The Power of Motivation
THE PARROT - The Power of Motivation
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot
had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word
out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious, and laced with
profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by
consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, and
anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up, and he shouted at the parrot. The parrot
shouted back. John shook the parrot, and the Parrot got angrier
and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed
the bird, and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot
squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was
total quiet; not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to
the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched
arm and said "I believe Imay have offended you with my rude
language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate
transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct
my rude and unforgivable behavior".
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was
about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change
in his behavior, the bird continued,
"May I ask what the turkey did?"
********
Most of us are just like that parrot. Until the possibility of great loss looks us in the eye we just keep on doing our daily routine. We wait for the doctor to tell us we have spots on our lungs or we have lost 10% of our bone mass or that the arthritis is irreversible or that the weight has weakened our heart enough to shorten our life span.
We spend money we don't have on credit cards until the debt is beyond our ability to repay. We buy all the goodies we want and when a disaster strikes we are without resources except for friends and family. If you own a washer, dryer, refrigerator,car,TV, DVD player, carpet, computer or any mechanical appliance you know that eventually it will break and are you setting funds aside to repair or replace?
Just for a moment pretend that disaster has struck. What would you do? What do you wish you had done to prevent or lessen the impact? So - do it. Take even baby steps if that is all you can do today. Save $1.00, take a 5 minute walk. It all adds up.
On a sad note - just wanted to pass this news item on to you - just in case.
Health Scare: Contaminated Pet Food Proves Fatal: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation into the deaths of dozens of dogs who apparently consumed pet food contaminated with aflatoxin, a substance that can cause lethal liver disease in animals."
Check out the name on your dog food and the symptoms.
I am way way behind so until next time - smile
Sharon
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot
had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word
out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious, and laced with
profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by
consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, and
anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up, and he shouted at the parrot. The parrot
shouted back. John shook the parrot, and the Parrot got angrier
and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed
the bird, and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot
squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was
total quiet; not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to
the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched
arm and said "I believe Imay have offended you with my rude
language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate
transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct
my rude and unforgivable behavior".
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was
about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change
in his behavior, the bird continued,
"May I ask what the turkey did?"
********
Most of us are just like that parrot. Until the possibility of great loss looks us in the eye we just keep on doing our daily routine. We wait for the doctor to tell us we have spots on our lungs or we have lost 10% of our bone mass or that the arthritis is irreversible or that the weight has weakened our heart enough to shorten our life span.
We spend money we don't have on credit cards until the debt is beyond our ability to repay. We buy all the goodies we want and when a disaster strikes we are without resources except for friends and family. If you own a washer, dryer, refrigerator,car,TV, DVD player, carpet, computer or any mechanical appliance you know that eventually it will break and are you setting funds aside to repair or replace?
Just for a moment pretend that disaster has struck. What would you do? What do you wish you had done to prevent or lessen the impact? So - do it. Take even baby steps if that is all you can do today. Save $1.00, take a 5 minute walk. It all adds up.
On a sad note - just wanted to pass this news item on to you - just in case.
Health Scare: Contaminated Pet Food Proves Fatal: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation into the deaths of dozens of dogs who apparently consumed pet food contaminated with aflatoxin, a substance that can cause lethal liver disease in animals."
Check out the name on your dog food and the symptoms.
I am way way behind so until next time - smile
Sharon
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