The Score
The only statistic that really counts in any sporting event is the final score. When it is all said and done, the yards rushed, three point shots, or number of strike outs, really do not matter. The final score is what determines the winner in sports. In life though, keeping score produces no winners.
One of our many shortcomings of being human is that we do indeed keep score. Heck! I did it this past Friday in a conversation. I fired off a time and date of a certain event in my life from last year. I’m not proud of it, but it showed me I was keeping score and needed to move past it. Score keeping is one of Mr. Ego’s favorite activities. He mentally adds a mark for every time someone was mean to us, hurt our feelings, passed us over for a promotion, or pretty much anything we consider offensive. All those past hurts get stored, and trust me there is a high price we all pay for storing the events. When you think about the score, it can change your mood and zap your energy. When you see someone that did you wrong, those memories can get kicked up and again zap your energy. There is zero upside to keeping score. Even I can’t spin that one to the positive
When was the last time you kept score? Be honest. You know you did it. Now think about it from this angle. Did anything positive come out of reciting the score? Accepting that you are score keeper is the first step. You will never get rid of it completely, but if you do it one less time than you did before, you are moving in the right direction.
The only statistic that really counts in any sporting event is the final score. When it is all said and done, the yards rushed, three point shots, or number of strike outs, really do not matter. The final score is what determines the winner in sports. In life though, keeping score produces no winners.
One of our many shortcomings of being human is that we do indeed keep score. Heck! I did it this past Friday in a conversation. I fired off a time and date of a certain event in my life from last year. I’m not proud of it, but it showed me I was keeping score and needed to move past it. Score keeping is one of Mr. Ego’s favorite activities. He mentally adds a mark for every time someone was mean to us, hurt our feelings, passed us over for a promotion, or pretty much anything we consider offensive. All those past hurts get stored, and trust me there is a high price we all pay for storing the events. When you think about the score, it can change your mood and zap your energy. When you see someone that did you wrong, those memories can get kicked up and again zap your energy. There is zero upside to keeping score. Even I can’t spin that one to the positive
When was the last time you kept score? Be honest. You know you did it. Now think about it from this angle. Did anything positive come out of reciting the score? Accepting that you are score keeper is the first step. You will never get rid of it completely, but if you do it one less time than you did before, you are moving in the right direction.
I’ll leave you with one of my favorite verses from the Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:5: Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
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