2. Ulterior Motives

“Here! Let me take that.” Jeff holds his hands out to take the bag of groceries from Darla.

“I have it.” Darla walked past him to her door. “What are you doing here in the middle of the day?”

“I’m working a few blocks over and I thought I would come say hello that’s all.” Jeff shifted on his feet and put his hands in his pockets.

Darla looked at him then turned to unlock her door. “Why are you really here? You have never left work to come say hello to me before. So what’s up?”

“Have you talked to Margie lately?” Jeff asked as he followed her to the door.

Darla froze for a second. She put the bag down and looked at him. “You are the guy she had over last night, aren’t you?”

“It just sort of happened.” Jeff looked at the ground. “It didn’t mean anything.”

“I don’t care!” Darla pushed him in the chest. “Never come near me again. I don’t need a man in my life that has so little respect for me that he has sex with my sister. Oh and don’t think I don’t know about the other women you’ve cheated on me with.” 

“Darla….” Jeff tried to look contrite.

“Go!” Anger flashed in Darla’s eyes. “I never want to see you again and this time I mean it.”

Jeff turned and walked away from the best thing he had ever had and he knew it was all his fault.      

6. Impatience and Hard Work

All good things come to those who wait or so they say. But why should we have to wait? Patience is a virtue but it is not the way to get what you want.

If you want something you have to go after it. You have to work for it. The universe is not going to bring it to you while you stand there patiently waiting for that good thing to come to you.

You must be proactive in what you want. You must control when and how something good comes to you. If you don’t, it will never come.

10. Perfect Holidays

The time for holiday family dinners is coming soon. Turkeys and hams with all the trimmings will be laid out on the good tablecloth with the good china and the best flatware.

It will start out as a perfect day then someone says something they shouldn’t. It happens in every family, rich or poor, small or large. As soon as the words have been spoken the fighting ensues. It may be glaring looks or it may be raised voices but the day will be ruined because there is no such thing as a perfect day not even at the holidays