I had two visits with doctors a few days ago: one for losing my voice and the other, my six-month physical exam. All said and done, I\u2019m in pretty good shape for the shape I\u2019m in. It seems I have a body\/mind disconnect. According to one doctor, I am refusing to let my mind dwell on my age, so it makes plans as though I were younger. However, my body knows how old I am, and reacts to the plans accordingly. The throat issue was partly seasonal, and both doctors agreed that I needed to take it easy, slow down a bit, and take more breaks. My grandfather used to put it this way: the mind writes checks that the body can\u2019t cash. His comment was long before the semi-famous quote from Captain Tom \u201cStinger\u201d Jordan in the movie \u201cTop Gun\u201d: “Your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash”. Besides, my grandfather didn\u2019t have much of an ego, and I don\u2019t think he went to many movies. He just worked hard six days a week and went to church on Sunday morning, then to the Waco, Texas train depot on Sunday afternoon to \u201cwatch the passenger trains go through.\u201d That was his form of a relaxing change-of-pace, and it seemed to work for him. It wouldn\u2019t take me long to watch the two daily passenger trains that go through Fort Worth these days, so I\u2019ll need to find another diversion. Bottom line conclusion: I\u2019ll just keep sharing \u201cthe word. . . in season and out of season\u201d (2 Timothy 4:2) and attending baseball games in season, and other sporting events out-of-season. Then when God is finished with me, the season will be over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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