Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
24. Dec, 2009 
15 Comments
Like many people, I’m taking time off these two weeks to relax and spend time with my family.
I just wanted to take a moment, however, to wish you and your family, a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy holiday season.
I’ll leave you with a little story and then we’ll talk again next week:
The story has been around a while, in fact, I’m not even sure where it comes from originally or how I came across it.
I like this story because it reminds me that we get one shot, so we better be giving our best every single time.
Anyway, this story is called “The Carpenter’s Mistake” and it goes like this…
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that
his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “My gift
to you.”What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built
none too well.And so it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, re-acting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job
our best efforts.Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built.
If we had realized, we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. And your life is your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever
build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.The plaque on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.”
This is the so true, isn’t it?
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
So choose wisely.
Happy holidays and warmest wishes,
Very powerful story i liked it very much. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
Thank you,
December 24,2009
Dear Susan:
I would love to be a part of your group and do the things you teach, but we just don`t have the money right now. I would need to find someone to loan me the money for doing the business and the training. Do you have any connections like that? Thanking you
Sincerely
Mary E Roberts
So, the carpenter did a stated cash out refinance, pull the cash out of the home and walked. The house is now in an REO pool at your local bank. Susan can teach you how to buy it for pennies on the dollar!!!
Bless you SUSAN! i had not heard this story and will be sending it to everyone. Thank you..Lizz
LOL! That’s hilarious Fred. And I really hope that’s NOT what the carpenter did.
Happy holidays to you and your family Susan thank you for this story I look forward to building in 2010 and will continue to use the tools that you and other great teachers give to me.see you next Year, best regards Yoni
I love the story, I thank you Susan for sharing with us beautiful story , it makes me reflect on the things I do and done in my life,. Thank you Susan, may God bless u and family allways, . Just want say my xmas gift is to have found out about you in october when my husband purchased the reo bulk course, since that moment I t though , you are wonderful and you are a blessing to me, and all of us that learn from your wisdom, I admire u, I will continue to follow you and would love to meet u one day. Sincerely ,
Lissette Blanco .
Loved the story! It is so applicable to all of us.
Thanks a bunch! Merry Christmas to you and your little family. Oh…almost forgot…I just ordered the BulkReo package so Merry Christmas to me too! Ha Ha (or Ho Ho)
Susan Lassiter-Lyons,
Thanks for sharing the carpentry store, I had read it many years ago, also, but had forgotten it. It is so true, thanks for the reminder.
Merry Christmas to you and family, and may 2010 provide you with a return, from that which you have built!
Sincerely, Ron Murray
THANK YOU FOR A STORY WELL TOLD IT REALLY MADE ME THINK NOW I MUST DO MY LIFE BETTER, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR.
CARL
Susan my life is in a bit of turmoil right now and i needed to read this story, its amazing how God works and gives us what we need at the time we need it. I will be purchasing your bulkreo package very soon as money has been a bit tight even as affordable as you have it. I am hoping that you will have a replay of that webinar up soon as i work at night and missed it. You are a blessing to me this Christmas I thank you for the story and look forward to working with you very soon. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!!
Thanks Susan,
I enjoyed the carpenter story very much, and it applies so well to this life we build.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Thank you for all your help, Gary
There is a great deal of freedom in this story…we are so fortunate to have the freedom to be the carpenters of our lives….Thank you to the Military of past, present and future for that freedom and Thank you Susan for such a perfect message for Christmas.
Hi Susan,
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
That was a great message in the story you shared.
Thanks for all you do to help us create a better life.
Thank you Susan for the great story I am dedicated to making 2010 a much brighter way of living for myself and children, I want to invest now , thnx , I read all of your emails. Happy Holidays u deserve it.