Holiday Greetings from Tenagra/Online Ads

From: Cliff Kurtzman <cliff_at_tenagra.com>
Date: Fri 21 Dec 2001 10:55:47 -0500

Thanks again to everyone on this list that has contributed
to make Online Ads a useful resource over the past year, and
our Survival Conference this past September such a huge
success.

I know this has been one heck of a tough year for virtually
every member of this list. I look forward to 2002 once again
being a year where we can all look towards building a better
future for our industry. My sense is that those of us that
didn't expend all their resources too soon in the hubris and
craziness of 1998 and 1999 will end up being the ones that
are the long term survivors -- in the end, the meek shall
inherit the Net, so it would seem.

The below list arrived in my e-mail box yesterday by way
of multiple forwarding. The author was not clear... possibly
someone by the name of Charles Walsh. In any event, I felt it
was a poignant statement for our times (regardless of one's
religious orientation) and I wanted to share it with the rest
of you.

May you each have a joyous holiday and a great New Years.


--Cliff


Clifford R. Kurtzman, Ph.D.
President and CEO
The Tenagra Corporation
http://www.tenagra.com/
281/480-6300
Turning the Internet into a Strategic Asset


1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things
we didn't have; this Christmas we are thinking about all
the things we do have.

2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors
of our homes; this Christmas we are placing wreaths on the
graves of our heroes.

3. Last Christmas we were letting our Sons play with
toy guns; this Christmas we are teaching them that guns
are not toys.

4. Last Christmas we were counting our money; this
Christmas we are counting our blessings.

5. Last Christmas we paid lip service to the real meaning
of the holidays; this Christmas we are paying homage to it.

6. Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate;
this Christmas we are lighting candles to commemorate.

7. Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank
accounts to find money to fly home for the holidays; this
Christmas we are digging deep into our
souls to find courage to do so.

8. Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying
relatives get the best of us; this Christmas we
are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.

9. Last Christmas we thought it was enough to celebrate
the holidays; this Christmas we know we must also find ways
to consecrate them.

10. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush
down a football field was a hero; this Christmas we know a
man who rushes into a burning building is the real one.

11. Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness
of the holidays; this Christmas we are thinking about the
meaning of them.

12. Last Christmas we were getting on one another's
nerves; this Christmas we are getting on our knees.

13. Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts
from stores; this Christmas we are giving thanks
for gifts from God.

14. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our
children all the things that money can buy-the hottest
toys the latest fashions, the newest gadgets; this
Christmas we are wondering how to give them all
the things it can't-a sense of security, safety, peace.

15. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the pressure
we are under at the office; this Christmas we are thinking
about the people that no longer have an office to go to.

16. Last Christmas we were singing carols; this Christmas
we are singing anthems.

17. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would
feel to be affluent; this Christmas we are thinking how
good it feels to be alive.

18. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven;
this Christmas we know some are right here on earth.

19. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes
we wanted to make in the New Year; this Christmas we are
contemplating all the changes we will have to make in this
new reality.

20. Last Christmas we believed in the power of the
pocketbook; this Christmas we believe in the power of
prayer.

21. Last Christmas we were sharing /spreading/listening
to gossip; this Christmas we are sharing/spreading/listening
to the gospel.

22. Last Christmas we were complaining about how much
of our earnings went to pay taxes; this Christmas we
comprehend that freedom isn't free.

23. Last Christmas we valued things that were costly;
this Christmas we value things that are holy.

24. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore football,
basketball, and baseball uniforms; this Christmas the people
we idolize wear police, firefighter, and military uniforms.

25. Last Christmas "peace on earth" is something we
prayed for on Sunday mornings; now it is something we pray
for every day.






Received on Fri Dec 21 2001 - 09:55:47 CST