Here's a little change from what I usually have to say.
Just sharing an idea I happened on.
Take it or leave it.
Interview with God!
[Chef Don shares another thought with you]
I dreamed I had an interview with God. Let me share that "interview" with you, my friends.

Out of nowhere...."So you want an interview with Me?" God asked.
"If you have time," I asked.

God smiled: I have eternity. What questions do you have in mind for me? (As if He didn't know already!)
God, what surprises you most about humankind?....
He answered: That they get bored with childhood. They rush to grow up and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. By thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present or future. That they live as if they'll never die, and die as if they had never lived!
God took my hand in His and we were silent for awhile so I could contemplate what I had just "heard."
And then I asked: As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?
God replied, with a smile: To learn that they can not make anyone love them. What they can do is let themselves be loved. To learn is that is not good to compare yourself to others. To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is the one who needs the least. To learn that it takes but a few seconds to open profound wounds in people we love, and it takes many years to heal them. Learn to forgive by forgiving. Learn that there really are people who love you dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings. To learn that two people can see and hear the same thing but perceive it differently....from their own point of view, which may not always be the intended point being made.
God ended the interview sharing this thought.....and to learn, my children, that I am always here.
No matter what you believe, there is a very practical message here among these questions and answers. We have only to look inward and see where we fit into the pictures drawn in the above sentiments. Once we review our thoughts, chart our personal location in the universe, lookout toward our goals working to achieve them, one at a time, we can then be at peace with ourselves and our neighbor. Life is good! All we need to do is find our way (with a little help from a Friend) and we'll recognize how good we really have it! Don't take my word for it, go ahead and try it for yourself.....prove me wrong, if you can.

Here's a tale that's Grimm indeed if you can see yourself in the story. As for me, well, I was a major character in this story a lot of years ago, so I share the tale from experience. My aim is to lead you away from a scenario that occurs in all our lives, not just sometimes, but, all the time because we don't see "it" coming. and we don't recognize where we are until it's too late or we fail.
Ever said to yourself in a quiet moment away from everyone and everything......... "I would-a done this or that differently?" if my boss got out of the way & gave me the freedom to do what's right or needed. I would-a accomplished that reasonable food cost, resolved the conflicts, not messed up the party if it were not too hot in the kitchen, or if all of my "help" would-a showed up or done their share of the work, or if the product I ordered was delivered on time and as I ordered it. You know we're all prone to place blame, point fingers and transfer responsibility else where for our short comings........if we just stood back for a second (yes, just one little second in time) and said to ourselves: SHUT UP, STUPID! and observed, carefully, what was going on or being said around you, chances are that there would-a been enough time for you to have made a responsible decision and not have done something to disrupt the order of the day. Just a (little) second longer often allows us time to think....imagine that. And within that brief interval, we are able to skirt offensive, rude and poor reactions to a small problem and by not taking that short time, create a huge problem, an unsurmountable fiasco.....many times resulting in un-repairable and hurtful situations.............That's when the SHOULD-A comes into play. You take that lost second you should-a used a second ago and say to yourself, I should-a held off a second and this crisis would-a passed, now I have a "mess" to try and clean up (if I can) and a "kitchen" to put back together (if I can.) Then the COULD-A jumps into your face and says (loudly)........I could-a done this differently, approached this more maturely if only I had-a taken a second longer and listened or looked at the problem (what ever it was) and gave it a second thought.....remember, you never have a second chance to make a first impression....now ain't that some truth. Ever hear that before? Bet you did. In our diverse society we can not gather up the feathers (the hurt) after the wind scatters them about.
Many times the whole "thing" just could-a been avoided if you had JUST LET GO! So often we kick into the chef's super ego mode when we perceive things going in a different direction than we intended and we forget to shut up for a second and do something stupid as a result. Just let go! No matter what it is you intended to feed your ego with right then is sufficiently less significant that the trouble it will cause if only you had waited a second. Just let go. Easier said than done, but we must learn to do it in the work place, at least.
Lastly, I want to point out that MONEY'S NOT EVERYTHING. We have been brought up with the notion that if we put our pennies in a piggy bank they will grow. Never happen! Let me tell you, my friends, unless you were not born wealthy, forget it, your destined to work for a living. Working is huge fun, if you love what you do and have the passion to make it live. It satisfies all of what we're about Working in an honest job where you're willing give your talent for compensation is good.....expecting money for work not performed is no good! Being sure you give value for the money you earn is honorable..............knowingly avoiding your responsibility is tantamount to stealing. There's a little larceny in all of us....be careful.

Be happy with your job or let it go. Work at what ever makes you happy. You have to work, unless you're a born millionaire, but remember, MONEY'S NOT EVERYTHING! Your happiness, well being, self respect and knowing you're worth something in the workplace is priceless. Think about it a second.