Well, it's official

I am getting old. For the past 17 years every Wednesday my girlfriends from high school and some "boys" :) would get together have a few drinks, laugh and play some volleyball. We always had fun but at the same time always had a great team and even won the tournament a few times. But this year, wasn't our year. With one of the girls pregnant, with my knee that decides to pop out whenever and no I have not had it looked at - this year was ugly. And last night we realized that all of the teams have become younger than us, well most of them anyway and we have had our butts handed to us time and time again this year. For the first time in 17 years we did not make the tournament :( I know heartbreaking, right!

Oh well, right. So I am looking at the positive side. At least next week when we go down to watch, we will not be all sweaty and have sand everywhere stuck to us. We will be able to sit ring side with cold beer, some wings and I am sure great conversation.

We have officially become the old sucky team on the court! Ugh!

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Peaceful, genuine thankfulness
A difficult situation is challenging enough on its own. Don't make it worse by adding your own anxiety to it.
Instead, be peacefully and genuinely thankful. Whatever the circumstances are, choose to be thankful for the moment and for your opportunity to experience it.
Sincere, heartfelt thankfulness will calm your spirit and open your eyes to the positive possibilities. Instead of being intimidated by the challenges, you'll become inspired by the opportunities.
Be thankful for what has happened to bring you to where you are. After all, what has happened, has happened, and your best response is to find the value in it.
That value is most definitely there. By choosing to recognize it, you can make any moment, and any situation, into a powerful opportunity for making real progress.
When you feel anxiety creeping into your awareness, overwhelm it with peaceful, genuine thankfulness. And fill the moment with the power of your best possibilities.

Ralph Marston

Miss and love you dad.

Much love to all,