BRAVO!

"All the world's a stage, and the people, the players."

- Shakespeare 

 

We say we "know" people. We imagine how they will react and respond to us at certain times. Sensing a potential conflict, our bodies may tense, and our fight-or-flight mechanisms kick in. But is their behavior really a "predetermined" thing? Do we really know how they are truly feeling, and how they will behave? If we believe that the past determines the future, and we are not open to the possibility of change - along with our part played - then we are setting the stone. Life plays out according to our expectations; this is easy to observe. Those butterflies in our stomachs are not so much a premonition, as they are a warning from your soul: YOU are anticipating and "creating" a monster - you have strayed from the path.

Space

The space between what's wrong and right

Is where you'll find me hiding, waiting for you

The space between your heart and mine

Is the space we'll fill with time
-Dave Matthews Band, The Space Between

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to see my son run his last high school cross country race. He placed seventh. Cross country has been a side-sport for him. It has served as extra-conditioning for the wrestling season, yet he has become quite the runner. Being dedicated to 6:00 a.m. summer practices at the age of eighteen says something, at least to me. The meet took place at a nice forest area with a lake. A perfect fall day. The trees a variety of autumn in color, the sun shining warm.