Soooo do we continue to search for the lost gold in the
Superstition Mountains? Are we like
Juan Ponce de León and continue to search for the fountain of youth? Do we buy lottery
tickets to win the big jack pot? Do we look to find a deal that no one else could? We don’t want to miss out on the good stuff now do
we! Or are they wild goose chases? Saturday question—Have you ever been on a
wild goose chase?
Warning: My friends, Roy a.k.a. The Fixer along with his assistant Rita, stopped by to fix my recliner that is suppose to swivel and rock but didn't do either very well. He said I was off my rocker but did fix it by tightening a couple of my screws.! Make sure you think about that when reading this "It's Saturday."
RichieRich who is a great do-gooder, says--Don’t miss out in life what life has for
you! Enjoy life. I had breakfast with a long-time friend who is a good person
with a good heart, my kind of person (i.e. that could be many of you
folks).
ANYWAY, he admitted that he gets
discouraged sometimes (i.e. now don’t we all, none of us live on the mountain
top all the time but we do have valleys).
My friend is a real person, not a phony or a faker.
David in the Psalms laments about a third of
the time but ends all his lament with a statement referring to God being his
everything even though he didn’t understand it all. David is one of my heroes.
His story is soooo real and parallels much of
my life (i.e. although I’m not near as great as he was for sure, not by a long shot).
I’m quite sure that my thoughts of life and
your thoughts of life aren’t much different than many of David’s thoughts of
life.
He just had a platform to expose
his thoughts and wisdom that we are still reading about. God called David “a
man after his Own heart!” Now that’s a wow! And that is hard to understand.
I am working on trying to learn stuff that I should have
learned way earlier in my life but I didn’t.
I’m trying to learn to not to
have to learn stuff twice the hard way. Would you have done things differently in
your life if you would have known back then what you know now? I would have for sure. I had a great conversation recently with a
friend about a difficult cultural problem.
We had the greatest conversation, especially as my friend is much more exposed
to it and has much more experience on the subject than I do. I listened mostly. Okay, maybe I said some dumb stuff once in a
while; I usually do! I don’t have many
friends who I could have had this conversation with. This person is special I would say, a real person with a good heart; my kind of person. Thanksamillion
my friend. ItchieBitchie who seems to have a high pain threshold, says—Oh shoots, if things would have just gone a
little different my life would be way different, just a couple of things that’s
all.
What kind of decision-makers are we? Are we impulsive, prone to make
decisions with only a minimum of information? Do we respond to feelings or
intuition? Or are we at the other extreme, analyzing and overanalyzing, even
finding yourself suffering from “paralysis of analysis”? Or somewhere in
between? OneSmartPerson says--The difference between average decisions and
great decisions is the quality of information. Before you make a decision, do
your homework. Measure twice, cut once. “The way of a fool seems right to him,
but a wise man listens to advice” (Proverbs 12:15). “Plans fail for
lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed”
(Proverbs
15:22).
I find it interesting to read all kinds of
books. Some of you do too. Some of you don’t read. Sorry
but I think you are really missing the boat, my opinion. I was maybe 34 and was at
a continuing ed class when the guy next to me asked me if I read—well, I have
to read for my business and to get my degrees but not really a reader—you need
to read; you are really missing out; go to the library and get a copy of
Pilgrim’s Progress and the
Bible and
read those first. I was familiar with the
Bible but
not with
Pilgrim’s Progress soooo I did stop at the
library and did read it. That was my start of reading. My family did not do a
lot of reading and some of your families do. We can watch TV or read or do
both, we have choices!!!!! Happenstance, na, I don’t think
soooo! Sooo after I wrote this I went on a walk in our park. There
was this maybe 80-year-old guy reading while sitting in the sun. I
asked him what he was reading? He told me that he was 70 before he started
reading—how did that happen—we were at my daughter’s place, and she had box of
James Patterson books soooo I thought I would read one and the rest is
history. He then told me that he has about 5 authors that he likes
that write mysteries, and I read them a lot. I also read the Bible every
morning, but I sure have a hard time understanding it sometimes. Soooo there you go! (e.g.Tommy was taught in Sunday school that God answers prayers many times differently than the way we want them to be answered. Also he learned that God loves us sooooo much that he will forgive all our sins no matter how bad they are. Tommy wanted a new bike really bad. He prayed and he prayed but never got a new bike. Soooo he stole a bike like just what he wanted and then asked God to forgive him).
C. S. Lewis said that Jesus was either a liar or a lunatic or the Lord. Oh ya, there is a lot of ideas about Jesus! Yes, Jesus is hard to understand for many. Soooo what is your understanding? Don't kid yourself folks!
Sooooo I said to a female pickleball partner who I really
don’t know, you have a very good back hand (i.e just trying to be sincerely
nice to her)—the reason I do is I have practiced a lot let me tell you
erv.
Sooooo we can get better at almost anything if we practice a lot (i.e. like
what is important to you, whatever that may be). This gal is a gunner and a
grinder in learning to play pb at a highest level her ability will allow it appears, maybe
even obsessed.
Many pickleball participants just want to
have a good time, socialize, and get some exercise.
Maybe some folks’ motivation is different
than other folks, do you think! MissPerfect who thinks she's the best horse in the stable but might not be, says—YaBut
erv, age, accidents, and
events in our lives do change how we think and act about many things.
Yes, I agree MissPerfect, they have stunning
effects! I read somewhere and also heard a friend say recently, there is a time for everything (i.e. a time to hang up the hiking shoes)!
LuckieEddie who certainly is a big encourager, says--Don’t miss out on the good stuff of
life. CoachB says—"When you are around
folks with a positive mentality it takes everybody to a different level. It’s
the second law of thermodynamics. We shall improve.” I believe that. OneSmartPerson reminded me—Keep cheerful
friends; grouches pull you down. I read what Tony Dungy said while eating my
oatmeal with half a banana on it—“So much of what we do as human beings—so many
of the mistakes we make and desires we have—flows from having very little
self-esteem. Many of us wear masks,
strive for unworthy goals, get into bad relationships, compromise our
integrity, or just blend in with the crowd because deep down inside we’re
wounded and needy.” Yikes, I hate that
when Tony tells it like it is.
OurOldGolfBuddy, the OldIRS-Agent, told us on the 8th tee box—Just remember boys if an IRS agent shows up at your door, don’t worry, it’s not a criminal case. If it’s a criminal case, there will be more than one agent and they will have their guns drawn! And remember, the taxpayers are always behind the 8-ball as the IRS never has to prove anything, but the taxpayers do! And the IRS doesn’t care what the taxpayers think! Your opinion doesn't count!
I had a great opportunity to learn,
especially from someone else’s lesson!
haha
I was having lunch with a
couple of friends and one told this story about himself.
He was a high school hockey coach and one of
his sons was the goalie.
He said—"I
was very competitive back then and was really railing on the officials about a
call.
Finally, my son skated over to me
and put his big, padded goalie glove over my mouth.
I was humbled and realized that I was making
a fool out of my self and embarrassing my son and my team.
This lesson changed my life.” Soooo a lesson
from a teenage boy to father to me and maybe to you!
Big on the maybe! And all at no cost! What a deal!
Saturday question—Do hockey players and coaches use a lot of bad language? I
can’t imagine this friend using bad language!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said--Past experience should be a guidepost, not a hitching post.
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