As a Home Business Owner

Here’s Something Different

By Bill Fletcher

This is a different post than my normal Planning-4-Success articles.  Sometimes we just have to set back, look at ourselves and enjoy.

As a Home Business Owner and an Affiliate Marketer I am always offering helpful tips, ideas and advice to other business owners.  From time to time it’s just nice to kick off the shoes, grab a cup of coffee, set back and relax.  Reading one of the hundreds of thousands  of books available will take your mind off of your daily activities.

You as a business owner, whether it’s a network marketing, affiliate marketing, a brick and moter business or home business owner, take time away from your business and watch a sunrise or sunset.  Set on the patio and enjoy a warm breeze.  You will be amazed on how much better you feel.  This will renew your emotions and could very possibility improve your business outlook.

I personally like Erma Bombeck.  Her humor, wit and writing can make me laugh when I am down.  Her wit can make me stop for a moment and think and her in site on life will bring reality to my life.

So I thought as a change to do something a little different.

I came across this short article from Erma Bombeck.  If you like it, go to Amazon for more articles and book.  I know you will enjoy her writings.

“When God Created Mothers”

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of “overtime” when the angel appeared and said. “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And God said, “Have you read the specs on this order?” She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts…all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said. “Six pairs of hands…. no way.”

It’s not the hands that are causing me problems,” God remarked, “it’s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have.”

That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel. God nodded.

One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, ‘What are you kids doing in there?’ when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn’t but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. ‘I understand and I love you’ without so much as uttering a word.”

God,” said the angel touching his sleeve gently, “Get some rest tomorrow….”

I can’t,” said God, “I’m so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick…can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger…and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.”

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. “It’s too soft,” she sighed.

But tough!” said God excitedly. “You can imagine what this mother can do or endure.”

Can it think?”

Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise,” said the Creator.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.

There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model.”

It’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

What’s it for?”

It’s for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride.”

You are a genius, ” said the angel.

Somberly, God said, “I didn’t put it there.”

― Erma Bombeck, When God Created Mothers

Hope you enjoyed,