Decisions Have Consequences

Decisions have consequences. There is a time in the grieving process known as the ‘struggle between fantasy and reality.’ We recognize this period with our “what if …?” questions. For example, I am a fan of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. What if the Reds had not fired Dusty Baker in 2013 because he could not win a World Series even though he repeatedly led the team into the playoffs. Last night Dusty won the World Series with the Houston Astros. I am also a fan of the OU football “Sooners” team having been raised in Norman, Oklahoma, and an alumnus of OU. Yesterday they lost to Baylor, their fourth loss this year. The OU Sooners rarely has a losing team and are usually among the top ranked nationally teams. What if the OU athletic powers had not decided to move into the Southeastern Conference in a couple of years and their winning coach, Lincoln Riley, had not left for southern California. Decisions have consequences. Some of our decisions are good and have wonderful consequences. However, some decisions have negative consequences, and we live and grieve those for a long time--if we have good memories