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"Apology Letter"
Lisa, my co-worker at the travel agency, needed to send a letter of apology to a customer whose trip was a complete fiasco from start to finish. I reminded her of a similar situation a year earlier and dug out the letter I'd written then.
"All you have to do," I told her, "is to change the details, the date, and the name."
She looked it over and smiled wryly. "We won't even need to change the name."
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Thanks to WS: Before I Was A Mom
Before I was a Mom, I slept as late as I wanted and
never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed
my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom, I cleaned my house each day. I
never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were
poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped
on. Spit on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete
control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming
child so that doctors could do tests or give shots. I
never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got
gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up
late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just
because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my
heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop
the hurt. I never knew that something so small could
affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love
someone so much. I never knew I would love being a
Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how
special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't
know that bond between a mother and her child. I
didn't know that something so small could make me feel
so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the
middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all
was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the
love, the heartache, the wonderment or the
satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was
capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.
anonymous
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Thanks to marti -- Trust
Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The
father was kind of scared so he asked his little
daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you
don't fall into the river." The little girl said, "No,
Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the difference?" Asked
the puzzled father. "There's a big difference,"
replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and
something happens to me, chances are that I may let
your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure
that no matter what happens, you will never let my
hand go." In any relationship, the essence of trust is
not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of
the person whom you love rather than expecting them to
hold yours... True Friendship expects nothing in
return...
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Math Trick
Here is a math trick that might get you thinking...
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this
one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number
(NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer?