Did You Ever Just Want a Do-Over?

I remember playing Whiffle ball in the back yard with my friend, Denny Pritchett. We were very serious about our games. I was always the Braves and Denny was always the Giants. I called it "Whiffle ball" but actually, this was before the days of the official Whiffle ball. We had plastic balls with electrical tape on it. We threw hard! We also wore helmets when we batted. We always batted like the players on the teams. So, when I was Eddie Mathews (a Hall of Fame Braves player from the 50s and 60s), I hit left-handed. The pitcher always called balls and strikes and this would sometimes cause disagreements, as you can imagine. When things got really heated...because, remember, I said we were very serious....we would have a "do-over." That solved the problem most of the time. Denny and I still talk about those days. It was fun actually playing in the back yard as opposed to playing video games, but that is for another blog.

In real life, we don't get to do "do-overs." We live with the consequences of our actions. If I could do a "do-over." I would have never been obese. I would have graduated from Lee. Those are my two biggest regrets in life. There are no "do-overs." What there is, though, is a new beginning. As most of you know, I changed my life 3 years ago and became more healthy and fit. One day, I would like to earn a degree from Lee. Maybe I will do that before I am to old to read but it is a goal of mine, on the back-burner.

For you younger guys, make sure you don't have to write a blog years from now talking about your regrets. Andy Stanley says that when you are going through an issue in your life, remember that later it will only be a story that you tell. What story do you want to tell? How do you want the outcome to be? Keep that in mind now as you are living your life in the early years because there are no "do-overs."