning brush, scorched earth or burning desire – each leave their paths of blazing glory or wanton destruction
we need to keep one eye on what is right in front of us, one eye on that place in the future where values, economics, timing and good fortune are intended to intersect – to lay a foundation for anything we build requires preparation of the site, a plan, careful construction, good management and containment of variables – yet without a grand vision, a beautiful result is as likely as a lottery win – not very
yesterday I was reminded that relationships I have make me rich beyond measure, colleagues new and old make me proud of things we’ve done together, my family makes me joyful and my butterfly makes me want to a better grasshopper
Mark Kolke
340,980
198.8
What do you think? Join the discussion - your comments are welcomed - please write.
To subscribe to Mark's Musings daily email distribution, write to musing@maxcomm.ca
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