I sat having lunch with a gentleman who was on a resettlement course after having served 41 years in the military, and was retiring...
What is that about, i asked? Its about learning to put a CV together and looking for jobs, he said. Little did i know that a CV was still useful for retirement... wow, after 41 years in the military, what do you plan on doing? I'm thinking of just doing jobs around the house and maybe some voluntary work, maybe 2 days a week. 41 years worth of invaluable experience, i wondered what good that could do to the lives of the young men and women in our societies? But he shuddered to think how different things had become. How unruly the youth had become... Wouldn't that experience help make things better? I prodded Couldn't your training of the youth help turn things around? No-o , i couldn't do that. I'd smack them and end up in trouble. This exchange left me feeling so deflated and hopeless that our experienced men and women are afraid to pass on their knowledge and experience... Could we utilise these skills in better ways than having them behind the till at British Heart Foundation or Oxfarm charity shops? Please have some courage to pass on your experience and knowledge to opur young, be it directly or indirectly, for his is what in my opinion can change the trajectory that we are spiralling down at. What are your thoughts?
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Today's thought for well-being is the Reason.
The Reason you are where you are today, The Reason you are doing what you are doing now... Everything happens for a Reason, Everything!!! Sometimes that Reason is just to remind you of what's important Sometimes that Reason is, you're just not paying enough attention Sometimes that Reason is you're holding onto things that you need to let go Whatever that Reason is for you? What's important however is, you need to pay attention to the Reason, not what is happening... What is happening is just smoke and noise, and outcomes... look for and understand the Reason. The Reason that you don't eat or sleep well... The Reason that you don't get along with that one person or however many... The Reason that you don't pay attention to what matters, the basics, the little things, the pennies... The Reason that you are not available in the moment (the Now) where you're needed... The Reason that you don't remember things that are important to you... The Reason that you feel the need to escape/avoid your reality into whatever vice... The Reason that you feel so angry, frustrated, anxious, down and helpless. That accident that broke your leg, is just a reminder of that Reason. That illness that kept you in bed this morning, is just a reminder of that Reason. That injury that got you into hospital...is just a reminder of the Reason That's wreck from that accident we just survived it's just a reminder of that Reason That string of failed relationships, is the reminder of that Reason That long list of enemies, all these are reminders of that reason. That state your home/ community/ nation is in, is just a reminder of that Reason. That person that comes into or gets out of your life, is just a reminder of that Reason Pay attention to the Reason, not to the symptoms...That one Reason!!! What is the Reason why things are not working out for you? What is the Reason why you're struggling? What is the Reason why others take advantage of you? What is it that makes you vulnerable? Is it really others, or is it something about YOU? Moreso, what role do you play in that Reason? You may be doing everything else fighting these triggers but ignoring the Reason You may be doing everything else to succeed but without a good Reason /foundation You may be going to all lengths and breadths but without a Reason/ basics... What is your Reason? If you cant figure it out, reach out... someone out there may be able to help. For everything happens for a Reason. |
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