Always Stay POSITIVE!

Once upon a time there was a bunch of baby frogs participating in a competition. The target was to get to the top of a high tower. A crowd of people had gathered to observe the race and encourage the participants.

The start shot rang out....... Quite honestly, none of the onlookers believed that the baby frogs could actually accomplish getting to the top of the tower. Words like: Ah, it’s too difficult!!! They’ll never reach the top. "Not a chance... the tower is too high!"

One by one some of the baby frogs fell off….Except those whoquickly climbed higher and higher..

The crowd kept on yelling: "It’s too difficult. Nobody is going to make it!" More baby frogs became tired and gave up... But one kept going higher and higher..... He was not about giving up! In the end, everybody had given up, except the one determined to reach the top! All the other participants naturally wanted to know how he had managed to do what none of the others had been able to do! One competitor asked the winner, what was his secret?

The truth was....... The winner was deaf !!!!

The lesson to be learned: Don’t ever listen to people who are negative and pessimistic...…they will deprive you of your loveliest dreams and wishes you carry in your heart! Always be aware of the power of words, as everything you hear and read will interfere with your actions!

Just 5 More Minutes!!!

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine looking boy” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”

Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?” Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?” Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “OK.”

“My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch her play.”

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities? Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today!