Watch out for Lucy!
Long before Sponge Bob & Hannah Montana were even thought of, there was good ol' Charlie Brown.
Such a classic.
It would never fail. My Nanny Louise would call. She'd tell my mom"Tell Heather... Charlie Brown comes on tonight".
She knew I loved him,but me watching the cartoon always made my mom a little anxious.
Just like in the "Witch and Monkey" scene in the Wizard of Oz, she would make me cover my eyes.And when I didn't want to...she'd try to prepare me for what was about to happen.
Mom said it would "devastate" me when it would happen.
You know the scene I'm talking about...Lucy holding the football. Charlie running with all his might to kick it.
Then "AAAUUUGGGHHH!" there she goes again.
Taking it away,Causing Charlie to go flying for a loop and crashing to the ground.
I would cry....and cry...and cry...I HATED what she would do.
The meanness. The deceit.
It has always broke my heart seeing someone get their hopes up, seeing someone "giving it all they got",for then someone else to "take it away".
Do you see what is happening today?
It's all around us. Everywhere we turn. Our message to you.
BE AWARE.
BE SMART.
BE READY.
I find myself covering my eyes once again.
Call me tender hearted if you want.
But our hearts break when we see good people, like Charlie, trusting "Lucy's".
So again.
BE AWARE
You won't recognize "Lucy" today. She won't have black hair and be wearing a blue dress.She might be the company you've given your heart to for the past 20 years,
Maybe it's the new "internet" program that promises you "easy riches",Or the home business that takes thousands from you and is gone tomorrow.
BE SMART
Start today figuring out how to add additional income streams to your life.Pay close attention to what you love.
Educate yourself.
Feed your mind with "good books".Learn what it means to "be still" and "LISTEN".
BE READY
Even if you're prepared, you might still stumble or even take a tumble, but you won't be taken off guard and fall hard like Charlie.You see if Charlie would've been ready, he would've known what to expect.
Perhaps he wouldn't have ran so hard.Perhaps he might have slowed down.
One thing that is for sure, he would've had OPTIONS...
So here we are... Jimmy and Heather Coley aka "Linus & Peppermint Patty"
Shouting to YOU from the sidelines"Hey Charlie! Watch out for that chick Lucy!"
Get aware. Get smart. Get ready.
