Is the juice worth the squeeze?

The other day I was sitting in a meeting and the group was discussing a new approach to reach the desired goal.  The more we talked, the more convoluted it started to sound.  Finally, one of the guys in the meeting said "Is the juice worth the squeeze"?

Wow!  What a GREAT summary.  I instantly told him, I will use that phrase again.  And here we are.

What the heck are we doing?  Whether it be at work, at home, at play.....is the juice worth the squeeze?  Is the effort, thought, worry..... we are putting into whatever it is, worth the outcome?

So much energy is spent on things that at the end of the day, really don't matter.  We are all guilty of believing and subsequently acting, as if we are in control.  Control of our lives, time, future.

Earlier this year I was watching the World Cup and the two teams playing were tied so it went to the shootout (I think that is the proper terminology) where each team chooses a set number of players and they try to score a goal against the opposing team's goalie.  Sometimes it looks as if the goalie is just trying to avoid getting hit but Mr. French advised that a decision by the goalie has to be made before the kicker even kicks the ball because the game moves that quick.

What does that have to do with this blog?  Doesn't it sound even a bit familiar? Every day when we wake up, don't we instinctively start moving in the direction we WANT the day to move in, when in reality, we have NO IDEA of what is coming.

The best laid plans.....

Pastor gave a great sermon several Sunday's ago, where he talked about how we pray for what we need...I should say, what we know we need.  But how can we know what we need, WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING!!!!

So now we are back to - "is the juice worth the squeeze"?

Is there anything today (or yesterday) that you did that now seemed to have required so much more thought and energy than it was worth (more squeeze - less juice?)

Until next time,
#somethingtothinkabout

your pal,
Kari