Last night was the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship which UCONN won, When interviewed after the game about what makes him excited about the win. Coach Calhoun said he is excited for his kids,they are great. When asked about what matters he motioned to a group of guys that were at the game and are currently playing in the NBA. "That they are here because they care" and "I care about them" That is a tribute. It is not about winning basketball games it is about "caring enough to pour care into lives only to get that care back." That is what creates moments like this! Then I recalled the picture of he and his wife and his great grandchildren all there caring and crying tears of joy. What a power source. Care that makes a difference.
At that moment I recalled his speech to his players about the game minutes before it began. It was a calm confident chat in them. No hype, no animation, no psyche up speech, just a man caring for the kids he admired and those kids taking that care in then playing with care for their coach, their school, their teammates. Maybe that is the secret to success "really caring in a genuine ay that makes you better because you are treated better". What a novel concept.
Maybe Coach Jim Calhoun is "Cut from Above" not just a cut above.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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