Money doesn’t always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars.
Hobart Brown
GM filed for bankruptcy today. I do not know what the implications of that mean. I do know that people will still drive cars, and Americans will still make cars.
How did this company that has been in existence for 101 years go down the tubes? The short answer is easy- bad management. They crumbled from within.
For a number of years, they have made their money from car loans rather than the sale of cars. The people that ran the company were “finance” people instead of “car” people. The company lost its way to find that it was really in the credit business. Their cars reflected that loss of direction.
Maybe, Americans have lost their direction. Easy credit has led too many to buy homes too big, and products they don’t need. Collective belt tightening may not be good for the economy, but, in the long run, it may be good for us.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Time
Do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.
Benjamin Franklin
I recently went to a family wedding. I saw many of my cousins that I have not seen in years. It was so much fun looking back and sharing childhood memories of vacations, holidays, and my grandparents.
We were also energized by the prospect that our children, now young adults, may continue the tradition of fun family gatherings. It was comforting to see that all appreciated the lasting value of time spent in each other’s company.
Each day, the Lord sees fit to give us 24 hours. It is up to us to decide what to do with it. We build our lives day by day. It is easy to fall prey to the notion that a day is just an insignificant pebble in the mosaic of life. Yet, every day is its own gift, full of possibility and surprise.
I am at a point in my life where the picture of the mosaic is well underway. Generally, I like the picture, but my inner artist is telling me to add more color and add more people. He won’t tell me how many pebbles I have to work with, so I must be careful not to squander them.
Benjamin Franklin
I recently went to a family wedding. I saw many of my cousins that I have not seen in years. It was so much fun looking back and sharing childhood memories of vacations, holidays, and my grandparents.
We were also energized by the prospect that our children, now young adults, may continue the tradition of fun family gatherings. It was comforting to see that all appreciated the lasting value of time spent in each other’s company.
Each day, the Lord sees fit to give us 24 hours. It is up to us to decide what to do with it. We build our lives day by day. It is easy to fall prey to the notion that a day is just an insignificant pebble in the mosaic of life. Yet, every day is its own gift, full of possibility and surprise.
I am at a point in my life where the picture of the mosaic is well underway. Generally, I like the picture, but my inner artist is telling me to add more color and add more people. He won’t tell me how many pebbles I have to work with, so I must be careful not to squander them.
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