Acting Without the Drama

November 7, 2009.  My oldest son’s football team played really well today.  They were playing a team that they had played before.  Last time, the other team beat them pretty soundly.

This time, it looked like we were going to win.  Right up until there was a minute and 53 seconds left on the clock.

We even got the ball back down the field into scoring range.  There were a couple of plays where it really looked like we might pull it off.

But we didn’t.

I was concerned that my son might be heartbroken.  But after a very short period of, “Wow, that stunk,” he was fine.  He realized that the way that his team played had improved so immensely that there was no need to feel bad about how it had gone.

Ah, the lessons we learn from our kids.

Last night, the solid deal that we have been waiting on the check for looked like it might fall apart.  Okay, so “fall apart” may be a tad melodramatic.  Delayed is more like it.  The deal may have to be renegociated, which could take several months.

But if I truly trust, my reaction wouldn’t have been as bleak as it was last night (I kind of lost my mind for a bit).  Things will work out.  Everything will be okay.

Just like it was for my son, this doesn’t have to be a heartbreaking loss.  It can just be a realization that we keep improving and getting closer and closer.

I think the only time anything has to be heartbreaking is when I’m hardening my heart.

And that’s just not the kind of man I want to be. 

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