JUST WASH!

"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world." - George Bernard Shaw

In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semesters was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of "childbed fever." A doctor's daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to the hospital to examine expectant mothers without ever pausing to wash his hands. Dr. Semmelweis was the first man in history to associate such examinations with the resultant infection and death. His own practice was to wash with a chlorine solution, and after eleven years and the delivery of 8,537 babies, he lost only 184 mothers--about one in fifty.

He spent the vigor of his life lecturing and debating with his colleagues. Once he argued, "Puerperal fever is caused by decomposed material, conveyed to a wound...I have shown how it can be prevented. I have proved all that I have said. But while we talk ,talk,

HERE IS NOT THERE

"Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - George Bernard Shaw

Here is not there, is a simple statement indicating that there is a clear cut difference between point A, for instance and point B - between your past, present and your future. Between your childhood and adulthood, between your singleness and marriage. The point is, if by any means one happens to lack an understanding of the difference involved, whatever the case may be, then chaos is bound to follow by default. That difference is the underlying change factor. 

So John Kennedy said, "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

When the railroads were first introduced to the U.S., some folks feared that they'd be the downfall of the nation! Here's an excerpt from a letter to then President Jackson dated January 31, 1829: As you may know, Mr. President, 'railroad' carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by 'engines' which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed. Martin Van Buren Governor of New York

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."

THE GIFT OF A DAY (03); GOOD AFTERNOON

“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” - Henry David Thoreau

 

Good Afternoon

The part of the day with the highest concentration of activities is usually the “Afternoon”, it is the practical phase of the day, the opportunity to implement the ideas of the morning and stick to our priority list and plan. However, the afternoon is one part of the day when you should expect the unexpected. What happens when people don’t react the way you planned, when everything seems to fall out of place? The capacity to fully utilize the gift of a day is most times dependent on your ability to react to change.

British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your work. Why, I change my mind several times a day!" "That's all very well with a four-ounce manuscript," replied the sculptor, "but not with a four-ton block of stone."