Daily Mood Quotes - November 6, 2011

 

Daily Mood Quote

Day 186 – November 6, 2011

A man should never neglect his family for business.

~Walt Disney

Today was a good day, one I would like to repeat. But since that isn't possible, I'll take it for the great memory it will be tomorrow. Today was family day, which actually started last night by the family watching Disney's Beauty and The Beast, on the ABC Family Channel. When you watch this movie with little ones, it's cute and adorable. But, when you watch it with grown-ups the subtleties are hilarious and we laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. It was a good evening, my favorite part, it was free and came with popcorn, yummy.

Every once in a while you just need to cut out the hustle and bustle of the world, turn off the phone, set no agenda and just enjoy spending time together. We cleaned the house a bit, did some laundry, went grocery shopping and got haircuts. All while laughing, talking and just having some goofy family fun. Sorry to all those we may have offended by smiling and enjoying ourselves. Actually, I feel sorry for them, because to stay sane, you have to just relax and have some laughs once in a while. If someone misses that point, well they are missing the best parts of being alive. We all need the release of laughter and the freedom to remember that family is important. When you combine the two then you have something special, something powerful. Maya Angelou said, “My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.”

I understand the times are serious and our challenges many. This isn’t the first time in history things were tough for so many, myself included. That said, hard times may come and go and all of our life is rhythms and counterpoint, but laughter is the score that we remember best. It's the thing that helps us through those tough times. To end the perfect day, a good football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. I hope my team plays well and wins.

If you can't find the laughter in your day, watch a good movie; here are some of my favorites; Arthur with Dudley Moore; Mrs. Doubtfire with Robin Williams and Major League with Charlie Sheen. They always make me laugh.

What will make you laugh today?

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Daily Mood Quote - July 30, 2011

 

Daily Mood Quote

Day 88 – July 30, 2011

Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

~Les Brown

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.

~Marsha Sinetar

Another disappointing week, on Thursday my husband received an e-mail, not a phone call (cowards) saying he was no longer a candidate for a job he had an in-person interview for, a week earlier. Yes, this was the job he had to “sign-off” on for a credit check, to get the interview. Yes, this was also the job that “claimed” they wouldn’t “do” a credit check, unless they offered him a job. No job offer, a credit check was done... typical...immoral, unethical, but typical. Shame on you, because you just lost the hardest working, most honest, educated, intelligent and talented person you could ever find to work for your company. I wonder if Warren Buffet would approve of these hiring practices? I have also wondered if Donald Trump, a man who has filed bankruptcy himself-several times, has ever turned away a good employee candidate, because they have had hard, or unfortunate times? Just a question.

I can tell you when someone in the family suffers a disappointment, it affects everyone in the family and it takes sometime to get over it. Especially when you have the education, experience, intelligence, talent and drive, but you can't catch a break because of your credit score. Hard to believe that our society has found a way to pre-judge people, make assumptions (we all know what a-s-s-u-m-e means) and use irrelevant personal information against someone. Studies have shown repeatedly, credit rating cannot predict job performance. Yet, it continues to be a HR screening tool. If I didn't know better, I would think we were all back in high school. Wow, what a flashback .. “not happy Bob, not happy at all” (thanks The Incredibles). In my personal opinion human resources people - departments are just about the worst thing to ever happen to the business world. The first, depends on who you are and your situation. For us, the worst are small minded, business people who lie, or claim to be experts (accountants) and then sell you a bill of goods and Famuzzled (fa-muzz-l-ed, my husband has stronger words,but we won't use them) up your taxes. Don't even get me started....

All right, maybe I am being a little harsh, but everybody needs to vent, this is me venting, or hopefully making enough of a point to change things. I really don't like the way businesses do business anymore. Yesterday, on the CBS News with Scott Pelley (Bob Schieffer was filling in) there was a news report on the four newly elected politicians from South Carolina, discussing their votes on the debt plan. I found myself having respect for these four “Renegade Republicans” for standing their ground and not letting Washington get away with “business as usual” “the wheeling and dealing for a vote.” Maybe some companies can follow the examples of these Renegade Republicans and hire the right people and not “paper-perfect”, or worthless relatives for the job. Bad things happen to good people all the time. Why would someone want to continue to cause bad things to happen to others by not giving them a opportunity? What have we previously said about the universe? “What goes around, comes around!” Look out.

In the movie Major League, Ricky Vaughn (played by Charlie Sheen) said to Lou Brown (James Gammon), “I got news for you Mr. Brown, you haven't heard the last of me. You may think I'm shit now, but someday you're gonna be sorry you cut me. I'm gonna catch on somewhere else and every time that I pitch against you I'm gonna stick it up you're f@#$%^' a**!” OK, you get the point. In the movie Dave, President “Dave” (played by Kevin Kline) says to a room full of press reporters, “If you've ever seen the look on somebody's face the day they finally get a job, I've had some experience with this, they look like they could fly. And its not about the paycheck, it's about respect, it's about looking in the mirror and knowing that you've done something valuable with your day. And if one person could start to feel this way, and then another person, and then another person, soon all these other problems may not seem so impossible. You don't really know how much you can do until you, stand up and decide to try.” People are trying, now companies and organizations need to try too.

Who will you give a “second chance” to today?

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