What if your golf cart won't go in Reverse?
We live in a culture where you're "either gong forward or you're backing up." Well, what if you can't back up?
Certainly, most of us would choose to be "growing" or "making ground" in our personal lives when considering the alternative. Obtaining new personal goals or cementing deeper, meaningful relationships tends to increase our happiness and meet our need for accomplishment. But can you really be going forward all the time? If one were to be growing continually, would they lose the sensation of the growth? We're all aware that plants tend to thrive when they receive the proper pruning. Without that temporary stunting, the plant would eventually grow aimlessly in a potentially devastating manner. So, it's obvious to me, that at times, one must back up, to reach their full potential. Again, what if you can't back up.
We had the privelege of meeting the 2005 Miss Texas.
She was a very nice young lady from Bownfield, Texas. Physically, she could best be described by "Hubba-hubba." Not a flaw to be seen by the naked eye. (I wanted to use the term "naked" at least once when I was talking about Miss Texas.) In our discussions, I learned of the many really neat places she'd been in her travels across the country and our state to represent our state as the reigning Miss Texas. Amazingly to me, she indicated that approximately 50% of her travel through Texas, to all of these neat sites and venues, required her to pass through San Angelo, Texas in a car. With dinner parties at the Galleria in Houston or River Parades in San Antonio, she normally arrived by first passing the Town & Country convience store on Bryant Blvd. She stated how it was ironic that going from great event to great event in some really neat places seemed to always lead her to a bathroom break at an old convience store across from the Santa Fe Junction. It's obvious to me that, between important, high-water marks in her life, she was "backing up," through San Angelo, to get to the next meaningful occasion.
A tight fiscal budget did not allow her to fly from event to event and stay in luxury hotels between such. Normally, she attended an event and drove back home in her car until her next scheduled appearance. She indicated she enjoyed seeing Texas from a car and really liked meeting all the people she represented along the way. She also stated that if she were at a fancy gala everyday, she'd eat too much good food, an not be able to fit into any of the gowns she'd been awared with for winning the title. Would we want to be represented by a plump Miss Texas? Probably not. For her to meet our expectations, she has to "stay on top of her game." Even if that means "backing up" through San Angelo.
On another occasion we were able to meet Texas country songwriter and recording artist, Mark David Manders. The son of the former Dallas Cowboy, Dave Manders, grew up in the metroplex and attempts to make a living playing music to a generation of revelers that are younger than myself. I actually enjoy his music and am reminded of a song in which he ponders if one's career is responsible for their happiness. He contrast the advantages of being a doctor, lawyer or an engineer with the career of "blaming other poeple for the problems in my life." In his song, he insist that having freedom to follow the wind is more important than the money one could earn when tied to a job. He even specifically mentions, "That it's a wll known fact, that you're always going backwards, when you're digging a ditch."
So why bother with a career if we'd be happier blowing where the wind blows? I suppose certainly, that it due to the fact that during this period of "going backwards," we are enriching our lives with resources that let us do alot of the things we enjoy, let us live the "high-life," so to speak. Simply put, if we did not spend anytime "going backwards," we could not afford to pay for those opportunities that allow us to grow. We need to back up, in order to progress.
I have a friend who has a golf cart that does not operate in Reverse.
It goes forward just fine. This simple weakness in it's operation causes chaos in the world order. When driving this vehicle, he is not completely free to enjoy what he has achieved or experience the pinnicle of cart ownership. At least some part of his consiousness is obligated and enslaved with determining where he can park, so that his departure will be unimpeded. If he pulls up to close to an immovable object, he is stuck. If he pulls in behind a car, for instance, he is subject to the mercy of that driver as to when he can or can not proceed on his way.
Living without the ability to back up is very limitating. It, in the end, may very well keep you from going forward. Jesus took time out to go into the desert to pray and be alone. I'm sure he could have pressed forward. I believe He realized that taking a step back and fortifying His resources was the best thing for Him to do in the long run. Backing up can help us to be better prepared and gives us options to proceed. Retreating or Reversing can be positive, even though we normally view those terms with a negative connotation.
My wish for you is that your golf cart always has a Reverse option and that you recognize that sometimes, in order for you to grow and reach new heights, you have to back up.
