Pride is an admission of weakness;
it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.
Author: Fulton J. Sheen
I must say that Fulton J Sheen, in the quote above, sums it up very succinctly. Pride is our recognition of our own self worth and in some instances is a good thing. It is good to have pride in something that we feel very connected to like pride in our work, our organization, and ourselves. On the other hand, pride can be detrimental when our attitude becomes one of superiority that manifest itself in arrogance and boasting.
In striving to maintain a brand or uniqueness, some may be hindering future success. If you have been following my last few posts, you have a good idea what I am referencing. I am not going to dwell on this any longer, for I get the feeling that very few in the flyball community care about this. Besides, the people that most need to hear the message are silent.
My Status
It is very hard for me to hold a neutral position on things that I feel strongly about. It has been a shock even to me that I feel so strongly about some things and have voiced my concerns, sometimes too loudly. Before I started this blog I certainly had opinions, but I was more of a lurker than an outspoken participant.
I knew in the back of my mind, it would be difficult to keep the blog going without input and help from other authors and I have sought support from others, but have been unsuccessful. I am proud of what I have accomplished since the start of this blog because I am not a writer. I have tried to post something at least weekly but I am feeling the burnout. Therefore, I have decided to take some time off to reflect and rejuvenate. However, if something happens in the flyball community that I feel strongly about or feel a need to respond I will do so.
I hope that you will find the information that is already posted here a useful reference and that you will check back regularly or even better, that you will subscribe using the “Subscribe to Post” button above. That way when I do post something, you will be sure to know. Additionally, Fay will be posting additional articles of interest for all dog lovers.
Thank you all for your continued support and comments. If you would like to keep up with what I am doing, you can read some of my random ramblings on my other blog, Life’s Curveballs.
Larry
1 comment so far ↓
Larry,
I know several of us on our team have been reading your blog and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I check every day to see if some new topic has been posted.
Who says you need to remain neutral? I still feel like a novice at this sport even after racing for a few years now. I enjoy hearing different sides of various issues, as it gives me a different perspective and sometimes a better understanding of why there are controversies over different issues.
For instance, I’ve been particularly curious over the measuring hoopla. I’ve competed for 10 years in agility and before that in obedience and I’ve never seen such discussion or fuss over measuring in either of those activities - you do it and it’s taken for granted. I don’t think (at least in my area of competition) that I’ve ever heard any complaint or discussion about how measuring is stressful, etc., so this is rather curious to me. I’d like to see a civilized discussion on that topic, but I’m not sure it would turn out that way from what I’m reading in various other discussions.
Anyway, I hope you keep up the blog. We’ve found many topics that have been very timely regarding what we’ve been experiencing in our club and we’ve really enjoyed the discussons on current events in the flyball world. We are rather isolated in our region, so we don’t hear a lot of discussion on different topics from other teams unless we pick things up at a tournament, so this has been educational and enlightening.
Thanks again, Larry.
Beth
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