New Perspective

This past weekend was jam packed with activity and work. On Friday night I witnessed a high school football game like none other that I have ever seen. Franklin Central defeated Decatur Central 58-50. 108 Points! Wow! Neither team could stop the other team, and the Flashes were fortunate enough to make the last score. While at the game I experienced a new perspective of football. I was working with 5 other guys doing the stats for the game. I did not realize how difficult that it is to identify the ball carrier, the tackler, the assist man, the intended receiver, the gain or loss on the play all in real time. I learned that this takes special concentration, and that you cannot get caught up in the game or your going to miss an important stat. The analogy here is that we all can learn new perspective on things by looking at something from a different angle or view. This is valuable when we are trying improve and learn new ways of doing things.

Saturday evening I also gained a new perspective in my back yard. We had a huge Black Locust tree in our backyard that had been dead for over a year and half taken down. This was about a 4 hour process. As I sit on my back porch and look to the back there is now a huge empty space. Definitely a new perspective! It is going to take a while for me to adjust to the change in scenery. However, now I will have a peace of mind that the tree is not going to smash my house or the neighbors fence in the next storm! Many times in life new perspective brings change- we must adapt to change whether we like it or not...I think a great approach is to try to find the positive in the changes that have occurred!

Lastly, on Sunday I got to take a rest from coaching...and enjoyed the perspective of being a parent. Watching Kole play fall baseball has been a great joy! I hope that each of you has a great week and that you are able take on the challenges of the week...when a change brings on a challenging new perspective- I hope that you are able to keep yourself moving full speed ahead with positive thoughts and no looking back!