I know at 46 years old and in my second career that life is about decisions. I understand decisions are about choices and that is all good. However; it is the decisions that come up unexpectedly that can make you go "hmmmm". I guess being a S.W.A.T. team leader, a K-9 Officer and a football coach in my mind decisions can be a matter of life or death or possibly your job! In this case thank God it is none of the aforementioned and all good no matter which I choose. I base all my decisions on God, Family then football/teaching. I guess I am having a hard time seeing the forest through the trees, because with that formula it should be easy and right now it seems a little cloudy. Whatever I decide I want to use my podium as a Christian coach/teacher to be significant in the lives of my students and players and keep my family happy as well. I write all this to say that I am looking forward to the Christmas break to clear my mind, decide on what path to take and come back with the same focus I had early on. I feel myself teaching with the same passion; however I feel like my thought process is fatigued if that makes any sense. As I stated earlier this is not a life altering decision or career altering for that matter; however it does change the path that I was riding on fairly smooth. I know God has a sense of humor and I know a few months from now I will be good to go whatever path I take and will grow and be better from this decision. Yet they are still decisions and they effect more then just us as individuals and that is the part that makes them difficult even if they are for the best in the long run. Let me close by saying this is not a bad thing and my wife, children, coaching and teaching will all benefit from the choice I make whatever it maybe. I am blessed and thank God everyday for what I have and what I look forward to in the future. This semester has been challenging with all the juggling, but seeing you all going through the same things has helped immensely. Look forward to the final semester and I hope you all have a Blessed Holiday!
Thanks Big Ant for the heads up!
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I hope that you are able to make the right decision. Decisions are tough things that we must all make but if you make them with the right frame of mind, they are usually the right ones.
ReplyDeleteIt was funny reading your blog today because I was thinking about some of the decisions that my students make and where they may end up because of them. I always worry about their decisions and wish that I could make the right ones for them but they must learn from their mistakes. The good thing about life is that you can make many wrong decisions, as long as you overall have a good head on your shoulders, and still end up ok.
I hope everything works out for the best.