Hey You, Anything is Possible

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh!” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?"
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
— A.A. Milne

Tuesday morning, I’m in the valley; it’s a nice day here in the Hoosier state; it was mighty hot yesterday; it’s summer, what do I expect?  I overestimated the number of clothes I had left back in Indy, so I’m using a winter wardrobe for summer.  Yesterday I wore a sweater that I realized when I walked outside was a big mistake, but I had a 10:00, I didn’t want to be late.

I arrived at Calvin Fletcher’s coffee company about 9:50; I saw the owner asked about his father, who was not retired.  Doug was the first person I met when visiting the neighborhood; he was the man that told me this house, the one we now occupy, was for sale; we sat it on Saturday and made a cash offer.  Doug was in the courtyard outside; he was visiting his cousin Mike; we chatted about life, post-pandemic, how things were starting to lighten up.  My meeting never showed; I hit the road about 10:30 only to get a call that said, “I’m almost there?”  I said, “I’m back on the road; I had us at 10:00; we then chatted as I drove north to Muncie for 30 minutes.

I decided to peel into Target to correct my poor shirt choice.  I walked in, saw a Dr. Seus book, “Oh, the places you go!” and had an idea to do a daily reading with my guitar for my grandkid.  I’ll start today; I thought once I get through the book, I’ll stitch it all together for a movie.  I was looking for a black T-shirt and then saw a blue “Best Granpa Ever” shirt, of course, that was my choice.

I headed to see my Mom and Dad; we chatted for a bit; it’s always good to see the people that made you.  I headed back to Muncie to stop and see a friend.   Another 20 or so minute chat before I headed to get my teeth cleaned.  I still doctor and dentist in Muncie; I love my health professionals and have not taken the time to move these services west.  For now, I’m keeping things easy and breezy.

I left there and visited another friend; we looked at his numbers, his business has exploded, I’ll work with his numbers guy to make some adjustments.  Good for Jeff.  Next up was Scott, another long-time friend, and client, and I ended up stopping by Dan’s.  I kidnapped him, walked over to La Ha, a Muncie iconic restaurant, and filled each other in on the last few months.

I headed back south to meet my wife.  She was cooking Cheeseburger Tostada’s, another recipe from her new cookbook; they were terrific.  We took it easy, watched a movie, and were in bed by 9:30. I slept well; the pup is now a fixture in our bed, as is JoQueen, our daughter’s cat that we are cat-sitting while she is with her finance in South Carolina.  The pup and cat have become friends; it’s funny to see the play.

I’ve got a day of review; I’m speaking tomorrow on cybersecurity; I’ll review my notes to sound intelligent on a virtual call.  I’m taking the risk management portion, a cybersecurity expert and a managed I.T. provider; it’s a good topic for business owners to know, learn, and understand their risks and exposures.

Tonight our firm is hosting a 4:30 event to help raise money for water wells for people with no clean water.  We take clean water for granted here in the states, but in many places globally, they don’t have easy access to clean water; we take so much for granted here in this part of the world.  Tonight we will raise money to help those in need a noble deed. 

I think we have about 150 coming; we will have a couple of drinks; I’ll connect with some old friends. It’s a good way when back in Indy to communicate with many friends at one time. I’ve got a sales meeting this morning, then lunch with my friend, then time to clean up some loose ends. Tomorrow I’ll celebrate 52 years around the sun; being a little reflective, I am a little bit in awe of my life; if you had told me as a kid my life today, I would not have believed it possible.  But as I have written before, if you can dream it, you can do it.  There is a new song by Mammoth WVH that’s the main line is Hey You, Anything is Possible.

Well, I need to run; I’ve got to record a little. Oh, the places you’ll go for M and M. I’ve got 90 emails in my inbox that need attention, some cleanup work from yesterday.  My queen is making arrangements to see our future son-in-law play some baseball in Charleston; my role will be to secure an Air B and B for six.  We are a good team; both contribute to our individual life, liberty, and happiness.  Hey you, anything is possible.  Make that your mantra today, and see how your life begins moving in a new and positive direction.

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh!” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?"
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
— A.A. Milne