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Ok now its my turn

Coach_MayCoach_May10,000+ posts
Since I scored a 10 on the millennial test I thought I would come up with my own. I will start with a few questions for you guys. And there is no pass or fail. Just a few things to make us think.

#1- When was the last time you got up in the morning and went outside and just listened to the birds? Just watched them? Marvelled at the colors and the songs they sing?

#2- When was the last time you did this without a cell phone in your hand or talking on one? Texting on one?

#3- When was the last time you took a walk in the woods? Taking in the beauty of the trees, rocks and everything else it has to offer. Spent time reflecting on your life and how blessed you are while you were just walking along.

#4- When was the last time you got up early in the morning and rolled out of bed and hit your knees? Thanked the good Lord for your life? Thanked the good Lord for everything he has done for you? Your health, your childrens health, your friends, your home, what you would eat that day, his love?

#5- When was the last time you spent an entire day doing things for everyone else but yourself? And how did it make you feel?

#6- When was the last time you curled up with a good book and lost yourself in it?

#7- When was the last time you took a walk down an old dirt road?

#8- When was the last time you picked up the phone and called an old friend? Just because you were thinking about him and you didn't need anything from them? You just wanted to offer an encouraging word to them and let them know if they needed anything you were there?

#9- When was the last time you went to a ball game and just watched? No cell phone in your ear. No texting? No jabbering about this player or your player or that coach or this coach. Just to see the young kids play the game and take in the real experience of a game?

#10- When was the last time you told someone you loved them and it didn't matter one bit if they told you back?

I am not suggesting for one minute there is anything wrong with being "millenial." But I sure do love being who I am. And it has nothing to do with anything I have done.
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ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
Classic post and I've been wanting to start a thread like this myself.

My answer used to be no to all that stuff on your list until... my poor health and nutrition habits caught up to me and led to open heart surgery for disease. No doubt in my mind it was all preventable. For me, those tribulations turned out to be a blessing however. I eat very healthy now and workout like a 16 year old. I've lost 50 lbs and feel wonderful. Sometimes you have to be smacked up side the head before things make sense...

Sorry for rambling but those are the emotions that sprung like a well after reading Coach May's fine post. I can happily say yes to all those things on the list now. I realize how foolish I was and now realize how lucky I am, therefore, I do not take those things for granted... anymore...
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R rabe62100+ posts
interesting to think who could possibly maintain a list like that on a continual basis? although i accomplish all those actions at sometime,the "man" in us all,honestly,does not allow me to practice these christlike attributes on a continious basis.much like the game of baseball my average is close to 300,i hope.the postive results when i practice the listed principles are what dreams are made of,and i have countless things to be thankful for.coach may, the rangers are looking for a good accountability coach Wink
RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
Kenny's list relates to something I've thought for a long time. When I see people with earphones on all the time I think they're blocking out life. There's a lot going on around them they're blocking out.

I was 10-10 on the list. It's just my places are different. I've had people say it's great I can go to the beach every day. I tell them the best time is at night when it's just the moonlight on the water, the sound of the tide hitting the shore and my thoughts. When I wake up in the morning and look out over the ocean I think to myself, "Don't ever take this for granted."

I lived in California for twenty-two years. One time on a trip I had a long layover in Pittsburgh at the old airport. Outside the front gate and across the street from the hotels was a neighborhood. It was October. I spent an hour walking through the streets shuffling through and kicking leaves on the side of the road. The sound was great.

Money pays the bills. It doesn't buy happiness. You have to find happiness. It doesn't have to be a complex process.
MN-MomMN-MomHSBaseballWeb Owner
Nice list, Kenny. It gave me happy, peaceful tears in my eyes as I read it.

My husband recently retired from a career in law enforcement, and the reduction in stress level for our family has been quite noticeable. We have both been learning how to relax, smell the roses, and enjoy time off (though my time off still comes only two days per week, not seven). Smile

Julie
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P Prime91,000+ posts
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Originally posted by MN-Mom:
Nice list, Kenny. It gave me happy, peaceful tears in my eyes as I read it.

My husband recently retired from a career in law enforcement, and the reduction in stress level for our family has been quite noticeable. We have both been learning how to relax, smell the roses, and enjoy time off (though my time off still comes only two days per week, not seven). Smile

Julie



Best to the family in these "peaceful days." Law enforcement, like our Military, often do no get the respect they deserve for what they do for the rest of us! LOL

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