Be the Blessing
Remember Chevy Chase in Caddyshack? He encouraged a young golfer to, “Be the ball.” Over the holiday season, a similar, but better, philosophy washed over me. I could be a blessing, especially to my own family. I’ve been so many other things in life that I never really gave it much thought before. Although I’ve fallen short in a lot of ways throughout my life, I truly believe that being a blessing is something I can pull off, by the grace of God.
I recently swam in Silver Glen Springs, one of Florida’s fountains of youth, deep in the heart of the Ocala National Forest. Swimming in one of Florida’s springs is one of my favorite things to do, especially when there aren’t very many people around. It’s cleansing, refreshing, and, yes, rejuvenating. I actually do come out feeling younger, looser, cleaner. It is a baptism of sorts. Between the swim and the idea of being a blessing, I feel like I’ve been baptized into a new way of thinking, perhaps even a new way of living.
My dog is a role model for optimism
Generally, whenever I get ready to let my dog, Sparky, out the back door to the yard, she has her nose in the crack of the door and is ready to move the moment the door opens wide enough to get out. She seems always to be thinking, “There could be something out there that’s going to be very fun to chase. Maybe a cat, maybe a squirrel, but something.” And she never seems concerned that the big dog next door might have gotten over the fence again and could be out there waiting for her.
When the door opens, she is gone, almost instantly, to the back fence to see what might be there. Most of the time there isn’t anything to chase. Still, she knows that every time the door opens, there just might be. When she comes back in the house, she always checks the front door, just in case someone might have left it open so she could go for an exhilarating run off the leash. She would never pass up an opportunity to do that.
Is some fantastic opportunity going to present itself to me every time I go out my front door? Probably not. However, if I go through the day thinking something great might be just around the corner, which is similar to the way Sparky – who, by the way, is actually an idiot – thinks, I’m going to be much more ready when an opportunity arises than I would be just moping through the day.
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