I used to be pretty good at dodge-ball. I was reasonably quick and agile in my youth. This past weekend I attended a Chi Alpha Iowa retreat. One of the events on Friday night was black-light dodge-ball. I was a little hesitant because I was concerned that it might not be a good idea for a 50-something to play dodge-ball with college kids.
I shouldn’t have been worried about it.
My reflexes have slowed down considerably since I last played. I was eliminated very early. Hey, at least the only injury suffered, was to my pride.
I have begun to think that it might be time to ease off the throttle in other areas of my life as well. That slowing down, just a little, might be a good idea. This means that I will have to trust that God will give me wisdom as to what is important, that I will use my time and energy on the things that really matter.
Hopefully, along with the gray hairs, and the slower reflexes, will come the necessary wisdom to live the life that God has intended for me.
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Dodgeball at 50?
I used to be pretty good at dodge-ball. I was reasonably quick and agile in my youth. This past weekend I attended a Chi Alpha Iowa retreat. One of the events on Friday night was black-light dodge-ball. I was a little hesitant because I was concerned that it might not be a good idea for a 50-something to play dodge-ball with college kids.
I shouldn’t have been worried about it.
My reflexes have slowed down considerably since I last played. I was eliminated very early. Hey, at least the only injury suffered, was to my pride.
I have begun to think that it might be time to ease off the throttle in other areas of my life as well. That slowing down, just a little, might be a good idea. This means that I will have to trust that God will give me wisdom as to what is important, that I will use my time and energy on the things that really matter.
Hopefully, along with the gray hairs, and the slower reflexes, will come the necessary wisdom to live the life that God has intended for me.
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Tags: aging, all, Chi Alpha, commentary, dodgeball, health, Life, quality of life, serving God, thoughts
This entry was posted on October 3, 2011 at 8:36 am and is filed under Life. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.