Last month Grand Manan Island
lost one of its oldest residents, a man that the media has embraced over the
past several years. There have been
television specials aired about him and magazine articles written about
him. Part of the fascination seems to be
that even in his tenth decade, Oliver Green has continued to drive a car and do
odds jobs. At a time when most of his
peers had been retired for three decades or more, Green didn't seem to slow
down.
But more than anything, what
attracted the media was that Mr. Green wasn't known by his given name, instead
everyone knew him as “Smiles”, presumably because of his disposition.
So if people were going to
nickname you based on your outlook on life, I wonder what that name would
be? The reality is that for most of us
it would depend, there are times and days that I could answer to any of the
Seven Dwarfs’ names. (Have you ever noticed that the only Dwarf without a beard
is Dopey?”) But I digress.
Maybe the secret is found in
Abraham Lincoln’s words “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their
minds up to be.” So if being happy is a
choice, will it be your choice? Have a great week and remember: To see what
is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.
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