Yesterday, as I waited for my oldest son's baseball game to get started, I was watching the end of the game in front of us.

A kid was called out at home plate - even though the catcher dropped the ball - and the umpire refused to reverse the call.

So (as sometimes happens), the father of the boy got emotional. He started yelling at the umpire (never a good move) and was told to be quiet or leave.

Instead of doing the right thing, the man went nuclear and spewed forth a ton of profanities while flipping the bird (he even grabbed at his nether regions).

This was over a 15-year old's baseball game during fall ball (a developmental season where wins/losses aren't all that important).

What I found interesting was that the man was ultimately trying to get the umpire to take responsibility for his bad call . . . by acting utterly irresponsible himself.

All I could think about was how this experience was a perfect analogy for where we are as a society right now. And how change starts from within each one of us by:

• holding ourselves to higher standards,
• being kind to others, and
• forgiving those we feel have wronged us.

Don't let anger, resentment, fear or worry eat away at your soul, Friend.

XO,

Heather