The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

To The Eagle:

Okay, so we have that life is all about motion, right? Now here is a little goodie that you can apply to motion - life.

Always turn motion to advantage.

There are several ways to do this. One is based on the concept of I, me, my, mine - everything is about me type attitude. The other is based around we, us, they, them - motion intended to create the greatest good for the greatest number.

Here is how it works. No matter what happens in your life find a way to turn it into something good. If it is already good, make it better.

The old saying, “If life hands you a lemon, make lemonade” applies here. If you find you have been taken advantage of one way or another you can either sit and do nothing and/or be upset or get busy and find a way to salvage the situation and make things better. And if in the process you find a way to help others, too, even better!

The key to all this is that one is either cause over motion - life, or one is the effect of motion - life. No matter what the situation is, there will always be a way to put yourself in the position of being cause. And ahead of that is the concept - the solution to the impossible situation is to persist.

Hope you are paying attention because there will be a quiz at the end, Mike.

Ben Elkinton

Cathlamet