... at bat, there’s no reason I want to throw the ball. But eventually I have to pitch. So I remind myself that in a few billion years the earth will become a frozen snowball hurtling through space, and nobody’s going to care what Willie Stargell did with the bases loaded!” Do you hear what he’s saying? Some people in the same situation would freeze up. They would put pressure on themselves. They would add the burden of worry to the task at hand--pitching to an all-star hitter. The outward circumstance ...
... is at bat, there’s no reason I want to throw the ball. But eventually I have to pitch. So I remind myself that in a few billion years the earth will become a frozen snowball hurtling through space, and nobody’s going to care what Willie Stargell did with the bases loaded!” (3) That’s a pretty good philosophy. If you have a troubled heart, pray that God will give you a new perspective about your life. Let me suggest something else while you are at it. Ask God for patience. Sometimes, if you will ...
... we will spend nearly half our waking hours working, it is a real blessing when we are doing something in which we do take pleasure. Somebody once asked baseball great Willie Stargell how he maintained his enthusiasm for the game. Stargell answered that he really did enjoy his job. "Have you ever heard the umpire start a game by saying, "Work ball." asked Stargell? "Of course not, they always say,`Play ball, and that is exactly what they mean." You and I are not major league ball players. Most of us have to ...
... truly love what they do--and they would rather be doing their so-called work than about anything else in the world. Somebody once asked baseball great Willie Stargell how he maintained his enthusiasm for the game of baseball. Stargell answered that he really enjoyed his job. “Have you ever heard the umpire start a game by saying, ‘Work ball.’” asked Stargell? “Of course not, they always say, `Play ball,’ and that is exactly what they mean.” You and I are not major league ball players. Most of ...
Somebody once asked baseball great Willie Stargell how he maintained his enthusiasm for the game. Stargell answered that he really did enjoy his job. "Have you ever heard the umpire start a game by saying, 'Work ball''?" asked Stargell. "Of course not, they always say, 'Play ball,'' and that is exactly what they mean."
