Mulligans

Sunday's message at church talked about God providing mulligans to us. For those who do not know what a mulligan is, it's another opportunity to hit the golf ball when you hit a bad shot or a redo. The message really got me to think about how life would be if we all had mulligans in our life.

I know that in my own life there are so many missed opportunities and mistakes that I have made that I wish I had the opportunity to have a mulligan. The one word you shouldn't have said, the one predicament you shouldn't have placed yourself, the one call you wish you had not missed and the one person you should never have let go.

I guess there are so many people affected by the mistakes that we all made along with ourselves, that it would be nice if we had a second chance to fix those problems by erasing them as if they never occurred. However, at the same time, I feel that we grow and learn a lot by making mistakes and having to deal with the consequences of our actions.

I guess for all of us, we think all the time about what we would do if we had a chance to do it all over again, when in reality, we should step back and really think about what will be the outcome of what we are going to do. I know it's hard to have that kind of perspective, but in reality, in our own lives, we do not get second chances too often and we cannot depend on the idea that at the end of our mistake, we will get a mulligan to replay the same senario. I guess, if we focus on getting it right the first time, we won't ever need the mulligan in the first place. Here's to not depending on the mulligan!

a shot fall in the lake
mulligan is what we shout
the non-golfers around us
look to see what it's all about

a second chance to hit the ball
another opportunity to succeed
what a life to have a mulligan
what a wonderful life indeed

in life, however, we don't get that chance
to erase a mistake that we made
as each moment is once in a lifetime
each game, only once it can be played

to avoid the need to replay a moment
step back and analyze the road ahead
think not about the what ifs of a mulligan
work on correcting the mistakes instead

in life we learn from our own imperfections
we learn that we won't always end on top
and if you learn to bounce back from failure
you'll be a machine that will be difficult to stop

although we can seek a second opportunity
for those who's faith lies in the Lord
but in our lives look to avoid the errors
away from the mulligan, moving forward

so as the second chance on the course approaches
know in life, you won't have the same chance
so before you take any actions
be sure to give situations a second glance

jason
4/27/09, 7:53pm