Mind games again

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Being in OZ, (home tomorrow), it is difficult to not see rugby, league or AFL daily.

So I ended up watching the Warriors Manly game last night. It was a poignant reminder of mind over matter when it comes to sport.

The Warriors had proved in the previous 2 weeks that they could beat anybody, in the same way the Storm performed without their captain on Friday night.

So you only had to look at their faces from the beginning of the match to see they would get murdered. Having not been in their dressing room I don’t know why their heads were in a bad space but it is likely to be one of 2 things:

1. They were afraid of Manly. This puts you on a hiding to nothing before you take the field, or:

2. They didn’t want it badly enough. I suspect this is the case. They may have ben so excited to have gotten this far when they expected to be gone last week that they simply were happy with where they were at. And there’s nothing wrong with that in itself, however aiming to come in towards the top is quite different to aiming to win .

Your life will be exactly the same. Many dreams you have will die because teh action required to achieve them is too scary AND many others will never be achieved because you are quite happy where you are.

Hey and before you beat yourself up realise that IS OK. You don’t have to be the next world beater if you don’t want to be. You want and need to be fulfilled and happy, not a world leader.

As I have worked on the Gold Coast this last week I have missed my wife terribly and felt almost assaulted by the ridiculous levels of wealth here and the extravagance that goes with it. I’ve been driven in a brand new Ferrari by a famous sportswoman. I’ve had dinner in a 30 million dollar house on the water. I’ve sat and discussed business with people worth squillions of dollars etc.

And you know it leaves me empty. I do it because I have a business to run and I believe God has called me to this for a season. But next month when I go to Fiji and sit with my friends who earn $50 a week and listen to the dogs fighting in the street and sit and share my heart and life with those who really love Raewyn and I. As we pray about what to do next in Fiji and how to serve them better and how to glorify God in that place……

Now that’s success FOR ME, thats really living, FOR ME.

Know what you want, what is really important

and have it!!

Never feel guilty because you didn’t win, unless you really really wanted it.

Love where you are today, if that is where you want to be.
The Warriors could be devastated over last night or celebrate the success of getting where they did. One will produce enormous pleasure the former immense pain, from the SAME event. The only difference will be between their ears.

Stay Safe ~ Dean Letfus.