Curve Balls, Speeding Tickets, & Death at Disney World
Does life tend to throw you unexpected events, when you least expect them?
Yet, do you find yourself responding to them the same way you always have, yet somehow expect a different outcome? If so, then you should probably read this...
Late last night, I turned on the TV to catch the final bit of ESPN's daily sports summaries. I saw one of my beloved Colorado Rockies baseball players up to bat. Two fast ball pitches, right down the middle, and two whiffed strikes. Next pitch, a curve ball. Swing. Miss. Strike three. Out 'a there!
Driving into the gym, early this morning at 5:45 am, I pass by a familiar car on the side of the rode. It belongs to a bright, young lady that is a personal trainer at the gym I train at. (I'll keep her name anonymous for obvious reasons). She's been pulled over, by a policeman. And she's got her door open, talking to the police offer, while she's signing a ticket (what I'd presume was a speeding ticket, knowing the area).
Then, later that same morning, while doing cardio on the recumbent bike at the gym, I look up to see a news flash on the TV: "Boy Dies after Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Ride at Disney World." A 12 year old boy. Too early to leave this earth. Tragic. Truly devastating for his parents, I'm sure. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
Take a minute to look at the these three examples I've just written about. Completely different, yet at the same time, they are similar. What's similar about them? Unexpectedness.
Each one of these people surely didn't expect to have this happen to them. They were expecting a different outcome.
But, as you and I know, life doesn't work in a straight line. It is full of peaks and valley's. Ups and downs. Curve balls get thrown at us all of the time. Yet, the way I see it, it's the way we go about reacting to these unexpected events that defines who we are, and more important, who we will become.
When life throws you a curve ball, do you react the same way each time? Or, do you look back on the event, learn something from it, and carry that with you? For the next time you're faced with a great challenge, you are much better prepared to handle it with confidence, grace and an unwavering conviction to overcome it.
Ask yourself: What recent event has unexpectedly come your way, and how did you handle it? And more important, what did you learn from it? ---> Click the "comments" link below and add your story... I can wait to read it!
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Yet, do you find yourself responding to them the same way you always have, yet somehow expect a different outcome? If so, then you should probably read this...
Late last night, I turned on the TV to catch the final bit of ESPN's daily sports summaries. I saw one of my beloved Colorado Rockies baseball players up to bat. Two fast ball pitches, right down the middle, and two whiffed strikes. Next pitch, a curve ball. Swing. Miss. Strike three. Out 'a there!
Driving into the gym, early this morning at 5:45 am, I pass by a familiar car on the side of the rode. It belongs to a bright, young lady that is a personal trainer at the gym I train at. (I'll keep her name anonymous for obvious reasons). She's been pulled over, by a policeman. And she's got her door open, talking to the police offer, while she's signing a ticket (what I'd presume was a speeding ticket, knowing the area).
Then, later that same morning, while doing cardio on the recumbent bike at the gym, I look up to see a news flash on the TV: "Boy Dies after Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Ride at Disney World." A 12 year old boy. Too early to leave this earth. Tragic. Truly devastating for his parents, I'm sure. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
Take a minute to look at the these three examples I've just written about. Completely different, yet at the same time, they are similar. What's similar about them? Unexpectedness.
Each one of these people surely didn't expect to have this happen to them. They were expecting a different outcome.
But, as you and I know, life doesn't work in a straight line. It is full of peaks and valley's. Ups and downs. Curve balls get thrown at us all of the time. Yet, the way I see it, it's the way we go about reacting to these unexpected events that defines who we are, and more important, who we will become.
When life throws you a curve ball, do you react the same way each time? Or, do you look back on the event, learn something from it, and carry that with you? For the next time you're faced with a great challenge, you are much better prepared to handle it with confidence, grace and an unwavering conviction to overcome it.
Ask yourself: What recent event has unexpectedly come your way, and how did you handle it? And more important, what did you learn from it? ---> Click the "comments" link below and add your story... I can wait to read it!
Read my weight training, muscle building, fat burning, & exercise tips from Real SOLUTIONS
posted by Stephen at 7:35 AM
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I was worried that I would be transfered to another city. For several weeks I discussed options with my wife about moving our family of six from going to a new city with only my income, trying to sell our house, buying a new one...all the usual problems.
While I was at the new office I got a call the morning before I left saying that my "middle" daughter (who had volleyball finals beginning that afternoon)was hit by a car on the way to the bus stop and was being taken by airlife to a hospital. I flew back to find they had been upgrading her condition as the morning went along. She is doing better now, but we have begun the first surgeries to repair her knee, and vollyball and the sports that she enjoys are out of the question for now.
Life happens in other ways as we plan for the future. Needless to say, moving is now way down on our list of concerns. But with her faith, attitude, and athletic ablility I know she's going to be alright.
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