Ball

Like that army patient told Forrest Gump,

"Keep your eye on the ball."

You need to find your ball. What is it you dream about?

It could be pool. It could be a family. It could be leading. It could be creating. It could be ANYTHING YOU WANT.

That's quite a simple answer. But what do you really want?

That's easy. Just trust your first impression. Well, which one was my first one, I've had so many. Now you are lost. There's been millions of impressions you say? Really, there been only a few impressions.

How many toys can fit in your crib?

What toys are in your bed now?

What toys do you play with now?

Most people have 3 toys:

·       Work? (How you earn your daily bread.) ____________________

·       Play? (Things for leisure/entertainment.) ____________________

·       Family? (Things you do for your family.) _____________________

There is a fourth toy most people don't talk about. Actually it is your first toy. That toy is to learn.

·       Learn? (What do you really want to learn?) ___________________

To learn is your first impression. Before the ball you just lay there. You learned to roll over. Then you learned to sit up. These are milestones in learning and growing.

Then you learned how to stand.

We take it for granted now, but at one time we had to learn how to stand up on our own two feet.

Life was fascinating then. There were so many things to learn.

Now as an adult. Life is almost the same thing every day.

Eat, sleep, work. Eat, sleep, work. Eat, sleep, work. Eat, sleep, work. Eatsleepwork.

The zest of life. Where is it?

          Where is the Learn?

          Where is the Ball?

How can I keep my eye on the ball if I don't know where it is?

by Tomas Burke