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Here is too Excitement and Anticipation
Yesterday
I asked the question, “What makes you happy?”.
Today I want
to tell you about excitement and anticipation.
All of us have experienced these two marvelous emotions in our lives.
I felt "excitement and anticipation" when I was getting ready to attend my Wedding Ceremony in Regina,
Saskatchewan on September 9, 1967 at 10:30 AM in the Carmichael United Church.
Alida and
I had been dating for 5 years. I loved
this gal and was committed to spending the rest of my life with her. And at the start of the summer of 1967, with
only a few months left before the big day… I FOUND IT HARD TO CONCENTRATE! My excitement
and anticipation was over the top!
I wanted
to tell everyone about what I was about to do.
I did tell many that I worked with and for. There was a lot of teasing and many questions
if I really knew what I was doing!!! Some
of the heaviest advice came from guys that wanted to be unmarried… but that was
balanced by words of encouragement from guys that loved their marriages.
On
September 7th I arrived in Regina by Air Canada. Alida had it all planned and ready – all I
had to do was show up.
That
evening I was driving my mother’s VW on one of the larger streets in Regina and
slowed to a stop before turning right at the lights. The minute that I turned on the red light a
policeman was behind us with his lights flashing. What in the world was wrong!?
In
Saskatchewan you couldn’t turn on a Red Light at that time. It was different
from Province to Province.
I gave
the Policeman my license and explained that I had just arrived from Quebec and
that I was getting married on Saturday and that I was more than a little bit
excited and that I guess that I knew that I shouldn’t be turning on a Red Light
and that I was deeply sorry…. Babble – Babble – Babble….
He smiled
at me and told me that he was just warning me… and that he wished me “Good Luck”
with the ceremony coming up… “Have a nice evening” he said as he returned to
his vehicle.
Excitement
and anticipation can get you into trouble if you are not careful!!!
This week
our home is filled with excitement and anticipation!
My
youngest sister’s son is heading to London England to take part in these
Olympic Games. His name is Zach Bell and
he rides his bicycle for the Canadian Team.
You can
read about Zach Bell in this great article by the North Shore News in Vancouver
click here North
Van Duo racing to London
Zach also
rode in the Olympics in Beijing, China four years ago.
Zach
cannot let excitement and anticipation mess up this opportunity.
Zach is
married to Rebecca and together they are expecting their “first cyclist”. Not
too much excitement for these two. Oh boy!
But
think for a minute how dull your life would be if you didn’t have a little excitement and anticipation!
I need excitement
and anticipation to get the job done! I
need excitement and anticipation to take on the next challenge. I am ready with my excitement and
anticipation – for whatever it might be next.
You can’t!
You won’t!
You had
better watch out for…!
You are
too old!
You are
too young!
You are
useless at what you do!
All of
these statements can kind of level me – if I listen to them. But God gave me excitement and anticipation
to get me away from and ahead of the Negative People that see no water in the
Glass.
I might
not have water in the Glass right now… It might not be half full or half empty –
BUT I HAVE THE GLASS AND AM READY TO GET TO THE WATER SOURCE!
Here’s to
excitement and anticipation!!!! Go for it my friend! What do you have to lose… or who do you have
to lose? Nothing and no one!
Because
of excitement and anticipation – we will be celebrating our 45th
Anniversary this coming September! And
this next week is our 50th year of dating! Wahoo!!!
~
Murray Lincoln ~
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