The 3 R's of Sunday

Sunday is for resting, recovery, and reflection. For me, its a day when I can look back and mull over the choices I've made during the past week (Yes, technically Sunday is the start of the new week, but I've always viewed it as day 7). This was probably not one of my better weeks in terms of decision-making. The good news is that I'd be a perfect fit for the Baltimore Orioles. (1-11, really?)

I think the sign of a mature adult is the ability to look beyond short-term pleasures that may be self-destructive and remain focused on the bigger picture. Now if you are saying to yourself, "Hey I know plenty of adults who can't achieve this kind of discipline", consider whether you would classify these folks as mature. Admittedly, I have not reached this level of maturity myself, although I hope one day I will. Consequences from poor decisions can seem scary, and indeed they should be, but one should not overlook their worth in changing bad behavior. Instead of diverting the blame to some external factor, the mature adult ponders the situation as a whole and tries to assess how he or she could have done things differently to achieve a better result.

I don't mean to be preachy, and I'll be the first to admit that I have a ways to go, but it can't hurt to think about. The world needs more thoughtful people who can admit their mistakes and try to become better individuals. Today it seems that anywhere you look, their are people in positions of power who are far to quick to point their fingers in any direction but their own. These are not the types of people that I want making decisions that affect my life.

As of right now, the 'R' that I need to deal with the most on this Sunday is recovery, so I shall end my post here.