Been a really tough day professionally. Received this message via an email list I subscribe to www.friendsofjeff.com which I joined at the urging of a client of ours who is on the Forbes 400 list. Today was a day I really enjoyed it…
“Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.”- Benjamin Franklin
Do you remember the sense of awe and inspiration you felt with the world as a young child? Perhaps you cannot remember simply because it has been forever and a day since you have felt that way. In this case, observe the small child chasing butterflies or playing with an empty box. They squeal for joy and entertain themselves for hours with such trivia that we say to ourselves, “I wish I could be that easily entertained!” You might have outgrown the box and the butterflies, but life is still a daring pursuit and a hilarious adventure, if you will let it be so.
There are two things that will keep a person young and alive- the fire of a burning dream, and the ability to laugh at life. The dream that burns the brightest in my soul is for my message of optimism and hope to reach the world at large; for my suffering to have a positive reason for being. If you’ve quit dreaming and quit laughing, you’ve quit living. Resurrect yourself. Rekindle the fire and laugh until it hurts. Otherwise, they might as well start shoveling the dirt on top of you now.
Ronn Torossian
5WPR
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