Learn to love, love to learn...

I was at my (2nd) daughter's basketball camp this past week, when the head coach of the camp sat and talked with me. Great man, by the way. He talked with my oldest daughter, who had attended the camp last week. He asked why she wasn't at the camp this week, and she mentioned that her cousin was town, and that it was her younger sister's turn this week. So the coach asked her if she liked the camp, and if she wanted to go again this week. And he offered to have her go again ... for free. Wow, as a coach myself, I've known how generous coaches are with their time, energy, and effort. Coaching is one of the most gratifying and satisfying things I've ever done, and a lot of it has to do with the coaches that have taught me, and the coaches that are out there teaching kids. Thanks again Coach! You have a great basketball camp, run the right way, with great young coaches leading the way.

One thing I told him, "You're running this camp the right way. Get the kids to learn to love the game first." And he agreed that was the right way. "Too many parents push their kids too soon, burn them out." And then he said something profound...

"Learn to love the game, so you can love to learn the game."

Isn't that true for everything in life? With school? With work? With diet? With exercise? With your spiritual pursuits? Without the love of doing something, there's no foundation. Without motivation, there's no work and progress, and thus, no results. Without passion, life is just an existence. Apply this to your life, in your search for health and happiness. Learn to love your health, your diet, your exercise, and yourself ... so that you can love to learn more about each one. And by all means, go after that knowledge, and experiment as much as you can to better understand what works for you, what heals you, what makes you healthy and happy. Don't just sit there and do nothing ... get up ... read ... learn ... try ... move ... experiment ... modify ... make change ... heal ... smile ... help others.