Winning Words 9/22/11
“If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.” (High-Tech Proverb) In his late 20s, Earl Nightingale realized this truth: “We become what we think about,” like in the Bible: “As you sow, so shall you reap.” The value of being positive in your thinking is still taught by Nightingale.com. Earl’s motivational writings and radio messages always seemed to interest me. ;-) Jack

FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: This is a WW I think has exceptions. Sometimes the right thing to do is to ask, and to ask over and over until the timing is right for the skies to open or something and the thing you were asking for and hoping for becomes the reality. But also there are a lot of things a person does that need to be done differently too and I suppose sometimes asking isn't the right thing to do either.////FROM JACK: Sometimes ideas need to be restated in order to get to the point. If you always "do" things the same way and refuse to change, chances are very good that you will get the same result. To connect it to "asking" moves it from the objective to the subjective.

FROM BLAZING OAKS: A neat thought, put cleverly! As Gandhi once said, "the slave clings to his chains, and must have them struck from him"...We do get into the same old ruts, and have to bestir ourselves to lurch out and find new ways of thinking and doing. It's a life-long process, isn't it??! As one of my g.children said, "You don't want to be so open-minded that your brains fall out, but you've got to consider new options". Enuff said!
////FROM JACK: Thanks for two great "Words" that are new to me...the one from Gandhi and the one from your g.child. Both apply directly to today's thought.

FROM JB IN WISCONSIN: I remember hearing him as a kid when my folks listened to him on the radio. At the time, I did not pay close attention to his words, but I did like that voice.////FROM JACK: In those days, we paid attention to the sound and the visual was in our imagination. In these days, not much is left to the imagination.

FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER: Earl's sister, Florence, wrote most of his stuff. She was very motivated, positive thinker. Most people know about her nursing skills, but she was truly inspirational. Snope this and find out the truth.////FROM JACK: Some people believe everything that appears on their computer screen, but not me...especially when it comes from Bettendorf.

FROM TAMPA SHIRL: Yes, and it is important to keep learning and to be busy doing useful things. Right now I am waiting for my new refrigerator to be delivered because the 1981 Kenmore is on its last legs. It is interesting shopping for a fridge; no matter what you want to buy-a Kenmore, Whirlpool, Samsung, GE, KitchenAid,-they are all made in Mexico. That is off the subject, of course. You do have to alter your way of doing things sometimes to not get into a rut. I have been doing the USF and Eckerd College thing for 11 years and it was great,. but now I have discovered our new senior center which is a lively place to learn and to play.
////FROM JACK: I'll bet some of those seniors have heard of Earl Nightingale and Captain Midnight. Just for fun, ask some of them about radio program memories and see what responses you get.