Just A Little Further Boy 12/5/2022

 Good Morning,

Monday arrived and it could have waited another day as far as I am concerned. But, I just poured a hot cup of Door County Candy Cane Coffee and I will start Monday anyway.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, admonish the idle, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to pheasant hunt with two young fellas in the afternoon. The cover for the birds was very thick and gave the advantage to the birds. Our youngest dog hunted hard and the cover was beating him up around the eyes. He hunted for a solid two hours taking in a short rest here and there as well as some water as needed. We covered a lot of ground and toward the end of the hunt he had slowed down quite a bit and needed some coaxing. 

When he started following me instead of leading the way, it was time to quit and I called it done. We had a good amount of birds in our bag for the day and it was no use pushing a dog beyond his limit. We made it to a warm truck and before too long on the road, our furry buddy was curled up, sound asleep. Later after being well fed, our hunting dog was content to lay by the fireplace and rest his eyes and his skinny body. 

The point for all of us is this. You can always push your spouse, kids, employees, or pets too far in hopes of just a little more success. It is important to know each of these and understand that each one is different and they respond differently. One of our dogs could hunt pheasants for 6-7 hours straight and rest a little and give it another hour before being too tired to go on. It's not fair to compare that bruiser to this smaller in stature dog. 

Children are all different from each other. Our spouses are not us. Our employees are all different and some don't respond as well to pressure as others do. Just a little more might take away their drive when they fail. So be careful, be fair and most of all treat others as individuals and know their limits.

Marty