Life ain’t always beautiful
Sometimes
It’s damn hard
There are moments
I may feel like giving up
But
It’s just not in my blood
So
I give myself a swift kick
In the keister
Jerk my attitude
Back into the right shape
And
Determine to do
Whatever it takes
E.A. Fussell
7/4/2019
Flying during major holidays
Is not the wisest choice
Advised my all too familiar
Still small voice
But it’s my dad’s birthday
And my mother’s too
I haven’t been home in months
It seemed like the thing to do
Now flight delays
Causing airport stays
Has me thinking
There has to be a better way
I was supposed to land
In Florida last night
But here I sit in Georgia
Still waiting for a flight
E.A. Fussell
7/4/2019
It’s been my experience that a lost shoe around the midnight hour has more to do with too much tequila than it has to do with an enchanted fairy tail, a handsome prince, or happily ever after. But you turned it into an entertaining fantasy enjoyed by millions. Well played Cinderella well played.
E.A. Fussell
7/2/2019
These may look like harmless rolls of wire mesh, but when stretched out, waiting for concrete to pour, wire mesh becomes my heartless enemy.
Our love-hate relationship goes back a long way. Many decades ago we came to an agreement:
If I don’t walk on wire mesh then
wire mesh won’t trip me.
Well folks, today I was in a hurry and convinced myself that
I could do it. I could walk across the prepped driveway without getting tangled up in it. The wire mesh lay there calmly stretched out, only a few small humps and bumps here and there. It was almost quietly encouraging me.
Ignoring the still small voice shouting in my ear “don’t do it!”
I placed the ball of my foot
on the wire mesh itself (not inside the square) and haltingly made it across. Smiling with relief as I stepped out of the potential trap I chided the small voice inside “see, I can do it”. Job-site information was gathered then I headed back to my truck.
As I went to step across the form and onto the wire mesh the still small voice said “walk around, don’t do it!” But again I ignored the voice. My recent crossing victory had me feeling confident. Then my phone rang.
And ignorantly I answered it and kept walking. Wire mesh saw an opportunity in this distraction. My steps were no longer careful. One step inside a square and wire mesh grabbed my toe. Turning me end over elbow.
As I heard that still voice inside me say “I told you so.”
E.A. Fussell
07/01/2019
“Only my pride was injured in the filming of this real life episode.”
Accountability is one thing that can make the difference between being good or being unstoppable; as an individual or as a business. The newest generation of the workforce was not taught accountability. They are ignorant of how important it is. Their ignorance makes growing a successful company more difficult than it should be. And it makes retirement a target I long for.
E.A. Fussell
6/25/2019
Dear Heavenly Father,
Happy Father’s Day!
It may seem silly to some that I chose to include You in the celebration of this national holiday. The world has gotten so good at trying to exclude You from all things, please for give us for allowing even the discussion of Your exclusion to occur. Thank You for Your grace and Mercy; Your love; Your generosity; Your Word and it’s interpretation through the Bible; Your Holy Spirit dwelling in me and anyone who believes.
You have lifted me out of dark places so many times, given me hope when it seemed like all was lost, comforted me, made me laugh, and filled my heart with unspeakable joy. You have shown me that what is Yours is mine, if I believe.
Help me Lord, show me how to make You smile, show me how to fill Your heart with joy.
I love You so very much.
Amen
E.A. Fussell
6/16/2019
Heavenly Father
Please help me to remember that my words can either plant gardens or burn down forests and help me chose wisely, which one to do. Amen
E.A. Fussell
6/11/2019
You are under no obligation
To be the person you were
Five minutes ago
This is your life
The footprint you leave
On this world
Is yours to impart
The entire universe is impacted By the choices you make
Your belief can move mountains
Your thoughts
Create your experience
What will you create
What mountain will you move
How will you impact the universe
Do you like who you are
Yes, great
No, change yourself
Stop waiting for “when”
When is NOW
Grab hold of your thoughts
Grab hold of life
And
Wring the living daylights
Out of it
E.A. Fussell
06/08/2019
He said, “You are dangerously intelligent.”
I smiled and replied,
“Yes, and it makes for a lonely life.”
E.A. Fussell
5/30/2019
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