Q: Mermaid
PAX: Eliza, The Situation, Honeydew, slappy, Tonka, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
We mostly avoided the rain while taking the old faithful route in reverse. Tonka and I managed one lap around the school before 0515, and the group added another at the end as we were killing the last few minutes.
In my men’s bible study last night, we are in Acts 2 (I don’t want to go too deep here because you get into some controversial theology), and this analogy was shared with the group. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters recently canceled his tour to deal with the backlash from an affair that bore a child. Grohl has been known as a family man and this was devastating news for his family & fans, enough to cancel the tour. While Grohl did not issue a public apology, he did issue this statement:
“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful toward all the children involved, as we move forward together,”
While he did not issue a public apology, and I’m not sure he needed to, he did not make any excuses. He owned his transgression, and made no excuses. Too many times, we are quick to be defensive and assign blame. I do this with my wife, and she gets so mad at me. She holds me accountable and I get defensive and explain away the problem instead of just saying you know … you are right. We (me) are too quick to assign blame, instead of just being a man and owning our transgressions no matter how great or how small. I don’t condone Dave Grohl’s actions, I don’t even know the man, but I respect that he is taking responsibility, and that he is owning the path to forgiveness with is family and others involved. I think that is a pretty good model for each of us to consider when faced with forgiveness, step up be a man, own the situation, and whatever consequences come with it.
