Monday, August 6, 2012

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. 
~Maya Angelou





It's a baseball themed Starfish this week!  And just like the quote I chose today says, don't go through life being a catcher.  Throw something back... pitch some balls, hit a few homers, warm the bench, run the bases, be a coach.  Sure, there will be some fouls (when isn't there?) and you might get yourself in a pickle every now and then, but you have to keep your head in the game.  You know where I am going with this.  Don't always be the catcher of kindness, waiting for it to fall into your mitt.  Put yourself out there and throw some kindness to everyone around you. :)

Today's Starfish

I went to the Iowa Cubs game tonight (hence the baseball theme!).  My office gave tickets away to everyone who wanted to go.  One of my co-workers couldn't go and had six tickets and I had an extra ticket, so I took the tickets and gave them away to people waiting to get into the game.  I gave one to a group of teenage boys because one of their dads was waiting in line for a ticket.  Two of the tickets went to a young couple, and the remaining four tickets went to a family with two small children. Everyone was very appreciative and one person even said, "Really!?  You want to give this to me for free?!" 




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