FORE!

I was watching Happy Gilmour the other day and couldn't help laughing at the fact that he was a hockey player, not a golfer. He replaced his hockey stick with his grandfather's clubs. It reminded me of a time I bought new clubs thinking it would make me a better player. It did until the newness of the clubs wore off and I was left with the same game. There have been many times in my life where I thought buying something new would replace the way I felt about myself. It did until the newness wore off and, once again, my old game return. Several years later, and many more new toys purchased, I found myself in a drug rehabilitation center. I have always been able to master things, buy new toys, start new hobbies, get new friends, buy another house or move to a different town, but this philosophical rock jumping came to an "about face" with drug addiction. For the first time (not my last) in my life I was beaten. Notice I said "not my last." This brings me to the point. Jesus said that the Evil One (new toys) would return and find the room empty and swept clean. He would go out into the desert (new toy mall) and return with 7 more powerful than he. Whenever you feel the need for a new toy stop for a moment and check that out. Is it going to really change the way you feel? Of course it will, until the newness wears off, and you return to your old game. Don't be afraid when this comes, expect it. Call the bluff on these masquerades and this silly waste of life. Just sit and watch. R

a fresh start

How often has it rained and been Monday morning? The carpenter's wrote a song with these words but then ended it with, "always gets me down." Why? Maybe because they dreaded the week before it started and the rain and the date coincided with what was already present. These dreads don't happen that often, but when they do our memories lock in to the same thing, and coincidently, get the same results. So, how can I make this Monday different? YOU can't because deep down inside YOU don't want to. You maybe getting some particular pleasure from it. As morbid as it may be you cling to it. It is Monday and not raining in another part of the world! Get my drift? Spend some time with your inner rain. See that it is there, but refuse to see it as having anything to do with you. That is a good start. R