"Less Of Me" | Eastern North Carolina Now

    This time of year most people, myself included, take stock of the past year and make plans for the coming year. I am no different but long ago stopped trying to formalize the resolutions into specific goals. I found out that the best way to accomplish a New Year's resolution is to change the CORE BELIEF SYSTEM and the internal gyroscope will make the course corrections. It is more difficult but so much more accurate and rewarding.The old cliche that each journey begins with just one step is dead on in this respect. For most pairs of points on the surface of the earth, there is a unique great circle through the two points. You can get from A to B by going in either of two directions.The exception is a pair of antipodal points, for which there are infinitely many great circles. I believe that life on this earth is the same, pick a destination and you can get there by going in either direction. I admit this is very esoteric and somewhat over complicated, but life is not a simple straight line either. If it were there would be no variety to the trip. They say that the best way to make God laugh is to tell him your plans. Bobby Tony

    As some of you may know, Glen Campbell is in the final stages of Alzheimer's disease. Here is one of his songs that may be a good New Year resolution. This little song by Glen was released in 1968 and encapsulates what I am trying to express much better than my words can do. Here is a link to my previous post.

Less of me

Glen Campbell
    Let me be a little kinder. Let me be a little blinder. To the faults of those about me, let me praise a little more.

    Let me be, when I am weary, just a little bit more cheery. Think a little more of others and a little less of me.

    Let me be a little braver when temptation bids me waver. Let me strive a little harder to be all that I should be.

    Let me be a little meeker with a brother that is weaker. Let me think more of my neighbor and a little less of me.

    Let me be, when I am weary, just a little bit more cheery. Let me serve a little better those that I am striving for.

    Let me be a little meeker with the brother that is weaker. Think a little more of others and a little less of me.

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   Since I know most people do not bother to click on the YouTube videos I included the lyrics above, but maybe just once this year you could spare the 2 1/2 minutes to listen and absorb the content of this link.

Here is a Holiday message from Glen's wife Kim Campbell