Nothing negative
Will ever come from being positive.
Nothing positive
Will ever come from being negative
When your life is in Chinese handcuffs, when you feel you are trying your hardest and your world is only getting tighter, you just need to bring yourself down to your lowest common denominator.
Just breathe.
That's it – that's all for the day.
Just breathe.
Just breathe.
Get still.
Be smarter than the trap.
Find your spot.
Everyone has his or her spot.
The place they feel most comfortable.
The place where life is simple.
The place where you can just "be".
Where the goodness of life is hiding in plain sight.
Find that spot.
My spot happens to be on an athletic field, somewhere, anywhere watching my kids train to become better athletes, which I hope and believe will make them better people.
Those two hours of each day is the center of my cinnamon bun.
The sweet spot of life.
The piece I savor and can eat endlessly.
So if you ever need to find me, just look in a dugout, a stinky gym or on an open field of green grass.
That is where the real me will be.
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