“We are witnessing an alarming decline in mental and physical health among our children, and we wonder why.”
A thought by Leonard Sweet (2014-02-21) from his book, The Well-Played Life: Why Pleasing God Doesn't Have to Be Such Hard Work (p. 115). Tyndale Momentum. Kindle Edition. I think that is a good thing to wonder about. Our kids today live with so much pressure to excel and it deadens their enjoyment to really live. And I think that carries over into being adults. We live in a world where we strive to not only be good but to be great. Like being good is a problem. But God said each time that He created something that it was good and even when He created man He said it was very good. Now I love life. I strive to not be pressured by it. I also strive to make a difference but to also enjoy it. Six days a week I wear an LA Dodgers’ hat. I love the Dodgers. I really enjoy baseball and I don’t feel guilty doing that. Seven days a week I wear a Mickey Mouse watch. I love and enjoy Disneyland. I also wear 24 hours a day a wedding ring. I really enj