Positive Results
“He came across the ocean, I suppose you could say,” Clarabelle explained to her friend, Shandy, “that’s how I met Herbie, a proud man of the Navy, you know they really do remain close, after all these years, Herbie’s old crew still keeps me up on the latest news about their lives; when I lost Herbie, those fellows could not do enough for me,” and both ladies had pools of tears welling up.
“Oh, that makes me think of my own love, the one that got away; he wasn’t in the Navy, but his work called him away quite often and he was hard to reach. You know I said he’s the one that got away, but I sent him away. He was nice enough, but he had one problem, he was already married and did not give me that detail until I found out on my own.”
Patting Shandy’s hands, Clarabelle sat beside her, in her lounger, “Shandy, dear, there are plenty of roads we choose in life and plenty of roads that get chosen for us. I like to look at the results more than the process, because the results are what we live with, and I like to think that my results are amazing. And look at us, if I had not been so overwhelmed that day in the diner, we may have never become friends, and I like those results.”
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And that is my Six Sentence Story for the week! Join us and have some fun!
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I like the thought of looking at “the results more than the process”. Well-chosen song to associate with the story.
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Thank you, Frank. I realize that we all get to where we are somehow, but what works for one may not work for the other and sometimes self doubt and sadness comes into play. Staying focused on the goal, while the process may get us there, is much easier when we have less beating up of ourselves for mistakes made and self-forgiveness goes a long way to getting us on a forward path.
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Ah…the Navy and the ocean. Good six.
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Thank you! I had to bring my daddy into it, somehow.
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Taking the positive! No other way 🙂
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Thank you!
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what an excellent Six (and thoroughly enjoyable serial story)
could picture not only the scene of the two, but the memories they shared
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Thank you! That means a lot coming from the master of serial stories. I like going back and forth with the past and present. Who knows when the two shall merge.
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nice job..and we all need our dads once in a while…even now.
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Yes, we sure do. I call on mine from time to time, on the other side of the veil.
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I am enjoying this developing friendship between Clarabelle and Shandy.
Great line – “the results are what we live with, and I like to think that my results are amazing.”
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Thank you!
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“there are plenty of roads we choose in life and plenty of roads that get chosen for us. I like to look at the results more than the process, because the results are what we live with,”
So profound, and a good reminder in tough times. Much gratitude!
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Thank you!
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An excellent continuation of the story.
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Thank you!
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Great Six.
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Thank you!
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Welcome.
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I love Clarabelle’s persistent positivity! Funny how fate brought her and Shandy together.
They are good for each other 🙂
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Thank you! She helps me see the silver lining.
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No matter which road you choose, that path leads you to where you are today. Even roads with pot holes and ruts end up somewhere!
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That’s true!
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