A BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE

And it took me awhile to get okay with this feeling of being just okay. Of being one of the many. Of being normal and standard.

I looked up and a green streak of light sizzled in the sky. It was the Northern Lights, and they were right overhead in front of me.

Business is kind of like a snapshot of life. It’s so fluid and moving, and there’s no one right way to do things.

Don’t get too attached to words. They are simply a means of expression. And expression is an art that changes from here to there.

I am not alone. I am a plethora of events, actions, relationships, that help me define myself into the person that I am today.

When I begin to intentionally count my blessings in this life, it truly becomes an endless activity.

No rags-to-riches storyline here. No serious struggle or anything like that. I was just plain good at playing the piano.

And for the people who don’t think the same way that we do, well there must be something wrong with them. They’re the “bad” guys.

I need to have more. But when I have more, that means someone else in this world has less.

But in the evening, after everything settled down, it did feel kind of hollow. Like basketball was missing a presence.

And I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to serve and “give back” to society thru this wonderful organization.

I’m sure we all have times like those. Those weekends where there is no particular plan to hang out. Just relax. That's okay.

All that knowledge accumulated over the years. And yet, all of it is minuscule compared with the things in this world that I do not know.

What works for me might not work for somebody else. And what works for somebody else might not work for me.

I see so much effort and goodness. I see everyone contributing. And I can’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction. A sense of ease.

This annoying family of four seated right next to us were talking super loudly, and I had a hard time trying to block out all the commotion.

Sometimes, going thru these episodes of "struggle" could be the best thing that has ever happened to you.

I’ve had other stuffed animals thrown my way, but they never came close to Dinomite.

Success had been defined so clearly by the standards of society. I accepted it, I followed it, and it served me well. Until it didn't.

Every single extra moment I have together with my family, my friends, my community, my country, my world, my universe - is an absolute gift.