It’s Not Really About the Tennis Lessons…

One of the reasons Pete and I suffered with a mediocre tennis game for so long is that we were not willing to invest in ourselves. There was always something more pressing that called out for our discretionary income. Why would we old people choose to spend $40 on a tennis lesson? I mean, honestly, it is a privilege to even have discretionary income - is it right to spend it on ourselves?

Lately, we have changed the question around: why NOT spend $40 on a tennis lesson?

There is a proverb in the bible that says: He who ignores disciplines despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding (Proverbs 15:32, NIV).

An unwillingness to invest in yourself is a form of self-loathing.

Ask yourself these questions and see where you land: Do I want wisdom - and if so, in what area of my life? What am I willing to change? Who can help me and how do I make contact?

See, it's not about the tennis lessons. It's about hope. It's about belief. It's about faith. We may practice this hope, belief and faith by taking tennis lessons, which seems on its face kind of silly. But what we've discovered is that one little humble step in investing in ourselves pays dividends by expanding our horizons for the possibility of change in other, perhaps more significant areas of our life.