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Steve Goodier
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LifeSupport Systems
By Steve Goodier
THE COACH'S WAY
Bill Keane is the talented artist and humorist who creates the "Family Circus" cartoon. One day, his small son, Jeffy, observed him penciling one of the cartoons. "Daddy," he asked, "how do you know what to draw?"
"God tells me," his father replied.
Then Jeffy said, "Why do you keep erasing parts of it?"
Isn't that the way it is with us? Too often, I find myself with a map in one hand and an eraser in the other. I want to discover and follow the path laid out for me, but I also want to change part of the route at times. Too often, I want to travel an easier path, a more familiar road, or a more comfortable one.
A radio interviewer once said to a player on a championship basketball
team: "You are all such talented players. You each have incredible ability. Don't you sometimes want to do your own thing? Isn't it hard for you to do it the coach's way?"
"Oh, no," the player responded. "You see, his way is our way."
I am learning that as we journey this path of life, the coach's way is our way. We don't have to be afraid to throw away the eraser and trust the map, even when the way seems rough or unfamiliar.
Listen to the coach. It's the way to win!
From Steve Goodier's book RICHES OF THE HEART
http://lifesupportsystem.com/books.html
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P.S.
"Not all those that wander are lost." -- J.R.R. Tolkien
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Life Support System Publishing, Inc.
P. O. Box 237
Divide, Colorado 80814
Steve Goodier is a professional speaker, consultant and author who resides in Divide, Colorado. Purchase his books or sign up for his free newsletter here: http://LifeSupportSystem.com Or call 1-877-344-0989 Free shipping (USA/CAN). Free gift wrapping!
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