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Monday Motivating Moment

December 10, 2007

Your Weekly Attitude Booster

"Putting the Puzzle Together"

Patrick had a son, Jack, whom he loved very much. Everyday after work he would come home and play with the little boy. He would spend all of his extra time playing with Jack.

One night, while Patrick was at work, he realized that he had extra work to do in the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

When he got home, his son came running to him and was ready to play. He explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now, but he led the little boy into the dining room. He took out all the pieces of the map and spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?" The man was surprised, saying, "That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, "That's amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."

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Isn't it amazing that when we put ourselves together that our world comes together as well? Let's spend less time trying fixing the world and more time getting ourselves together. Then we will see how quickly our world seems to change and become more complete.

Affirmation for the Week:

“I will work on myself and allow all other aspects of life to fall into place.”

Have a great assessment and repair week!

Mary Rau-Foster,

Copyright 2007 by Mary Rau-Foster. All rights reserved.
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