joke to ponder

Now, I've never been a fantastic at telling jokes, but this one has a message that served me today, and it might for you too...

There was a man who lost his job, so he prayed "Please God, please help me I've lost my job and I can't support my family."
No answer.
He was then about to lose his car, and he prayed again "Please God, please help me, I'm about to lose my car and I can't support my family."
Still no answer.
The man was now going to lose his house. Once again he prayed, "Please God, I'm getting really desperate, please help me."
Still no answer.
He was almost now on the street, and he was angry. "Why God? Why have you not answered my prayers, where have you been when I needed you?"
God responded "Will you just buy a lottery ticket already so I can help you?"

Really, how often do we NEED something to happen for us, yet we don't make the opportunity happen for us. Maybe we want another job, or looking for a relationship. People create their own luck, put yourself out there. You want a new job, tell everyone you know, apply for your dream job, create your dream job, it won't just fall into your lap until you seek it out.

The same goes for a relationship, is your future partner going to find you sitting on your couch watching Grey's with your girlfriends eating a tub of ice cream? Not likely. Put yourself out there. Join networking groups, take up a sport, yoga, go out with friends, talk to everyone that you know or don't know.

I like the idea of making it a game. How many resumes can you send out each day? Follow up with each day? How many networking groups can you attend, and how many people can you talk to at each one? Challenge yourself.

Finding a mate. How many new places can you go to? How many new people can you talk to? What kinds of activities have you always wanted to do, soccer, softball, basketball, but haven't? Join a co-ed league, meet-up groups, there are tons of people out there just like you. Where would you want to be found?

There are so many opportunities out there that the universe has created for us, however, opportunities are rendered useless if we don't act on them. Buy the lottery ticket.