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Spirituality

Poor Pitiful Me

Victimhood has become popular. When things don’t go my way, well it must be because I’m black, or white, or whatever. Playing the victim is a cop out. Nothing more.

A player in the WNBA was recently ejected from the game after she executed a flagrant hard foul on another player. It’s clear that she intended to foul the other player. Fortunately the player wasn’t permanently injured, but she did emerge with a bloody mouth.

We must wonder what goes through the mind of someone who intentionally fouls another player. Fortunately, most decent people don’t think that way or we would have more chaos than we already have.

The offending player immediately sent an X Post claiming she was the victim of white privilege. She wasn’t. There was no mistaking the fact that she wanted to hurt the other player.

Playing the victim is not accepting responsibility for your actions. We can only try our best. If we do that and our best isn’t good enough, accept it and move on. Leave victimhood behind for someone else…

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Spirituality

Habitually Late

Punctuality is a symbol of self worth and respect for others. Being habitually late is a weight that is easy to lose, though. Let me explain.

Arriving early sets the tone for the day. You aren’t rushed or behind. My old coaches would say “if you’re early you are on time. If you’re on time you’re late. And if you’re late, you run.” I hated to run so the habit of getting an early start was formed from avoidance!

People who regularly arrive late drive me crazy. The occasional tardiness is fine. Stuff happens and I understand. It’s the ones who can’t get somewhere on schedule if their life depended on it I’m talking about, because they usually aren’t just a couple minutes late. They can delay you an hour sometimes.

It’s easy to change this bad habit. You plan for it. That’s it. Be intentional with your time and effort. Have respect for others by being the one they can count on.

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