Gray haired ideas

My wish as always is that you will have a Happy Monday.

Yea whew! It is hard to believe, but the season of joy, cheer and happiness is here. It is time to begin summarizing the past year's achievements and make plans to finalize accomplishments. It is also the time to  plan and set goals for the coming year.

This time of the year is also the time to gloat without being proud because in spite of the songs and choruses that it is too difficult for you, the naysayers have been silenced. There are results from pursuing your dreams and visions which cannot be denied so you have proven to the doubters that they are wrong.

We are called to stand out but it is not easy to be outstanding because this requires standing up to the strong and putting the cowards to flight.

The effectiveness of the strong do not necessarily rest in their strength but in their unity. The courage of cowards rest in their numbers because they draw from each other. The outstanding must have the smarts to overcome both of these two groups and their mode of operation.

The strong attack from ambush and in numbers because the strong knows the risks associated with attacking a prey. Even a lion knows the risks associated with attacking a prey and often uses fear as it greatest weapon or attack from ambush or in the dark and uses numbers to their advantage.

Cowardly animals will make even lions back down if they have sufficient numbers.

In life there are not going to be many persons who want to see you succeed and are prepared to help you get to the top. There will be even less persons who regard you as the better man and want to help you get ahead in life.

These are some realities that you and I must face. The strong who will attack in large numbers and attack from ambush. The cowardly who will try intimidating by virtue of large numbers but are quick to take flight in the face of courage. The good news is that you and I can overcome both these groups because we are dreamers and visionaries. Our dreams and ideas are the ideal weapons to defend against both the strong and the cowards.

January 1st does not have to be the beginning a new year. Any day can be the beginning of  a new year. It can be the day that you begin acting on your thoughts and ideas. This is what you must do if you want to stand out and to be outstanding. The material that we need to be outstanding can be found inside of us.

Some of us have thoughts and ideas that are growing gray hairs from waiting to be given a chance to come  to live. Give some thoughts and ideas a chance of live in this season of joy and happiness.