I usually write this on Thursday, but I spent the day yesterday at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field with Sweet Jack, his daughter and his grandson watching the Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves. It was a beautiful day for a ballgame. The hot dogs were great. Feeling guilty for taking a whole day off, I decided to think about what I might have learned while singing, “Take me out to the balllllgame.” I came up with three insights:
1. Show up. No matter what the batter did the previous time at bat, he still showed up. It made no difference whether he was having a good day or not, he showed up. It also made no difference that Soriano, one of the team stars, went onto the six-week injured list the day before; he showed up. It also made no difference when the crowd was on its feet screaming encouragement; he had a job to do, and he showed up and did his best.
2. Be prepared. Even though the game went extra innings, the Cubbies won in a totally unexpected way–with the bases loaded and no outs, the batter was hit by a pitch. Instant winning run! Yes, they won in a weird way. But the bases were loaded and there were no outs. Odds were, they would have won anyway. Keep loading the bases and you’ll score. I cannot believe I am using sports analogies! It must have been the sun.
3. Keep perspective. Yes, I felt guilty not working, but there was abolutely nothing more important yesterday than sharing my husband’s delight in being at a Cubs game with his daughter and visiting grandson. Sometimes using your time wisely means going to a ballgame.
Wow! All this wisdom and a red hot.
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