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Blogs > rm_travelguyoh > From Me To Infinity

take a step up....  

rm_travelguyoh 63M
7255 posts
1/5/2013 5:22 am

Last Read:
1/6/2013 5:34 am
take a step up....


One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping or ever giving up. So shake it off and take a step up.

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some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/6/2013 5:34 am
    Quoting lok4fun500:
    A lot of us have seen the "ugly divorce" routine!
    'Tis an inspiring story! Thanks, TG!
I'm glad you took something from the story in a positive way
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/6/2013 5:33 am
    Quoting  :
you are most welcome
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
1/5/2013 8:36 pm

 A lot of us have seen the "ugly divorce" routine!
'Tis an inspiring story! Thanks, TG!


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/5/2013 5:11 pm
    Quoting  :
thank you...it is a very special story
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/5/2013 5:10 pm
    Quoting TicklePlease:
    I like the analogy! Shake it off and step up......

    And come out on top as one helluva dirty ass!

i like the way you think thank for stopping in for a visit and leaving a great comment
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/5/2013 5:09 pm
    Quoting  :
you are most welcome
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/5/2013 5:08 pm
    Quoting  :
thank you...it's a great story
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


rm_travelguyoh 63M
12264 posts
1/5/2013 5:07 pm
    Quoting japaneseass:
    this was the story i kept in my mind when i hit the life's very bottom during my divorce...it help me to back up...i almost gave up on myself...
this is a classic when it comes to standing up when nothing else can go right...i went through a pretty ugly divorce myself...here's to better times that we can laugh about in the future
some times the things that comes from between my ears makes me pause for reflection


japaneseass 56F  
50231 posts
1/5/2013 4:58 pm

 this was the story i kept in my mind when i hit the life's very bottom during my divorce...it help me to back up...i almost gave up on myself...


TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
1/5/2013 5:59 am

 I like the analogy! Shake it off and step up......

And come out on top as one helluva dirty ass!


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