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| Word count - 849 I fully realize the directions for this blog, say we are supposed to pick one or more proverbs and discuss how they have possibly been interwoven into our lives. There are a lot of them listed, and this makes it a bit overwhelming. I’m a two maybe three-choice type of person, but I’m going to try and see if I can whittle them down a bit. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When someone along the line added to this proverb I have to laugh every time I read or hear it. The wise person said the reason the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is that it is padding the top of a septic tank. What makes a person remember a Proverb? I would be willing to guess it is because there is a reference in it to a part of the person's life or experiences. They are ah-ha moments when you hear them. Take “too many cooks spoil the broth” for example. Several things can be in play here. Maybe you like to cook and when you tried, others decided to give you unwanted help. The meal was ruined because of this help, either through ingredients being added to the recipe, a burnt offering or you were not able to get the enjoyment you usually obtained when cooking. Of course, these two contradict “many hands make light work” at least where cooking is concerned. “The early bird catches the worm” and “better late than never” go together in my mind. I was always taught if you had an appointment you arrived early. It was appropriate for you to wait but not for the person meeting you to wait. I was also taught you should never cancel an appointment unless there was an emergency of some kind. If you needed to cancel you always called as far ahead of time as possible to let the other person know, that you could not make it at the prescribed time. The possibility exists you could set up a slightly later time and still accomplish whatever the meeting was for. These all seem to go together when you have something to do and you are not looking forward to it. “Don’t make a mountain out of an anthill” A lot of us tend to look at a large problem and say to ourselves it is impossible. I try to break the big problems into smaller segments. I was told once if you take care of the small stuff the big stuff will take care of itself. Always remember “where there’s a will, there’s a way”. The way may take some time to make itself known, but it will come, usually when you are doing something totally different. Now that you have the problem fixed firmly in your mind, and you have come up with a few of the smaller steps to get to the end you need to “strike while the iron is hot”. Please don’t put it off. You have the information clearly in your head. If you convince yourself to wait until a later date you will not remember some of what you have figured out. Have you ever had a fantastic idea, and said to yourself there was no way you would forget it, only to have a short period of time pass and the idea is not anywhere to be found. I have reached the age I can walk from one room to another and forget what I was after. Yes, you want to start as soon as possible to solve your problem but you “always look before you leap”. I cannot tell you how many times I have started something to realize I didn’t have all the supplies I needed, or enough room to place the object where I thought it should go, or permission to put it where I knew was the exact right place to position my creation. Once you have the plans set, you have everything you could possibly need to complete all of the steps you figured out before this, “always put your best foot forward”. Another proverb, not in the original list is, “if something is worth doing, it is worth doing well.” You should always try your hardest to complete whatever it is you are doing. Most of the time you can ask questions. Asking for bits of information is a lot easier in today’s world than it was when I was younger. We had the library and depending on how big it was, you might be able to get a helpful answer. We also had friends and family, but sometimes you would get contradicting information. Today you have the internet. Yes, I know you can still get contradicting information from “experts” but you have more than one of these people in the know who you can choose from. Hope this “sage advice” has helped someone out there. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
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This is a lovely share with some wise advice at the end. And it fits the prompt well! Thanks for sharing your experience.
