Caution: Long Post Alert.
But the story has to be told too.
This story starts a week ago at a funeral. As I walked into the church my best friend from high school walked in right behind me. He was a year older than I was and his wife is in the same class as my wife Deb.
How good of a friend? We even had t-shirts made for our singing duo as Flash and The Kid. We joked that those t-shirts would not fit us now.
Anyway, I had not seen him for quite some time so after hugs and some conversation we went on our way into the funeral and through the rest of the day.
How many times do you say “we need to get together” or “let’s stay in touch?”. I’ve said it plenty but have been more determined to follow through lately.
Later in the week we had an opportunity to get tickets to a Saturday show at a music venue in my hometown, which is two hours away. We took advantage of the tickets and invited my old friend and his wife to join us.
In addition, the venue is owned by a former classmate of mine who is doing great things revitalizing the downtown of my hometown. I got to see him, get the grand tour, and also got to visit with another classmate who had lost his wife, who was also a classmate, to cancer recently. We had a terrific night.
There were many reasons why we shouldn’t have have done that on Saturday night.
*It would be a late night.
*We could try to schedule something else more convenient.
*I will miss the end of the Hawkeye game.
*We needed to get up early for church on Sunday.
*We had another concert (Joe Bonamassa) to go to on Sunday night.
*It would just be easier to stay home.
There were less reasons to go but they were the most important.
**People and the opportunity for a moment, which turn into multiple moments.**
How many times do you think about the many reasons why you shouldn’t, instead of the one or two reasons why you should?
The opportunity for moments come and go and once they are gone they will not return. I want to encourage you to step into your moments. Take advantage of them.
Don’t let the “should not” keep you from the “should.” Your opportunity should take precedence over other reasons or excuses.
I certainly did not regret saying “we should.”
I’m cheering for you.
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Made For This Moment 