What drives a person to want to accomplish something from ordinary to the extraordinary? I think of those who compete at the Olympics – the months and even years of grueling training and stiff discipline for a chance to win the coveted and prestigious gold medal. Or the ones who rise to the challenge to win $1,000,000 and the title of “American Ninja Warrior?” What motivates these athletes to prove their strength and competency beyond the average? What is their mission if it is not to take hold of the prize, the fame, the sense of accomplishment from ordinary to Read More
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Maxine and Me
I’m a walker and Maxine is a golfer. One bright summer day, we challenged one another to try each others’ sports. Yup, Maxine and me. Maxine caught on to walking fairly easy – after I talked her out of her robe and slippers and into a fashionable jogging outfit . Then I had to try her sport. I stood knees slightly bent, feet apart, head down, arms straight but relaxed, fingers interlocked around a shaft of a golf club that looked like only half of it survived a land mine explosion, and my eyes fixated on a small, pock-marked Read More
Housekeeper Without a Home
Martha has it all together. She arises early every morning, showers, gets dressed, and heads for the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her husband and family. Afterwards, she loads the dishwasher, packs her husband’s lunch and sends him off to work. She sees to it that her children are dressed, have their teeth brushed, and all their homework in each of their backpacks. She has her weekly routine of household chores laid out before her. In addition to Monday’s laundry and changing bedding, she vacuums, dusts, and tidies her immaculate house. She takes meat out for supper, and bakes either Read More