Jack’s Winning Words 12/1/14
“Someday never comes.”  (John Fogerty)  Fogerty’s parents were divorced when he was a child, and he remembers his dad saying, “Someday you’ll understand.”  And then he found himself repeating the same words to his 5-yr-old son.  There are kids who ask their dads, “When are we going fishing?”  And dad responds, “Someday!”  There are many things in this life that we put off until…Someday.  Maybe today is the day to do something about Someday.    ;-)  Jack 

FROM PAUL IN ST. PAUL:  your winning words for today remind me of Cat Stevens song about the Cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon'  the little boy blue and the man in the moon, etc... ====JACK:  I heard a father being interviewed on NPR this morning about what his kids want for Christmas.  "They have everything...What they want most is for me to work less."

FROM TRIHARDER:  He was featured one morning on CBS Sunday Morning  several years ago.  I was impressed that he comes from a very impressive home.  He is NOT of southern origin. ====JACK:  Sometimes we need to be reminded that "famous" people are just people...like us.  Many songwriters (and story tellers) get their inspiration from remembering.

FROM PR JAN:  I believe Martin Luther said it:  How soon "not now" becomes never.  Good words for this busy time -- we need to take time to be with the people we claim to be busy *for*.  They'd rather have "us" than whatever it is we're doing instead.====JACK:  At least Luther had time to get out with his kids and cut down a Christmas tree.  When we first moved to Michigan our family (like the Giswolds) would go out with a saw and and cut our own Christmas tree.  Now, subdivisions have been planted when those trees used to grow.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  " DON'T GET SO BUSY MAKING A LIVING, THAT YOU FORGET TO MAKE A LIFE!"  IS ONE OF DOLLY PARTON'S QUOTES.  I THINK EVERY PARENT EVENTUALLY HAS SOME REGRETS ABOUT BEING SO BUSY WITH COMITTMENTS THAT THEY  MISSED SOME "TOGETHER TIME" WITH KIDS, BUT THEY DO KNOW THEY ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY, AND MOST OF US DO PRETTY WELL, SHARING TIMES IN OUR BUSY LIVES. I KNOW WE TRIED TO CHEER AT BALL GAMES, WRESTLING MEETS, PLAYS, ETC. SOMETIMES AT A SACRIFICIAL COST!  IF YOU AREN'T  CLOSE WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG, IT IS HARD TO GAIN CLOSENESS WHEN THEY ARE ADULTS!  "THE CAT'S IN THE CRADLE"  IS A GREAT POIGNANT SONG, I AGREE!! MADE US ALL RETHINK OUR VALUES....!====JACK:  As time passes, sometimes the roles are reversed, and it's the kids who have to find time to spend with their parents.  We are fortunate that it's not a problem with our family.