Happy Mardi Gras!
It's funny how distance gives you perspective. I dearly miss living on the Coast, but this distance has given me a unique perspective on my ex-Coastal life. I know my family is having fun today, and hopefully drinking a cold one for me.
To give you a glimpse on my perspective now, imagine yourself as a quarterback in a football game. There are highly trained athletes racing towards you, with a goal of trusting your lifeless body into the ground. The crowd is deafening. The game is moving at light speed, and your trying to pass the ball to an open receiver. The longer you hold onto the ball, the greater opportunity you have to make a successful pass, however your also giving your opponents time to tackle you. You put your trust in the offensive line, and they are holding well. You look down field for an open opportunity. You throw the ball with your best precision, and moments after your release a defensive back comes in line with ball... The man you thought was open was actually double covered. You never noticed the lone man who was wide open all the time. How could you? You were in the heat of battle!
It's easy to sit on the 50 yard line and see the open receiver. The guy on the sidelines have a full field of view, and they don't have an imminent threat of physical injury.
Sometimes we find ourselves so engaged in our personal life that we don't take time to step back and look at the full field. It's worth a look to the sidelines and talk to a trusted friend about the game in front of you. Talk to trusted allies about what opportunities you may be overlooking.
Tomorrow starts a time for serious work, but as for today...
Laissez le bon temp rouler!!!
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