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{Staying Close}
Mine are my family. My wife,daughter,son in law and grandson. They are what keep me going.
Most people tend to think anchors bind you down..........actually they are your reason. Everybody has them and most people want to get rid of them they feel inhibited. The reason for this is they fill tied down,unable to move.
This is the way I look at it: a ship on the ocean is stable but in a storm becomes unstable so they put the anchor down. Once the anchor is down on the sea floor the ship can bob up and down on the waves and pivot and remain stable.
Now back to our anchors. Mine is my home and I have a very strong chain attaching me to it. That being my family. They do all they can to keep me informed about what's going on and happening when I'm not there and they are my answers to questions while I'm on the road.
I have faith in my anchor and chain. It might get stretched pretty hard sometimes but I know it will hold fast. Over the years I've seen a lot of them I thought where strong but in time where no stronger than thread.
Over the years with my wife I think we've built a big strong chain she might say we haven't because "there's always room for improvement" and I see it sometimes but all in all we have a wonderful family together. The kids still come over when they want to no invitation need. We still do things together. We still enjoy each others company.
I've come to realize as I've gotten older things change in a person not just physically but mentally.
Growing up there was nothing I couldn't do now that I'm older my body and wife say "your gonna hurt in the morning,better take the Ibuprofen now". On the other hand my mind says I'll be fine. Right.
My mind now also thinks "that's sick!" When I see something that has blood dripping out of it. My mind also get confused easier now. I remember one time I told my daughter the earth curved at 8 feet to the mile when it should be 8 miles to the foot. That's just one example out of the many. Some they tell me about others they just let slide. I thank them for that. Usually after a day or two my mind actually catches up and thinks "you idiot!"
I honestly try to be the best person I can actually be but sometimes it takes more than just a nudge more like a stout jerk on the anchor chain from the house.
I consider myself successful. A lot of people would say OK, or average. But people that judge other people are usually missing an anchor,or chain, or even the boat-- they are just drifting with the currents. Think kindly of them when you see them and then call home and talk to your anchor and chain.
John Cahill
GRANDCHILDREN
What a great thing these little bundles of kinetic energy they are.
The seeming endless phone calls of him trying his best to tell me what
he is doing and what he did, (did I mention my grandson turns 2 in
August ?) The endless sounds and partial words and names he knows.
It is a great joy when he calls to talk to his "PaPa J". He tells me how
a motor sounds and the sound a train makes (he has a little trouble
with that one,but he tries).
He's also doing a fare job taking things apart and putting them back together.......kinda. But he's learning.
He thinks his PaPa J makes a pretty good swing when I'm home-- that's one
of his favorite activity is next going out to the barn and climbing on the
lawn mower,Grizzly,go-cart,pickup saying "key key" or him running
around saying duck duck or Oskie for all 5 dogs even though he has been
working on Chloe and Jenny's names,and then there's Bell our 2000 lb pet
heifer.
But most of all he knows he's talking to PaPa J
when I say "boing boing boing boing" he laughs
and says PaPa J !!!!
The way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way.
What's your attitude ?
I know different circumstances dictate the situation like getting pulled in the scales always puts a nervousness in me.....things start running through my head.....,are there any lights out,flat tires,air lines dragging etc. But, then I take a deep breath and try to put the negative thoughts out of my head before I speak to the officer.
Stay calm (a smile won't hurt either) when greetings are exchanged. Have your paperwork in order and be prepared. We've all seen or heard about it at one time or another.????
Granted there are situations when its a serious enough offense he will have to put you out of service, but in a many situations its a matter of how you conduct yourself as to the outcome.
If your positive and polite you can go far. But it can also hurt you. Ever been in your dispatchers office with a bad attitude ? Never think your gonna tell your dispatcher what your going to do.
Have you ever stopped outside your dispatchers door and took a deep breath before you went in ? I've had to do that lots of times because I'm here to do my job and make money. If you think about they are 2 vastly different outcomes.
If you still haven't figured it out I'll give you a hint........you want good thinks to happen keep a positive attitude.
John Cahill