The Old Inuit Song

When in troubled waters, remember to sing The Old Innuit Song. It soothes the spirit:

"I think over again my small adventures.

My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big,

For all the vital things I had to get and reach.

And yet there is only one great thing,

The only thing,

To live to see the great day that dawns

And the light that fills the world."

~ An Old Inuit Song ~

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A Short Story

The snow fell all night and all day - over 3 feet of snow. As a 9-year- old, I loved it. In the evening when the snowfall subsided, I did as I always did, and ventured out with my snow shovel to make some money. 

I knocked on several neighborhood doors with no luck. Finally, at a home with a 30’ X 20’ driveway, the owner agreed to my $5 offer to shovel their driveway. I was pleased. $5 was a lot of money in those days.

Over 3 hours later and exhausted, I knocked on the door to announce I completed the shoveling. During my ordeal, I convinced myself the homeowner would see how much work their driveway required and give me more than what I asked. He didn’t.

And so I learned a big, important lesson when I was 9 years old. Don’t be stupid.

Author Joe Koenig "Getting the Truth"

My Annual Thanksgiving Prayer

At the blink of an eye, 
Life moves us from 
Bliss to Sorrow,
Give to borrow.

Ever-changing,
Delivering us to another place, 
To another destination,
From another space.

Requiring us
To reflect;
To sense what we haven’t sensed before;
To absorb what is around us.

Resulting in us 
Seeing through things, 
Around things,
Inside things.

Discovering
Our real worth,
What we’re made of,
And what we’ve become.

All the pieces are here, 
Our family’s fabric 
Sewn tightly together, 
Sinewy and strong.

New and old blended together.
Year in year out, life gets better.

Author Joe Koenig  "Getting the Truth"

Featured Speaker at Institute of Internal Auditors

Joe Koenig will be the featured speaker for training members of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Lansing, December 8, 2015.

IIA Training           Get Mr. Koenig's book, "Getting the Truth."