If we show children the level path, they’ll have what they need for the climb
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” ~ Proverbs 22:6 I think something may be getting lost in the translation, here. Everywhere I look, I see parents starting their children off, holding their hand, walking with them, lugging their backpacks, bringing […]
Golfers…is it hazard, boundary or OB?
Some games have foul lines. On or inside, the ball is in play. (baseball) Some games have touch lines. On or inside, the ball is live. (soccer) The ruling is made by an official with regard to the ball and not the player. Unless you’re playing pick up ball, where the loudest and most authoritative […]
Where do Spirit Tears come from?
When the scrappy outside back (White) battles the opposing team’s forward (Blue) to win the ball near the touchline, we cheer her on. One shields, the other pokes. One leans, the other muscles in. The referee lets them play. All fair. No foul. Blue turns sharply toward the field just as white lifts her head. White’s […]
Have you ever painted a sunset?
Some of my fondest memories of my youngest daughter are the times we used to paint the sunset. She was probably about three years old, and whenever we spotted a sunset, we’d pull out our imaginary paintbrushes and paint, together. We’d make flourishes with our brushes, in oranges and yellows and reds. And then we would dab […]
Raindrops on the window, have you watched them too?
My 22 year old, bi-lingual daughter wrote me. “Look what was on Twitter: Soy ese 99,9999999999999% que de pequeño se quedaba mirando las gotas de lluvia en el cristal del coche para ver como hacían carreras.” She says, “My translation: I’m one of the 99.9999999999999% who as a child sat looking at the raindrops on the […]
Prizes are for Kids, Right?
This from Seth Godin this morning. (He’s a marketing guru and motivational speaker and champion of the “common man,” so to speak)… Ways to improve your performance: Compete for a prize Earn points Please a demanding boss Make someone else’s imminent deadline Face sudden death elimination in the playoffs Wear a heart monitor and track performance publicly […]
Better + Better Perfects
“Practice makes perfect, but nobody’s perfect so why practice?” That was one of my favorite expressions when I was a young athlete. ‘Course I didn’t believe a word of it. I practiced all the time. In fact, as I pull out the nameplates from old trophies my daughter observes that I have way more “most […]
Crying foul in a fair game
From our earliest days, the injustice of getting less when someone else gets more stings. What if our eternal future rest on whether we can let this go?
Go Beyond “You Just Have to Believe in Yourself”
I used to get really discouraged watching athletes interviewed after their winning performances, especially the young, amateur athletes like you see on the Olympics. The news correspondent would say: “So, how did you do it? What do you recommend for all those aspiring swimmers, ball players, dancers, etc. out there?” This was inevitably their response, […]
Same God, New Me, Daily
God doesn’t keep repeating Gods-self. That’s SUCH a good thing. He doesn’t say what I would say to me, “If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a thousand times ___________.” Nope. God finds a new way to put what God needs to keep telling me over and over again. That is grace. Because the […]