42 CHOICES | 2021 WINTER ISSUE
BREAK THE MOLD BY RIDGELY GOLDSBOROUGH
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In the third week of a three month program, two friends blew off their diet and headed for the ice cream shop.
How did we fall so off track?
In another town, not too far away, the dancer hung up her shoes.
New Year’s resolutions would more accurately be labeled New Day’s resolutions.
Did we do this to ourselves?
The little leaguer chucked his glove into the drawer, informed his Mom that he no longer stood to bat.
Easy start, easy stop.
On a job site, a frustrated worker punched out before time.
At the first sign of tension or trouble, we look for the quick fix, seek the magic bullet, the perfect pill, the lotto ticket.
he trumpet player threw down his instrument in disgust.
A college sophomore dropped out before final exams. A disgruntled spouse took a suitcase, a pile of clothes and drove off into the sunset.
We suffer from a lack of grit.
How will we ever feel the true elation of victory, the profound satisfaction of a valiant struggle, regardless of the final result?
Who led us here?
Often, we see tendencies in our personal history. Did a parent teach us broad entitlement, a false sense of expectation, that we somehow deserved more than others, even without effort? Can’t we look past the shallow media exhortations, manipulative insinuations that the latest, greatest will somehow improve our lot without additional contributions from us? I live in fear that somehow my own
