Make a Comeback

It was of the most amazing World Series in my lifetime.  I just watched in awe as the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated what a couple of months ago seemed like an unlikely championship.  Even Lazarus would admire how they came back from the dead in Game Six.

That game was one of the most unbelievable comebacks in the history of baseball.  The Cardinals were one strike away from elimination several times — and just kept battling back. David Freese finally ended it with his walk-off homer in the 11th.  The Cardinals did not quit. Something in their hearts made them overcome the odds.

They just wanted it more than the Rangers (who were a great team as well).  And will have the ring to prove it.  Desire. Heart.  Whatever you want to call it, it’s the “it” factor that makes people great.  It is the spark that divides equal teams.

We are like the Cardinals; we’re one strike from elimination.  That strike may be a job reduction. It may be a pay cut. It may be a medical emergency. We can give up and strike out or really focus so we can hit the next pitch out of the park.  Hard work, attitude, focus, planning.  Those are all tools to improve your swing.

We have to do what it takes to stay in the game. It has to be in our heart.  I look at the mess our country is in and I honestly believe this is our time to make a comeback. Let’s regain that “it” factor that made us great. It’s time to get it back. The game’s on the line. Let’s swing for the bleachers.

Let’s make our comeback.