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"I wish you enough!" A message of Hope...stories from the road
on my way to Heaven.
Essays, parables and rare moments of clarity. By Bob Perks Copyright 2010 Bob Perks |
Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Sometimes you need to step outside your own comfort zone in order to make someone else feel comfortable, respected and loved." Bob Perks | |||||||||||||||
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Hello, my friend!
My message today is simple...
"Thinking of you..."
By Bob Perks Imagine for a moment that you needed a hug.
Think about a time when you were so lonely that
even a passing glance from a stranger made you feel alive. Remember a time in your life when you felt so
very overwhelmed by what was happening that you were actually afraid, scared, and trembling. I heard words today that suddenly wrapped around
me like a towel warmed by the sun on a chilly day as I stepped from the water into my mother's waiting arms. I've heard them a thousand times. No maybe
a million gazillion times and never really noticed how comforting they were. "Thinking of you!"
Next to the words "I love you," I can't imagine anything
that I have or will ever go through in my life that would be deeper felt, stronger, more consoling, encouraging, freeing, heart-warming, than those words. To know that while I am struggling someone, somewhere
is thinking about me tells me that I am not alone in that conflict. To know that someone at any given moment thinks about what I might be doing or feeling, has to give me peace, has to shine light on the darkest hours of my day. I've thumbed through a hundred greeting card sections labeled
"Thinking of you," and felt them insufficient in my need to express my concern. Now, I realize how powerful they would have been, could have been in someone's life. People often tell me "I wish I could express myself the
way you do." "I think about writing to someone and I just don't know
what to say." In most cases it doesn't take a lot of effort. Just drop someone
a note, an email that says, "Thinking of you," or "I'm here for you!" I love the idea that of all the things, moments, songs, memories,
one holds within the tiniest parts of their mind that I could indeed be a part of all those important things. Me. You. I make my living with words. I get paid to write, to speak, to inform,
to inspire and comfort. Imagine my surprise discovering that sometimes three words say it
all. So, my friend, please know that I'm "Thinking of you!" Really.
"I wish you enough!"
J
Bob Perks
I encourage you to share my stories but "I Wish You enough!"
© 2001 Bob Perks I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye." |
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