Thing that Made me Laugh Today: It didn't make me laugh, but I enjoyed trying to explain the game of baseball to Anna today. We were all in the family room, and I was switching the TV back and forth from the Rays game and the PGA Championship. Anna was asking me the rules of baseball, and we kind of talked about the game. I actually did laugh when she suggested it would be more fair if the teams pitched to themselves instead of the opponent pitching to each other. I certainly had never thought of that!
Thing that Made me Think Today: As I mentioned, I watched the PGA championship today, and Rory McIlroy won again. Rickie Fowler came in 3rd, finishing in the top 5 in all 4 majors this year, but with zero wins. Afterwards he talked about how it was a good year, and how he just needs to keep putting himself in position to win, and one day he will. It seemed to me as though that was another way of saying I just haven't been lucky, and when I do get those couple lucky breaks, I'll win, as long as I'm doing everything else right. The last hole was a perfect example of that, as he had a putt lip out, and Rory had a tee shot miss the water by two feet. If those results were different, maybe Fowler wins. It made me think how much luck, good fortune, fate, destiny, whatever word you want to use, plays a part in life. I always tell the girls just make sure your process is good, whether it's grades, sports, friendships, whatever. The results take care of themselves, you can't control those. I need to get better at listening to that advice. Even when you do that though, the results don't always work out the way you want, sometimes that turns out to be a positive thing. But you have to keep doing the process right, because more often than not, in the long run, it works out in your favor.
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