This post is dedicated to 2 bffs who have inspired me every single day of the last 8 years. 2 musketeers who never fail to put a smile on my face.2 possibility evangelizers who are starting to fly their kites 1 sister who has grown up to be a titan and 1 starfish who makes the whole stretch of beach worthwhile.
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDID THING.
One of the world’s most effective people, Stephen Covey, once wrote that Everyday Greatness is a primary form of greatness that resides inside each and everyone of us. Not the skill or tenacity that made Steve Jobs, Michael Jackson or Donald Trump into household names. But the ordinary things others do for us each day, the very things we sometimes take for granted. It is the persevering father who diligently works two jobs just to put food on the table, or our kind mother who always cleans up our mess for us no matter what we do. The farmer who conscientiously nurtures his crop despite the elements of nature that confronts him or the David Beckham-wannabes who spend hours at end practicing the free kicks on an empty field even when his teammates are gone and the floodlights have shut. So today ask yourself how can you unleash your greatness within? To show up in life at your personal best. To make a difference one life at a time.
For at the heart of everyday greatness is this simple concept called love. What brought each and every one of us together at any point in time of our lives are four letters : FATE. But another 4 letters will determine where we go from here : LOVE. And when you love someone, you always have that HOPE in your heart that never dies. That FAITH that everything will turn out okay even if your life is hanging by a thread. So wherever you go, go with all your heart. The mind can take you far. The rest is just your heart. With enough love in this world, all things become possible. Look at the world’s most inspirational people. Dick Hoyt. Nick Vujicic. Barack Obama. Correspond their everyday greatness with the love for his son, the love for humanity, and the love for change.
Cos after all my friend once told me, who doesn’t love presents? The wonderfully crafted birthday card, the hard to find limited editions, the once in a lifetime girl’s best friend. But what about those we cant’s see with our naked eye? The forgotten stories of the past that begs for a sheer light, the ones who have been faithfully by our side without any demand for recognition-our unsung heroes. So today you have a choice. To allow the dust to continue piling itself up or to unwrap the present of the past to make it their present of the present.
This Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, know that the love for family and that special one is good. But why stop love there? Spread the love and do everything that you do out of love. Cliché? You may think so but here’s the big idea-people say things are cliché only because they know deep in their heart that these things are true. So today spread the love amongst the bread of people. Do every thing with all your heart. Open your heart to a world of possibilities. Because when there is great love, there will always be miracles.
(written for the Adam Khoo Newsletter : a writing debut. Look out for it!)
