A very old joke...

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgery As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, Cuddles has passed away."

The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," he replied.

"How can you be so sure," she protested. "I mean; you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."

The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room, and returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom.

He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out, and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at the bird. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."

Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill which he handed to the woman.

The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!", she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!"

The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan

Striving for perfection?

We strive for perfection in almost everything we do, but we do not realize the perfection of every "issue" is beyond most of us. 

As you reflect on your life and as you move forward, understand that the territory behind you and the challenges at hand have been crafted to deliver the wisdom and insights that'll make possible the most joyful time of your life, so far. 

You didn't come as far as you have to face hurdle after hurdle after hurdle and fail. It's not as if by mastering your issues today, more issues will be added tomorrow. That only happens when you deny them today. Master your issues, today, and be free. 

Get through what you must get through, today. Understand what troubles you, today. Do what you can, today. And all the rest will be made easy. 

So little can yield so much. A new perspective, an admission, a surrender to truth - however painful - changes everything. 

I love dragonflies,

Every watch a dragonfly? I have and they, in my opinion, should never be able to fly, but they do. So why is it that so often, those who are extremely successful in virtually everything they do are so unable to see that this is the case? 

Yeah, you might not be the right person to ask. Dream big, and capture life as we live out the last decades of our life.

Happy April 1st

I hope your April Fools day pranks were successful. I am not pulling a prank this year, but here is a real groaner.......... :o) to make your day.

Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were swimming around in the sea - one called Justin and the other called Christian.

The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that patrolled the area. Finally one day Justin said to Christian, "I'm bored and frustrated at being a prawn, I wish I was a shark, then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten..."

As Justin had his mind firmly on becoming a predator, a
mysterious cod appears and says, "Your wish is granted", and lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark.

Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by his old mate.

Time went on (as it invariably does...) and Justin found himself becoming bored and lonely as a shark. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them. Justin didn't realise that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight.

While out swimming alone one day he sees the mysterious cod again and can't believe his luck. Justin figured that the fish could change him back into a prawn. He begs the cod to change him back and lo and behold, he is turned back into a prawn.

With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes, Justin swam back to
his friends and bought them all a cocktail.

Looking around the gathering at the reef, he searched for his old pal. "Where's Christian?" he asked.

"He's at home, distraught that his best friend changed sides to the enemy and became a shark", came the reply.

Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and
torture, he set off to Christian's house. As he opened the coral gate the memories came flooding back. He banged on the door and shouted,

"It's me, Justin,your old friend, come out and see me again."

Christian replied "No way man, you'll eat me. You're a shark, the enemy and I'll not be tricked."

Justin cried back "No, I'm not. That was the old me. I've
changed."

Christian asked warily, "What do you mean changed?"

"I've found Cod. I'm a prawn again Christian"