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Our youngest son, Colt Wrangler, shot his first buck the other day. A nice 8 point. Got him with one shot through the heart at, around 225 yards. He was excited. So were we. Our friend that took him hunting got it all on video. It's cute. After the shot was made they are still whispering. (you know like they do on those hunting shows you men watch on TV) He brings the video camera slowly back to Colt. There was Colt with his "special earplugs" stuck in his ears, grinning like travelling rat. He shoots with empty 223 casings stuck in his ear. It looks like something out of Frankenstein. Colt swears it works great. While our friend was trying to |
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control his laughter and still "narrate" this fine piece of
video work, he says that they've found the empty casings kinda work as
a "buck fever absorber," enabling the hunter to make steadier
shots. We may need to patent the idea. |
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I'm
figuring out that we've all got areas in our life where we wear "self-styled"
earplugs. I've got 'em. You probably do, too. Though mine may be different
than yours, the purpose is still the same. I wear 'em so I don't hear
things that make me uncomfortable. Like, I won't listen to my own music
CD's. I avoid having to listen to myself at all costs. You may think |
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that's being humble, but trust me, it's not. If anything, it's just the opposite. I don't like to listen because I will then have just to face my own imperfections and inabilities. It's easier to deceive myself this way. If I can just avoid listening, then I don't have to face some things that need to be changed and improved. But when it's stime to go back into the studio to record a new project, it's especially tough cause you've gotta face who you are. Those micrphones dont lie (I have that.) As long as I can avoid it, I can convince myself that I sing as good as ________. (We each have our own prefrences that we fill the blanks with) But when I actually face the truth, I am only me. For whatever that's worth. But is that so bad? I mean, the sooner I can stop comparing myself to something I can never be, the sooner I can face the truth of who I am. I feel I can face the truth. I have courage to remove the earplugs. Once I remove the earplugs, I can start working on things that need to be improved. What do your "earplugs" look like? What is it you don't want to face? A bad marriage relationship? A life that didn't turn out the way you planned? Still comparing yourself to something you were never meant to be? If we just begin to realize the value or our lives, other people, and what we have in life, we can start taking out the "earplugs" and begin to listen, REALLY listen. We might hear some things we don't like hearing, and don't want to face, but only in "hearing" can we fix what could never be fixed while we go through life with our earplugs in. Life is too short to protect ourselves from the truth. Well, I've told you a little about one set of earplugs I have. I figure I probably have some other sets fitted in other areas, but hey, let's just work on one area at a time. How about you? What do your "earplugs" look like? What's that you say? "La, la, la, la...... I can't h-e-a-r y-o-u!" Crystal |
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