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Old December 24th 07, 05:55 PM posted to alt.support.single-parents
Dr. Ron
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Default My gift to you!

My gift to each of you!

I thank each of you who took the time out of your very busy schedules
to fill out my survey dealing with children's toys. If you haven't
done that yet, please do. Here is the link:

http://atech.wku.edu/phpESP/public/s...urchasing_copy

Since the survey is completely anonymous, I have no way of knowing who
completed it, and so, the best I can do is, in this way, share this
gift with you.

Rather than just saying Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of
you, instead, I am going to give each of you a gift to express how
much I appreciate your taking the time to complete my survey and
helping me out. It is a gift you can take with you wherever you go
for the rest of your lives. It is a gift that you can, in turn, share
with others. Just remember, it is from the old Professor: Ron!
Smile

*****

HOT CHOCOLATE

A group of graduates, well established in their careers,
were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university
professor, now retired.

During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints
about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests hot
chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a
large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups - porcelain,
glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -
telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.

When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said:
"Notice that all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, leaving
behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want
only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and
stress.

The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the
hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some
cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot
chocolate, not
the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups.. And then you
began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and
position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and
contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the
quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup,
we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate.

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make
the best of everything that they have. Live simply. Love generously.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
And enjoy your hot chocolate!"

*****

 




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