Sometimes I will end the day with thoughts that are
important to get out. Usually I just
write them and put them in my journal folder.
I have chosen that on occasion I will share them with you Dear Reader.
The post-season for my beloved Atlanta Braves ended last Sunday
evening with their third loss to the Dodgers.
As my Son, Bezel pointed out they gave us a marvelous season. I have been a Braves fan most of my life. Winning or losing I just love to watch them
play baseball. I love baseball in
general. It speaks to me on a very deep
level.
I am not disappointed in the team in any way. The end of this season was marked by injuries
to key players. They gave their best
even when they were not at their best. Jason
Hayward suffered a broken jaw when hit by a pitch in mid-August but still was
playing his heart out by the end of September.
I think that is one of the things that drives me as a
Braves’ fan. Win or lose they play with
heart and passion. I am determined to
learn from baseball. It is why my
Grandfather introduced me to the sport.
As I mourn the loss of this season in which they looked like they could
go to and win the World Series I do so with pride. The team I love gave its best all season. They were on top the entire year and at the sunset of this year I need just make it through the long night of winter. Soon enough will come the new day of spring that is opening day.
If I fail to see the blessing that this has been and only
focus on the loss in post-season play then I am being selfish and ungrateful. This is such a danger in life. When others give me their best I must not
lose sight of that cumulative best relative to the current distress. I will instead wish my beloved Braves rest
and healing with a heart full of boy-like joy for what they have already
given and for what is to come in the spring dawn of opening day.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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