Don't let your friends write when tired

Ponderings from a tired mind (this should be interesting):

• Current breakfast - strawberry pop tarts and a diet Coke. Yesterdays breakfast - zingers and a diet Dr. Pepper (variety is the spice of life). Shouldn't I be beyond this college type breakfast? Oh well, good news though - pop tarts are a good source of 7 minerals and vitamins (not sure what they are since the package doesn't tell me that on the front) and they are made with real fruit. None of that fake stuff here. You know I like to keep it real.
• So how do you rid of an old trash can? If you sit it on the curb with the other trash, how do they know it is trash? Noticed several trash cans this morning and made me wonder how you dispose of them. (I told you upfront I was tired.)
• Often hear about having a team approach. What I am learning is that is often a buzzword to mean you help me out when I need it, but don't expect anything from me. Cynical? Probably a little bit, but hard to find team players without their own personal agenda. Not exempting myself in this either. A friendly reminder to myself to keep my motives out in front of me. It is easy to disguise selfishness under good actions. Doesn't change the attitude though, which is where it can be dangerous. Outward appearances really don't tell the story.
• Wonder if Twitter, Facebook status, blogging, etc. reflects our self-centered lives? We are just keeping our friends updated right? When was the last time you had an actual conversation or made a phone call to tell someone the same thing you post on these? Just wondering if I am feeding my already high level of selfishness more.
• I've been watching quite a bit of football recently and it got me thinking. What if we adopted the game pat in other areas of life? At work? When the waiter provides excellent service? When Brian preaches? Where else is it common and acceptable for another person to hit your butt and for it to mean good job? Brian and Lane - you have been warned.
• Ever wonder if you have chosen the wrong profession? I missed Fall break, the trip to the pumpkin patch, spending time with my wife, church and countless other parts of my family's lives recently because of work. Also made lots of mistakes. Hate feeling like an idiot. Wonder what I should be when I grow up?
• Challenge for the week (Tyler - I know you are missing these) - find one person who is hard to serve and serve them, tell two people who have impacted your live how they have made a difference in who you are becoming, find three reasons to be thankful and give four people hugs. Ready, set, go!

Today is a new day. No carry over worries from yesterday. No problems that you can fix in the future. Today, simply love. Really that is what we are called to do. Suit up! (Shanna, that was just for you. I am thinking if you roll parts of Barney, Ted and Marshall together then it ends up being me. Extra challenge for Lisa, Shanna, Lane and Kelli - pick a characteristic of each of those guys or something they do that you would use to describe me. That should keep you busy for a little while.) Bring on Tuesday!