It’s a beautiful crisp fall morning. The sun is out but you can feel the nip in the air. How I wish I’m still at home and in bed snuggling but alas it’s another football game today on an early Saturday morning.
I’m particularly entertained today by the cow bells from our team and the other team. One day I will succumb and give in.
Wish you could hear our middle school coaches. Man! They are a passionate lot. I wonder every day why they still have voices after a game or a practice. Their body language is very entertaining too.
My auditory sense is on overload today – cowbells, screaming coaches (and Parents), whistles, music, and more. I feel invigorated, vibrant, and alive. I needed this jumpstart on a Monday morning and not the drudgery that I feel (hope I’m not the only one) five days of the week.
What I am most inspired about today is the pickup game of football happening on the other side. I see it all the time when you bring younger kids that are not part of the team. They all become friends instantly. There are no silos, no stereotypes, no marginalizing, no racism, no class types and any other hang ups we have developed as adults. These kids just play and have a good time until the game ends. What a humbling piece of pie for all of us.
So today I encourage you to find your (internal) cowbells to set your rhythm to an awesome rocking and rolling. Forget about the drudgery of the past five days. Shake the cobweb blues and stand out in the sun.
While you are it, get into a pickup game in your mind. What’s holding you back? That person you keep bumping into might just become a really good friend. You never know who you will impact until you decide to say hello.
Vian Wheatley 