Going with the flow...

My experiences at BYU were so choice, almost like story book in some ways. The things I learned and the experiences I was permitted remain very important to me.

We played football Tuesday morning, and I have to tell you that in my Heaven there is an endless supply of Grandma Sharp's rhubarb pies and a never-ending injury free, tackle football game where I am quarterback and my Dad is my lone lineman and my brothers run like angels in battle.

Anyhow...during one of the play-calling escapades by our opponents, I asked some of the kids what goals they had set for 2008. ALL of them said they hadn't set any...WHAT! Then one of them finished by telling me that his plan was to "...go with the flow, it has pretty much worked for me so far."

I got chills...like the enemy is lurking in black ink dark kind of chills.

Immediately I was transported back in time to my Freshman year at BYU and a talk/speech delivered by Mark Crockett. He was the inaugural president of BYUSA, previously ASBYU. I have to mention here that I beat him at Tanks and Doves.

At the beginning of Mark's remarks, he posited an overhead (for those who don't know, it is a copy on a piece of transparent plastic placed on a projector that submits the image on a screen or wall - very old school).

On this overhead, there is a cartoon of two bums, yes bums, sitting on a park bench. The one bum says to the other, "Everyone said to go with the flow and I did, and I wound up here."

A failure to plan is a plan to fail. Pursuit of perfection leads to excellence.

So...what by example are my resolutions? Here are a couple. I resolve to join my wife in reading the Book of Mormon in one month. I will weigh 185 pounds by March 1, 2007...and so on.

Full circle my BYU days are coming. Football continues to teach me a lot about others and more about my character. 2007 was one of the toughest years of my life...and for those who know me, well that is saying something. I HOPE for the best and I plan for the BEST.

A prosperous New Year to everyone.

I remain,

Jarret