If only you weren’t so worried about the sunk cost. It means that for every hour or dollar you spend on one thing, you’re giving up the opportunity to spend that hour or dollar on something else - something that might make your life better. One is called “sunk cost” and the other is “opportunity cost.” “Sunk cost” is about the past - it’s the time, or money, or sweat equity that you’ve put into something, which makes it hard to abandon. (I know, you’re envious.) But there are two things they love to talk about that will help us understand quitting. You know: “a quitter never wins and a winner never quits.” You know what I think when I hear people say that? I think: Are you sure? It’s become so ingrained that we don’t even think about it any more. Why? Well, because everybody else is always saying the opposite. Maybe there’s some dream project you’ve been working on so long that you can’t even remember what got you all heated up about it in the first place. Maybe it’s a relationship that’s curdled. I mean, honestly, radio is the perfect medium for multitasking - unless maybe you’re using a chainsaw or something. No no, I don’t mean like stop so you can give your full attention to this radio show. Make time daily for your Lenten resolutions.įinally, trust the “coaches”: the Scriptures, the saints, spiritual writers, and Lenten devotions and activities.I’d like you to stop whatever you’re doing right now. Even when things get tough and it looks like a lost cause, persevere.įourth, manage the clock well. Third, it takes determination to not give up but play the whole game, right up to the end. That’s why our “season” lasts 40 days, to give us time to build our spiritual muscles. Second, to be “good at Lent” takes practice. Knowing that we’re not alone in our Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving - but united with Catholics worldwide - can give us strength and hope. First, it takes teamwork if we’re going to be successful. Hewett.)Īs we prepare to enter the season of Lent next week, the champion Chiefs have much to teach us. With a humble smile, the janitor answered quietly, “It means that Jesus is gonna win.” (Adapted from a story by Bernard Travaieille in “Illustrations Unlimited,” edited by James. “Really?” said the seminarian skeptically. He held up his Bible and said, “The Book of Revelation.” Knowing how complex that book is, the seminarian asked, “Do you understand it?!?” One seminarian approached the janitor and asked what he was reading. An old Black janitor would patiently sit in the corner reading, waiting for the seminarians to finish so he could lock up. I remember a story about some seminarians who played basketball at a nearby public school. But when I know the final score, I can watch with a calm and joyful spirit. While I know I shouldn’t get so tied up with a team or the big game, I can’t help myself. Now that I knew the final score, however, I devoured all the postgame interviews, watched and rewatched the game’s highlights and savored the Chiefs’ victory. Sure enough, the Chiefs had won in their usual fashion: coming from behind and going ahead with just seconds to spare! I’m sure that had I watched the game live, my heart wouldn’t have been able to take it. I didn’t have to ask why as I rushed to turn on the TV. The air was filled with car horns honking, people yelling and fireworks popping. I leapt out of my chair and rushed to open my front door. Did I really hear that? In no time at all, more booms. While I could shut out the external stimuli, I couldn’t quiet my mind to keep from wondering how things were going.Īnd then, it happened. Instead, I wanted to create a cocoon of silence. The older I get, the less I can take the stress of the “big game,” especially when “my team” is playing. I was too interested, too emotionally bound up with the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s not that I wasn’t interested in the game in fact, just the opposite. I made a vow not to join the other 113 million viewers of the Super Bowl nor attend any watch parties. I powered down my computer, iPhone and tablet. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989. Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie.
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