This is going to hurt me more that it will you...

Gosh. What dreaded words they used to be. Remember them?

You did *something* that you shouldn't have done, and now it's time for the reckoning from mom or dad, or worse... from *grandmom.* (You know, mom and dad were *always* talking to us, but back in the OLD days, grandmom RULED. Sweet as the day was long, grandmom loved and pampered and spoiled but... man... mess up? and grandmom could sure "take care of bidness!" [sic] Umph.)

Now, once they said it, you knew there was nothing you could do to get away from it -- it was inevitable. You could run , but HA!... what a waste of time that was! (my grandmother could lasso you with a Weeping Willow switch -- which she made me go get, mind you -- with as much skill as any rodeo star I've ever seen) AND then when you got back, *IT* was probably worse than it would have been if you'd just gone ahead and handled it on the first go round. Then, when the reckoning is delivered, you KNOW they lied. It couldn't possibly have hurt them more than it did you! at least from your perspective at the time.

Every once in a while LIFE is like that. You are faced with a situation or an event, and you end up making a decision -- and despite discipline, and reasoning and rationales and perspectives, the decision remains a difficult one. And, although you feel it's the right decision, that doesn't mean it will feel all that great once you've acted on it. But act you must, and you say... "Wow... this is going to hurt me more than it will you..." And like the grandmom situation, you can run; and like the grandmom situation, when you get back to doing what needs to be done, it'll likely hurt more than it would have if you'd just gone ahead and handled it on the first go 'round, because *life's* Weeping Willow switch is even stronger than the ones my grandmom used to have.

So, if you've been sitting on a tough decision that you just haven't wanted to make, maybe you just need to go ahead and act on it. It might hurt, but if it's *that tough* to make, it's probably hurting already, and until you act on it, it will probably continue to hurt... forever. Will it hurt you more than it will them?" Maybe, and maybe not. But if you've done the best that you can do, did all the thinking and reasoning and evaluating that you can, and maybe even have done all the praying that you can, and the answer keeps coming up the same, then perhaps all that's left is for you to "do it."

It's just a thought ;-)

Have an awesome day.

Kelvin
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"Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision. "
Oscar Levant

"Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind it."
Gordon Graham

Ramblings... the Blog!

Greatings friends and Ramblings readers!

There is no time like the present, to begin something. The longer we wait, the longer it takes! A good friend of mine (Mitch) hooked me on this blog thing, so I felt compelled to start one, primarily, because I wanted to establish some dialogue regarding the Ramblings we e-publish. I do receive some good feedback, but sometimes a good discussion -- or exchange of ideas -- is worth more than just reading "my" insights. So, ladies and gentlemen, I present you with... "Ramblings: The Blog."

I intend for this to augment -- not replace -- the e-newsletter, and who knows, maybe this blog will be a colossal flop! But, I had to give it a try, and hopefully it will be a very fun thing -- like Ramblings itself is intended to be.

What are the rules?

Yes... there are rules. The posts here should be pertinent, and as upbeat as possible. No bashing, no cussing, and no serious complaining -- except that you might be looking for positive answers to fix a problem, in which case... we're all e-ears. And, we have some pretty savvy minds (potentially) that will be enjoying this from time to time, so... I'm expecting a bountiful interchange of thoughts and philosophies. Feel free to disagree -- or agree -- with the things I say in Ramblings, or any other post, for that matter, as long as you do it in a courteous manner. I promise to do the same.

You can comment here in a number of ways, including anonymously, but... well what fun is THAT, if you don't want to own up to your own opinion, right? Right. So we don't expect much of that.

As I learn more about this beast, we'll make it the beauty it's destined to be. It will be GREAT hearing from you and making Ramblings an interactive communication tool.

That's if for now! Have an awesome day and LET THE RAMBLINGS BEGIN!

Talk to you soon.

Kelvin

The Maiden Voyage, so to speak...

Good day, ladies and gentlemen! Thanks for visiting this blog and hopefully we can get some good dialogue going about a lot of things and maybe even generate some better Ramblings! If you're not really familiar with them, then click this link (http://www.ringold.net/past_issues.html) on the "Ramblings" link on the right, and check them out.

Today is... April 3rd, 2005 and if you're here *now*, then this blog is not quite ready for public acceptance, but I had to write something, so it would show up :-) Stay tuned, and we'll have some fun. And I'll learn this thing as we go along.

Take care for now, and have an awesome day.

Kelvin