Mirror, mirror

The hard reality of this building is sort of like life. It is there. Some days sunshine and clouds are reflected, and some days nothing but cold and drizzle turn it into a gray blob.  This beautiful mirrored structure withstands it all. Look at yourself. Are you a "mirrored structure" and reflect only the feelings you are surrounded with? Or do you dig deeper and pull yourself up to your highest standards, rising above the drizzle of "ordinary"?  Each of us has capabilities we have not yet tapped. We each think, 'well, now, I'm doing pretty good in my situation'.  This type of thinking will get you just there: right where you are now, no further.  Why not strive to be the best you can be?  Don't be a blob. Snap out of your reverie and plunge full ahead in life.  If you don't do the driving... life will pass you by quickly and mercilessly.

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