Sometimes I wonder if everyone is getting sick of hearing and reading my boring blog posts, but then I remember that this is mainly for me. Not for anyone else. I appreciate those who read it and especially those who leave feedback. Thanks to all of you.
Life is never easy. It wasn't meant to be. That's why the challenge has always been to make the most of it and not let it pass you by. We have good days and we have bad ones. Sometimes life throws us a curveball and we have to decide whether we should swing or not. My philosophy has generally been swing. Take the risk. But my follow through has always been a bit on the sketchy side. Example: Many years ago, life threw a curveball to my everyday life when the opportunity rose to descend a very tall, steep hill. I took what seemed to be the fun option (the risk, the swing) and hurried down this daunting decline. My sketchy follow through caused me to fall and injure myself. In retrospect, it's obvious that the correct choice was not to swing at that curveball and to proceed with caution down the hill. I could have saved myself from various cuts, scrapes and bruises. But then again, sometimes it's those very decisions that shape who we are today. Some may call them mistakes, but others call them learning experiences. I'm also sure that all of us can think of many of these very experiences. Taking that swing at the curveball is NOT always the wrong option though. I can think of a number of occasions where that risk brought great reward. The dilemma for us then becomes, when should we swing and when shouldn't we? Just as many athletes discover, sometimes it may take a good coach to help learn and feel when the swing is appropriate. That coach, whether it be a true friend, parent, family member or the best coach of all, our Heavenly Father, will help to achieve that sense of what's right for us. I don't pretend, however, to be a pro or to always listen to my coach, but I do try to only take the necessary swings.
Innovation is the key to success in todays world. Think of anything that has made a difference lately or that has taken the public by storm. Social media for example was soo innovative that there is hardly a soul that isn't connected in one way or another to some form of social media. I am not, however, going to talk about the pros and cons of social media networks, but I will say they have been both good and bad to me over the years. Back to the topic of innovation. I think that's really the one thing I could use more of in my life. I've dedicated much thought to the subject. I'm obsessed with it. But yet, I still lack it. How innovative are you?
Well I'm going to bring this post to a close. Take it easy friends. Always look on the bright side, even if it's far from sight.
This all reminds me of a talk I heard in my singles ward. A guy got up there and started talking about the Lion King. I about died and thought how corny can you be!?!? But then he went into detail. He talked about how Simba ran away when things got rough. He started living a selfish lifestyle of "no worries". Rafiki then comes to remind him of who is father is and how he needs to see his father in his reflection and how we are like that. We are supposed to see God in us. Simba is then hit with a stick by Rafiki. He tells him not to worry about it. Rafiki then swings again and Simba ducks. Rafiki then says how you should forget what happened in the past but still learn from it. thats what the most important thing is. I was blown away by how a kids movie that i didnt even like as a kid, held so much symbolism. I like your take on it with basketball. I have often compared life to a rollercoaster. Full of twists and turns. How sometimes you absolutely love it. Some have shaky parts. some have parts that scare ya to death. some make ya sick. How once youre on it, the only thing you can really do is try and have fun. Theres no getting off until its over. Id be lying if I tried to say I always listen to "the coach". Luckily, unlike in baseball, we are guaranteed a win if we always make our next play in sync with the coaches. Great post my man.
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