---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Makgolane Dimakatso M <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:02:45 +0200 Subject: FW: I don't have to impress anybody To: "Reineth RN. Mogane" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Mphahlele Mmatlape Daniel <[email protected]>, Mononyane Mahlatse Leah <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Mokoena Thabiso Archibald <[email protected]>, Masha Enica <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Mojalefa Leah <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
"A few months ago, I was out running (jogging)through my neighborhood. I had about a kilometer to go on my path before I needed to turn off when I noticed a man about a half of a kilo in front of me. I could tell he was running a little bit slower than me and I thought to myself, "Good, I'll try to catch him." So I started running faster and faster. With every block, I could tell I was gaining on him just a little bit. A few minutes later, I was only about quarter kilo away, so I really picked up the pace and started pushing it. I was so determined to catch up with him that you would have thought I was in the last leg of the Olympic Games! Finally, I caught up to him and passed him. On the inside, I felt so good that I had beaten him. (Of course, he didn't even know 'we' were racing.) But when I got my mind back on what I was doing, I realized I had missed my turn. I was so caught up in trying to beat this man I didn't even know that I went nearly six streets further than I was supposed to. I had to turn around and go all the way back. Isn't that what happens in life sometimes? Maybe we're trying to catch up with someone else - a neighbor, friend or coworker. We get so wrapped up in the competition trying to outdo them, out dress them, or trying to prove that we're more important. We spend all this time and energy going down that path when we should be using it to move toward our own God-given destiny! If that's you today, realize that your life would go to a whole new level if you would just quit competing with everyone around you. It takes a lot of physical and emotional energy to try to impress people all day long. But it's very freeing to say, "I don't have to impress anybody today. I have nothing to prove. I'm secure in who I am. And I am not going to feel bad if you look better, make more money, or get more recognition. I don't have to keep up with you; I'm going to run my own race." Get free from comparison today so that you can move forward into the destiny God has in store for you! ________________________________ Disclaimer This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please notify The Greater Tubatse Municipality immediately, telephone number +27 13 231 1000 or email - [email protected] . Any unauthorised use; alteration or dissemination of the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. In no event will The Greater Tubatse Municipality or the sender be liable in any manner whatsoever to any person for any loss or any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising from use of this email or any linked website, including, without limitation, from any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programmes or other data that may be stored on any information handling system or otherwise from any assurance that this email is virus free even if The Greater Tubatse Municipality is expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
