Dedication

My son is a fanatical fisherman. On his way to school at 6 AM he will stop at a pond along the way and make ten casts to see if he can catch anything. Almost nothing comes out of his mouth with as much excitement as the last episode of fantastic fishing. The fish is the picture is one of thirty something landlocked salmon that he caught in one twenty four hour trip. He has had some of the most unique and spectacular experiences around his ability and desire to fish. The second picture is of one of my granddaughters in her costume for a play. In that side of the family the fanatical efforts have to do with theatre, performance, and film. My daughter and both her children have theatre at the heart of all they do. Bekah used to insist on having seen the Tony Award winning show on Broadway each year. They always have an Oscars party and any other award program to do with acting or theatre. In the case of both my son and daughter they show tremendous dedication to the areas of their interest. Dedication is so important to become expert at something, but it is even more important for it to be enthusiastic dedication. What if our dedication had to do with kindness or generosity or unconditional love. What if we put as much effort into our marriages or parenting. We have so much that is important that we take for granted. So much that we could do to really make a difference in this world but that gets second rate energy. Nothing wrong with dedication to what makes us happy like fishing and theatre, but maybe we could find a little more dedication to what makes everyone's life better.