"Every snowflake is different. Every thumbprint is different. Every person in Al-Anon is different despite the common problem that brings us together... We're all doing the best we can."
-Courage to Change (AlAnon book), Jan. 13 Devotion
Yesterday, I did something that is way out of my norm. I watched two NFL football games. I think it's actually the first time other than the Superbowl... and even with the Superbowl, I only usually watch commercials...
In the early afternoon, I went to some friends' house and watched the San Francisco 49ers versus the Carolina Panthers. Both my friends and I were rooting for the 49ers and they won so we were ecstatic! At some points we all were yelling at the TV like true fans.
Then, later in the day, I watched the San Diego Chargers versus the Denver Broncos. Again, we all rooted for the winning team, the Broncos.
Needless to say, it was great rooting for the winning teams, both times.
I don't normally watch football, but I really got into it this time. I started to understand everything on a deeper level: the flags, the downs, the fumbles, the sacks.... It all made sense.
One of the things I noticed was how important each player on the team is. They are each given an important role and without them, the plays would not work. Whether their role is to run the football or defend the runner, they all are important....
But they all make mistakes... The one that is stuck in my head is that one guy tripped himself when he was running with the football. While I saw quite a few mistakes through both games, I saw that the team worked together and they "did the best they could."
We make mistakes in our daily lives. All we can ask of ourselves is to use our differences and do the best we can. If this world is going to change, we need to work together. God created us with our differences for a reason.
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