Is It Just Me Or What?

well, i am not vain enough to believe anything in this world is about me nor is my ego that large. my baseball team has dropped 5 or 6 games since i went to washington. the 2 games i went to before i left they won. tomorrow we are back on the road for 11 days. 5 games in birmingham and 5 games in montgomery then we return. when i am with them, they win.
my 8 year old had a softball game tonight. while she did not hit a home run, she got on base 3 times and scored twice. they won 14-10. they won last night also. coincidence? probably.
so what is it that brings us "good luck" or is their such a thing as luck? i don't believe in it good or bad. i do believe that there are things or people that make us feel better about ourselves and we find strength from that feeling. but when it comes down to it, it is the ability within us that makes us win or at least go that little extra and most times that is the difference. i am glad that i am not the instrument that brings luck, good or bad. i don't want that burden. i do try to to be an encourager and as a friend once said, "i'm just trying to be a blessing" and i like that philosophy.
life is to short to be around people that put us down or make us feel bad.
recently my son had an incident that left him feeling bad about himself. children can be so cruel to other children. not knowing how to express it, it came out inappropriately. i was talking to him about (actually probing which is a nice word for interrogation) and it finally hit me it was becoming a self image issue. if you are around enough bad influence we begin to believe what others are telling us. i have also figured out it is their attempt to feel better about themselves. as i told him, when you are around people that put you down, turn around, tell them to get a good look at your butt because that is the last they are going to see of you. and leave. and next time they want to play, or with adults hang out or whatever, remind yourself of the last incident and say no. it is not negotiable except for them to change the way they treat you. it is not up to you to take crap from from people. jesus did not take crap from people. he got up, dusted his sandals off and headed on down the road. he found people who would listen to his message and did not waste time on those who gave him crap. maybe my language is strong here and crap offends some of you but you know what i am saying. hurt my children or someone i love and it brings out the ugly in me.
until next time...