"Good people with common values always lead to good things." Gerry Murak -
Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" and creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" series and the life lessons book "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven and What They Continue to Teach Us".
"Further your education and you will get somewhere." Edward A. Murak, my Father, Who Art In Heaven. A life lesson from a Father, who was a successful business man and only had a sixth grade education.
"After my Father died, my focus was on my loss of my Father. By sharing his life lessons with others, through my speaking and writing, I have reintroduced myself to a Father who is still a mentor." Gerry Murak, Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" - www.OFWAIHF.org, creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" book series and the first in the "Who Art In Heaven" book series - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".
"You don't always have to talk about the loss of a loved one, when you are one among friends, to have a loving conversation." Gerry Murak, Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" - www.OFWAIHF.org , creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" book series and the first in the "Who Art In Heaven" book series - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".
"Rejected stones are thrown afar but enough of those stones can create a bridge to go farther than you have ever been before." How are you looking at rejection in your life?
"A sponge that is full of water can take on more, once it is given the chance to dry out or if you allow someone to squeeze it just a little bit." Gerry Murak, Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" - www.OFWAIHF.org, creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" book series and the first in the "Who Art In Heaven" book series - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".
If it seems like you can not take on any more after the loss of a loved one, at least allow someone else to help. Professional help is always available. You are not alone, just ask your doctor.
"Often, we find ourselves searching for a few words to take away the pain of the loss of a Father or loved one. We can bring greater value to those words of encouragement if they are wrapped in a memory that acts like a comforter of lasting warmth." Gerry Murak, Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" - www.OFWAIHF.org , creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" book series and the first in the "Who Art In Heaven" book series - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".
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"Some folks talk a lot but don't communicate very much. Other folks communicate a lot but don't talk much." Gerry Murak, Founder of the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Foundation" - www.OFWAIHF.org , creator of the "Who Art In Heaven" book series and the first in the "Who Art In Heaven" book series - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".
My Father, who art in heaven, didn't talk to us a lot when we were growing up, but he most often communicated by his example that still guides my actions to this day - 22 years after he died. Actions speak louder then words.
Recently I had the opportunity to attend the National Speakers Association - NSA Convention in Washington, D.C. Between the workshop sessions, I had the honor and privilege to meet several very talented speakers. There were several per chance meetings during breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A common thread, was our willingness to share stories of times we spent with our own Fathers. A common thread to a time past with men who never met, until their memories were shared. A common thread, was our Fathers, who art in heaven.
My Father was big on basic manners. "Thank you", "You are welcome" and other basic forms of courtesy were not just taught to us by my Father, he was a living example of the word respect. Respect for others, respect for elders and respect for others' property.
I didn't realize the influence my father had, in this regard, until five years after he died in June of 1984. In the late eighties, I was the new Packaging Manager at the Buffalo General Mills Cereal Plant. A few months after I started, the midnight shift broke an all time record for packaging cereal in one shift. I got up at four in morning and drove into the plant to personally show my appreciation to the employees who worked the often forgotten "grave yard" shift.
As I walked through the plant in the middle of the night, I simply walked up to each employee at their work station and shook their hand. Then, like my late Father taught me, I simply said, "Thank you".
Then as I was walking off the packaging area floor, a women, whose hand I shook earlier walked up to me. She shook my hand and said, "Thank you" to me.
I replied, "Thank you for what?"
She said, "You are the first manager to personally thank me for doing a good job in 32 years!"
Whenever I have shared this story during one of my speeches, whether it was in the US, Canada or China, I see heads nodding in the audience. I truly believe that adults are under-appreciated.
Thanks Dad for your example and a life lesson I will never forget. Now, the world knows the rest of your story.
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