Being Positive Is a Choice

Being optimistic is not a choice for me.  It is a way of life. 

When I think of Saturday Night Live one of my favorite skits was the Doug and Wendy Whiner and their constant forays into negativism.   It was funny watching this but observing such in real life is not funny.

More importantly, living a life with this behavior is not funny!

I have always been a glass is half full sort of person.  Regardless of what challenges we face today, remain hopeful.

What does it cost to be otherwise?   Put another way...

² When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you. 

Isaiah 43:2Living Bible (TLB)

Business Mirrors Life

It is all about focus.  It is all about attitude.  Yesterday's activity will lead to results weeks and months down the road.  

Those words are similar to comments I make to newer real estate agents.  That is the real estate business.

The real estate business mirrors life. 

It is what you do today, tomorrow and next week that impacts the results you receive next month, next year and sometimes, years down the road.

Another way the real estate business mirrors life... It is not always about success. 

Sometimes there are roadblocks.   Sometimes there are slow periods.  Sometimes deals fall through.  Sometimes people are less than honest with you.  But that is OK. 

Because tomorrow is another day. 

Its the Little Things...

My post yesterday was centered about worry. In my case it was worry about my dog's health.  We went to the vet office and the results were positive - his weight had stabilized as well as his diabetes.

Those who think it strange to worry about a pet do not know me.   Regardless, he is better and I give thanks to my God.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Yes, to some it may seem like a little thing, but to me it is more.  While at the office I met a young family in the waiting room. They were there to visit their dog who was dying (their words).  

I also had a fleeting thought...do animals know about death?   Can they sense the end?  Will there be animals in Heaven? (I think so!)

I spoke a prayer for them silently for all I knew I could be in the same situation. 

As long as there are animal lovers there will be hope.

Worries waste time....

I wake up early every morning. I take my Boston Terrier Diesel out early.  Sometimes, even in the dark, I take him the park or just to ride.    I talk to him as well.  I wonder if I am the only person who talks to their dog...

Diesel is diabetic.  He spent a couple of days in the vet hospital last week.    His strict diet really is tough on him.  He continues to lose weight and I worry about him.   I will be taking him to the vet office today to get his weight checked again (went from 24 to 21 while in the hospital last week). 

As I take him to the vet today I will get answers to the questions I hope.  In the interim I will not worry about Diesel.  

As with all things in this life, God is in control...Do Not Worry

25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns — and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifespan?…

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Nothing More, Nothing Less...

I write several real estate blogs.  This particular blog is different. It goes where they told me years ago real estate agents can not tread - into a spiritual realm.

I have always thought the most successful real estate agent ever was Jesus Christ.   After all, he sold mansions that would be the last home anyone would ever need!

This blog is a new direction for me.  It may not be read by anyone but it gives me an outlet for some of my most inner thoughts.

When I retired from the Navy I considered attending seminary.  But I did not feel I had the skills necessary to "preach" to anyone.  Perhaps I felt that I was also too flawed.

And I am a flawed man. 

So this morning I decided to put some of my thoughts down and see if anyone reads.  If not, I am perfectly OK.

As for the title of this Blog Nothing More Nothing Less....
As a man I need nothing more than grace nor nothing less than grace.

If you read this, please send me an email to say I found you!