The Prize Isn’t Always in the Bottom of the Box© Tony Masiello 2006 

 How many of you can remember when you were a kid and looked for that proverbial prize in the box of cereal? I can remember when I was about 8 years old, I asked my mom to buy me a certain cereal because it sponsored Flash Gordon. It’s possible that many of you younger readers don’t have a clue who Flash Gordon was. Flash Gordon was an invincible super-hero who crusaded for good deeds in outer space. 

At any rate, my mom bought the cereal for me mainly because I wanted the prize that came with it. The prize was a Flash Gordon Super Vision Shield. It was an amber colored pair of goggles.  

However, in order to get to the prize I had to pour the entire box of cereal out because it was at the bottom. I didn’t dare think of eating my way to the prize because I was too impatient. Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! Once that shield came pouring out from the bottom I put it on and I felt invincible like my favorite super hero. I wore it everywhere my mom and I went. I even tried to wear it to school but the teachers didn’t want a super-hero flying around the playground. 

Over the years there were other neat prizes from many different brands of cereal, but I was never really interested in the cereal, only the prize. In my defense, I could say, “But I was only a kid and didn’t know any better.” 

When you think about it; life itself can be like a box of cereal. Even as adults we keep looking for that proverbial prize which we’ll go to all costs to obtain. Just think about what we do at times. We get greedy and pushy just to obtain what we think is the prize.  

If you happen to have a box of cereal that has a prize in it, what would you do? Would you throw it away just to get to the prize? Unfortunately there are times we don’t consider our friendships or other people’s feelings. 

Try to look at it from a different perspective. Wouldn’t it be better to enjoy the journey along the way? In other words, don’t be impatient and pour the cereal out of the box. That will only spoil the real meaning of the prize. Savor what you have and be grateful. I guarantee your prize will appear, without having to push others out of the way to get it.

Dengan penstrukturan semula akaun ini, bilangan akaun ahli akan digabungkan kepada dua daripada tiga akaun sekarang, iaitu Akaun 1 (70 peratus daripada simpanan ahli) dan Akaun 2 (30 peratus daripada simpanan ahli). Buat masa ini, ahli mempunyai tiga akaun iaitu Akaun 1 (60 peratus daripada simpanan ahli), Akaun 2 (30 peratus) dan Akaun 3 (10 peratus).

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Making it real

What will you make real in your world today? There are so many possibilities.

Will you focus so heavily on your fears that you create and empower the very things you fear? Or will you fill yourself with positive visions that your awareness and actions can then bring to life?

The expectations you have carry a great amount of power. So choose today to expect the best you can imagine in every situation.

Your thoughts attract people, objects and circumstances that closely match those thoughts. Be sure to make them peaceful, positive and empowering thoughts, and they’ll be faithfully reflected in your world.

The way you see things determines what you see, and what you see determines the substance that your life creates. Make it a meaningful, fulfilling substance.

The reality of this day will come largely from the way you think, feel, learn, respond, observe and act. Choose to make it the best one yet.

– Ralph Marston

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves. -Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (1902-1983)

Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.

Anthony Burgess (1917 – 1993)