Gold Canyon, Arizona
Played pickleball a couple of times yesterday. Yep, I’m a twice daily player whenever possible. 🙂
When I play pickleball, I try to meet three criteria.
Here are the criteria:
- Sweat tons
- Laugh a lot
- Learn something
The interesting thing about yesterday is that I met the criteria in totally different ways during those two sessions.
The afternoon session was what most of my pickleball play is like in that I sweated and I laughed and I learned more about the mechanics and strategies of the game.
The morning session was similar in that I laughed and I sweated, but the lesson was about me rather than pickleball and it came to me later in the day.
One player got on my nerves, and I came way too close to criticizing her in retaliation to some things she said to me.
I talked with Melissa later who she said asks herself, “What’s the purpose of saying this now?”
Wise words…
And that lent me to remember one of my favorite quotes:*
- Is it true?
- Is it necessary?
- Is it kind?
If I can’t answer YES to all three, there’s no purpose to say anything.
*This is from a poem by the same name written by Mary Ann Pietzker, published in 1872.
True, necessary and kind. I will remember this.
I just can’t imagine anyone saying anything harsh to you Kathy.
ILTB.
Sometimes the heat of sport passion doesn’t bring out the best in any of us…
I didn’t know it was from a poem. It stuck with me when I heard Fred Astaire say it decades ago in a Barbara Walters interview. Thanks for this Kathy!
I thought it was Fred Astaire as well, Carol. Hopefully my Internet source is correct…
The world would be a much better place if everyone followed that rule. Instead, I hear, “Not to be rude…” Nothing good ever follows that beginning as it always fails the latter prongs…
So by saying “Not to be rude…”, Joanne, they are pre-excusing themselves for being rude in the following minute?
And very wise words from Melissa.
Yep, she’s teaching her mother a lot. 🙂
Sometimes my purpose is just to bitch…and it’s totally worth it!!