It constantly amazes me all the ideas folks have for ways to pass the time. My family has choosen the lake - we've spent every Memorial Day at the lake since I was a child and for 35 years now Christy and I have continued this (except the one year our daughter Jen was born - Christy and I spent that weekend at the hospital) but this year I've learned of a new way to spend time.
There is a place near our lake house in Tiger, Ga (yes this is a real name and a real place) called Goats on the Roof. It is obviously a family enjoyment place (look it up at: WWW.Goats-on-the-roof.com ) and great fun for everyone. This place isn't too far from Helen, Georgia, our replica of an old German Village and also not far from Cherokee, NC. Several of our friends are spending this holiday weekend as tourists viewing these many funny places.
One "connection" that I seem to find is that this free time is a great opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends. In this fast paced world today we should cherish each and every opportunity to slow down and enjoy our relationships while building new ones.
Make it a safe holiday weekend.
How are you spending your holiday weekend? Share with us your comments.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Return to the world
I've spent the past week at the Coverings Show in Orlando. It was fantastic to see and catch up with so many of my friends from the tile and flooring industry, but as always at these events, very rushed and only surface discussions. Friendship, I have come to believe, is absolutely one of THE most important aspects of life. Everyone is connected to everyone else by, I believe, only 6 links. To me that means that the more friends (relationships) you have the closer you are to everyone you meet daily.
Now some folks may feel this isn't a good thing, but I believe it is and I value meeting someone new and finding out we have a mutual friend somehow somewhere. The longer I live the more important and valuable my friends become to me. I can easily buy new "stuff" but replacing a friend is never the same because we all have different values/views/opinions that we alone bring to the relationship.
One friend at the show commented that he did not ever read "Blogs" because he doesn't care about other peoples opinions unless they are noted "Experts" in their field. I felt sad for him, I believe he is missing a great value in his life because of that opinion. I have found I can improve and gain from everyone, no matter their status in life or business. It reminds me of that old saying: You can learn something from everybody - some teach us what to aspire to, others teach us what to avoid becoming!
Make this a fantastic day, go make a new friend.
Steve
Now some folks may feel this isn't a good thing, but I believe it is and I value meeting someone new and finding out we have a mutual friend somehow somewhere. The longer I live the more important and valuable my friends become to me. I can easily buy new "stuff" but replacing a friend is never the same because we all have different values/views/opinions that we alone bring to the relationship.
One friend at the show commented that he did not ever read "Blogs" because he doesn't care about other peoples opinions unless they are noted "Experts" in their field. I felt sad for him, I believe he is missing a great value in his life because of that opinion. I have found I can improve and gain from everyone, no matter their status in life or business. It reminds me of that old saying: You can learn something from everybody - some teach us what to aspire to, others teach us what to avoid becoming!
Make this a fantastic day, go make a new friend.
Steve
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