I got McNOTICED
yesterday morning
going through the drive through
for my egg McMuffin.           .           .
as he took my money,
he was staring at me
and then said,
“Sir, you had the funeral service for my grandmother,”  
he swallowed hard
and his eyes filled up with tears and then he said,
“You did really, really good.       .       .thank you.”
We both paused
just short enough for those behind me
to begin McHONKING.          .          .
I swallowed just as hard
and thanked him for
(literally)
McNOTICING ME!
We both
McLAUGHED
and bid each other a good day.          .          .
GET McNOTICED
and more.       .       .
do something to make sure you’re never
McFORGOTTEN!

We do it almost as many times as we don’t.     .     .

If it’s not for Breakfast

maybe it’s for Lunch

or possibly a quick late night dinner.     .     .

THE    DRIVE    THRU

We know it well.     .     .

Maybe too well;

It’s been years ago now.     .     .

but I can’t drive past a Taco Bell

and not remember

T H E    D A Y

I hate to admit or especially confess it

even now

but I know it’s a reflection of something

much deeper than what happened

T H A T    D A Y

We pulled into the

DRIVE  THRU

and placed our order.     .     .

the kids in the backseat were especially specific

about they wanted to eat;

so was Erin and I

and then after I ordered

and paid.     .     .

I promptly pulled out of the drive-thru

without

P I C K I N G     U P     M Y     O R D E R

They’ve never let me forget it.       .       .

I blamed it on being

t   o   o       b  u  s  y;

Good enough, excuse, huh?

Did it ever happen to you?

Have you, too, ordered a meal;

paid for it,

and then left before actually picking it up.       .       .      ?

Maybe the bigger question is:

Did you pay for the Ticket—-

FULL  PRICE

and  then leave before the end of the

s     h     o     w ?

One of the Biggest

l    i    e    s

L I F E

will have us believe is being

A   Caring  Catalyst

means   n e v e r e n d i n g l y,

c e a s e l e s s l y

and most  of   all

 t    i    r    e    l    e    s    s    l    y

being so busy

is not only a good thing.     .     .

but a necessary thing

to show the World that

The  Busiest

are  the

W         O         R         T        H        I        E        S        T

A  Caring  Catalyst

never wastes a moment

or an opportunity

to alleviate suffering

or provide a compassionate presence

but never at the expense of

being  busy

just to be busy

or to feel important;

s  i  g  n  i  f  i  c  a  n  t.       .       .

based on how busy we can actually be

o            t            h            e          r            w            i            s            e 

we   drive   through

Drive   Thru’s

leaving   behind   much   more   than

what   we’ve   already   bought.     .      .

we never ever really make it

out of the drive-way.     .     .

we  just  spin our wheels

or worse.      .       .

drive full throttle in

  P   A   R   K

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