Ya Gotta Know This About That: Succeeding In Life

What do you need to succeed in life?

Success in life is always obtainable but will you do it? Will you go the extra mile in order to succeed??

I will....and I bet that most of my readers would do that too. My definition of what's necessary to succeed in life is ..... have a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

The wishbone will help you get what you want. Can you imagine going through life without a wishbone.....you couldn't throw a coin into a fountain to make your wish. And you couldn't dream of better things.   Of course you should never let your wishbone overcome your backbone.....meaning you should be able to wish all that you want but don't let your wishes overcome your strengths and desires to try to get what you want....work for what you want and don't always depend on using your wishbone.

That backbone is really important....it lets you stand tall.....walk with grace and stamina and to have endurance and strength. It also can take you places.....to the winner's circle or sometimes to not so pleasant places if you let loose and don't stand strongly.

The real funny bone is in your elbow....you can hit it and it hurts like heck. But to have a funny bone can also mean that your entire self is a jovial and good natured person who loves to laugh. It means the person can look into a mirror and see a smile on their face because their funny bone is working.

You can let the wishbone, backbone and funny bone combination take you to the stars. That wishbone will allow you to dream and come up with good ideas on where you want to go in life. The backbone will allow you to stand your ground and stand up for yourself and it will take you there too. And, if you happen to fail and fall, the backbone will help you get up and on with life. The funny bone will act as the door opener for you....the humor that surrounds the funny bone of life will give you a way to talk to people, to laugh with people and to get to know people in all walks of life.

If you are a person who doesn't care about these three things in your life, it might be that you need to "Stop Wearing Your Wishbone Where Your Backbone is.....and Bring On the Funny Bone!"

Just don't allow life to give you a fracture of any of these "bones of life".  A wish gone bad on a wishbone can destroy you. If you lose your strong backbone, you might not be able to stand up for yourself and perhaps fall below the line. And, if your funny bone of life becomes fractured, you may feel down and out.

So bring out the old wishbone and give it a try, all the while standing up for yourself and start laughing like a fool.....it might do you good.

Greenview Timeline

1963 -   Rev. Ralph Edie resigned are pastor of the Presbyterian Church effective May 15.

1963 -   An Easter morning ground-breaking ceremony for the new $22, 000 educational building was held by the congregation of the Christian Church.

1963 -   Fire destroyed the K & K Market, the old locker plant, and Kincaid's tavern on April 25. The opera house built in 1910 was completely destroyed. Fireman from Greenview, Athens, Mason City and Middletown join in fighting the fire. Four families had apartments in the buildings.

1963 -   Phil Hagney, 21, was killed instantly in a car crash two miles north of Athens on Route 29 on May 9.

1963 - Diane Zuhlke was crowned Queen of the 1963 Menard County Fair. Diane was also crowned Queen of the Greenview Homecoming which was held September 10, 11, 12, and 13th.

1963 - Rev. Edwin Otte was installed pastor of the St. John's United Church of Christ on November 10 and served as the pastor of that church and the Presbyterian Church.

1963 - Greenview joined the country in mourning the death and paid homage to our slain president, John F. Kennedy who was slain by an assassin on November 22. Business houses and schools were closed on Monday, November 25 the day of the funeral.

1964 -   William Rathsack was killed and his wife and another passenger, Carrie Freese, were both seriously injured in a crash between the Rathsack car and a Mason City school bus on highway 29 fours miles south on Mason City on January2. On January 25 Mrs. Rathsack died from her injuries.

1964 -   Dr. Pulaskis announced he would close his office on March 12. He had been appointed as a physician at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy effective March 13.

1964 - Seven year old Ricky Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller drowned July 4 in the waters of the Sangamon River, four miles west of Greenview.

1964 - The new Edgewild subdivision was leveled for building and two new homes were ready for occupancy. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hill were the first homeowners in this subdivision.

Thought For The Day

To find yourself,

think for yourself.

--Socrates

If I wanted to view a movie on a day when I was feeling poorly, a Disney movie would probably bring me right back up and make me feel upright instead of up-side-down.

I can't imagine what my childhood might have been like without Walt Disney films, shows, caricatures. Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Bambi, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Woody Woodpecker, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Tinker Bell, Uncle Remus....and the list goes on.

My life was enriched by seeing these movies and the characters. And I think I got my sense of humor from these characters.....maybe trying to act like them.

May the future of our children and their children continue to be exposed to Walt Disney and his wonderful world of entertainment. A true American showman who made American a better place.