Little Boze
Certainly, most of us would choose to be "growing" or "making ground" in our personal lives when considering the alternative. Obtaining new personal goals or cementing deeper, meaningful relationships tends to increase our happiness and meet our need for accomplishment. But can you really be going forward all the time? If one were to be growing continually, would they lose the sensation of the growth? We're all aware that plants tend to thrive when they receive the proper pruning. Without that temporary stunting, the plant would eventually grow aimlessly in a potentially devastating manner. So, it's obvious to me, that at times, one must back up, to reach their full potential. Again, what if you can't back up.
We had the privelege of meeting the 2005 Miss Texas.
She was a very nice young lady from Bownfield, Texas. Physically, she could best be described by "Hubba-hubba." Not a flaw to be seen by the naked eye. (I wanted to use the term "naked" at least once when I was talking about Miss Texas.) In our discussions, I learned of the many really neat places she'd been in her travels across the country and our state to represent our state as the reigning Miss Texas. Amazingly to me, she indicated that approximately 50% of her travel through Texas, to all of these neat sites and venues, required her to pass through San Angelo, Texas in a car. With dinner parties at the Galleria in Houston or River Parades in San Antonio, she normally arrived by first passing the Town & Country convience store on Bryant Blvd. She stated how it was ironic that going from great event to great event in some really neat places seemed to always lead her to a bathroom break at an old convience store across from the Santa Fe Junction. It's obvious to me that, between important, high-water marks in her life, she was "backing up," through San Angelo, to get to the next meaningful occasion.
A tight fiscal budget did not allow her to fly from event to event and stay in luxury hotels between such. Normally, she attended an event and drove back home in her car until her next scheduled appearance. She indicated she enjoyed seeing Texas from a car and really liked meeting all the people she represented along the way. She also stated that if she were at a fancy gala everyday, she'd eat too much good food, an not be able to fit into any of the gowns she'd been awared with for winning the title. Would we want to be represented by a plump Miss Texas? Probably not. For her to meet our expectations, she has to "stay on top of her game." Even if that means "backing up" through San Angelo.
On another occasion we were able to meet Texas country songwriter and recording artist, Mark David Manders. The son of the former Dallas Cowboy, Dave Manders, grew up in the metroplex and attempts to make a living playing music to a generation of revelers that are younger than myself. I actually enjoy his music and am reminded of a song in which he ponders if one's career is responsible for their happiness. He contrast the advantages of being a doctor, lawyer or an engineer with the career of "blaming other poeple for the problems in my life." In his song, he insist that having freedom to follow the wind is more important than the money one could earn when tied to a job. He even specifically mentions, "That it's a wll known fact, that you're always going backwards, when you're digging a ditch."
So why bother with a career if we'd be happier blowing where the wind blows? I suppose certainly, that it due to the fact that during this period of "going backwards," we are enriching our lives with resources that let us do alot of the things we enjoy, let us live the "high-life," so to speak. Simply put, if we did not spend anytime "going backwards," we could not afford to pay for those opportunities that allow us to grow. We need to back up, in order to progress.
I have a friend who has a golf cart that does not operate in Reverse.
It goes forward just fine. This simple weakness in it's operation causes chaos in the world order. When driving this vehicle, he is not completely free to enjoy what he has achieved or experience the pinnicle of cart ownership. At least some part of his consiousness is obligated and enslaved with determining where he can park, so that his departure will be unimpeded. If he pulls up to close to an immovable object, he is stuck. If he pulls in behind a car, for instance, he is subject to the mercy of that driver as to when he can or can not proceed on his way.Living without the ability to back up is very limitating. It, in the end, may very well keep you from going forward. Jesus took time out to go into the desert to pray and be alone. I'm sure he could have pressed forward. I believe He realized that taking a step back and fortifying His resources was the best thing for Him to do in the long run. Backing up can help us to be better prepared and gives us options to proceed. Retreating or Reversing can be positive, even though we normally view those terms with a negative connotation.
My wish for you is that your golf cart always has a Reverse option and that you recognize that sometimes, in order for you to grow and reach new heights, you have to back up.
Little Boze
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