Throughout my years of playing and coaching sports there is usually a score clock giving me the information as to where I am at in the game. I make decisions based on the time that is left. Early in the
The Problem We All Live With
I have this picture hanging in my office. It’s of six year old Ruby Bridges being escorted into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. She became the first African-American child to attend an all white elementary school
But it will come at a cost.
At the end of the Revolutionary war what was once a healthy and robust George Washington, now in his 51st year, took put a pair of glasses and stated, “Gentleman you must pardon me – I have grown gray in
Losing
“There is no downside to winning, It forever feels fabulous. But there is no teacher more discriminating or transforming than loss. The great secret… is that you can learn more from losing than winning”. Pat Conroy – My Losing Season
Judgement
There is a term in Wing-T football where a defense starts to see ghosts. They are reacting to things that are not happening. They see what appears to be a run play and the next thing you know the ball
Friendships
If you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means… When friendship is settled, you must trust; before friendship is
Letting Go
“Sometimes you’ll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room,” Chery Strayed Recently a friend of mine died as a result of a heart attack. He just celebrated
Beautiful Questions
A few years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the podcast (I love podcasts btw..) On being with Krista Tippett. Almost every week she releases a thoughtful look at things of a spiritual nature. She will interview poets, writers, spiritual leaders, etc. I would not