The Tigers of LSU, the team I have embraced as long as I can remember, won a game last night, but you would of never known by the reaction of the announcers during the game. So this morning as I refleced on the game, the announcers, and my reactions to it all, I am struck with a question. What does that tell me?
First, my reflections have once again reminded me of how I let a game and what others say about it, affect me a tab too much. I have grown, in the sense that I don't allow it all to affect the whole week until the next game, but I still give a game way too much power over my life. Idols, still tug at me. It is though growth that I took time to center and listen to God help me learn from the experience.
Second, the Tigers won. They might of not lived up to the announcers' expectations, the fans' expectation, or mine, but they did win. The Tigers can and most likely will approve as a team and as individual players, but to do so, they will have to live in the moment and not listen to others' expectations, instaed learning from the experiences. Learning their strengths and their weeknesses. I too must learn to do the same. I must live in the moment and not try to meet expectations, mine and others, but instaed to practice an awareness of the moment and allow myself to be open to the experience of it, helping others and myself to share the gifts of that unique gift of the present.
Third, although the Tigers perservered and got the win, perfection is not an option. Even if they go undefeated this season and win the National Championship, they still will have room to grow. Their best bet of meeting their goals is to accept their failures and to allow them to stay humble and grow and grow and grow. I too must do this, because beating myself up ove my failures, never encourages me to do better, but sticks me in the past instaed of living in the present. I grow when I allow my failures to be stepping stones to allow me to keep on walking.
I hope that the Tigers have a graet year but mostly I hope that each young man on that team grows from the journey they are blessed to be on. I too hope to grow and to experience joy in each moment of my journey. Good luck to the Tigers and to you on the journey.
Shall we walk?
I love you,
Randy
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