...jumping in a lake.

I heard a great analogy today. It can be applied to any number of life's situations. It goes something like this.

A young man , just nine years old, went boating with his family. He watched the adults and teenagers take turns wakeboarding, and begged his mother to allow him to have a turn. Soon, the opportunity presented itself, it was finally his turn. He went to the back of the boat and sat at the back with the wakeboard strapped to his feet.. that's when the fear set in. The young man WANTED to wakeboard... but that's all.. he merely WANTED to.


In order to actually wakeboard, there were a few things he would be required to do:

1- Get in the lake.
2- Be willing to drink a good deal of lakewater.
3- Accept that failure is a possibility..and be okay with it.
4- Try again.


It's funny how each of these steps can be tricky. Whether it's life, love, or wakeboarding we must do more than simply WANT something, we must DO it....

There's just something about jumping in a lake.

...a friend who really loves you...

One of my very best friends ever got married last Saturday. Joshy... (even his nickname proves his love for me. He hated it at first... when I started calling him Joshy that is, now it's how half of my world knows him).

I confess when Joshy first told me he was engaged I had mixed feelings. I was completely thrilled for him, I knew how he REALLY wanted to find someone, but at the same time, I know what happens when male friends get married... and it's how it should be... but it changes the relationship forever.

Josh made a point of ensuring Maria and I became friends. He invited me out for dinner with them, over to his house, encouraged us to do things together (6 a.m. at the gym can bond anyone).. and it worked. I'll love her forever. Very wise man that Joshy, he married an amazing woman.

Josh went back to work yesterday. Today, he called and asked me to go to lunch.

We sat on the plaza and chatted about the wedding, about our friends, about his family... it was almost like life hadn't changed. A little miracle I needed today... to know that even though our relationship has changed the fundamentals of it haven't.

There's just something about a friend who really loves you...