Finally…
Toronto sports fans can finally lay the Leafs to rest for the year and cheer for a team that’s headed somewhere. The Jays are in action, but it’s only game 5 of 1. 5 million, so they’re not headed anywhere FAST. That makes the Raps the hottest ticket in town… and a great ticket it is!
In a gutsy win yesterday, the Raps beat the Bulls(#2 in the East) to pull a game closer to overtaking them in the standings. A season-ending surge could push the Raps up as high as that #2 spot–who’d have seen that coming?!
Why do I love watching this team? They’re feisty, there seems to be a different hero every night, they pass well, don’t collapse under pressure (like they did for the past few years), there’s a great spirit among the players (not a thug or whiner among them), and they play hard almost every time out.
People whine that the Eastern Conference is so weak that the Raptors’ success is minimized, but that weak East is the same one in which you find the Wade/Shaq Heat, Lebron’s Cavs, Jermaine’s Pacers, Arenas’ Wizards, Howard’s Magic, Pierce’s Celtics, Isaiah’s loaded but dysfunctional Knicks, and oh yes… Vince’s Nets… all in the dust of the Raptors.
So give the boys some credit. This is a team worth cheering for!
I’ve always loved Gandhi. If you’ve ever watched the movie about him or studied his life, you may have seen images of him with his spinning wheel. Ever wondered what the big deal was with that thing… how doing his own spinning was related to freeing India?
Imagine… a connection could exist between a lack of freedom and over-consumption! I’ve got no need to “imagine”; I know it firsthand. It often amazes me how slow I am to grasp things that have already been spelled out for me. One example relates to consumption. At its core, consuming is all my acts of taking in, hoarding, grasping, clutching, squeezing, holding. Jesus said long ago: The man who wants to keep his life… he’ll actually lose it. I totally buy that. It’s true. Life flows to the one who lives with open hands… life flows to the givers, freedom is found by those who refuse to be imprisoned inside of hearts that want more and more. I’ve spent time living inside a heart like that. Even a short stay there confirms the truth: Consuming consumes.