No stuffed shirts please!

Margaret knows to keep
Al Walker’s ego in check

Tom Peters advises us to “Lighten up.”
Tom despises stuffed shirts.
Who doesn’t?

Maybe they like themselves.
Maybe they like themselves too much.
There’s nothing wrong with confidence.
Just don’t get carried away.
Tom trusts people who put their feet up.
Laugh at their own screw-ups.
So do the rest of us.
It’s great to be able to laugh at yourself.
Al Walker tells this stuffed short story on himself.
After he won some big award he asked his wife:
“In your wildest dreams did you ever imagine . . .
. . . marrying a man like me?”
“No, Al,” Margaret said, keeping a smile in check.
“I never imagined marrying a man like you.”
Good for Margaret.
She knows how to keep Al’s ego in check.
We need Margarets in our lives to check our egos.
I married one. Her name is MacLeod.
You’ll see her photo with me to the left of this.
And she keeps my ego in check . . . constantly.
I hope you have a Margaret or MacLeod of your own.

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Celebrate your days

Our family will be celebrating a birthday this month.
It’s my birthday and I won’t tell you my age.
You wouldn’t believe me anyway.
When people ask and I tell them they are surprised.
They say they thought I was at least 10 years younger.
That’s what comes with marrying a Trophy Wife.
MacLeod’s much younger and she keeps me young.
One of my favorite curmudgeons, Tom Peters, says:
“This day belongs ... ultimately ... to you.”
Great observation, Tom. I would add to that:
“This life ... ultimately ... belongs to you.”
What you do with it in a free country is up to you.
Count your blessings. You have them in abundance.
You could have been born in the Third World.
Every morning I thank God for another great day.
I thank Him for the great purposes He has given me.
I hope you have found your great purpose in life.
All of us have at least one. Some have several.
We come into this life without an instruction manual.
God leaves it to us to figure out our great purpose.
If you are alert, God will give you lots of clues.
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