Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

Yes, we are passing the torch, after 16 consecutive annual WACKY charitable softball tournaments filled with love and hope. Over those years thousands of young softball girls have played in the tournament, and each team is assigned a cancer Cutie (a young boy or girl living with cancer- which may include those that become angels). These girls love on those Cuties... they play their hearts out and often stay in touch year-round.

A quote was shared at a banquet we held before the tournament and so many have asked for a copy. We share that quote with you:

"This is what passes for hope: Those we have lost invoke in us feelings of love that we didn't know we were capable of. These permanent changes are their legacies, their gifts to us. It is our task to transfer that love to those who still need us. In this way, we remain faithful to their memories."

The average adult makes 35,000 choices a day.

Socrates said, "An unexamined life is not worth living."

What are the 5 keys to better choice-making? Can you "kidify" those keys to help your "kids" become better choice-makers?

1. "Decide" where you are going. Reduce your options. Will this choice move me closer or farther away from my decision?

Having unwavering confidence in your future will drastically change your reaction to present challenges.

"Gratitude is a profound appreciation for the present moment."

"To travel hopefully is better than to arrive."

"Embrace your challenges with the grace of someone who knows the ending."

"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

"To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love."

"Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, 'substance, the evidence of things not seen.' Faith emits a spiritual light, and that light is discernible."

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

"Time is more than money. You can get more money, but you can't get more time."

"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend."

“Life offers you two precious gifts. One is time; the other is freedom of choice—the freedom to buy with your time what you will."

"Gratification is the fleeting thrill of receiving, while gratitude is the enduring warmth of appreciating."

"Gratitude allows us to connect deeply with our past, appreciate our present, and cultivate a positive outlook for the future."

Just because it's true doesn't mean it is the truth.

Even with its amazing capabilities, walking with technology should never be confused with walking with truth.

B.A.T. + U:

• Beware of biases.

"I feel more like I do now than I ever have!"

Our Treasured Mentor (PAST): Every experience, every encounter, every success, and every setback is wisdom that can inform the present moment.

Our Beacon of Inspiration (FUTURE): Each vision we harbor, each dream we nurture, shapes our responses/choices today.

Our Empowering Moment (NOW): Gratitude elevates our past and the moment;

Choice empowers us to craft our path, Action is the bridge that turns yesterday's lessons and tomorrow's dreams into today's realities.

"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect."

"There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do what is of greatest importance."

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

"Try not to become a man or woman of success, but rather a man or woman of value."

Reservoirs stagnate. Rivers F.L.O.W... Forever Learning, Optimizing Wisdom!!!

Be The RIVER!!

Challenge: Go see Sound of Freedom before it is gone!!