If I could do it over

“I agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event.”

                    G.K Chesterton

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if I had it to do over again

Yes!  A do over

I want a do over!

not one, or two

but hundreds, thousands

no more,

I am not a greedy man

If I had it to do over

I would try harder at math

I would be braver, and ask some girls out,

geeky high school kid that I was

I would have focused more

Rather than try everything

a jack of all trades, the master of none!

I would have become the master of something

If I had it to do over again

I probably would take that last paragraph back,

I like doing all the things I do

If I had it to do over

I would study English not theology

and chase down my dream of news casting

or righting columns (Dave Barry, watch out) rather than preaching

mostly I would slow down

be more presence

be kinder

listen more

be more concerned about building others us,

than building up myself

I would give more

take less

and there are definitely some choices

I wouldn't make (ouch)

but I cannot do it over

all I have

is what is in front of me

what is next

and while I can’t do it over

I can do it differently!

Starting

now