TREES

I remember watching the TV show ABCs Wild World of Sports when I was a kid.  That was a great show.  The best part about the program every week was the downhill skier that totally wiped out on the slopes.
 I lived for that part of the show -- every week.

There's a sport known as extreme skiing.  Skiers go to the top of a mountain and ski straight down at full tilt to the bottom.  As far as I can understand, the goal of this sport is to not hit a tree and die.

One proficient extreme skier is Kim Rikkelman.  When asked for best advice on being successful at extreme skiing, Kim answered: 'Don't look at the trees.  Look at the spaces in between the trees.'

Wow.  That makes a ton of sense.  Don't look at all the distractions.  Look at the spaces in between the distractions.  In other words, don't look at the what ifs of life.

Don't look at the trees.  Look at the spaces in between the trees.

Because worry never changes anything -- for good, that is.  Will worry change some things?  Yes, but not for good.  It will mess up your health.  It will wreck your relationship with God and others.  It will destroy your ability to act.  But worry never changes anything for good.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

And be blessed.