Sooo much going on right now! I think alot of people are tired of hearing about this election...burned out maybe. Well, it's reasonable to be! I am too a little... I think maybe just tired of the back and forth of it all. I'm not a debater at heart. I will state my case, but I really don't like arguing, and I'm definitely not going to try to convince people of things when I know they already have their minds made up, because I wouldn't want them to do that to me!
Because to me, things are not always black and white, there's ALOT of gray area. People just don't want to see that gray area, talk things out and say "oh, okay, we CAN compromise on this." I will get competitive with college football, though, because it doesn't directly affect me that much as politics, religion, etc.
Maybe a little tired college football too. What?? Already? Yes! I'm actually a little glad that the Gators don't play this Saturday for some reason. It's not that I don't like watching them play, or other teams play. But this week, it was kind of like, all right... FSU was the only team I cared about watching this week! And they won, whew! It was really too close for comfort, but they pulled it out of somewhere, and that made me happy, and Bobby too, of course.
But you know what? We're only halfway through this football season...and ladies, especially, the ones married to football lovers...we gotta get through it, and we will. And after, we'll say, whew! Thank goodness we have our Saturdays back to planning whatever we want to, haha! But then something else will come along, like the NFL, hockey season (which is practically 3/4 of the year), and then dun dun dun March Madness.
I was actually really glad the Tampa Rays have been winning, and making their way (cross fingers) to the World Series. You know why? Well, I was never really a baseball fan. Love watching college football and basketball, but was always bored with baseball. But this year, man, did the Rays excite people here! And me! And, kind of sad to say, it has been...not a distraction...but an added bonus to the "sporting season" of fall. The games have been something to look forward to in addition to watching and rooting for the Florida football teams (except Miami), and West VA (for you Dad). It's fun to cheer on someone you know is working hard for you, the community, and themselves of course, doing their best to provide encouragement for you, an added boost to your daily lives,...and it kind of feels like the world is a better place to live in when your team wins.
But sometimes your team doesn't win, and you just feel bad, like you were actually the one playing and lost for your team, or you feel disappointed in how the players did that day, like they didn't give it their all, or just didn't care about it, didn't care about you and your feelings... you might even feel just a little down at work the next day.
Well, that's life. It's complicated, and not easy! It is a roller coaster ride, sometimes you're up, and you're "winning", everything's going right in your life, all is right with the world. And then it's down, nothing's going right, you feel like you can't catch a break, you feel like life is just one attack after another. (And of course, there's the gray area, ho-hum daily life where there's not alot going on and you're totally bored with things). Must be how those players feel, how those politicians feel too, huh? But us, the "real" people in our lives, our beloved friends and family, the people that should really only matter, are the ones rooting for them, and rooting for each other. Because that is what we do as humans. We cheer on the people we care for. We support each other, in good times and in bad. And we should not have so much pride to not take that support and run with it.
We have to get through this season, each season in our lives, and we will. We will support our teams, cry when they lose, cheer when they win. We will do the same for each other. We will get through these times in our lives when all we see are roadblocks(or defensive linemen if you will), and we cannot see what's on the other side of them. But there is another side. We just have to have faith that it is there. We have to stick to your guns, know what we want or need, and go for it. It's hard to find that strength to get through it, but it's there in us. And we'll be so happy we found it, because whatever it is you're looking for on that other side of the roadblock, it will be worth it. It'll be worth all the effort, hard work, tears. And we have to know, too, that God is with us in every aspect of our lives. No matter what comes our way, we must stand our ground and say "Lord, I know I can get through this, not just this one thing standing in my way today, or this week, this month, but this whole thing we call life, with you by my side."
Life is not about winning and losing. It's about getting through it. Not getting through it just to speed along and say "O.K. now what?". I realize that I need to slow down and really enjoy life day to day, live more in reality of NOW, and say to myself "O.K. what can I do to make today a good day, for me, and for others in my life"... Not just always have something planned for the future (I LIVE by my planner, because back in my college years....I got a little lost, and kind of didn't plan a whole lot of anything! Which is nice sometimes of course, to be spontaneous, not have a care in the world... But I'm an organizer/planner at heart, so I love it really).
Football games and elections... we'll all be O.K. after each one. But they're fun in the moment of it all, huh?? Fun, stressful adreneline rushes, but always interesting to see outcomes! Life's not about winning and losing, it's about how you play the game.
I'm sorry I've gotten a little bit more philosophical, and less lighthearted than usual on this thing. I did have a glass of wine....hmmm...
I love you all. You are my best friends, and best family. And you mean the world to me. I would be nothing without each and every one of you guys. You've stood by me in good times, and bad...and I now realize that sometimes I need to ask for help because I know I cannot do things all on my own. And I hope you all will do the same, with me, or with whomever you feel comfortable with in your life. So...be on the lookout for advice from me in the near future. We were not made to go it alone (i.e. Adam and Eve). The institutions of family, marriage, and friendships were made by humans because they were needed.
I've always wanted to be older so I could do things all on my own...and now that I am "older", wow! Talk about real world, huh?
To everything there is a season...
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