Tuesday Morning Hangover

Social media is prime. Every day I review statistics upon statistics that show it’s true. There’s Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat, Vine, YouTube, etc. Each and every one of them appeal to a different audience. I use them all, but there is one social outlet, that’s captured my attention limited interest and it’s called, “Twitter.” A creative, brevity defined network that shares thoughts, opinions and ideas. A challenge to users to express everything and nothing within 140 characters is probably what I like most, but then it became that much more amazing by streaming Thursday Night Football. If you’re not aware, Twitter and sports go hand in hand. Justin or Maucus could tell you, they won’t even watch one without the other. In fact, I could devote an entire article just to the topic of how tweets are responsible for the invention of hashtags, photoshop savants, etc. If I had received a wedding invite to the matrimony celebration of these two coming together, I would have attended and took out anyone who would have said otherwise when the speaker asks for objections. For those of you who aren’t fans, welcome to playground for the next few months as we watch creativity, competition, comedy and…commercials. (Life’s not perfect).  

This has been one of the best, worst years of my entire life. In the span of less than a year, I’ve lost a job, moved away, sat in the midst of a cancer center and have been told countless times, “we’re just not that into you.” Now that’s not where the story ends, but that part isn’t important right now. The journey is far greater than the destination. It’s not when you’re undefeated that you know you’re an excellent GM, it’s when you’ve battled injury, waiver failure and an inauspicious schedule, but still make the playoffs that it’s clear despite it all, you’re a playoff warrior (just don’t blow a 3-1 lead). It is through everything I shared above that I discovered exactly who I am. All my life, I’ve seen things go my way and now I’ve seen things almost seem against me. Highs and lows are temporary. I went 11-2 last year and lost, I’ve gone 8-5 and won it all. The season isn’t over. As we reach the part of the year where the standings are slowly beginning to separate, don’t give up. The same is true in life. I sit here at 6:29 this AM because I refuse to give up on my unnecessary responsibility to you, my readers. You’ll win some weeks, you’ll lose some weeks, but let life’s entire season define you. Life is really a series of test to see if you’re who you really say you are despite what is happening to you. If things are great, appreciate it. If it’s difficult, appreciate it, too. It’s spiritual. Heaven doesn’t start when you get there, it starts right here, right now…and it’s all up to you.   

HBK