Paul's+Paradigm

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.



And if it kills me tonight I will be ready to die. Every man dies, Not every man really lives



Everybody, with your fists raised high Let me hear your battle cry tonight You m ake me feel so alive I've got to let it out

I'm not the shoes I wear, I'm not the clothes I buy I'm am not the house I live in, I'm not the car I drive I'm not the job I work, You can't define my worth By nothing on God's green earth, my identity is found in Christ.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. You can do one thing or you can do another All it takes is a little push The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed The difference between try and triumph is a little umph There was a long tumultous shouting sound like the voice of a thousand waters He fought for his people, for the children, for the kin

**When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."**

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Oasis of Calm The gritty clouds of dust slowly rise from the dirt road as one by one Fords and Toyotas slowly drive into the campground lugging pop-ups and trailers behind them. My brother and sister roll down the windows letting a brisk wind rush into the stuffy car. This is the end of a long journey but the beginning of many new ones in a camping spot that is so much more than just a camping spot. There are many campgrounds scattered throughout the Rocky Mountains but no other has been as important to our family as this one. As we finally roll into our campsite we can hear the sound of the river crashing into the rocks only 10 feet away. When we finally get our pop-up set up, my siblings and I quickly get changed and rush down the steep bank down to the river. As we float down the cool cleansing river I look up and see the tall majesty of Mt. Princeton crowned in a wreath of white fluffy clouds at its tip. I turn my head and see the multitude of spiky pine trees extending in every direction, whispering amongst themselves as the wind slowly brushes past them. And I think of how relaxed one can become up here watching, and listening to the miracles of nature. Later that night we, now warm and dry, sit by the campfire listening to it crackle as the sap slowly burns off it. Late that night I turn in my sleep thinking how beautiful this place is and how it has brought my family together; I think of the memories it has brought and the fun it will bring and I think of how much I would love to just never leave.

 Fo r the Love of the Game by Paul H.

I realize you may not know this but

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”

is wrong and

“Basketball is all about me”

At the beginning of every season I will tell my teammates

I don’t need them

My coach will know that

I’m thinking straight because

selfishness

is more important than

teamwork

I sat this to you

In my younger years

players played for the team not themselves

but this is not the norm right now

we are in a “think about me” society

Analysts say

30 years from now I will care more about money than the game of basketball

I do not believe that I will remember what basketball is all about

In the future

money grubbing will be the norm

no longer can they say

my teammates care about each other

It will be undeniable that

my sport is lazy and selfish

It is stupid to conclude that

there will be a change