Only Us (vol. 5, no. 10)

Here are a few things I’m sharing this month:

1. Question:

• “And what if we were meant to discover that caring for another was the summit?” – Mark Nepo (Reduced to Joy)

2. Quote:

• “There is no them; there is only us.” ― Luis Alberto Urrea

3. Poem:

Excerpt from Possibilities?by Wis?awa Szymborska:

I prefer many things that I haven’t mentioned here to many things I’ve also left unsaid.

I prefer zeroes on the loose to those lined up behind a cipher.

I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars. I prefer to knock on wood.

I prefer not to ask how much longer and when.

I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that existence has its own reason for being.

4. Something inspiring:

• Poems to carry in your pocket – On Being

5.?New Blogs in my “Football is ________” series:

• Football is “The Hard Way”: “We lost the other night. I’m still bitter. Not at the loss but how some of our boys conducted themselves (especially, those on the sidelines). I wrote this open letter to our players…”
• Football is Scout Team: “This is an open letter to those who give everything—who never miss practice, hustle through every drill, always touch the line during sprints, and never miss their scout team reps.”
• Football is 4 Minutes: “Every time you step onto this field, every time you are bathed in these lights, you get 4 minutes to define your career, shape the game, and showcase your style of play. Why only 4 minutes?”

Thanks so much. And, have a great day! – shawn