I am a writer who hasn't been writing much lately. There are
many reasons...and none which sound even remotely valid right now.
But today I am inspired. So here I am.
Inspired by physics, Robin Roberts, my coaching friend Linda,
a sinkhole...lots of inspiration!
I didn't dislike high school physics. But what Mr. Ellis
didn't explain was the role I have on the energy inside and outside my body. Just
wasn't covered in the curriculum. But now I understand better. Now I get that everything
is energy, and that I can influence it.
Sound freaky? It really isn't. Abraham Lincoln said most
people are as happy as they make their minds up to be. That is positive energy at
work. Same with your grandmother saying you would feel better if you smiled
instead of pouted. "Lighten up" and "downcast" are very
literal descriptions of our ability to
control the energy around us. Think about it.
Robin Roberts has inspired me since her days at ESPN. She
ignores the "black female" barriers
and pushes forward. ESPN anchor, ABC morning news reader, Good Morning America
host - all easy compared to "two time cancer survivor" and "bone
marrow transplant patient." But she pushes on with grace and class and
faith. She pushes on, knowing that life is uncertain and cancer is
indiscriminant. What choice does she have but to keep dreaming.
Linda Kalafatis is one of the all-time winningest coaches in
NCAA softball history. More than that, she committed herself, her heart to her
program, her girls, the university. And in May 2012, a day after her team ended
the season with 31 wins, she was unceremoniously fired. Life happens like that
sometimes. Unexpected. Unfair. But she pushes on. What choice does she have but
to keep dreaming?
How about you...what challenges are you facing?
If you have been tracking with me for any time, you know of
a long financial struggle caused by litigation. I have learned far more about
our country's judicial process than I ever wanted to know. Sometimes it has
caused me to get stuck.
Has that happened to you? Have you ever become frozen by a
circumstance in your life? Has it become
hard to push on because your dreams seem to be lost?
Yeah, me too. I have
allowed it to affect every corner of my life, acted as if I have no control, as
if my dreams are gone.
Then a sinkhole snapped me out of it. If you don't watch the
news, you may not have heard about a sinkhole in Florida swallowing a house. A
man, asleep in his bed one minute, lost in the Earth the next minute. Death
happens like that sometimes. But this piece is not about prophesying doom. It
is a call to move. It is a call to LIVE.
Back to physics...I don't have control of the tectonic
plates under me, or of other people, or of the court system which has wreaked
havoc on my life.
BUT but but...I do have control of me. I absolutely can
affect the energy around me. I can decide what I draw to me and what I don't
allow. I can trust the One who created all energy, who can cause favor to fall
on me, who knows how many hairs are on my head and can see the end from the
beginning.
I can acknowledge the challenges but not let them have
control. How about you?
I can take one small step hen another then another, ignoring
the screaming voices saying it can't be done. How about you?
I can push on toward my dream. What choice do I have?
Will you join me...can we do it just for today? There are
sinkholes everywhere - let's be inspired to take just one step today.
DEAL?
We will talk again soon...
BP :)
