I have radiation this morning at
11:45am. I am a little anxious for it although I know it will be easy by all
accounts I have heard. I have my cream ready thanks to my sweet Connie. I have
been busy with work like the old days. I enjoy it, but I lose priorities some
times.
On Thursday night, as outgoing
President for Louisville Chapter at CSI, my theme was champions and I spoke
about how to be a champion, which some of you have read my thoughts on this in
a previous post or heard me talk about it. My thoughts that night… I picked out
5 local champions and included quotes from them. The idea is that each of these
champions demonstrate an important perspective of being a champion….Muhammad
Ali=perseverance, Mario Gutierrez=Dedication, Fuzzy Zoeller=talent, Eli
Manning=overcoming adversity, John Calapari=team. Each of these concepts are
ones that we can take away and apply to ourselves. I added how some people in
this world are champions of people and how we need to do this for each other,
and I have seen this in my own journey. I noted that the members have been
champions for CSI. We need to apply these concepts to our lives and be
champions and not be overly consumed in work, etc. J Some people found it
inspirational.
The issue here is that while this is
inspirational to some and to me, we have to find ways to hold on to it. These
are important concepts just as my faith in God is important to me. I think we get busy
and eliminate things that are not immediately gratifying or rewarding to us
personally. We have been given this life to live in its fullest when its
according to God's plan. Sometimes I think we try to run our lives how we think
is best, and it turns out weak and disappointing.
I pray this day that, while I am
cancer free and moving to another treatment phase and progressing through this
journey, I can continue my shift of priorities. Keep God first, and my
family and friends, and work follow. Put away my "self" tendencies in this
consuming culture, allow for margins in my life and live God's plan and ask him
for it. I pray this for my friends. I pray that we live, not according to this
culture's standards, but by God's standards beyond things, idols, tv
commercials. I pray we can discern God's voice over all others. I pray that we
can give thanks and be generous with all that we have. Amen!
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