See Something - Say Something

 See Something – Say Something 

I’m a big believer in this concept.

If you see something 

beautiful in someone, 

speak it.   ~Ruthie Lindsey

It’s a reminder for all of us to give roses to people while they live, not after they are gone.

In a put-down world such as we live in, most people live put-down lives. I say 

“Build each other up.

Pay the compliment now.

Give kudos in the moment.”

P Michael Biggs 

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

When Plagued with Mediocre - Push On

When Plagued with 

Mediocre – Push On

Mediocracy sometimes run rampant in our lives.  To paraphrase what a friend of mind once said … “You are a mediocre man looking for a place to happen.”

Ouch.

Let me offer this:

Lucille Ball was told to “try another profession” early in her career.  She kept pursuing acting and comedy instead.

John F Kennedy lost his bid for president of his freshman class at Harvard.  He lost a few other posts for which he tried, but became a great US President.

Steven Spielberg's mediocre grades prevented him from getting accepted to UCLA film school.  He found success in Star Wars and a few other blockbuster movies.

Bob Dylan was booed off the stage at his high school talent show.  He took that mediocre moment and turned it into the great BOB DYLAN.

Mediocre is not a lasting ailment, unless we let it be. 

Whatever may be mediocre in your life for now can become stellar, if you want it to be.

Mediocre is a choice. 

So is high success.

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

A Sustainable Life

A Sustainable Life

No one remembers my past accomplishments.  No one celebrates anything significant that I pulled off in my past life.

Ah, but what about how I treated others?

Now that is sustainable. 

People remember how you 

made them feel. 

That is significant.

THAT is sustainable.

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

The "Almost a Minute" Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

When You Spill Your Coffee

When You Spilled Your Coffee

(We have a guest contributor today.  I’ve been following Danny McDonald on Facebook for a while now and he always write clever one-liners.  Today, he wrote a very pertinent piece and gave me permission to re-post it.  Enjoy!)

You're holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why did you spill the coffee?

"Because someone bumped into me!!!"

Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.

Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.

News Flash: Whatever's inside the cup is what will spill out.

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever's inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.

So today I ask this simple question:. "What's in your cup?"

When life gets tough, what spills over? Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility ... or ... anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions?

Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.

Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; and kindness, gentleness and love for others.

Just a thought. You may resume your lives now.

That is all.

~ By Danny McDonald

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

The "Almost a Minute" Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Be the Reason

Be the Reason

We have the amazing opportunity to either build up or tear down one’s hopes and dreams.  I’m choosing to be the reason someone holds onto hope.

People need to feel seen.  Let’s give them that opportunity.  We don’t ignore.  We don’t step over.  We don’t bypass. 

We listen. 

We can be the solution every day to someone who crosses our path.

We just have to choose to be!

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

The "Almost a Minute" Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration