Last night (Thursday, Oct. 2) I was watching the Chicago Cubs lose again to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the NLCS. I have been a Cub fan for 52 years. In my lifetime they have never won a World Series. They have never even gone to the World Series in my lifetime. At the end of each season, we end a loser.
This year was going to be different. (After all, it has been 100 years since we last won a World Series.) New and improved pitching staff…a superstar from Japan…Rooke of the Year candidate behind the plate…everyone healthy for the playoff run. We might still win. But last night I was so frustrated I had to turn the Cubs off and go for a walk with my youngest son and my dog Kryp. ( I know…odd name for a dog….another day’s blog maybe).
Taking a walk enabled me to regain perspective. Why am I so upset? Its a game! If I cannot enjoy it, why get involved? Is anyone in my family seriously ill? Have I lost my job? Can I enjoy this time in the cool of the evening with son and my dog? Can I enjoy the stars? The conversation? Can I put such trivial matters as a professional baseball game back into perspective? Yes, with God’s help I did.
Last night gave me opportunity to evaluate other realities in my life. Have I lost perspective and begun to major in minors? Do I fail to see the blessings that fill my life because I am focused on some trivial problem? Maybe the Cubs losing last night was a blessing for me. God was helping me regain perspective. The walk ended with a much calmer and more grateful me.
Frustrated? Lost Perspective? Need time with God, family, friends to put perspective back together again? Want to borrow Kryp? What is stopping you from grabbing someone and going for that walk? Do it now. Life is too short and too wonderful to miss a moment frustrated with the unimportant.
If we lose this series…again! If you hear ranting and raving coming from my house…grab a leash…take me by the hand….and let’s go. I need you. Maybe you need me. We both need God…He will walk alongside us both.
