Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Winning Words 4/27/10
“We are all infinite spiritual beings having a temporary human experience.” (Wayne Dyer – sent by RI) A favorite song of mine begins: “This world is not my home, I’m just’a passin’ through…” At least, this world is not a permanent home. Our bodies are temporary; our spirit is what is eternal. May we remember this when loved ones end their human experience. ;-) Jack

FROM JMC IN GVSU: go on youtube or google and listen to carrie underwood's song "temporary home". the end of the song definitely relates so you'd have to listen to the whole thing! FROM JACK: An excellent follow up to today's WWs. That's the whole point. I enjoyed listening to the song and seeing the video.
Old man, hospital bed,
The room is filled with people he loves.
And he whispers don't cry for me,
I'll see you all someday.
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."
"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know... this was
My temporary home."
This is our temporary home.

FROM CS IN WISCONSIN: This may seem long, but it's to the point and worth reading.

Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar Excellent point for life.

No one can make you serve customers well.....that's because great service is a choice.
Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point.

He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey .

He handed my friend a laminated card and said: 'I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.'

Taken aback, Harvey read the card.. It said: Wally's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment...

This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.' Wally smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice...' Almost stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet
Coke.' Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.'

As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.'

And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.

'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always served customers like this?' Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always.. In fact, it's only been in the last two years.. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, WayneDyer, on the radio one day.

He had just written a book called You'll See It When You Believe It. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd..'

'That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.'

'I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said. 'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.'

Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting.. Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles.

How about us? Smile, and the whole world smiles with you... The ball is in our hands! A man reaps what he sows. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up... let us do good to all people. Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar.

FROM PRJS IN MICHIGAN: Non-Biblical again!!! When we die, we die....completely....body and spirit (Unto Thee I give up my spirit)....We are not eternal. We are resurrected by the power of God. You are thinking of Odin and Thor when you talk about Immortals....going back to your Swedish heritage. FROM JACK: I'm glad that someone has the answer to what happens to us when we die. BTW, I have this posted above my computer...."I live in my own little world, but it's OK, they know me here."

FOM ML IN ILLINOIS: i use this phrase all the time. i thought it was a deepok chopra. i learned it from him when i saw/heard him speak years ago on the seven spiritual laws of success. FROM JACK: We all borrow from others, and that is good. Are there any original thoughts.

FROM PO IN MICHIGAN: That's lovely! FROM JACK: I thought so, too.

FROM RI IN BOSTON: As humans we are so limited, but our spirituality is boundless. Our body has a singular life while our spirit can prevail in many lives. Every day of my life I am inspired by so many lives that have now departed the world of humans, and I'm certain those same lives have infused many others besides me.
FROM JACK: Spirituality is a personal experience, in MY opinion.

FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: Fascinated for a few minutes this morning that "beings" and "experience" are related in these WW as the two nouns and "infinite spiritual" and "temporary human" are related as the adjectives. But, after the word "having" does "experience" become an adjective of "beings", that is that "beings" are defined by their having "experiences"? Usually thought that the most important quality that I have is being "human" but, after considering these WW perhaps that is of more mundane importance than being "infinite", "spiritual", "a being", and having "experiences." Being "temporary" might be of mundane importance, too, seeing as it is related to the "human" quality of existence. Infinitely spiritual at 6:21 in the morning

FROM HAWKEYE GS: we are a spirit with a mind in a body

FROM DS IN SAN DIEGO: right on target. Today's Winning Words reflects a large part of our discussions at our church's Men's Retreat we had this weekend. I have a close friend who often comments "This world is not my home". It can give you comforting feeling. FROM JACK: Can your close friend sing the song?

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: I've never considered myself as an infinite spiritual being but I certainly agree this is a temporary home. I look forward to my permanent one....some day, hopefully, not soon. FROM JACK: What do you think "infinite spiritual being" means?

FROM SG IN TAMPA: We know that, of course, but we are now at the stage of life that so many of our friends have taken their final journey. FROM JACK: Do you read the obituaries? I do.

FROM LIZ IN ILLINOIS: I like this one. That's all. I'm not going to yell. Or anything... FROM JACK: That's because you're spiritual.

FROM MO IN ILLINOIS: Yes: This is similar to the saying, "I'm not a human being having a temporary Spiritual experience; I am a Spiritual being having a temporary human experience".Same thing said a different way, eh? The older we get, and the more of our loved ones experience the "next step", the more we think of this!

FROM CJL IN OHIO: And remember it as a GIFT!
FROM JACK:
'Tis the gift to be simple,
'tis the gift to be free,
'tis the gift to come down
where we ought to be,
and when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained
to bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed,
to turn, turn, will be our delight
till by turning, turning we come round right.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fascinated for a few minutes this morning that "beings" and "experience" are related in these WW as the two nouns and "infinite spiritual" and "temporary human" are related as the adjectives. But, after the word "having" does "experience" become an adjective of "beings", that is that "beings" are defined by their having "experiences"? Usually thought that the most important quality that I have is being "human" but, after considering these WW perhaps that is of more mundane importance than being "infinite", "spiritual", "a being", and having "experiences."
Being "temporary" might be of mundane importance, too, seeing as it is related to the "human" quality of existence.
Infinitely spiritual in Southfield at 6:21 in the morning,
S.H.