Month: September 2023

My Failure at giving up College Football

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I have prepared to give up college football because it is such a misappropriation of priorities for higher education institutes. Simply put, universities should not promote a multi-billion commercial sports enterprise.

But, I caved. I have been watching college football this year and enjoying the pageantry and competition. I cannot seem to shake this emotional attachment to uniforms and fight songs. Sports writer John Bacon wrote this insightful statement that gives me comfort and solidarity for why these games matter:

“College football makes you wait an entire year and come back with a new team to get a chance at revenge, and the wins and the losses go in columns that have been kept by six generations.”

My Reflection on the Fall Season

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Almost everyone I ask enjoys the fall season. Some do not, I know. My grandpa got sad in the fall because of hard memories. Still, he made my autumns better.

I can get a little melancholy this time of year when I identify unmet expectations that I created. Then I feel the cooler air, see the colors, and hear the crunch of the leaves; I smile at my fortune for another year.

Sip, talk, and move slower. Fall is here.

Friends are valuable

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Nothing in this life is more valuable than friends. Relationships are also all we carry from this life into heaven.

Be careful what you forfeit a friendship for. With God’s help, I won’t give up a friendship out of allegiance to a sports team, social agenda, cultural phenomenon, or petty offense. It ain’t worth it, people!

Keep the hope

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To all the dreamers, optimists, and hopefuls – thank you for keeping the faith. You believe in yourself, your God, and the future. It’s easier to doubt than to maintain hope. Sustaining hope means you continuously recalibrate in response to trials and disappointments. Remaining hopeful means you must not give up!