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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clyde</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Success and rewards are not always =
perceived by
ears that dont hear and eyes that dont see. There is much work =
....and the
laborers are few</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde =
Hollinger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, 2004 =
8:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Margin - Mostly =
OT</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Friends,<BR><BR>This is a goodbye (perhaps shortlived =
or
temporary, who knows?) to the pianotech list, but not for the normal =
reasons,
like being upset over arguments or getting tired of the OT =
posts.<BR><BR>It is
because I could see myself in a book I am currently reading titled =
<U>Margin:
Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to =
Overloaded
Lives</U> by Richard Swenson, M.D. I am trying to prioritize the =
various
aspects of my life. The list didn't make the cut. I am =
also
attempting to reduce my work load servicing pianos. I find it =
easy to
answer the call of the urgent and ignore the important.<BR><BR>About a =
year
ago a "turn in the road" put me in touch with my neighbors, both =
adults and
teens, in ways I did not experience previously. I won't take the =
time to
get more specific.<BR><BR>Some of my neighbors and acquaintances are =
satisfied
with the lives they lead, and I am not trying to change their =
minds. But
others find life a drag because they are living destructive =
lifestyles, or
they have inadequate resources to deal with their problems. They =
feel
trapped, and they don't know where to turn. One neighbor told me =
on
Sunday, "We need all the help we can get."<BR><BR>At the very least, I =
want
them to know that across the street, in the white house with red =
shutters,
there is a man who cares enough to at least listen, and maybe help in =
some
way. As a follower of Jesus, I am willing to talk about their =
current
welfare but also about the eternal, if they're open to =
that. But
this takes time, and I am trying to free up more time for such things. =
<BR><BR>The conversations I've had over the past eight months are =
quite unlike
anything before this. What I am doing is very rewarding and =
likely to
become even more so. More painful, too, probably. =
:-) I'd
love to tell you more, but I've got to stop somewhere, or this email =
will eat
up my whole morning!<BR><BR>Now you know a little more what makes me
tick. If you wish to respond and want me to see it, you'll need =
to email
me privately. I wish you all the best.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Clyde
Hollinger, RPT<BR>Lititz, PA<BR><BR>"Two roads diverged in a wood, and =
I.... <BR>I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all =
the
difference."<BR>-- Robert Frost<FONT
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