Reflections

I hope you enjoy this short story from my friend, Becky Tarlton. She is known all across North Carolina as a hardworking and honest auctioneer. Everybody's got a story....I think you'll enjoy hers! T. Kyle Shake my hand.   Good to see you.   I like an affirmative handshake.   There was a time when a contract was made and blessed with the shaking of hands.   My how things have changed.   How many times have you heard these sayings?   A person is only as good as their word.   A person’s word is their bond.   If you can’t say something good then say nothing at all.   Treat others as you wish to be treated.   There are many more but how many do we really try to live by?   I am sure we all fall short in some way or another.   I speak of my Dad every chance I get.   I always found him to be congenial with me and with others.   I never heard a cross word exchanged between he and my Mom.   Actually never...

Some people hate flying. I'll admit, in my younger years, I was scared to death, tightly holding on to the arm rest, and having a racing heart at the slightest bump. Times have changed however. I have found the solitude at 30,000 feet is golden. My cell phone is off, people are quiet and the constant hummmmm of the engines become peaceful. Today, I took off from McCarran Airport in Nevada and just as we reached our cruising altitude, the captain said, "look out the window to the right and you'll see Mt. Zion National park as well as the Grand Canyon,  the Colorado River and Monument Valley." All of these are huge land masses, but at 30,000 you can see it great. I can't help but think it's the view God in heaven must see as he looks down from his kingdom. Today alone, we flew over Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Eight very distinctive and diverse eco-systems. Back to the flight; I learn a lot about busines...