New guy – never heard of him before – but I love this song – it is appropriate for this past week. . . . first week back to school has been crazy busy – but Great! Hope you are all surviving this crazy but great time of the year!
I thought this little ditty was good too. . I loved his answer. . . “I lie”. Never thought it was ok to lie – until I read this. . . .
The most frequent question I get asked as a motivational speaker is…“How do you stay positive all the time?”
I asked the late motivational speaker, Charlie ‘Tremendous’ Jones the same question. Charlie was always positive and enthusiastic. After he’d lost an eye and was dying from cancer he still stayed cheerful. Despite all his problems, people surrounded him because of his joy. No matter what was going on in his life, if you asked Charlie how he was doing he’d answer, “Tremendous!”
Author Vicki Hitzges with the late Charlie “Tremendous” Jones in 2007
So I asked Charlie how he managed to stay so cheerful. How come he never got depressed? Charlie gave me a big smile, looked me straight in the eye and said with a smile, “I lie.” What a great guy!
The truth is…no one is always up. Charlie hurt. I hurt. You hurt. As the poet Longfellow observed,“Into every life some rain must fall.” But some people seem to wallow in the mud puddles while others dry off fast and get going again. We decide our attitudes. Our lot in life may face the city dump, but we can choose to be cheerful. You and I can make up our minds to be happy.
Here’s the secret:We have to do before we can be. Action precedes emotion.
I haven’t had enough Andy Grammer today. . . . . and neither have you – – – – – ha ha ha ha ha!
Just remember – you can do dis……. you can do dis . . . . even when you feel like a Lu-lunatic!!!!
