Monthly Archives: December 2009

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He Loves Me

Well it’s that time again.  We all plan to do better each year.  We convince ourselves that this is the year we will succeed.  I believe most people fully intend to do what they resolve.  But like so many of us, the result is less than anticipated.  So what is it that causes us to fail?

Maybe we set our expectations too high.  When it comes to putting that expensive piece of exercise equipment to use, we didn’t take into account the pain involved.  After a while it makes a better clothes rack than a partner in health.  Food becomes so much more appetizing when you commit to cutting back.  Our loved ones accept us the way we are, and this is not always helpful.  Even if we ask them to help, we get angry when they try.

We have to realize that this is a personal thing.  We are the ones who are dissatisfied with ourselves.  It is totally up to us.  It’s nice when others want to help, and we can allow it.  But ultimately the journey is ours to take.  What are some better ways of approaching this dilemma?

Rather than vowing to exercise one hour a day, three days a week, we might could commit to ten minutes a day and work our way up.  Ten minutes doesn’t seem like much, but it’s probably more than we’ve been doing.  Progress is progress no matter how small the start.  If you start strong and finish last, you still lose the race.  Some form of exercise is a must as we all know.  How about finding something fun, easy, and beneficial?

When it comes to eating, we have to do it.  There is so much information and so many diets out there that one hardly knows where to start.  For the most part, diets are a bad thing.  They only teach us how to fail.  Although there is one diet that I would recommend for anyone who is as grossly obese as I was.  It is called the H.C.G. diet.  It’s not for everyone, but it helped me.

Whatever your goals are for this year, you need to maintain a positive focus on them.  Say a general prayer for those of us on our own journeys.  When you pray for others, good things come to you.

Jerry

Are you like many of us who have gone from one MLM company to another and have never made enough to recoup even a minuscule amount of our expenses?   Did your family and friends turn out the lights when you rang the doorbell?  Did caller ID become your enemy?  In other words, did you become the proverbial pest where ever you went?  Now that you have sworn off the MLM merry-go-round, I’m going to say something that you may find hard to believe.  Your idea of joining an MLM company was sound.

I’m not trying to get you to join any company or trying to sell you anything.  I just want to let you know that I know how you feel.  But living without a dream, life can sometimes be a real drag.  I’d like to share a poem I wrote some years ago.

May 17, 1995    By Jerry Robinson

To Dream

To set pen to verse, the rhyme, the rhythm, the meter,
diameter, the stanza, the scheme, should the rhymer dare to dream
transcending mediocrity?
The greatness looms; the height chills the marrow.
The telling has been told; it drips from their pages like honey.
Their shadows fill the earth.
A ray, an ember, has but little chance to kindle
perhaps the smallest flame to warm the bones,
enough for hope to reach the page.

What determines greatness?  Talent?  Knowledge?
Experience?
Or is it in the trying?
Are the heroes to be found facing the insurmountable odds
of ever becoming known outside their circle of dreams?
To those who are arrogant, conceited, and have the audacity to think
their words important, adieu.
To those in love with language, with the thought , the idea, the wonder,
the beauty, the hope – speak, dream the dreams, they do come true.

Even though this poem is about writing, it can fit any dream.  Don’t let your failures, or other people’s opinions, put an end to your dreams.  You only found what didn’t work for you.  I would like to share a link with you that gave me great insight into the  MLM  world.  http://lrobin3.therenegadenetworkmarketer.com There is a book and a system should you choose to purchase for a nominal fee.  I hope they help you as much as they helped me.

G-d bless, and keep on dreaming.

Jerry