Of course, the only medical training I have is doing CPR on a dummy, but we know that a "merry heart does good like a medicine." Creating and finding happiness in our lives is essential to our wellbeing.
The other half of that Bible verse says, "a broken spirit dries the bones." We were not created to just exist. I believe we were created for a purpose and to strive to find it. By doing this, I believe we'll find happiness.
I’ve written a couple times recently about my new endeavor of fly-fishing. It’s much more difficult than traditional fishing. But when you hook a trout, it creates a great feeling of accomplishment. That feeling can be illusive, but when it finally happens, you’re energized!
Carl, my father-in-law, and I went out with our instructor, Aaron, again last week. As we were standing in the water, Aaron explained to us that fly-fishing is a fine motor skill that requires constant skill work. He said we should be in our back yards practicing our cast every few days.
As he was explaining this, I was thinking to myself, "how in the world do I have time to practice this every week?" Then I thought to myself, “Just do what you can do and hang the rest.” Part of starting anything new or setting goals is not giving yourself a hard time when it’s hard to accomplish the goal or master the new skill. We're all a work in progress.
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Until next week,
David C. Treece,
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