March 13, 2023

"All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low." - John Wooden

There is a great story I heard once about a farmer from the old country. He was a rich farmer because he was the only farmer who had a horse. He went into town one day and everyone told him how lucky and blessed he was to have a horse. The farmer said, “Maybe, maybe not, we’ll see.” The next day, the horse escaped its pen. The farmer went into town and everyone told him how horrible it was that his horse ran away. The farmer said, “Maybe, maybe not, we’ll see.” The following day the horse came back with four wild horses. The farmer went into town and everyone told him how lucky and blessed he was. The farmer said, “Maybe, maybe not, we’ll see.” The next day, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the wild horses. The wild horse threw the son off and his leg broke. The farmer went into town and everyone told him how horrible it was that his son’s leg was broken. The farmer said, “Maybe, maybe not, we’ll see.” The next day the army came looking for willing and able bodied young men to join the war. They saw the farmer’s son had a broken leg and passed him. There are so many ups and downs in life, it never does people good to get too high or too low. Take everyone moment for what it is and always be willing to try and win every moment.