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š Full transparency here. IāM NOT GOING TO SPRING TRAINING TO SEE THE NEW SEMI-SHEER UNIFORMS!š¤ lol (humor words, that was last week)
BUT, I love Spring Training! The fans own it. Diehards come from the north and spend their spring breaks saluting their heroes. Itās easy to get star autographs. Stats-keeping is its own sort of competitive sport in the stands. The volunteers at our ballparks (Cacti Park, Roger Dean Stadium, & Clover Park) are the some of the kindest humans youāll ever meet. Plus you may catch one of my first pitches!
āFielding Dreamsā
šµTHE OUTFIELD HOLDS A CURIOUS MEMORY FROM MY SHORT STINT AT SOFTBALL. A HIGH-VELOCITY HIT INTERRUPTED MY DAYDREAM! THE SOFTBALL SOARED STRAIGHT INTO MY EYE, GIVING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF STARTING 7TH GRADE WITH THE SHINER GOTH/EMO VIBE. I just called it āthe eye of the tiger.ā Would you believe I made all-stars? I basically only hit infield grounders or bunts. Yikes! BUT, I sprinted the bases like the Usain Bolt of the softball world. Teammates called me the āDESIGNATED HIT RUNNER.ā Iād steal bases like a maniac!š
I learned a valuable lesson that I think will serve you well. When you focus on your unique strengths, even if theyāre not predictable or mainstream, you can add a different kind of value to your team. Iām convinced it has to do with how God has designed you. If I kept striking swings against the wall trying to be a slugger versus a runner, no bueno! By focusing on what I had the most design for, I mastered a unique weapon for the team. Granted, I also learned softball wasnāt my forte overall. š¶āš«ļø It did give me great strategy on tackling life with originality!
āGo Marlins!ā
SERVE STRONGEST BY STRENGTHENING YOUR STRENGTHS.ā
š« So thereās foot speed and then thereās jet suit speed. Enter James Bond or Ethan Huntā¦š„ The first-ever JET SUIT RACE is set for today in Dubai! Rocket packs with jet fluid will propel the fifty competitors through the skies. Flight direction, manueverability, and speed is controlled by the competitorsā arms, much like a bird. Gravity Industries is sponsoring this aerial spectacle of human flight. https://gravity.co/
āEarn Your Wings!ā
IT TAKES HARD WORK! At the end of the day, itās not the rocket fuel but the determination and skill that will lead to a win. BACK TO BASEBALL š„µ āIt aināt the heat, itās the humility.ā Thatās from the legendary Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. In my world, my dad is a famous NY Yankee. He played with the organization in the early 70s. Now he coaches high school baseball in Alabama.
āCool Under Pressureā (Coach Shaw & Full Count)
šŖ Coach Shaw gives different kinds of baseballs to his players throughout their ups and downs each season. Itās his type of creative communication that puts the game into a greater perspective.
āSeams & Scriptureā
So what are you in spring training for? A business, sport, art, relationship? Whatever it is, realize what you bring in the dugout is just as important as what you bring to the field. Master your originality! Imagine new ways bring out the best in those around you.
HARD WORK DEFIES THE GRAVITY OF AVERAGE.
āGo after a life of love as if your life depended on itābecause it does. Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you.ā 1 Corinthians 14:1
So happy to have you on this āWeather of Wordsā team!š
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