October 01, 2025
BG’s Positively Speaking
Goodbye! – Hello!
As we travel our journey through life two words keep recurring: Hello and Goodbye. We have a great deal of difficulty with both of them. If we accept them they represent “Change”, and change is often resisted. We talk a lot about wanting things to be better, while we resist, or refuse, to make the changes required.
Life is made up of saying ‘Hello’ to new locations, situations, jobs, homes, schools, friends and places. What we don’t realize is that we generally have to say ‘Goodbye’ to some things before we can say ‘Hello’ to new ones. Most adults go through life reluctant, and unwilling, to say goodbye to those things that are familiar and comfortable. Even when they no longer meet our needs or requirements we continue to hold on to them. Then they wonder why life is not more interesting and challenging to them. Saying goodbye before we say hello is a natural and normal progression. “Goodbye, to the safety and tranquillity of the womb” and “Hello, bright new confusing world,” “Goodbye home” to “Hello school,” “Goodbye school” to “Hello college,” “Goodbye to the single life” and “Hello marriage.”
We must all learn to say goodbye in order that we can grow and become all that we can be.
Are you feeling that life is passing by, that you are not fulfilled in your job?
Do you feel that you can be better than you are?
If so, take a look at what you are doing. You may be holding on to things that are no longer applicable to where you want to be. Move out of your comfort zone. Say “Goodbye” to those things that are holding you back and say “Hello” to new ideas, people, and places. Give yourself a challenge…….
Renew Yourself and Your Life.
The Doctors Dilemma
A doctor is to give a speech at the local AMA dinner. He jots down notes for his speech. Unfortunately, when he stands in front of his colleagues later that night, he finds that he can’t read his notes. So he asks, “Is there a pharmacist in the house?”
Editors Quote Book
“Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.”
— Bob Wells
Just A Folk Singer
In the 1960s/70s, Pete Seeger was America’s best-known freedom singer. In Spain, Francisco Franco’s fascist government, the last of the dictatorships that started World War II was clinging to power. A pro-democracy movement was gaining strength and to prove it, they invited Seeger to sing in Barcelona, Spain.. More than a hundred thousand people were in the stadium, waiting to hear him sing.
As Pete prepared to go on, government officials handed him a song sheet that looked like his set list, He was told he could not sing the songs he was not allowed to sing.
Pete took the government’s list of banned songs and strolled on stage. Holding up the paper he said to the audience, “I’ve been told that I’m not allowed to sing these songs. So I’ll just play the chords; maybe you know the words. They didn’t say anything about You singing them.”
He strummed his banjo to one song after another, and they all sang. A hundred thousand defiant freedom singers breaking the law with Pete Seeger, filling the stadium with words their government did not want them to hear, words they all knew and had sung together, in secret circles, for years.
What could the government do? It had been beaten by a few banjo chords and the fame of a man whose songs were on the lips of the whole world.”
Curing A Cough
A front end clerk in a pharmacy has just been admonished by the owner for missing too many sales. “I’m sorry,” the boss says “But one more missed sale and your fired” The next customer that comes in has a terrible cough and asks the problem clerk for help. Unable to recall where the cough remedies are, the nervous clerk points to a box of Ex-Lax and says “Here, buy this then go over to our cooler and take all of it with plenty of water”. The customer thanks him and obliges. Finishing his last glass of water, the customer exits the pharmacy. Once outside he stops, takes a few faltering steps, then hugs a telephone pole. The boss, having witnessed the entire scene, approaches the clerk and asks him what he recommended. “Ex-Lax,” says the clerk hesitantly. “Ex-Lax !” yells the boss. “That won’t help a cough!” “Sure it does,” says the clerk. “Look,.. he’s afraid to cough.”
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Your Horoscope
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Aries Mar. 21 – Apr. 19: You’ll need to burn some midnight oil to complete a presentation for some V.I.P.s. Your efforts will be rewarded.
Taurus Apr. 20 – May 20: You could be overwhelmed with everything you have to do. Take comfort in the pleasure you will bring to others.
Gemini May 21 – June 20: Loved one’s smile as they see some of your energy return. A new experience will bring you great satisfaction.
Cancer June 21 – July 22: Your influence is spreading. You are having a greater positive effect on the daily events occurring around you.
Leo July 23 – Aug 22: You may not be able to understand all of your feelings, but don’t worry things will soon become clear to you.
Virgo Aug 23 – Sept 22: Spend more time at home. Don’t take family for granted. You need them and they need you more than you realize.
Libra Sept 23 – Oct 22: Risky behaviour could put you in jeopardy. Hold yourself in check and don’t take unnecessary risks. Play it safe.
Scorpio Oct 23 – Nov 21: Don’t be afraid to cast your net into new waters. Other companies are looking for people with your talent.
Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21: This week people you thought were uninterested in your viewpoint will be asking for your input. Be happy and share.
Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 19: An immediate decision can be postponed, but not for long. Consult with someone that you trust and respect.
Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18: Emphasis should be put on verbalizing with a loved one. Your long-term relationship could hinge on it.
Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20: Someone, possibly an Aries, provokes a strong reaction from you. Beware of going overboard, you could regret it.
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Puns For Theatregoers
- A friend of mine got sacked as a set designer for not producing anything. He didn’t make a scene.
- An actor I know fell through the floor recently. It’s just a stage he was going through.
- A friend has joined a blonde only theatre group. Fair play to him.
- A friend wants to give up being a postman to go on stage as a comedian, but his delivery is awful.
- There are two people who both claim to live in the building where Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet. They should put a plaque on both their houses.
- Tried acting in a theatre full of farmers. Got mooed off stage. • A couple of friends decided to put theatre style seats in their house. It will end in tiers.
- friend was in a theatre production about English language puns. It was a play on words.
- Opening a new shadow puppet theatre. Business plan says we’ll make a fortune, but those are just projected figures.
- I got a job as a theatre lighting technician once. It was spot on.
All In A Days Work
John Heald of Carnival Cruise Lines, used to tell the story of a man throwing a fit at the purser’s desk moments after boarding while the ship was still docked for embarkation in Miami. John tried to intervene and finds out the man is just furious because he is supposed to
have an ocean view cabin. John asks for the deck plans, finds the man’s cabin and points out to him that he indeed has a window…to which the man replies, “yeah, but all I can see is the parking lot!”
Burial Plans
My wife and I were discussing what burial arrangements we wanted when my wife stated, “I have decided that you are going to be cremated.” Oh!’ I said, “That could be a problem”. “Your damn right.” she said, “It’s got an expiry date”.
The Runaway Coffin
A funeral procession is going up a steep hill on the main street when the door of the hearse flies open and the coffin falls out then speeds down the main street into a pharmacy and crashes into the counter. The lids pops open and the deceased says to the astonished pharmacist, “You got anything to stop this coffin?”
A Smart Response
Former US President George W. Bush gets out of his helicopter in front of the White House carrying a baby pig under each arm. The marine guard snaps to attention, salutes and says, “Nice pigs, sir.” Indignant, Dubya replies, “These are not pigs, these are Texas Razorback Hogs. I got one for President Trump, and I got one for the Chief of Staff.” The marine snaps to attention again, salutes and says: “Nice trade, sir.”
Julie Could Not Stop
Julie was driving a people carrier full of ten screaming kids through the high street looking for a space. Too frazzled to effectively pay attention, she coasted right through a stop sign. A man in a passing car leaned out of his window and yelled, “Hey, lady, have you forgotten how to stop?” Julie leaned out of her window and yelled back, “What makes you think these kids are all mine?
The Last Word
Wonder and curiosity are the beginnings of wisdom.