Memories: A Truly Universal Value
Sometimes I do get nostalgic. I try not to make this blog too much about myself, but sometimes I feel impressed to share some details. Last night I had a dream about daffodils. See, I remember growing up in Oregon and every spring, the daffodils would bloom out. There was farm after farm that grew daffodils. Still why dream about daffodils in November?
I think it was a dream about my grandfather because one of the keen memories I have of my grandfather is going out with him and my grandmother to view the daffodils. Another memory I have of my grandfather is of his horses. My grandfather raced horses around Oregon and California. I remember going along to the races with him. Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost, but he always had fun. I fondly remember helping him take care of the horses, like feeding them their horse supplements, their vitamins, and their alfalfa hay.
Maybe I had my dream about daffodils last night because of the memories that came to mind after watching Seabiscuit for the tenth time? I’m not sure. Either way, it was a relaxing dream and all day I have been thinking of my grandfather. Memories of loved ones? That’s a universal value.
Remembering My Father Through Popcorn
I remember when I was growing up, I used to always love to buy popcorn. Luckily my dad was the same so every time we saw a popcorn machine, he would buy us some popcorn to share. I loved going out with my dad and eating popcorn with him brings back some of my fondest memories. I know it is a little strange that popcorn machines can be associated with my memories of my dad, but they are. When I see a popcorn machine nowadays, I just smile and think of him.
Brazil Beckons Me
I’d love to visit South America again. I’ve been there once, but it’s beckoning me to visit once again. Brazil has to weigh the most heavily on my mind. The beautiful beaches, the immense and expansive Amazon, the rolling farmland of the south, the majesty of the Pantanal, they call for my return. I often will look on travel websites and in magazines for Brazil vacation packages that can help me return for one more visit. With a wife and two kids, I don’t know when I will get a chance to go back, but I do know that it will be a great family vacation.
On A Dangerous Slope
I often times wonder what motivates people to sometimes do what they end up doing. I wonder what motivates their decisions or what motivates their actions in dealing with the people around them. I see some people really take a negative look at other people. Whether it is making up a site like Topper World or maybe creating a hate site. Whatever the motivation, it only leads to hurt.
Maybe a lot of what I am thinking about is prompted by the attack on Wikileaks. I think freedom means that we are going to have to read things or see people print things that we don’t like. It’s up to us to fight the allegations and wrongs with proof rather than trying to fight it with continued lies or with an attempt to muzzle the speakers.
I would hope that we are advancing rather than descending down a dangerous slope.
Success In Business
Many think that business success is out of their reach. They might feel that there is nothing they can do to be as successful in business than other people. I am here to tell them that it isn’t true.
On the contrary, with hard work and dedication, it is possible to be more successful in business as anyone else. Business success is most often predicated on hard work than anything else. If you are working hard towards a plan and a goal, you will be successful and you will reach all that you aspire to reach.
You just need to change your outlook and mindset. And do it now. Don’t wait!