When is winning not enough

Special Hello to the Inspiring, Coach McCarthy.

California Highs School Playoff Football Game
Bloomington was leading the football game 24-17 over La Quinta with the ball only 3 yards from a touchdown. If Bloomington just downed the ball, the clock would have run out. But getting greedy, Bloomington ran the ball in the endzone, giving Bloomington a 30-17 lead after failing at a 2 point conversion? (Bloomington was trying to get all the points they can when all they had to do was run out the clock and the game would have been over). At this point senior Thomas Myer from La Quinta was seen sobbing on the sidelines as the game appeared to be his last high school game as a senior.

Then something amazing happened. La Quinta then went 74 yards down the field to score a touchdown with 6 seconds left as La Quinta was still trailing by 6 as the score now was 30-24. La Quinta recovered the kickoff with 2 seconds left. With only one play remaining in the game, the quarterback Ryan Woods of La Quinta threw a 48 yard "Hail Mary" pass (a pass that is thrown high in the air not directed towards anyone) into the endzone. With a plethora of players from both teams jumping up for the ball, The La Quinta Blackhawks actually caught the ball. With the extra point La Quinta went on to win 31-30.

"The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure."
~B.C. Forbes

Quote of the month: "A true friend is someone who thinks they are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." ~Bernard Meltzer

If you could only give your child 1 gift, What would it be?

Do your children get bored? How do you get your children to want the things that they already have? Well next time a child or anyone says that they are bored, they are saying that they are bored with everything they have. A child means that they are bored of everything that you have provided for them. It could be because they have too much. But too much of what. Do we shower our children with many gifts? Things that they may want at that time, but don't really need. So after awhile it just falls at the waist side and its only a matter of time before they started saying, "I'm bored", again. What does this teach children?

Do children actually get to learn how to deal with things that they cannot have? Do we give our children the gift of what they truly need?:

Enthusiasm- being excited for the life that you gave him/her
(like they were when they were at the age of 5)

Encouragement-going out of their way for someone else
(does your child always have to be the first one in line)

Handling Adversity- disagreeing appropriately, putting others feelings ahead of their own

Character is who you really are. Reputation is who people say you are.
Some say sports builds character. In reality,
Sports Reveals Character.
~John Wooden

Quote of the month: "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." ~Bernard Meltzer

3 of life's puzzles

Why is it easier to criticize than to compliment?
Why is it easier to give others blame than to give them credit?
Why is it that so many who are quick to make suggestions, find it so difficult to make decisions?

Character is how you respond when things aren't going your way. Good Character is someone who always has room for learning and improving who they are, without saying, "Well this is just who I am."

"Learn as if you were going to live forever, and live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

Quote of the month: "A winner is a dreamer who just won't quit."

Your true character, when no one is watching

A king hired a carpenter to build houses for his subjects and the king was very pleased with his work. The carpenter soon became wealthy from the king's generous fees. One day the carpenter thought, "The king is giving me great pay, yet I am the only one who knows the quality of the materials I use. I can make more money, if the outside of the house looks beautiful, and use materials on the inside of the house that don't cost as much."

As he had anticipated (though no one knew he was cutting corners), his scam was starting to make him wealthy. The King asked, "Build the finest house you can ever build and spare no expense." Here is a chance for the carpenter to make a huge profit. The carpenter used second-rate materials and sloppy workmanship. After he finished, the King paid him as if he had done a first-rate job. The King then said, "And now, I give this house to you, as a gift for all you have done."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us, are small matters compared to what lies within us."

Quote of the month: "While those hesitate because they feel inferior, others are busy making mistakes and becoming superior."

Are you building character?

Sports doesn't build character, sports reveals character.

"The way you handle adversity reveals who you really are."