Above The Line Article:
"A New Season"
By Erik Carlson
My wife is always impressed that I can go out and play
pick-up basketball, get beat up on, get into heated arguments,
see tempers fly; then when the game ends, it’s all
over. Yes, I may need to apologize from time to time for
my flagrant fouls, but when the game is over, it’s
over. The next time we lace up our sneakers, I can joke
around with the same guy who split my lip with his elbow
the week before. Maybe it’s a guy thing, but I do
believe there is something to say about moving on.
Yes, my friends, we are in a new season in our country.
It’s like a new game. Regardless of who you voted
for, and how heated the fight got during the race, the contest
is over. Let’s hang up the laces. How can we best
move on in spite of our differences? I have a few thoughts.
I believe we need to behave like the remarkable Americans
that we are. We need to start praying for our new President,
and our leaders. We need to encourage each other by living
our lives to their fullest potential. I truly believe that
the human spirit is incredibly resilient, and though their
might still be doom and gloom in the air, as I mention in
my newsletter last
month (from which I received tremendous feedback), these
tough times can become rocket fuel to take us to our best
times.
Let’s continue to play to our strengths. Dust those
dreams off of the shelf, and believe that they are now possible.
Fight like you’ve never fought before. In the Old
Testament when Nehemiah was leading his people to rebuild
the temple, he said “do not be afraid ... remember
the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers,
fight for your sons and your daughters, fight for your wives
and fight for your homes”. It’s time to see
what we’re made of. We just might surprise ourselves.
Forget about the past and any hurt feelings or worries;
and remember that the rest of our days are the best of our
days. Now let’s go get ‘em!
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